The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

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known that. Wen start tiUIn UEsAe
Jim's III eight O'Clock
Altison called old EpAraiHL
n want to begin drussihg NJ sevf1-
flftaNen.- be directed. AT three o'clock
set scxne sandwiches inside the door.
Have some fruit In my dressing roorl-
He went back to biz map. remember
ing Luclis with . interpretive araiie.
The last TINS he had sesaa that viF5
eioas young person she had been emp.
tying . bon Of aimonda. at the side OF
the camp nre is he tc6oggan SaTty,
He jctted down . memorandum TO ssad
her some. and drew . high stool In
front Of tho map
Strxngs this rcw Rrnhss.oa wsleh
had come over him. Why. he had 90
taaiiy been about - consider his hig
work nnishsd: and aow, all at once.
everything he had done seemed trivial.
The eager desire Of youth 10 achieve
had come to him again. and the blood
sang In bis veins ~ he felt OF his
iusty strength. Ha was starting TO
build. with youths enthusiasm su,
with q mans experience. and with the
momentum Of success and the power
Of capital. Something had crystsii!.sS
him In the pas, few days.
Across the fertile fields and the
mighty mountains and the arid deserts
OF the United states. there angied fonr
black threads. from coast 20 coast. and
everywhere else we're shorter main
liDes and shorter branches. and. last
Of all. mere fragments OF railroads. He
began With the long. angling threads.
but he ended with the fragments. and
these. In turns, he gave minute and
careful study. At three O'Clock he
took Q sandwich and ordered h.s car.
He vas gone less than an hour. and
came back with an armioad Of books !:
government reports, volumes OF statis.
tics, and file OF more intimate iufor.
nation from the Office OF his broker.
lie threw on his coat when he came
in this time. and spread. on the big.
lion-ciawed table at which Napoleon
had once planned n campaign. q vgri-
colorsd mass Of railroad maps. Az
SEVENTEEN old Ephraim found him AZ
the end Of the table In the midst OF
some neat and intricate tabulations.
Time TO dress, SIR" suggested
Ephraim.
"Oh. It's you" remarked the alb.
sorbed Allison. glancing Up
yes. str. returned Ephraim. You
told me to come for you AT seventh
teen"
Allison arose and rubbed the tips OF
his fingers over his eyes,
Keep this room locked" he ordered.
and stalked obed!eatly upstairs. For
the next thirty minutes he belonged 10
Ephraim.
He was as earefree as q boy when
he reached Jim Sargent's house. and
his eyes snapped when he saw Gall
come down the stairs, In q pesrl.tinted
gown. with triple string Of pearls In
her waving hair and rose-colorcd
cloak depending from her gracefully
slopiug shoulders.
Her own eyes frightened at the sight
OF him. He had been much in her mind
today. not singly but as one OF u
group. She was quite conscious that
she liked him. but she was more con
scious that she was curious about him.
He stepped forward TO shake hands
with her and, for moment. she found
in her an inclination to cling to the
warm thrill OF hts clasp. She had never
before been 80 aware OF anything like
that. Nevertheless. when she had
withdrawn her hand. abe felt n sense
Of relief.
Hello, Allison" called the hearty
voice OF Jim Sargent. You're looking
like q youngster tonight"
Il feel like one" replied Allison.
smiling. I'm on a vacation" He was
either vain enough or curious enough
to glance AZ himself In the big mirror
as he passed It. He did look younger;
astonishinsly so: and he had about him
a quality Of lightness which made him
restless. He had been noted among
his business associates for certain
dry wit. scathing. satirical. relentless:
now he used that quality agreeably
and when Lucille and Ted. aud Arly
and Dick Rodley Joined them, he was
quite easily sharer In the gayety. AZ
the theater he was the same. He par
ticipated in all the repartee during the
intermissions, and the fact that he
found Gail studying him, now and then,
only gave him an added impulse Tie
was frank With himself about Gail. He
wanted her. and he had made up his
mind to have her. He was himself q
little surprised At his own capacity oil
entertainment, and when he parted
from Gall at the Sargent house, hs
left her smiling. and with softer loch
In her eyes than he had yet seen there
Immediately on his return To hii
library. Allison threw OF his coat and
waistcoat. collar and tic, and sat d
the table.
What Ia there In the iceboxr he
wanted to know.
We'll. sir" enumerated Ephraim
carefully. "Mirandy had . chicken
pctple for dinner. and thee there's s.
That will do. cold" interrupted Al
lison. Bring II here with "a few
service things a. possible. = bottle Of