Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-05-10

Icillcu breezy enCrance--tllS, IN
spite of their physiques. Miss
Whiting was tall and thin, and
she had a restless, mechanical
smile. Her manner was one of
forced efusiveness, a nervous, In
effective pretence Of great energy,
which made her seem birdlike in
the way in which she moved and
darted about. Each Of her ges-
lures was a sharp, stabbing mo-
ton. Miss Hubbard was a trihe
thinner than Miss Whiting, and
seemed, with the exception of an
expression Of complete resignation
to an unkind world, a pale like
ness of her companion.
This is Senator MALONE" Miss
Whiting began the conversation
with a group Of people who, be-
cause of the sweeping emotions
they were then enduring, thought
OF nothing to say. And Miss NAL
lon9" She bowed to Edith. Elbow
very, very nice! How very nicel!'
Mallon murmured something
about being glad to see Miss Whit
ing and Miss Hubbard.
Eve came to get the denial of
the engagement story Miss Whit
ing's words flowed from her bird
like throat. "You see, in a story
like this, the young lady, the
heroine, becomes the most inter-
esting parsonage in modern life.
She is discussed over the teacups
and across the wine glass. And
details are essential"
$50 very essential, Myrtle, y
Miss Hubbard agreed with her
friend.
Eyes. Ii she likes immortelles
better than roses, for instance, or
if she had a favorite rag doll when
she was a baby, or if she believes
onions quiet the nerves-anything
of that sort, senator, is absolutely
essential"
IF you will permit me, Miss
Whiting" Waller stepped for
ward, prepared to make a sugges-
ton.
just one moment, Mr.. Waller,
please, she went on, again devot-
ing her attention to the senator.
1T would SO improve the story if
we knew Miss Mallon's views on
marriage. Has she ever read any
books on trial marriage, for in
stance, or does she admire the
feminist movement? You know,
they say the feminists don't be
lieve in the marriage ceremony.
It's quite shocking, I know, but
in these days things have to be
shocking in order to be interest
ing. And details are so essential
|for-'
The two reporters had been
standing near the door through
which they had entered. Miss
Whiting frantic fishing for de-
tails was ended, necessarily, when
the hanging were lifted once more
by Wales.
II beg your pardon, Miss NAL
lon,' he said, "but Miss Mary
Leslie wishes to zee you--one Of
the Thursday young ladies. -
"Oh, / had forgotten Edith
reproached herself. aTell her to
wait q moment in
But the visitor evidently had.
thought she was to follow Wales.
She came past him slowly, almost
timidly, and, when she saw the
group IN the room, stood, a fear
ful, shrinking figure clothed III
black, just q step over the thresh-
old. Wales dropped the hangings
behind her and disappeared.
I'll wanted to see Miss Nal
Ion, she said in a colorless. un-.
certain tone.
am Miss Mallon, Edith told.
her, and started toward her with.
the intention Of asking hertz wait
ia another room.
But the newcomer hurried Ia
meet her and clasped her hand.
she said, sobbing little.
I'm so glad! So glad
Edith felt that the girls hands
trembled. Her plain, felt sailor.
hat was rusty On@the edrna az Tia