Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13

ed herself to salad before she asked,
wrinkling her dainty brows in curl
osity, What, fer goodness sake? You
look like a triple tragedy in bronze"
Then, as suspicion took shape in
her mine, she laid her fork down and
faced him fearfuHy. You're not"
Words failed her.
He nodded solemnly. 81 certainly
am, to my everlasting SORROW" he re-
piled with feeling.
Jeanette sighed. Then, we're two
Of kind she said, "and we were put
together fer purpose. I'll really have
TO ask your name. My thoughts were
wool gathering when you we're"
: "Rhyme-gathering, more probably"
he interrupted, laughingly. "Tll con-
fess that I've been trying in vain to
and suitable rhyme for"
"Oh, don't!" she exclaimed, "as if
didn't have troubles of my own. And
the manner" she asked suddenly.
observation-disclosures Wainwright"
mot the Wainwright she asked in
awed tones.
THE same, please your ladyship,
he bowed with exaggerated Difference.
And here, I've beehive been just
too impertinent for-Oh!" she STAN
mered.
Lets form a truce and declare the
subject barred" he offered. She smil-
ed an eager assent.
May ask where you are staying?"
"You may" she rendered.
Then where" Her soft laugh
stopped his words. I'm not staying
Il live here" she offered conciliating'
ly.
Eyes, and where? mean to CALL
he said quietly.
NO. interrupted Jeanette, hur
riedly, IT don't receive callers have
MT time" she explained.
$50 be it, your ladyship." She
glanced furtively at his strong face
and scolded herself for the interest
it evoked.
asked irrelevantly.
Heaps of EN-" she responded read
lily.
IT mean, did you ever cherish the
likeness of a possibility and suddenly
discover that it was a real flesh and
blood creation instead of a Pigment
of an unstable Imagination"
She looked at him, curiously. mo. .
Then you can't understandings one
would feel under such circumstances
or that one would have the desire
to" He paused and looked into he1
eyes with meaning. Jeanette laugh
ed and stirred In embarrassment
you don't mean" she began with
her customary ghtforward direct
ness, that am the lnspeaka BILE"
THAT is precisely what do mean,
he replied, gravely. II didn't recog
nize the likeness at first. 1t was sew
eral minutes before you unbent suf
ficiently to bestow your smiles"
"Mr. Wainwright" Jeanette bris
tied in simulated INDICATION.
"It was a spring day In early May,
he continued dreamily, ignoring hel
exclamation, "a bevy of school girls
with long braids Gown their back
were parading the park. The hat OF
the fairest one Of them ALL slim
childish, elf of a girl-bls;w d"gn the
street, and a lad of tendC: years gave
pursuit and rescued the offensive
piece Of headgear. He returned it.
trembling with the boldness Of his
daring, to the owner, who would not
even lift her long lashes as she
thanked him family. I've always had
an overwhelming desire to find that
young lady and see for myself what
kind of eyes she possessed, that she
was 30 unwilling to use them"
And that was you'll should never
have believed It" Jeanette laughed
a bit absently.
"And now that I have found the
eyes" he continued, new determine
ton In his voice, 81 mean to follow
~theea Up and see what lies back Of
them"
The hostess had given the sign. AS
they rose, she said, laughingly, II sup
pose you two have decided to collabo.
rate on some great work or other"
Wainwright questioned Jeanette
with steady eyes.
1--WE have, have we not?" he asked
Jeanette flashed quick look into
their frank depths. Her heart throbbed
a bit as she replied in low voice, y
guess-perhaps."
Serious Drawback.