The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-20

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along village OF the Reuben yapsY"
Griswold. waiting on the porch while
Doctor Farnham fitted his key. had .
nerve.tingllng shiver OF apprehension
when the latch yielded with a click
and no found himself under the hall
lantern formally shaking hands With
the statuesque young woman OF the
many imaginings.
you are very welcome e Home
Nook. Mr.. Griswold: we have been
hearing about you for many weeks"
she was saying when he had reliD-
pushed the firm hand and was hang.
ing his coa and hat on the hall rack.
And then, with a haif.embarrassed
laugh: II am afraid we are dreadful
gossips: all Wahaska has been talking
about you. you know, and wondering
how II came to acquire YOU"
1T hasn't acquired anything very
valuable" was the guests modest dis
claimer, It's readiness arising out OF q
grateful easing OF strains now that the
actual face.to.fnce ordeal had safely
passed It's Introductory stage. AND
you mustn't say n word against youP
charming little city. Miss Farnham."
he eel on. 1T is the friendliest. most
hospitable-"
The doctors daughter was interrupt.
ing with an enthusiastic show OF ap
plause.
Come out to dinner. both OF you"
she urged; and then to Griswold: ~
want you to say all those nice things
TO Aunt Fanny"
In the progress 10 the coy, home
like dining.room Griswold found the
contrast between the Farnham home
and the nate mansion three streets
away on the lake front strlkingly ap
parent: no clearly marked as that be
tween Margery Grierson and the
sweetly serene and conventional young
person who was introducing him to
her aunt across the small oval dining
table.
SO far. all was going we'll. But q
little later. in the midst OF a half
uttered direction to the serving maid.
Miss Farnham stopped abruptly, and
Griswold could feel her gaze, wide
eyed and half.terrihed, seemingly fixed
upon him.
II was all over IN the turning OF q
leaf: there had been no break in the
Doctors genial raillery. and the breath.
less little pause at the other end Of the
table was only m~omentary. When the
dinner was over the doctor. in the act
OF filling two long.stemmed pipes for
his guest and himself, was called away
professionally. Miss Gilman. least OBJ
~trusive OF chaperons. had been peace
fully mapping for a good half.hour In
her low rocker under the reading lamp.
and the pictures in a thick quarto OF
Gulf Coast views bad pleasantly filled
the interval for the two who were
awake. when Griswold finally assured
himself that the danger OF recognition
was a danger past. As q mental an.
alyst he knew that the opening OF
each fresh door In the house OF pres
ent familiarity was automatically clos.
ing other doors opening upon the past:
and II came to him with a little flush
OF the seer's exaltation that once
again his prefgurings were finding
their exact fulnllment. In a spirit
OF artistic daring he yielded to a sud.
den impulse. as one crossing the film.
siest OF bridges may run and leap to
prove that his theory Of safety
stresses Is q sufficient guaranty OF his
wi immunity.
you we're speaking OF first impress
sions OF places" he said, while they
were still turning the leaves OF the
picture book. Are you a believer In
the absolute correctness OF first i'm
impressions?"
81 don't know" was the thoughtful
reply; but It's atterword was more def
mite: AS to places. I'm not sure that
, the first impression always persists:
In q few instances ] am quite certain
II hasn't. | didn't like the Gulf coast
at all, at first: II seemed 80 foreign
and different and unhomelike. As to
persons. however,"
She paused, and Griswold entered
the breach hardly.
81 know" he affirmed. There have
been times when, with every reason
able fiber in you urging you to believe
I the evil, q still stronger impulse has
I made you believe in the good"
How can you know that?" she
asked; and again he saw In the ex'
!. pressive eyes the flying signals OF In
determinate perplexity and apprehen'
I sion.
R~esolutely he pressed the hazardous
experiment TO Its logical conclusion.
( Once for all, he must know II this
o young woman with the sympathetic
I voice and the goddesslike pose could
even under suggestion, be led to link
up the past with the present.
1T is my trade to know" he said
quietly, closing the book OF views and
d laying II aside, There have been mo-
ments In your life when you would
have given much to be able to decide
u a question OF duty or expectancy en-