Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-09-07

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a swiftly assumed gayety, ut is that
you are too serious for your years.
Sophy and I between US must try to
cure you of that You see, we have
arrived"
He handed her out, followed her
across the pavement, and found him
self plunged into what seemed to him
to be an absolute vortex Of human be-
ings, all dressed In very much the
same fashion, all laughing and talking
together very much In the same note,
all crlticlzlng every fresh group Of nr-
rivals with very much the same eyes
and manner. The palm court was
crowded with little parties seated at
the various round tables, partaking
languidly Of the most indolent meal of
the day. Even the broad passageway
was full Of men and women, standing
about and talking or looking for tables.
One could scarcely hear the music OF
the orchestra for the babel Of voices.
The prince Of Seyre beckoned to them
from the steps. He seemed to have
been awaiting their arrival there--a
cold, immaculate, and, considering his
lack of height, curiously distin.
guished-looking figure
81 have table inside" he told them
as they approached. ut is letter for
conversation. The rest Of the place Is
like bear garden. am not sure II
they will dance here today, but II
they do, they will come also into the
restaurant"
"wlse man, Louise declared. II,
too, hate the babel outside"
1--WE are faced" said the prince, as
he took up the menu, with our daily
problem. What can | order for your
"a cup Of chocolate" Louise replied.
"And Miss Sophyf'
"Tea, please"
John, too, preferred tea; the prince
ordered absinthe.
"a polyglot meal, isn't 1t, Mr..
Strangewey?" said Louise, as the order
was executed; mot In the least what
that wonderful old butler of yours
would understand by tea. Sophy, put
your hat on straight II you want to
make good impression on Mr..
Strangewey. am hoping that you two
will be great friends"
Sophy turned toward John with
| little grimace.
Louise is so tactless!" she said. II
am sure any idea you might have had
Of liking me will have gone already.
Has II, Mr.. Strangeweyf"
"On the contrary" he replied, little
stlfly, but without hesitation, II was
thinking that Miss Maurel could
scarcely have set me more pleasant
task"
The girl looked reproachfully across
at her friend.
"You told me he came from the
wilds and was quite unsophisticated"
she exclaimed.
"The truth" John assured them,
looking with dlsmay at his little china
cup, "comes very easily to US. We are
brought up on It In Cumberland"
Don't chatter too much, child" Lou
Use said benignly. II want to hear
some more of Mr.. Strangewey's i'm
pressions. This is--well, If not quite
a fashionable crowd, yet very nearly
so. What do you think Of 1.-THE wom--
en-, for instancew
swell, to me-" John confessed can
didly, "they all look like dolls or man.
ilSins. Their dresses and their hats
overshadow their faces. They seem
oil the time to be wanting to show, not
themselves, but what they have on"
They all laughed. Even the princes
lips were parted by the flicker Of a
smile. Sophy leaned across the table
with a sigh.
Louise" she pleaded 'you will lend
him to me sometimes, won't you? You
won't keep him altogether to yourself !
There are such lot Of places to take
him tol"