The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-23

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sharp faapiciOus auesnaning.
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what II has aiwrLEs meant"
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EYES,
She bent aasi kissed hlra On either
ehssek.
they hind sung the refrain fqr TIE
third time. The Eouaye bad collapsed
in q corner. aIld the aeifAppoInsed &C,
colDpanlst remembered apparently thai
hs was thirsty He gpt up. and with
the last iinkla 81 the plano thsi singing
dlai intis q nainglAi hiceuping arat
laughter.
Then the girl ON the table sprsrng up.
glass In hand. Her face lifted 10 tina
red light was di~abolieaily beautiful n
it's uoeking laugheess
"You drunken fnoisE' she said shrilly
Behold. l viii ause ron o toast witch
you can all drink WITH . good helrt
To the dewitt who brought IN here-
hurrahr'
She tossed down the heTy isGaid at
IN draft. and her audience answered
with a wild cheer OF gratitude Forget.
fulness at all costs! One young ehas-
seur started the latest chanson from
the Partisan bouleyards. and the next
instant the mad Orgy had begun agatn
The girl looked down triumphantty Ut
the man beside her.
They are like sheep" she said.
laughing. One can make them follow
any way q wants"
1t 10 not hard TO follow such a shep.
herdess." he returned. lifting bis bat
with a hall. knocking, half admiring def,
| erence.
And II was then that his eyes
Glanced to meet the eyes Of the legion
airy standing by the piano beneat h the
cluster OF red lanterns. No sign Of
recognition passed between them. Yet
from that moment onward the nolsy
crowd vanished. The shouts and
FhAHghsss dissatxed Itself late a sm4st.
deadly dnologue. Richard Nameless
came straight across to the man who
had worn the roses,
Captain Arnaud" he said quietly,
"If you say my name again here I
viii shoot you down." was the quieter
answer, what are you doing In that
masquerade spyingY"
Perhaps. The meeting I promised
you has taken place, You can't turn
me out OF this company, Il you, Cap
tain Arnaudr'
Il have told you TO leave my name
alone. What do you wantr"
II want to know something-what
are you doing herewith that won.
anT"
That 10 my affair"
And your wifei This Is the way TO
the devil"
The way she has driven me"
you are a linr aud a coward. |
warned you once. and l warn you
again, II would be far better for you
to be dead than that you should drag
her into misery and disgrace, She be.
lleved In you"
"Bellevedr' The ~hesitancy passed
from Arnsud's face, He leaned for
ward; his eyes alight and deadly with
some sudden dash OF intention. you
have seen herr"
Yes"
"You have spoken with herr"
Yes"
Arnaud burst out laughing. He
turned and. catching the Jewess In his
arms, kissed her sayagely Good
night--good night! This gentleman IL
sending me home, petite. He doesn'!
approve Of either OF us" He laughed
and flung her from him so that she
stumbled against the table. That's
my answer, Farquhar," he said cooily.
Good night"
Someone touched FarQuhar on the
shoulder, He turned.
"Ah, you. Goetx.'
Yes. Who was that you were
speaking to Just nowy'
Captain Arnaud,"
That's to be regretted. Come. we
must he getting OF, It's nea mid.
night"
He slipped his arm through his com
panion's. ~
At that moment an Arab. who had
been lettering In the background. his
dirty burnoose drawn over his face,
slipped past then, aud disappeared Into
the shadows