The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-09


iy to Mrs HsSr1gna- He gave ~ Rio
~ hopeless 10 faF a. coming to his
rescue waa concerned. Ne began.
despite bis tsipagnahss. to watch Nora.
And all tho while Mrs. HarriEan VISA
talking and he wss replying: and she
thought him charming. whereas be
had not formed any opinion Of her NJ
all, nor later tsnild remember o 'Kord
OF the conversation.
Tea" bauiad the ctlonel THE verb
had It's distinct asas, and ono general
II applied II 70 the eolonsi's oatbursts
without being depressed BIZ the fsal-
ing of inelegarce.
There Ii invariably some slight hes
itation In the selection OF chairs
around tea table In the open Nora
scored the arst point Of tAia singular
battle BY seeking the padre on one
side and her father on the other and
pulling them down on the bench. II
was adroit In two ways: It put Court
landt al q safe distance and In nowise
offended the younger men. who could
find no cause for alarm In the close
proximity OF her two fathers. the spir~
itual and the physical A few mo
ments later Courtlandt saw . smile
Of malice part her lips. for he found
himself between Ceieste and the In
eyitable trump,
Touched" be murmured. for he
vas q thorough sportsman and appre-
ciatod = good point even when taken
BY his opponent,
Il never saw anything like t." whis-
pered Mrs Harrisan into the coicnsi's
ear.
Saw what" he asked
Mr.. Courtlandt can't keep his eyes
OF OF Nora
Il say." The colonel adjusted his
eye-giass not that he expected TO see
more clearly by doing 80. but because
habit had long since turned an atleeta-
tion into q movement wholly mechan.
zeal. Wei. who can blame himf
Cad II we're only twenty-five or
whereabouts"
Mrs Harrigan did not encourage
this regret. The colonel had never
been rich man. On the other hand,
this Edward Courtlandt was very rich;
he was young and he had tie entree
10 the best families In Euro!te, which
Was greater In her eyes thin either
youth or riches. Between sips OF tea
she bullded fine castle in Spain.
Abbott and the Barone carried their
cups aud cakes over to the bench and
sat down on the grass. Turkish'wise,
Both simultaneously offered their
cakes. and Nora took lady finger
from each. Abbott laughed and the
baroBe smiled
oh, daddy mlne'" sighed Nora
drolly
HUH"
Don't let mother see those shoes"
What's tho matter with EN- Ev-
erybody's wearing the same"
Yes But don't see how you man
age to do It. One ahoe string 10 vlr.
gin white and tho other is pagan
brown"
I've got nine pairs Of shoes, and
yet there's always something the mat
ter" ruefully. Il never noticed when
put them on. Besides. wasn't
coming"
That's no defense But rest easy.
I'll be as secret as the grave"
Now. | for one would never have
noticed II you hadn't called my atten-
tion," said the padre stealing glance
at his own immaculate patent feathers.
All, padre, that wife OF mine has
eyes like a pilothsh I'm In for Il"
Borrow one from the colonel before
you go home" suggested Abbott
That's not half bad, gratefully
Harrigan began to recount the trials
OF torgettulHess
Slyly from the corner OF her eye
Nora looked at Courtlandt. who was
az that moment staring thoughtfully
into his tea cup and stirring the con
tents industriously. His'isc was
little thinner. but aside from that he
had changed scarcely al all and then.
because these two years had left so
little mark upon his face. a tinge OF
anger ran over her Men
have died and worms have eaten
them, she thought cynically, Perhaps
the air between them was sufficient.
ly charged with electricity TO convey
the impression across the intervening
space. for his eyes came up quickly,
bu, not quickly enough to catch her,
She dropped her glance to Abbott.
transferred II 70 tho Rarone, and final
ly let II rest on her father face. Four
handsomer men she had never seen.
You never told me you knew Court
landt," said Harrigan. speaking to
Abbott.
Just happened that way. We went
to school together. When I was little
they used TO make me wear curis and
wide collars. Many's the time Court
landt wslloped the school DULLES for
musslng me up don't see him much
these days Once In n while he walks
in. That's all, Always seems to know
where his friends are, but none ever
knows whore he is"
Abbott proceeded to elaborate some
OF his friends exploits Nora heard.
as II tron atar. Vaguely she caught
slimmer OF what the contest was
going 70 b.. She could see only III.
tie way, ;stiIl, she was enthusiastically