The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10
Copyright BY ChaA EcTthnsr's a,ons
CHAPTER xiI--continued.

CHAPTER xlI--ccntinued.
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Smith, especially In this later incar
nation which had no radically changed
him, believed AZ little In the psychic nj
any hardheaded young business icono
clast OF an agnostic century could. But
on this particular evening when HI
was smoking his after-djnner pipe on
the fiagstoned porch with Corona fol
his companion. there were phenomena
apparently unexplainable on any pure
~ material hypothesis.
II am sure | hive much less than
half OF the curiosity that women are
said to have, but, really, do want u
know what dreadful thing has hap
pened 10 you since we met you In the
High Line Offices this morning
mamma and l." was the way In which
one Of the phenomena was made to oe-
cur; and Smith started no nervously
that he dropped his pipe
"You can be the most unexpected
person, when you try" he laughed, but
the laugh scarcely rang true. What
makes you think that anything has
happenedY" 4
!. II. don't think know" the small
E@rrv~a went % with calm aSsaffEaee
You've, been telling rs In all sorts Of
dumb ways that you've had an upset
ting shock OF some kind: and don't
believe It's another lawsuit. Am ]
right, 10 ssrr'
II believe you are q witch, and It's a
mighty good thing YOU didn't live In
the Salem period" he rejolned. ''rhey
would have hanged you to dead
moral certainty" '"'~
"Then there was something7' she
queried; adding, juhlan.iy: Il knew
yitw
600 on" said the one 10 whom II had
happened; go on and tell me the rest
Of It."
''Oh, that isn't fair; even profess
alonal clairvoyant has to be told the
color of her eyes and hair"
"Wha-what the ejaculation was
fairly Jared ont OF him aud FOR the
moment ne faneied he could feel cool
breeze blowing up the hnck Of his neck,
Tho clairvoyant who did not claim to
be a professional was laughing softly.
"you told me once that woman
was adorable In the exact degree in
transparent yrs. you said afford and
I've been holding II against you. Now
TN going to pay you back. You are
the transparent one. this time. You
have as good as admitted tina, The hap
pening' thing isn't man. 'wha-what'
always means thnt4 YOU know: 80 II
must be n woman IL II the Miss Rich
lander you were telling me about not
long ngoi"
There are times when any mere
man may be shocked into telling the
truth. and Smith had come face 10 face
with one Of them. at vs." he said.
"Shc Is in Brewster?"
EYES She came this evening"
"And you ran awayt That was hor-
rlhly unkind. don't you thInk--after
she. had come 10 far7"
"Hold on" h. broke IN. Dent let's
70 ~ fnst didn't ask her 10 come,
And, besides, she ddu't come to see
ne ''' '.' ''.'''' rs '.'
n ''Yad she tell you THAR" -,,..
81 have taken precious good care
that she shouldn't have the chance. l
saw her name~-nnd her fathcr's--on
the hotel register; and just about that
time remembered that could prob
ably get bite to eat out here
"You are queer All men are little
queer. think-always excepting colo
nel-iaddy. Don't you want to see hery'
'lndeed, DON'T"
Not even for old tines sake?'
s'No: not even for old times sake,
I've given you the wrong impression
completely, II you think there Is any
obligation on my part. II might have
drifted on to tho other things In the
course Of time. simply because neither
III IA might have known any better
:s..aa 10 let II drift. But that's all a
back nlmbcr. now"
aust the same, her coming shocked
you"
1T certainly did" he confessed sober.
". and then: ''Have you forgotten
what told yon about the circumstances
under which left homer
!. ~ohr she murmurei. and as once
before there was little gasp to 70
with the word. Then: "Shc wouldn't
--~she woaiint-.~
( -No." he answered; "she wouldn't;
but her father would.s
$50 her father wanted her to marry
the other man, did hes"
Smiths laugh was an easing OF
strains. ~Youve pumped me dry" he
returned. the sardonic humor rsassert-
inS itself.
A motarcar was coming up the drive
way, Il was high time that SIN inter
ruptidn Of some sort was breaking in
and when the colonel appeared and
brought Stillings with hin, to the ioung.
ing end Of the porch a business confer
ence began watch gave Miss Corona an
cxease to disappear. and which ac-
counted easily for the remainder of the
sVtsrine