The Connecticut labor press., 1919-09-20

Cldu COfuldI then Cdpor0Q ugnCIy out of sight. George gazed stonily at this mani festatiOn, responding neither by word nor sign. Flows that for a bit of freshness?' he murmured
 "What was?" Miss Morgan asked. That queer-looking duck waving his hand at me like that. Except he's the Sharon girls uncle I don't know him from Adam"
 You don't need to-" she said. "He wasn't waving his hand to you: he meant me-"
 "Oh, he did?" George was not mol lifted by the explanation. Everyone seems to mean you! You certainly do seem to have been pretty busy this week you've ~been here!'
 She pressed her bouquet to her face again and laughed into it, not dis pleased. She made no other con- ment, and for another period neither spoke.
 Well" said George finally, q must say you don't seem to be much of a prattler. They say it's a great way to get a reputation for being wise never saying much. Don't you ever talk at all?'
 When people can understand" she answered. ~
 He had been looking moodily out at the ballroom, but he turned to her quickly, at this, saw that her eyes were sunny and content, over the top of her bouquet, and he consented to smile
 Girls are usually pretty fresh '" he said. "They ought to go to a mans college about a year: they'd get taught few things about freshness What you got to do after two o'clock tomorrow afternOOn?"
 "A whole lot of things Every min ute filled up."
 "All right" said George. "The snow's fine for sleighing: I'll come for you in a cutter at ten minutes after two.'
 "I can't possibly go." ''If you don't,' he said, 'I'm going to sit in the cutter in front of the gate, wherever you're visiting, all afternoon, and if you try to go out with anybody else he's got to whip me before he gets you" And as she laughed-though she bluShed a little, tOo-he continued, seriously: If you think I'm not in earnest you're at lib- erty to m@ke quite a big experiment !"
 She laughed again. ''I don't think I've often had so large compliment as that" she said, "especially on such short notice yet I don't think I'll go with you"
 You be ready at ten minutes after two."
 'No, I won't" 'Yes, you will !'' "Yes," she said, ''I will '" And her partner for the next dance arrived, 1 breathless with searching. Don't forget I've got the third from now" George called after her. When "the third from now" came | George presented himself before her without any greeting, like a brother or mannerless old friend. Bot!i George and Miss Morgan talked much more to everyone else that evening than to each other, and they said nothing at all at this time. Both looked preoccupied as they began to dance, and preserved gravity of ex- pressiOn to the end of the number. And their next number they did not dance, but went back to the gallery stairway, seeming to have reached an understanding without any verbal consultation that this suburb was | again the place for them. ''WeII,' said George coo1ly, when they were seated, 'what did you say your name Was?"
 Morgan"
 Funny name!"
 ''Everybody elses name always fs.'' ''I didn't mean it was really funny,' | George explained. f'That's just one of my crowds bits of horsing at col lege We always say funny name,' no matter what it is. I guess we're pret- ty fresh sometimes; but I knew your name was Morgan because my mother said so downstairs. meant: what's the rest of it?" | 'Lucy.''
 How old are you?" George asked.
 'I don't really know myself"
 "What do you mean; you don't really know yOurselfW ''I mean I only know what they 1 tell me- Del1eVe- the1n or course, but believing isn't really knowing
 'Lo0k here!" said George. Do you always talk like this?"
 Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgiv- ingIy. put her young head on one side like a bird and responded cheerfully {: 'Im willing to learn wisdom. What are you studying at schooI?"
 College !'
 At the university! Yes. What are you studying there?"
 George laughed. Lot O useless gulf !'
 "Then why don't you study some useful guff?''
 ''What do you mean: 'Useful?"
 Something you'd use later, in your business or professional"