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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

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Miss May Harris of Tignall, Ga,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Helen
Haigler.
Misses Annie and Hannah Roche
are spending today in Atlanta with
friends.
Mr.. Harry Wilson and Weber Viii
son are off to the big city of Wash
ington to spend a week.
Miss Norma Shannonhouse is here
from Edgefield visiting her friend,
Miss Elizabeth Gambrell.
Sergt. Townsend Smith spent Fri
day night in the city visiting Mrs.
Smith, who is here with her home
people.
Mrs. G, B. Greene and her fine
young son, Ben, spent from Friday
until Monday in the city the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. P. Greene.
Rev. and Mrs. j. L. Daniel, Miss
Marion Daniel and McTyre Daniel
are at home again from the noun
tains of North Carolina.
Mrs. W. A. Harris is at home
again after spending sometime in
Hendersonville and Saluda and with
her home people in Columbia.
Mrs. C. D. Brown and Miss Louise
Brown left Tuesday morning to
spend a month in the mountains of
Asheville and Waynesville, N. C.
Mrs. H. A. Benton and Miss Mary
Louise, of Raleigh, arrived on last
Thursday and will spend sometime
in the city with Mrs. Mary Taggart.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Allen Smith, Jr.,
and Mr.. L. C.. Haskell came home
the latter part of last week from a
delightful stay Of ten days at Tate
Springs.
DR.. and Mrs. Whit Cheatham of
Mccormick, and A. B. Cheatham of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in Able
vile with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
P. A. Cheatham.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Corley are
leaving Abbeville this week for Col
umbia, where they will make their
home. Mr.. Corley has been the as
sistant at Turman's barber shop.
Miss Marguerite Williams, of Col
umbia, is in the city visiting Mrs. w.
J.. Duncan. Miss Marguerite is en-
route to her home in Columbia after
spending several weeks with friends
in Atlanta.
Miss Allie Mae Power entertained
a weekend house-party at her home
in Brownlee. The guests were,
Misses Bessie Lee Cheatham, Mary
and Hattie Bradford, Minnie Fennal,
Benie Watson and Mrs. ]. R. Power.
Mrs. G. A. Neuffer and Mrs. J. B.
Doty went up to Clemson Monday
to visit Prof. David Henry for a day
or two. They made the trip in the
car with Charlie Calvert as chaper>
one.
Mrs. VIM. Lynch and her two lit
tie daughters, Marguerite and Fran
ces, came up from Columbia Satlr-
day and spent until Tuesday in the
city with Mrs. Fannie Wilson and
Mrs. Gussie Corley.
Misses Emmie, Rosie Lee and Ruth
Sullivan came over from Laurens
and spent last week with their little
cousins, Misses Margaret, nellie and
Norma Flynn on Magazine street.
Mrs. Emma Broyles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Broyles, Miss Edna Broyles
came down from Anderson Sunday
and visited Mrs. Sherard. Tom
Sherard of the Butler Guards, came
1,r;tb Thorn and snent the dav with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Sam Mabry returned to Charles
ton Saturday after spending several
days in Abbeville with his home folks
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Sergt. Townsend Smith spent Fri
day night in the city visiting Mrs.
Smith, who is here with her home
people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Norma Shannonhouse is here
from Edgefeld visiting her friend,
Miss Elizabeth Gambrell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. Calhoun Marshall and young
son, Waldo, of Anderson, spent Sun
day with the family of Mrs. Fannie
Marshall, on Magazine street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. T. G. White attended a cow
sale last Friday in Mccormick and
purchased some fine Herefords.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29
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News
personals

