The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

succeeds in keeping Louise with her
feet upon the earth. She has never
had supper here before. Dry biscuits,
hot milk, and volume Of poems are
her relaxation after the theater. She
takes herself too seriously"
Il wonder il / do !" Louise mur-
INJURED, as she helped herself to caviar.
She was suddenly pensive. Her eyes
seemed to be looking out Of the res
taurant. sophy was exchanging ameni-
ties with a little party Of friends at
the next table. u
"One must sometimes be serious"
John remarked, cor life would have no
poise at ALL"
Il have friend who scolds me-" she
cOnfded. Sometimes he almost loses
patience with me. He declares that
my attitude toward life Is too anaIyti-
cal. When happiness comes my way, I
shrink back. keep my emotions in
the background, while my brain works,
dissecting, wondering. specializing. Per-
haps what he says is true. / believe
that If one gets into the habit Of an
alyzing too much, one loses all elias
ITCHY of emotion, the capacity TO rec0g-
nize and embrace the great things
when they come"
II think you have been right" John
declared earnestly. IF the great things
come as they should come, they are
overwhelming. they viii carry you OFF
your feet You will forget to speculate
and to anaIyze. Therefore. think you
have been wise and right to wait. You
| have run no risk of having to put up
with the lesser things"
She leaned toward him across the
rose-shaded table. For those few sec
onds they seemed to have been brought
/ into wonderfully intimate communion
Of thought. A wave of her hair almost
touched his forehead. His hand boldly
rested upon her fingers.
"You talk" she whispered, "as if we
were back upon your hilltop once
morei"
He turned his head toward the little
orchestra, which was playing a low and
! tremulous waltz tune
II want to believe he said, chat
/ you can listen TO the music here and
/ yet live upon the hflltops."
you believe that it is possibIeT"
Il do indeed he assured her. al
/ though my heart was almost sick with
loneliness. I do not think that should
! be here if l did not believe it have
not come for anything else, for any
lesser things, but to find"
i For once his courage failed him. For
once, too, he failed to understand her
/ expression. She had drawn back a lit
tie, her lips were quivering. Sophy
broke suddenly in upon that moment OF
suspended speech.
81 knew how it would bet'' she ex-
claimed. Il leave you both alone for
less than a minute, and there you sit.
as grave as two owls. / ask you, now,
i is this the place to wander off into the
clouds? When two people sit looking
at each other as you were doing a min
ute ago, here in Luigi's. and a supper,
/ ordered regardless of expense, on the
table before them, they are either with
out the least sense of the fitness OF
| things, or else"
"or else what?'' Louise asked.
/ "Or else they are head over heels in
love with each otherr' Sophy con-
/ Guided
Perhaps the child is right" Louise
+ assented tolerantly, taking a peach
from the basket by her side. Evident
/ " it is our duty to abandon ourselves
to the frivolity of the moment What
shall we do to bring ourselves into ac-
cord with it7 Everybody seems TO be
behaving most disgracefuIIy Do you
think it would contribute TO the gayety
of the evening if We're to join in the
chorus of You Made Me Love You
and Mr.. Strangewey were to initiate
the young gentleman at the next table
and throw roll, say, at the portly old
/ gentleman with the highly polished
Shirt-front?"
You ought to be thankful all your
life that you have met me and that I