Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-11-07
CHAPTER vIiI-continued.


I'm eae matter of co0lness George
mgt Lncy upon her own predeter-
sngued ground; in fact. he was there
sfi-s<. and at their next encounter
usaxed letter and more formal than
sfse did Their estrangement lasted
tfzrse weeks. and then disappeared
assthsgt any preliminary treaty: 1t
had worn Itself out and they forgot it.
The Major had taken a great fancy
CO her. Insisting upon her presence
and her fafher's at the Anderson fam
sfE dinner at tn. Mansion every Sun
day evening. She knew how to f1irt
Nsffh old people, he said, as she sat
saezt aim at the table on one of these
Sfxxlsy occasions; and he had always
gzfrssz her father, even when Eugene
ukaz a sterror" long ago. "Oh, yes,
ssk masr the Major laughed when she
e-ssmHs<rzted. "He came up here
wstk my SON George and some others
Tsr N serenade one night. and Eugene
skex&ea tufo--a bass fiddle. and the
naar ss~s,-saus Just gave upt That
1crsnade was just before Isabel was
esaacxa&d- land don't you fret, Miss
E.DrH POUR father remembers it well
exs1xhs~ The. old gentleman burst
snEl laughter, and shook his finger at
asR9sses across the liable. "The fact
asx,~ Che Major wentson hilariousiys"I
zseiz&Re ltf Eugene hadn't broken that
saxs& 6ddie and given himself away
Esalt<L would never have taken, Wil,,
Amrf a sho didn't be- surprised fsthat
uzsnkeut all the reason that Wilbur
gysx Aef1 What do You think, VIII
~EeeSuldn't be surprised" :. said VIII
tzr &&sidy. IF your notion is right
EEs &ssa Gene broke the fiddle. He
srasxtsfag nae hard run y
TIE Major always drank three
sExs4e4 scf champagne at his Sunday
dsnn1 aud he was finishing the third.
'W1&R4 De you say about it, Isabel?
f5N I4vel" he cried pounding the
ssabsA f-ssiess blushingl"
Easeesle was as pink as Isabel, but
ne zsrshea without any sign of embar-
vsEsEaaent other than his heightened
exsss& There's another important
feshx Shat Is, for me-" he said. ''Its
ezae &nY thing that makes me forgive
frat eass yiol for getting in my way"
sat is It'll" the Major asked. !. (
IS1r said Morgan gently.
Hw1A& sg1ye him a quick glance, all
upasua xUpruva1. and there was muir
azxr ~ friendiiness round the table.
&E&ner sIiSed by evenly and quick
ex nrsuzk. far che most part and at
esss 81 Seemed TO fly. On the last
anIx2 &efere George went back to be
u 5Ea1@ This mother asked him conf.
SSszsaH 70 1T had not been happy
sszrpS1eE t-..s.-- s--st 49,
HefisAdn't thought about it, he an
xSfr4d- S0h. l suppose so. Why?"
II inst thought it would be nice to
hear $Vn say So" she said, smiling.
@Msx HeezEed to me that it must have
he1sx a happy summer for you--a real
fszxEzs1ex sof roses and wine'-without
t, szse Ss&u- perhaps. Gather We roses
= .&NRes:S mayor was it primroses?
'sLse sssss really fly, or perhaps it's
.axrs ne sky-and smoke" a-~ y
6sssrsx was puzzled. at strikes me
r<sk9r& 9Fffing mixed. don't see
sssxs6z 3esRbiance jyetween time and
fzse akF. er between things and smoke
s=Fssu1 sa::ehnt i do see one reason you
ezasr Lacy Morgan, SO much. She
sz-Essa 2laat same kind Of wistful.
snasxi& Ray sometimes-I don't mean
en- So mind 1t in either of you, be-
saxs-< q rather like to listen to 1t,
szsG V1Rwe got a very good voice,
usnfhSkl Its nice to listen to. no mat
xser 800 Enuch SMOKE and sky, and
- @ lSe talk. SIS Lucy's. for that
eus1t Ind I sea why you're con-
xssndn& kAe talks that way to her
gnxbe& 10, aad h4s right there with
4ae a4 tiud OF guf4 We'll Ats all
z4ShxXQtth mei I've got plenty to
dshlefk 4uf when people drool along r.
- ikzsed his shani to- her cheek
- hr made 4 tiny wasms streak
.mrzna# &qe Of his knuckles-
~ heaven's sake!" he said
-Eh1 The matteri Isn't everything
ID ~ going awaxLs, 4 never car
- - bee you go-- that's sthe mos
~ kff . UTE bctl 81 s1s spous You
60 - ,tAsss slsa 8 .s'st'
g nssss,yss.ls 4 s,w
I'd 1p me No lpoks ~ bad
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