EsABAHkINs
W. L. Mcmillan was in Columbia
last week on business.
John and Victor LomaX went up
to Anderson Sunday and visited
friends.
D. A. Wardlaw Jr., went up to the
city of Anderson and spent Sunday
with friends.
Mrs. G. B. Rock and children are
here from Atlanta on a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. O'Bryant.
Miss Lucy Zachary and Miss Edith
Leach went to Greenville and spent
the weekend with friends.
Miss Harriet McLees of Green
wood, was a pretty weekend visitor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cason.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Gordon of near
Due West, were the guests of MIR.
and Mrs. T. M. Miller Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Cade and John
Dru Cade, of Mt. Carmel, were in
the city Saturday OF business.
Misses Gladys and Pickens Tarrant
of Mt. Carmel, were among the busy
shoppers in Abbeville Monday.
Mr.. T. G. White attended a cow
sale last Friday in Mccormick and
purchased some fine Herefords.
Miss Gladys Hilton is in Abbeville
this week, the attractive guest of
her brother, Mr.. W. R. Hilton.
Clyde Murchison, of Fl. McPher-
son, is in the city visiting his sister,
Mrs. D. A. Dewey, for sometime.
Miss Hattie Roche returned to
Greenwood Sunday after spending
several days here with home folks.
Sam Mabry returned to Charles
ton Saturday after spending several
days in Abbeville with his home folks
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Bowie and
George Bowie of e Due West,
spent Monday in the city on business.
Mrs. George Pettigrew and two
children of Iva, are in the city visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. ,Syfan and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Jackson of
Pacolet, arrived Saturday to spend
a week with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Chalmers.
Rev. E. B. Kennedy of Due West,
spent Friday here on business and
seeing and shaking hands with his
many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Maxwell and
children spent part of last week in
Greenwood visiting their kin-people
and friends.
Miss Deborah Owen left Sunday
for the big city of Atlanta, where
she will spend sometime with her
many relatives. |
Mrs. W. j. Mckee and little Miss
Agnes Mckee of near Due West,
spent Friday in the city with Mrs.
R. H. Cochran.
Miss Ida Penney came Saturday
and will spend sometime with the
family of A. j. Penney and other
relatives near the city.
Mrs. W. F. Pearson accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. M. P. Wilson,
and grandson, Parks Wilson, spent
Saturday here on business.
Mrs. ]. E. Roche and Edward and
Elizabeth, leave Thursday for ar ex-
tended stay with relatives at Fort
Lawn and Great Falls, S. G.
Mrs. Joe NJ. Scott of Greenville,
came down Friday and spent several
days in Abbeville with the Misses
McCord on Magazine street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson came
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Misses Gladys and Pickens Tarrant
of Mt. Carmel, we're among the busy
shoppers in Abbeville Monday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Lucy White and little Charles
White came home Sunday, after
spending a week at Breezewood with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Masters Kenneth and Frank Baker
of Monroe, Ga, arrived in the city
Saturday and will visit for several
weeks with their aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Baker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Cade and John
Dru Cade, of Mt. Carmel, were in
the city Saturday on business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Deborah Owen left Sunday
for the big city of Atlanta, where
she will spend sometime with her
many relatives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Messrs. Patrick Roche, Jack Perrin
and w. A. Magill went out to MI.
T. P. Thomson's and spent the day
pleasantly on Sunday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. C. B. Evans and Miss Sara
Evans returned Monday from Char
lotte, where they have been in a
hospital for treatment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Ida Penney came Saturday
and will spend sometime with the
family of A. J. Penney and other
relatives near the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Rev. E. B. Kennedy of Due West,
spent Friday here on business and
seeing and shaking hands with his
many friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Gordon of near
Due West, were the guests of MIR.
and Mrs. T. M. Miller Friday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Maxwell and
children spent part of last week in
Greenwood visiting their kin-people
and friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Ida Mae Brownlee, who is
home-demonstrator for Jasper Coun-
ty, is here to spend her vacation with
her home people in Brownlee and
relatives in the city. y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Bowie and
George Bowie of al Due West,
spent Monday in the city on business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. W. j. Mckee and little Miss
Agnes Mckee of near Due West,
spent Friday in the city with Mrs.
R. H. Cochran.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Norma Cheatham returned
to Columbia on Saturday to resume
her work, after having had a pleas
ant vacation with her homefolks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. Scott Hammond of Rock Hill,
came Thursday and will spend sever
al days with her parents neal the
city and her relatives in the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Mabry Cheatham and
three children went down to Colum-
bia last week and spent several days
with relatives and had a delightful
trip through the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

