Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-01-06

Jeanette help
ed herself to salad before she asked
wrinkling her dainty brows in curt
osity What, for goodness sake? You
look like triple tragedy in bronze .
Then, as a suspicion took shape In
her mine, she laid her fork down and
faced him fearfully. You're not"
Words failed her.
He nodded solemnly. IL certainly
am, to my everlasting sorrow" he re-
piled with feeling.
Jeanette sighed. "rhen, we're two
OF a kind she said, "and we were put
together for purpose. I'll really have
to ask your name. My thoughts were
wool gathering when you were"
"Rhyme-gathering, more probably -
he interrupted, laughingly. "Tll con-
fess that I've been trying in vain to
find a suitable rhyme for"
oh, don't!" she exclaimed. as II
! didn't have troubles Of my own. And
the name" she asked suddenly.
"Wainwright-Orrin Wainwright"
Not 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-Ohl" she STAN
mered.
Let's form a truce and declare the
subject barred" he offered. She snil-
ed an eager assent.
May ask where you are staying r"
You may" she rendered.
Then where" Her soft laugh
stopped his words. I'm not staying
Il live here" she offered conciliating.
ly.
"Yes, and where? I mean to call"
he said quietly.
NO" interrupted Jeanette, hur-
riedly, Il don't receive callers-I have.
mt time" she explained.
so be 1t. your ladyship." She
glanced furtively at his strong face.
and scolded herself for the interest
1t evoked.
Did you ever have an idealP" he
asked irrelevantly.
Heaps of EN-" she responded read
lily.
1 mean, did you ever cherish the
likeness Of a possibility and suddenly
discover that 1t was a real flesh and
blood creation instead of a Pigment
of an unstable imagination
She looked at him, curiously. No"
Then you can't understandshow one
would feel under such circumstances
or that one would have the desire
to" He paused and looked into her
eyes with meaning. Jeanette laugh
ed and stirred in embarrassment.
You don't mean" she began with
her customary straightforward direct
ness, that / am the unspeakable-"
That is precisely what do mean"
be replied, gravely. II didn't recog.
nize the likeness at first. 1t was sew
eral minutes before you unbent suf-
nciently to bestow your smiles"
MT. Wainwright" Jeanette bris-
tled in simulated INDICATION.
IT was a spring day in early May"
he continued dreamily, ignoring her
exclamation, "a bevy OF school girls
with long braids down their backs
were parading the park. The hat OF
he fairest one OF them ala slim,
elf Of a girl-blew down the
street, and lad of tender years gave
pursuit and rescued the offensive
piece of headgear. He returned It,
trembling with the boioness Of his
daring, to the owner, who would not
oven lift her long lashes as she
thanked him family. I've always had
IN 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 IL" Jeanette laughed
q bit absently.
And now that l have found the
eyes" he continued, a new determine
lion In his voice, Il mean to follow
them up and See what lies back Of
hem"
The hostess had given the sign. As
hey rose. she said. laughingly, Il sup
pose you two have decided to collabo-
nate on some great work or other"
Wainwright questioned Jeanette
with steady eyes.
I'VE have, have we not?" he asked.
Jeanette flashed a quick look into
heir frank deptb~St c'r heart throbbed
4 bit as she ss'system.a- 10y voice. y
suess-per1 health pro,
s1ry household.
Mrs. weePg a box today. Pre- fine.
Harold, II sSgists or by ma,us an
automobile Med. Co. Phila. o.
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