The Dolores star., 1917-11-16

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had 01pD9 hefo bs6oes. Dry blse1ifz.
hot MIN, and volume of poem0 aro
her relaxnfion aftef the theater. Ne
takes herself too seriously"
II woodeT II ! DOR Louise 0ur.
INJURED, a. she helped herseR to caviar.
She was suddenly penaive. H@ sgss
seemed 10 be LOOKING out OF tAs 70.
taurant. Sophy was exchanging anseni.
ties With Q little party Of friends ~
the next table.
sOne must sometimes be sez1o1s.s
John remarked. -oe life would have No
poise ut al" &
II have q friend who scolds me" Ahs
confided. Sometimes he almost Loses
patience with me. He declares that
my attitude toward life II too analya.
cal. When happiness comes my way. I
shrink back. I keep my emotions b
the background. while my brain WORM,
dissecting, wondering. speculating. Per-
haps what he says II true. I believe'
that II one gets into the habit Of an
alyxing too much, one loses all elias.
ticity m emotion. the capacity to recog-
nize and embrace the great things
when they come"
II think you have been right" Jo0n
declared earnestly. III the Kreat things
come as they should come. they are
Overwhelming, they viii carry yoR on
your feet. You will forget to speculate
and to analyze. Therefore. I think yoa
have been wise and right to wait You
have run no risk of having to put up
with the lesser things"
She leaned toward him across the
rose shaded table. For those few Sec
onds they seemed to have been brought
into wonderfully intimate communion
of thought. A wave Of her hair almost
touched his forehead. His hand boldly
rested upon her fingers.
"You talk" she whispered, "as II We
were back upon your hilltop once
more !" g.I..
He turned his head toward the little
orchestra, which was playing low and
tremulous waltz tune.
II want to believe" he said, shat
you can listen to the music here and
yet live upon the hllltops."
"You believe that it Is possiblef"
IT do indeed" he assured her. AL
though my heart was almost sick with
loneliness, do not think that I should
be here II I did not believe It. have
not come for anything else, for any
lesser things, but to find"
For once his courage failed him. For
once, too. he failed to understand her
expression. She had drawn back lit
tie, her lips were quivering. Sophy
broke suddenly in upon that moment Of
suspended speech.
II knew how It would bel" she ex.
claimed. II leave you both alone for
less than a minute, and there you sit,
as grave as two owls. ask you. now,
is this the place to wander on into the
clouds7 When two people sit looking
at each other as you were doing min
ute ago, here In Luigi's, and supper,
ordered regardless Of expense, on the
table before them, they are either with
out the least sense Of the fitness Of
things, or else"
"Or else what7" Louise asked.
"Or else they are head over heels In
love with each other" Sophy con-
cluded.
perhaps the child Is right" Louise
assented tolerantly, taking q peach
from the basket by her side. "Evident-
" It IL our duty to abandon ourselves
to the frivolity Of the moment. What
shall we do to bring ourselves into ac-
cord with 1T Everybody seems to be
behaving most dlsgracefully. Do you
think 1t would contribute to the gayety
Of the evening If were to Join in the
chorus Of You Made Me Love You,'
and Mr.. Strangewey were to initiate
the young gentleman at the next table
and throw roll, say, at the portly old
gentleman with the highly polished
shirt-front"
'You ought to be thankful all your
life that you have met me and that !