The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-14

and s1klAlnga sHd collars: s6H those
Who nnAlly escaped her enchsafmsas
did 20 shyoluntariiy. fol hack VI further
naslds. Thsy called hag villas CFrcus
isles. Ghe hated but tws things IN tha
world, the man aha en~id hare Ieve<l
and he womaA che could MOT aurpaas.
Some one was NJ the speaking bakA
The ainger crossed eAs ROOFS irnps
tieHtly. What 10 it-' shs asked In
French.
The voice helow answered With
query In Engiilh. -fa this the signo-
Fina Destmcne!''
Yes And now that my identity V
established, who are yua and what DO
you want at this time OF nishtr~'
Il am Edward courtiandt"
Well. what 10 ,you wiih :" arniahly.
You once did me an M turn" came
up the tube 4 desire that you make
some PREPARATION
"Sainted Mother! But Il has taken
you a long time to nnd out that have
injured you. she Knocked.
VIII you give me her address,
please7 Your messenger gave me
your address. inferrtng that you
wished 10 see me-"
n There vas no impeaching her
adjustment
Yes. madame"
my dear Mr.. CourtlaEdt you are
the last man In all the wide world
wish TO see. And do not quite like
the way you are making your request"
DO you not think. madame. that
you owe me something."
NO. What owe pay. Think, Mr..
Courtland,: think veil"
Z DO not understand" impatientiy.
"Ebbene. owe you nothing. Once
! heard you say do not like to zee
you with the Calabrtan: she is--weii.
you know. stood behind you ct an.
other time when you said that was .
fool
Madame. do not forget that. that
Ia pure invention. You are mistaken"
"No, You were, 4 arr no foot" A
tight laugh drified down the tube.
Madame. begin TO see"
All"
You believe what you wish to b.
lieve."
Il think not"
Il never even noticed you" cara
lessly.
III Is easy TO forget" cried the diva
furiously 1T Is easy for you to for.
get, but not for me-"
Madame. do not forget that you
entered my room that night, ."
Il shall give you her address" In.
tcrrupted the diva, hastily, The play
had gone far enough. much rs she
would have liked 10 continue Il This
was going deeper than she cared TO
go. She gave the address and added
Tonight she sings at the Austrian am
bassadors | give you this Information
gladly because ! know that II will be
OF no use to you"
Then shall dispense With tho for
mAlity OF thanking you. add that
wish you two fold the misery you have
csrelessly aud gratuitously coat rae,
Good night" Click. went the little
covering OF the tube
With the same inward bitterness
that attends the mental processes OF q
performing tiger on being Gent back TO
It's cage, Courtlandt returned to his
taxicab He wanted to roar and lash
and devour something Instead. he
could only twist the ends OF his mus,
tsche savagely II did not seem pos
sible that any woman could be 30 full
OF malice. He simply could not under.
stand |. was essentially the Italian
spirit. doubtless. TIL she heard his
voice she had forgotten all about the
episode that had foundered his chip
OF happiness
Her statement as TO the primal cause
was purely inventive There was not
grain OF truth in It. He could not
| possibly have been 30 rude. He had
been too Indifferent Too indifferent!
The repetition OF tho phrase made him
I'sit srraiyhter, pstrws +. could 10,
! be that He possessed little vanity;
II he had not. his history would not
have been worth scrawl but he de-
MED the possession yehemeEtly a.
men are wont to do.
Too indifferent, Was II possible
| that he had reused her enmity simply
because be had made II evident that
her charms did not interest him. He
yond lifting his hat TO her. perhaps ex.
changing a comment on the weather.
! his courtesies had not been extended.
Courtlandt was peculiar In some ~
spects. A woman attracted him. or
she did not In the one case he was
afable, winning. pleasant, full OF those
agreeable little surprises that In turn
attract woman In the other case.
he passed on. for his Impressions were
instant and did not require the usua
diminishing
10 BE CoNTrNUEDJ
Preaching That UplistA
The world seems a pretty bad place
! to most OF Us at umes. There are