The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-11-24

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feet upon the earth. she haH 49,.
had simmer here before. Dry
hot milk. and VOiun" OF poeiH'
her relaxation after the theatef' ''
takes herself too Seriously
~ wonder if l do" Louise nun
murnd as She helped herself t" cf'i"''
She ynS suddenly pensivc. Her eS''
seemed to be looking ont OF the ieSs:
,onrant. Sophy was exchanging amen.
ties with Il little party OF frlehuS d.
the next table.
some must sometimes be Serious
1obn remarked, cor life would have no
poiSe at all"
Il have q friend who scoldS me- 9Ao
confided sometimes he almost loses
patience with me. He declares lha'
nv attitude toward life is too anaiyu
cal. When happiness comes my way,
shrink back. l keep my emotlons III
the background, while my brain WORKS.
d,ssecting, wondering. specializing. FER
haps what he says is true. pehe'o
that If one gets into the habit OF AN
nlyzing too much, one loses all eias-
ITCHY of emotion. the capacity 10 recos-
nize and embrace the great Things
when they come"
81 think you have been right, John
declared earnestly "If the great things
come as they should come, thev arc
overwhelming. they will carry you OH
your feet. You will forget to speculate
and to analyze Therefore, think you
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 bobby
rested upon her fingers.
"You talk" she whispered. "as if we
were back upon your hilltop once
more ~
He turned his head toward the little
orchestra, which was playing low ana
tremulous waltz tune.
81 want to believe he said, that
you can listen to the music here ana
vet live upon the hilltOps."
"You believe that it is possbleT'
81 do indeed" he assured her. Al
though my heart was almost sick with
loneliness, do not think that l should
be here IL did not believe it. L nave
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. 81 leave you both alone for
less than q minute, and there you Sit.
as grave as two owls. I ask you, now,
is this the place to wander or into the
clouds? 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
things. or else"
"Or else what?" Louise asked.
Cor else they are head over heels in
love with each other" Sophy con-
cluded.
perhaps the child is right" Louise
assented tolerantly, taking peach
from the basket by her side, Evident
ly 1t is our duty to abandon ourselves
to the frivOlity Of the moment. What
shall we do to bring ourselves into ac-
cord with it? Everybody seems to be
behaving most disgracefully. Do you
think it 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