MIR. and Mrs. C. D. Jackson of
Pacolet, arrived Saturday to spend
a week with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Chalmers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Harriet McLees of Green
wood, was a pretty weekend visitor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cason.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Lucy Zachary and Miss Edith
Leach went to Greenville and spent
the weekend with friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. w. F. Pearson accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. M. P. Wilson,
and grandson, Parks Wilson, spent
Saturday here on business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. A. w. Bowden and Mr.. ]. NJ.
Nickles returned home Thursday
from Montreal, after a delightful
outing spent in the mountains of
Montreal and Hendersonville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. Clyde Franks Of Laure1s,
accompanied by her brother, Mr..
Ralph Fuller, and Master Cecil Crisp
came over Friday and spent until
Sunday with the family of Mr.. G. L.
Flynn. Mr.. Franks came Saturday
night and returned with them on
Sunday. They made the trip by the
dirt road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. Joe NJ. Scott of Greenville,
came down Friday and spent several
days in Abbeville with the Misses
McCord on Magazine street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Anderson came
home Friday from the North, where
they have been purchasing a pretty
line of goods and millinery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. George Pettigrew and two
children of Iva, are in the city visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. ,Syfan and
family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. Mary Chase arrived Saturday
to take up her work with the Haddon-
Wilson Co., as milliner for the fall
season. Her friends and customers
are delighted to have her here again.
Williom Harden of Savannah, Ga,
is in Abboville to spend his vacation
with his home people. William looks
we'll and his friends are always glad
to see him and to know he is pros,
pering.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Frances Britt of Mccormick,
is in the city spending this week
with her aunts, Mrs. Sam Seal and
Mrs. W. E. Owen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. j. E. Roche and Edward and
Elizabeth, leave Thursday for an ex-
tended stay with relatives at Fort
Lawn and Great Falls, S. C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. G, B. Greene and her fine
young son, Ben, spent from Friday
until Monday in the city the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. P. Greene.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. VIM. Lynch and her two lit
tie daughters, Marguerite and Fran
ces, came up from Columbia Sat,lr-
day and spent until Tuesday in the
city with Mrs. Fannie Wilson and
Mrs. Gussie Corley.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Catherine Link returned last
week after a visit to friends and re-
latives in G~reenville and Spartan
burg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Corley are
leaving. Abbeville this week for Col
umbia, where they will make their
home. Mr.. Corley has been the as
sistant at Turman's barber shop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Misses Emmie, Rosie Lee and Ruth
Sullivan came over from Laurens
and spent last week with their little
cousins, Misses Margaret, nellie and
Norma Flynn on Magazine street.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

DR.. and Mrs. Whit Cheatham of
Mccormick, and A. B. Cheatham of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in Able
vile with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
P. A. Cheatham.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Benie Watson and Mrs. j. R. Power.
Mrs. C. A. Neuffer and Mrs. j. B.
Doty went up to Clemson Monday
to visit Prof. David Henry for a day
or two. They made the trip in the
car with Charlie Calvert as chaper>
one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. W. A. Harris is at home
again after spending sometime in
Hendersonville and Saluda and with
her home people in Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Miss Marguerite Williams, of Col
umbia, is in the city visiting Mrs. w.
J. Duncan. Miss Marguerite is en-
route to her home in Columbia after
spending several weeks with friends
in Atlanta.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Kirkwood Fordec
out to Antreville Sunday and were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Black.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. C. B. Rock and children are
here from Atlanta on a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. O'Bryant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. H. A. Benton and Miss Mary
Louise, of Raleigh, arrived on last
Thursday and will spend sometime
in the city with Mrs. Mary Taggart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Allen Smith, Jr.,
and Mr.. L. C. Haskell came home
the latter part of last week from a
delightful stay of ten days at Tate
Springs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Daniel, Miss
Marion Daniel and McTyre Daniel
are at home again from the noun
tains of North Carolina.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. C. D. Brown and Miss Louise
Brown left Tuesday morning to
spend a month in the mountains of
Asheville and Waynesville, N. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. o. F. Lyner and Miss Harriet
McLeas of Greenwood, spent the
weekend in Abbeville with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Cason.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

w. L. Mcmillan was in Columbia
last week on business.
John and Victor LomaX went up
to Anderson Sunday and visited
friends.
D. A. Wardlaw Jr., went up to the
city of Anderson and spent Sunday
with friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mrs. Emma Broyles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Broyles, Miss Edna Broyles
came down from Anderson Sunday
and visited Mrs. Sherard. Tom
Sherard of the Butler Guards, came
with them and spent the day with
his mother.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hagen ant
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. M. Milford of tn
Buckstand, were here Monday OF
business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-08-29

, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben T. Cochran are
leaving Abbeville today for their
new home in Timmonsville, where
Mr.. Cochran has a good position
with The McSwain Hardware Co.
Their many relatives and friends in
our city regret that they are leaving
but they go with their best wishes.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-13
CHAPTER Xxx.
AnticIimax.

