The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-07
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Ansssr. curiosity. interest: tAess sea-
sati0ns blAnketetl one another quickly.
having only Interest, which was
Casurtiandt's state OF mind when he
saw . pretty woman. u did not m
Quire very keen scrutiny on his part
TO arrive swiftly at the conclusion that
this one was not quite In The picture
Her cheeks were not red With that
redness which has perinanency Of
tone. neither waxing nor waning,
abashed In daylight Nor had her lips
found their scarlet moisture from oai
the dApths OF certain little porcelain
boxes Decidedly she was out OF place
here. yet she eyinced no embarrass-
ment; she was cool. at ease. Court
landt's interest strengthened.
Why do you think | am lonely,
mademoiselle he asked. without
smiling.
"oh. when one talks to ones self.
strikes the table. wastes good wine.
the inference 10 but natural So, mon.
sieur Is lonely"
Her lips and eyes, as brave and
smileless as hs own. puzzled him An
adventure. lie looked At some OF the
other women Those he could under
stand. but this one. no. At all timer
he was willing TO smile. yet to draw
her out he realized that he must pre-
serve his gravity unbroken. The stu
alton was not usual, Ills gaze came
back 10 her.
is the comparison favorable 70
?" she asked
IT IL. What Is lonellnessf' he de-
manded cynically
All, could tell you" she answered
1T Is the longing to be with the one
We love. II Is the hate OF the wicked
things We have done, 1t Is remoree."
That echoes OF the AmbIgu Com
ique.'
Would you spare me glass Of
! vino | am thirsty"
| He struck his hands together, q Bit
Of oricntaiism he had brought back
with him. The observant waiter H.
stanty came forward with a glass.
! The younS woman slipped the wina
gazing into the glass as abe did So
Perhaps whlm brought me here
But | repeat monsieur IS lonely"
So lonely that am almost tempted
| to put you into a taXlcab and run
away with you "
she set down the glass,
| But sha'nt.' he added
The spark OF eageruess In her eyes
was instantly curtalned There Ia q
woman2" tentatively.
is there not always a woman"
And she has disappointed mon
s.eur?" There was no marked sym
pathy in the tone
! Since Eve. has that not been WON
ans part In the human comedy" lie
was almost certain that her lips be,
came tirmer Smile. II you wish II
is not prohbitory here"
She lifted the vine glass again. and
then he noticed her hand 1t vac
large, white and strong, 1t was not
| the hand OF woman who dallied. who
! idled In primrose paths
Tell nue., what Ia 1t you wish! You
interest me. al a moment, too, when |
do not want TO be interested Are you
really In trouble? Is there anything |
can DO barring the taxicab3"
She twirled the glass, uneasily. Il
am not In actual need OF assistance"
But you spoke peculiarly regar ding
loneliness"
Perhaps hike the melodrama You
spoke OF the bigu.ComiQue,"
You are on the stagef"
II Perhaps
The opera"
Again perhaps"
He laughed once more, and drew his
chair closer to the table.
You followed me here. From
where"
Followed your" The effort to give
n hooking accent to her voice was q
failure
Yes. The Idea Just occurred to me-.
There we're other vacant chairs. and
there was nothing inviting In my facial
expression Come. let ME have the
| truth"
4 have friend who knows Flora
nesimone."
All" Az II this information was q
direct visitation Of Kindness from thu
gods. Then you know where the
Calahrlau lives Give me her nd
dress"
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