The Yale expositor., 1914-05-14
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Sara was waiting for them at the
bottom OF the terrace as they drove
up. He leaped out and kissed her
hand.
much obliged" he murmured, with
a slight twist of his head in the direc-
ton of Hetty. who was giving orders
to the chauffeur.
You're quite welcome" said Sara,
with a smile of understanding. She's
lovely. isn't she?"
"Enchanting!" said he, almost too
loudly.
Hetty walked up the long ascent
ahead of them. She did not have to
look back to know that they were
watching her with unfaltering interest.
She could feel their gaze.
Absolutely adorable" he, added. en-
larging his estimate without really be-
ing aware that he voiced it.
Sara shot a look at his rapt face.
and turned her own away to hide the
queer little smile that flickered briefly
and died away.
Hetty, pleading a sudden headache,
declined to accompany them later on
in the day when they set forth in the
car to pick up" Brandon Booth at the
inn. They were to bring him over,
bag and baggage, to stay till Tuesday.
He will be wild to paint her" de-
clared Leslie when they were out OF
sight around the bend in the road. He
had waved his hat to Hetty just be-
fore the trees shut off their view OF
her. She was standing at the top oil
the steps beside one of the tall Italian
vases.
1--WE never seen such eyes," he ex
claimed.
She's a darling" said Sara and
changed the subject, knowing full vel
that he would come back to it before
long.
I'm mad about her." he said sim
ply, and then, for some unaccountablt
reason, gave over being loquaciou:
and lapsed into a state OF almost
lugubrious quiet.
She glanced at his face, furtively
at first. as if uncertain of his mood
then with a prolonged stare that wa!
| frankly curious and amused.
Don't lose your head. Leslie" sh'
| said softly, almost purringly.
He started. ooh, l say. Sara, In
not likely to"
stranger things have happened.
| she interrupted, with a shake OF he
head II can't afford to have yo'
making love to her and getting tiret
of the game, as you always do, dea
| boy, Just as soon as you find She
in love with you. She is too dear t
be hurt in that way. You mustn't
Good Lord" he cried; what
bounder you must take me for! Why
If | thought she'd But nonsense
Let's talk about something else
Yourself, for instance"
She leaned back with smile o.
her lips, but not in her eyes; an
drew a long, deep breath. He wa
hard hit. That was what she wante
to know.
They found Booth at the inn. II
was sitting on the old-fashioned porcl
surrounded by bags and boys. AS h
climbed into the car after the bag
the boys grinned and jingled the coin
in their pockets and ventured, almos
in unison, the intelligence that the
would all be there IL he ever cam
back again. Big and little. they ha
transported his ease! and canvasse
from place to place for three week
or more and his departure was to
regarded as financial calamity.
Leslie, perhaps in the desire to
alone with his reflections, sat forwar
with the chauffeur, and paid little
no heed to the unhappy persons cor
ments on the vile condition of all "
, lage thoroughfares, New York city l
, cluded.
t And you painted those wretcht
: little boys instead Of the beautif
things that nature provides for us o.
here, Mr.. Booth?" Sara was sayir
to the artist beside her.
t "Of course | managed to get
) Of nature, even at that" said he, wi
r a smile. Boys are pretty close
Q earth, you know. To be perfectly no
e est, did it in order to get away fro
: the eminently beautiful but unnatur
g things I'm required to paint at home
II suppose we will see you at G
i Wrandall place this summer"
" I'm coming out to paint Leslie
: sister in June, l believe. And tn
reminds me, l came upon an unco
d monty pretty girl not far from yo
f place the other day-and yesterda
), as well-some one I've met before. U
u less I'm vastly mistaken. l wond
IL you know your neighbors w
d enough-by sight, at least-to ventu
e a good guess as to who | mean"
IS She appeared thoughtful.
3, "Oh. there are dozens OF pref
girls in the neighborhood. Can't y
n remember where you met" s
It stopped suddenly, swift look of
A. prehension in her eyes.
.e He failed to note the look or
m broken sentence. He was searchi
ID in his coat pocket for something.
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