The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-06

Anderson laughed. I'm afraid
your Aunt Fanny's heart was stirred
by ancient recollectiOns, George"
You meant she used to be silly
about him."
she wasn't considered singular"
said the uncle. He was-he was
popular Could you bear Il question:"
What do you mean: could l
bear
Il only wanted TO ask: Do you take
this same passionate interest in the
parents Of every girl you canoe with?
Perhaps it's a new fashion we old |
bachelors ought to take up. Is it the ,
thing this year to"
"Oh, 20 on" said George, moving
away. Il only wanted to know" He |
| left the sentence unfinished, and /
| and crossed the room 10 where a girl
/ sat waiting for his nobility 10 find
| time TO fulfill his contract with her
/ for this dance.
Pardon f keep wait" he muttered.
as she rose brightly to meet him; and
she seemed pleased that he came AZ
all. He danced with her perfunctOr-
rily, thinking the while of Mr.. Eugene
Morgan and his daughter. Strangely
enough his thoughts dwelt more upon
the father than the daughter. though
George could not possibly have given
| a reason-even to himself-fOr this
disturbing prepOnderance.
BY coincidence, though not an
odd one, the thoughts and CONVERSE
ton of Mr.. Eugene Morgan ut this
very time were concerned with
George ANDERSON Minafer. rather cas-
ually. it is true Mr.. Morgan had re-
tired to room set apart for smOk-
ing. on the second floor, and had
found Grizzled gentleman loungins
in solitary possession.
Gene Morgan" this person ex-
claimed. rising with great heartiness.
Il don't believe you know me"
"Yes. do, Fred Kinney" Mr.. Nor.
gan returned with equal friendlinesS.
Your real face-the one l used 10
8 know-it's just underneath the one
you're Incorporating in tonight. You
ought to have changed it more if you
wanted a Disguise
Twenty years." said Mr.. Kinney.
at makes some difference in faces,
but more in BEHAVIOR
1T does sO,' his friend agreed with
explosive emphasis.
They sat and smoked.
However" Mr.. Morgan remarked
presently, Il still dance like an In
dian. Don't you?"
> mo. l leave that 10 my boy Fred.
u He does the dancing for the family.
II suppose he's upstairs hard at
: it,"
J. mo. he's not here" Mr.. Kinney
glanced toward the open door and
e lowered his voice. "He wouldn't come
e 1t seems that a couple of years OF
J. so ago he had a row with young
= George Minafer. Fred was president
of q literary club they had, and he
said this George Minafer got himself
elected instead. in an overbearine
"a sort of way Fred's very bitter about
y his row with George Minafer. HI
20 says he'd rather burn his foot Of
than set it inside any Anderson hOus,
'e or any place else where young Geor
o. gle is"
do people like young Minafer gen
NJ erally?"
ly Il don't know about generally
s. guess he gets plenty of toadying; bu
n. there's certainly lot Of people tina
l." are glad to express their opinion
about him."
whats the matter with him."
n TOO much Anderson, | suppose
ne for one thing. And for another, hi
lie, mother just fell down and worshipe
:" him from the day he was born. u
or thinks he's little tin god on wheel
he and honestly ii makes some peorl
?" weak and sick Just TO think abcu
.Iv him, Yet that hiGh-spirited, intel
nj gent woman. Isabel Anderson, a,tI
no ally sits and worships him, You 81
rr hea- il in her voice when she speak
or 10 him or speaks of him. You can sc
he it in her eyes when she looks ut h'n
nd Ny Lord! What does she see whe
, " she looks at him?'
m. Morgans odd expression of gerii
* apprehension deepened whimsicall
inn "She sees something that we don
I'D see" he said.
what does she see:
Of IAN angel"
ire Kinney laughed aloud. "Well.
or she sees an angel when she looks ;
George Minafer she's Il funnier Won
.za an than / thought she was!
ng perhaps she is" said Morgan. III
ev that's what she sees"
20 "My Lord, It's easy to see you'N
tu- only known him an hour or so.
re that time have you looked at GeorS
cd and seen an angelT
he
" HAh ElMn EHItt L