Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-09-14

telling me about you. hope you'll ask
me to lunch some time"
"Ill have luncheon party tomor-
row, II you like-that is, II Louise will
come"
She looked up at him quickly.
"Isn't Louise going to PARISH? she
asked.
"Paris3 I didn't hear her say any.
thing about It."
"Perhaps II is my mistake, then"
Sophy went on hastily. II only fancled
that heard her say So"
There was moments silence. John
had opened his lips to ask a question,
but quickly closed them again. 1t was
a question. he suddenly decided which
he had better ask Of Louise herself.
"If Louise goes to Paris Sophy
whispered disconsolately, ~ suppose
there will be no luncheon.party"
For a single moment he hesitated.
She was very alluring, and the chal-
lenge in her eyes was unmlstakable.
II think" he said quietly, shat II
Miss Maurel goes to Paris, I shall re-
turn to Cumberland tomorrow"
For time there was significant
silence. Then Sophy raised her veil
once more and looked toward John.
"Mr. Strangewey." she began, "you
won't mind II I give you just little
word Of advice? You are such big,
strong person, but you are rather
child, you know, In some things"
"This place does make me feel igno-
rant" he admitted.
Don't idealize anyone here" she
begged. Don't concentrate all your
hopes upon one object. Love is won
derful and life is wonderful, but there
is only one life, and there are many
loves before one reaches the end. PeO-
pie do such silly things sometimes"
she wound up, "just because Of little
disappointment. There are many dis
appointments to he met with hers"
He took her hand In his.
"Llttle girl" he said. you are very
good to me, and think you under
stand. Are yen going TO let me feel
that have found friend on my first
evening In London?'
"If you want me-" she answered sim
ply. II like you. and want you to be
happy here; and because want you
to be happy, want you to come down
from the clouds and remember that
you have left your hills behind and
that we walk on the pavements here"
"Thank you" he whispered, land
thank you for what you have not said.
If l am to find sorrow here instead OF
JOY" he added, little grlmly. ut Is
better for me to stumble into the
knowledge Of 1t by myself
"Your hills have taught YOU inst that
much of life, them" Sophy murmured.
The prince of Seyre handed his hat
and stick to the parlor maid and seated
himself upon the dlvan.
81 should be very sorry" he said po-
lltely, as the maid left the room, "if
my coming has FASTENED the departure
of your visitors"
mot in the least" Louise assured
him. "They were leaving when you
We're announced. Sophy and are TAX
ing Mr.. Strangewey to a bohemian res
taurant and music hall afterwnrd."
Fortunate Mr.. Strangewey" the
prince sighed. "But, forgive me, why
not more dignlfed form Of entertain
ment for his first EVENING"
"The poor man has no clothes" Lou
lse explained. "IIe came to London
quite Unexpectedly"
mo clothes?" the prince repeated.
at is a long journey to take in such n
fashion. A matter of urgent business,
perhaps?"
Louise had risen to her feet and was
busy rearranglng some roses In the
bowl by her side. She crushed one Of
the roses to pieces suddenly in her
hands and shook the petals from her
long, nervous fingers.
To-day" she said, "thls afternoon
now-you have come to me with some
thing in your mind, something you wish
to say, something you are not sure how
to say. That is, you see, what Henri
Graillot calls my intuition. Even you,
who keep all your feelings under a
mask, can conceal very little from me-"
'My present feelings" the prince de-
clared, II do not wish to conceal. |
would like you to know them. But as
words are sometimes clumsy, would
like, If 1t were possible, to let you see
into my heart"
She came over and seated herself
by his side on the divan. She even
laid her hand upon his arm.
eugene" she expostulated, I'VE are
too old friends TO talk always In yelled
phrases. There Is something you have
to say to me. You are displeased be-
cause l have changed my mind-he-
cause feel that cannot take that lit
tie journey of oursg"
"You mean that you cannot now, or
that you cannot at any time"
II do not know" she answered. You
ask me more than I can tell you. Some
times life seems so stable, thing one
can make little chart OF and hang
up on the WALL and put ones finger
here and there To-day l will do this.
tomorrow / will feel that'--and the
next morning comes and the chart ls