The diamond drill., 1919-08-30


thingf" Morgan suggested. with a
semblance OF sympathetic gravity.
EYES," she said brightly. not per-
ceiving that his Intention was humor-
Gus. "All the rest OF the time he's
really very amiable. or course he's
much more perfect child the whole
time than he reallzesl He certainly
behaved awfully tonight" She
jumped up. her Indignation returning.
.He did, indeed. and II won't do TO en-
courage him In II. think he'll find
me pretty cool--for a week or SO !"
whereupon her father suffered a re-
newal OF his attack OF uproarlous
laughter.
In the matter OF coolness George
met Lucy upon her own predeter-
mined ground; In fact. he was there
first, and at their next encounter
proved loftier and more formal than
she did. Their estrangement lasted
three weeks. and then disappeared
without any preliminary treaty: II
had worn itself out and they forgot II.
The Major had taken great fancy
TO her, insisting upon her presence
and her fathers at the ANDERSON fam
lily dinner at the Mansion every sun
day evening. She knew how 10 fiirt
with old people, he said. as she sat
next him at the table on one of these
Sunday occasions; and he had always
liked her father, even when Eugene
was terror" long ago. "Oh, yes.
he wasw the Major laughed when she
demonstrated. "Iie came up here
with my son George and some others
for serenade one night. and Eugene
stepped into bass fiddle, and the
poor musicians Just gave mp! That
serenade was just before Isabel was
marrled--and don't you fret. Miss
Lucy: your father remembers II well
enough - The old gentleman burst
into laughter. and shook his finger nj
Eugene across the table. "The fact
is," the Major went on hIlariously. I'll
believe II Eugene hadn't broken that
bass fiddle and given himself away
Isabel would never have taken VIII.
bur- | shouldn't he surprised II that
was about all the reason that Wilbur
got her What do you think. VIII.
burr"
II shouldn't he surprised" said VIII
bur placldy. III your notion IL right
Pm glad Gene broke the fiddle. Tie
was giving me a hard run T.
The Major always drank three
glasses OF champagne at his Sunday
dinner. and he was finishing the third
"What do you say about IT, Isabel?
BY Joyer he cried, pounding the
table "she's blushing !"
Eugene was as pink as Isabel. but
he laughed without any sign OF embar
rassment other than his heightened
color There's another Important
thing--that Is. for me- he said. "It's
the only thing that makes me forgive
that bass viol for getting I'm my way
"What Is itT' the Major asked.
Lucy" said Morgan gently.
Isabel gave him quick glance. all
warm approval. and there was mur
mur OF friendliness round the table.
Summer glided by evenly and quick
ly enough. for the most part. and af
the end seemed 10 fly. ON the last
night before George went back to be
junior his mother asked him conf
IDENTIFY III II had not been happy
summer.
He hadn't thought abcut II. he an.
swered. "Oh. ! suppose 40. whyr
IL just thought II would he nice col
hear you say So" she said. smiling
TITS seemed to me that II must have
been happy summer for yoI--a real
summer OF roses and wine'-without
the wine, perhaps. Gather ye roses
while ye mayor was Il primroses;
Time does really fly. or perhaps it's
like the sky-and smoke"
George was puzzled. 'It strikes me
you're getting mixed. I don't see
much resemblance between time and
the sky, or between things and smoke
wreaths; but do see one reason you
like Lucy Morgan so much She
talks that same kind OF wstfuI,
moony way sometimes don't mean
60 say | mind II In either of you. be.
cause / rather like TO listen TO It,
and you've got a very good voice.
mother. It's nice 20 listen 10. no mat.
ter how much smoke and sky. aud
so on, you talk. Sos Lucy's. for that
matter; and l see why you're con-
genial. She talks that way TO her
father, too; and he's right there with
the same kind OF gun. Wei. it's all
right with mel I've got plenty to
think about when people drool along I"
She pressed his hand TO her cheek.
and tear made a tiny warm streak
across one OF his knuckles.
"For heavens sakel" he said.
whats the matterf Isn't everything,I
all rightf"
you're going awayl I never can
bear To see you go--that's the most
OF H. I'm little bothered about your
father, too"
"Whyr'
III seems 10 me he looks so bad.
Everybody thinks So"