1t was out Of the limbo of the I'M
foreseeable that the blind instrument
Of Fate appeared to tell Rodney about
Rose. He was country lawyer from
down-state, who had been in Chicago
three or four days, spending an hour
or two Of every day in Rodney's Office
in consultation with him, and, for the
rest Of the time, dangling about, more
or less at loose end. A belated
sense of this struck Rodney at the end
of their last consultation.
'I'm sorry haven't been able to do
MORE" Rodney said-"do anything,
really, in the way Of showing you a
good time. AS a matter of fact, I've
spent every evening this week here in
the Office"
"Oh, I haven't lacked for entertain
ment," the man said. 1--WE hayseeds
find the city pretty lively place. I
went to see a show Just last night
called The Girl Upstairs sup
pose you've seen it."
"No," said Rodney, ri haven't"
"Well, it was downright funny.
haven't laughed SO hard in a year. If
you want real good time, you go to
see it,
The last part Of this conversation
took place in the outer Office. Rodney
saw the man off with final hand
shake, closed the door after him, and
strolled irresolutely back toward Miss
Beach's desk.
It was true, he'd been taking 1t on
rather recklessly during the past two
months. But they'd been pretty
sterile. those long, solitary evening
hours. He'd worked fitfully, grinding
away by brute strength for a while,
and then, in a frenzy Of impatience,
thrusting the legal rubbish out of the
way and letting the enigma of his
great failure usurp his mind and his
memories.
Telephone over to the University
club" he said suddenly to Miss Beach,
land see If you can get me seat for
The Girl Upstairs"
The office boy was out on an GRAND
and in his absence the switchboard
was in Miss Beach's care. She arose
obediently and moved over to the
switchboard, then began fumbling
with the directory.
"Why, Miss Beach," said Rodney.
'sYou know the number Of the Univer-
sity clubl'
He was looking at her now with un-
disguised curiosity. She was acting,
for a perfectly infallible machine like
Miss Beach. almost queer. Without
looking around at him, she said: "Mr.
Aldrich, you won't like that show. If
you go, you'll be sorry"
While he was still staring at her,
young Craig came bursting blithely
| out Of his Office. ooh. Miss Beach ~
he said, and then stopped short, see
ing that something had happened.
Rodney tried an experiment.
'Craig," he said, ''Miss Beach doesn't
want me to see The Girl Upstairs
She says won't like It. Do you agree
with her!"
A dare Of red came into the boys
face. and his jaw dropped. Then, as
well az he could, he pulled himself
together. "Yes. sir" he said. swuns
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-13
w. N. u, FARGO, NO. s7-1s17.
WHERE he LOST INTEREST
Working Man Couldn't See Where
There Were Any Bones to Be Left
From His Sunday Joint.

For half an hour the working-class
audience had listened patiently to the
talented lady who was speaking to
them about economical and nourishing
cookery. She had talked about egg
less buildings and BUTTERFLIES cakes.
and now said, with smile:
II will now tell you about splendid
soup which can he made for next to
nothing. Take the homes left over
from your Sunday joint"
At that man in the middle of the
hall rose to his feet with disguised
look on his face. and said to his mate:
"'Ere, Bill, let's get out o. this
whats wrong?" asked the other, in
surprise. "Don't you like soup?'
"Aye, like soup we'll enough" was
the grumbler's reply; "but how many
bones does she think there are. In a
half pound o liver?"-London Tit
Bits.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-09-13

all along. I suppose it's the reason
felt you never could be an actress. You
see the thing the way do-the whole
fun of the game is getting the thing.
once it's got :" He snapped his
fingers. and with an eager nod she
agreed.
swell then. look here. The said. 1--WE
an idea that could use you to good
advantage as sort of personal as
sistant. There'll be a good deal of
work just of the sort you did with the
sextette. teaching people to talk and
move about like the sort of folk they're
supposed to represent. It would be
done more If we could teach chorus
people to act human. Well, you can
do that better than I. that's the plain
truth. Under this new contract of
mine that l expect to sign in day or
two. I'll simply have to have somebody.
And then, of course, there's the cos
tuning. That's great game. and l
think you've talent for it.
"There you are! The lob will be
paid from the first great deal better
than what you've got here. And the
costuming end Of 1t, If you succeed,
would run to real money. Well. how
about it?"
But" said Rose, a little breathless-
ly-"but don't have to stay here with
The Girl Upstairs? I couldn't just
leave, could I?'
"Oh, I sha'n't be ready for you Just
yet. anyway" he said. "I'll write when
I am, and'by that time you'll be per-
fectly free to give them your two
weeks notice. They'll be annoyed, of
course; but, after oil, you've given
them more than their moneys worth
already. Well-will you come IL
write?"
1T seems too wonderful to be true"
she said. Eyes. I'll come. Of course. -
He gazed ut her in a sort of fas-
cination. Her eyes were starry, her
lips a little parted, and she was
SO still she seemed not even to be
breathing. But the eyes weren't look
Ing ut him. Another vision filled them.
The vision-oh, he was sure of it now
of that "only one" whoever he was,
that mattered."
Il won't keep you any longer" he
said. "Ill have them get taxi and
send you home"
She said she didn't want taxi. He
didn't demur to her wish. to be put on
a car, and ut the crossing where they
waited for it after an almost silent
walk, he did manage to shake hands
and tell her she'd hear from him soon.
But he kicked his way to the curb
after the car had carried her off, and
marched to his hotel in a sort of
baffled fury. He didn't know exactly
just what it was he'd wanted. But
he did know, with perfectly abysmal
conviction, that he was a fool!