Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-02

II knew you for a poet from tha
orable black mop which ! see yol
we very nicely plastered in an ex
t imitation of Buzz Clendenning'
d one" she answered me, with
ugh. Follow me from the ball
ON just after supper at midnigh
a half hours chat alone in
bee 1 know, and don't let either tn,
neral or the governor see you," sh,
en- said in an undertone as tn,
Puverneur Faulkner bent FORWARD
d began a laughing conversation
tn her.
L WILL" I answered her under m,
bath, and 1 leaned back in ny
a. so that the Gouverneur Faulk.
= could more conveniently con,
rse with her. And to that end hi
iced his arm across the back o.
chair, and thus l sat in his EN-.
bee with my shoulder pressed into
AT midnight" l whispered, while
tent for a second to kiss the hand
the beautiful Madam Whitwortf
she left the room. AS [ raised my
hd fro mthe salutation | encoun-
ed the eyes of the GouverneuI
ulkner, which looked into mine
h an expression of calm question
d for a moment | let the womar
e superior to the raven attire, and
ooked back into those eyes, in
ich saw the mystery of the dawn
r as would have gaZed Roberta
rquise of Gree and Bye, had she
IN attired in the white tulle and
e abandoned in that New York
en- 1 beat her back down into my
art and gave him the smile of feal-
that was his due from Robert Car
hers, his friend.
The hours that followed my entry
b the ballroom in the mansion ot
exalted Gouverneur Faulkner
re like minutes of time that drop
from a golden clock of JOY.
heed on feet that We're strong
lgs to glide over floor that was :
ny colored cloud from the ret1ec.
h of the soft lights and the silker
rts which ruffied over it. And
at was most enjoyable to me il
case, L glided in whatever direc-
pleased me and took with me
armful of cloud, which was the
with whom / was dancing, or
g swoops of my own will instead
being led in my flights by another
had always before been the case
oy that l had ever experienced
as | so enjoyed that freedom
not know how it was that /
uld have such a feeling of dissat-
ction when l beheld that beauti-
Madam Whitworth dancing with
he arms of the GouVerneur Viii.
nson Faulkner. | blushed that
uld be so unworthy, with such an
easonable fury in my heart, anc
boxed away SO that / seemed moi
see the smile that he sent to me
+ the head of the very sweet belle
in blue ruffies and silver slippers
as guiding past him in the trot oi
bx.
is with a burning of counter.
e that arises from u hot shame
ch l do not even to this moment
city understand, that l recall tC
mind that half hour which Mr.
bert Carruthers of Gree and Bye
nt with the beautiful Madam Pat.
Whitworth in one of the deer
dows that looked from the pri.
study of his eXcelleney of the
e of Harpeth over into the great
that surround the city. Things
pened in this wise: That Madam
tworth made the commencement
pur duel of intelligences by as.
ing that | was a simple French
mt before whom she could danglt
very sweet bonbon of affection
take away from it treasure that
eld in the hollow of it's hand as q
ed trust; that Madam Whitworth
not realize that instead of a very
IL young boy from gay Paris
sc eyes were closed like those OF
a.l, 1r,F, tK..1
the very wicked girl who placed
word devil behind the word
re-
was that girl.
suppose it is absurd for a stald
natron like myself to be jealous,
" jealous, at seeing a child like
being consumed alive by lot of
Dering misses in pink and blue
on pinafores, who ought to be in
nursery cots asleep, but / have
and am, boy. Did you forget
was your oldest friend while
Tomlinson fed you sweets out of
hand 2" And as she spoke she
Ed herself in the exact center of
Window seat and motioned me to
myself in the portion of the
side that remained. / inserted
II into the space that was so IN
ed and laid my arm along the
ow ledge behind her very much
essed back so that l might give
v lungs space to expand for air.
nix that arrangements made very
for the comfort of the beauti-
1adam Patricia, for she imme-
~ appropriated that arm as a
on for her undraped shoulders.
d there in the mansion of the
erne"r of the state of Harpeth
elf ttiat lovely woman did unfold
e the most wonderful plan for
most enormous robbery of both
own government and mine-or
d l say of both of my govern
s?-that It could be in the pow
mortal mind to conceive. 1t was
utiful, reasonable, generous, pa
sympathetic drama of the gi-
war mule and 1t had only one
hidden obscure line in one of
rises, but in that line lay all of
nor that could come to a man
state who should allow a
er nation fighting for it's life
IS honor to be defrauded of one
supplies which were of a dead
cAfysity for its success. I think
n saw the dastardly scheme
plainly than did my uncle. the
al Robert, for / had listened
more than one ear while my
Inc, the Count de Lasselles, ex-
ID to wee Pierre some of the de-
Of supplying the army of the
lique. l think he had talked of
that the little one could not
stand just to make an ease of
ressure of all of his business
his troubled mind and breaking
And as Madam Whitworth
I could hear my Pierre's
voice as he always gave assur-
to his sad idol.
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