The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-12-05


| which I have chosen for the regulation
Of my own conduct in life. Suppose
some friend Of mine has a relative
with ideals directly the opposite Of
mine, and my friend believes more in
the relatives ideals than in mine: Do
you think ought to give up my own
just to please person who's taken up
ideals that really despiseT
mo, dear; Of course people can't
give up their ideals; but I don't see
what this has to do with dear little
Lucy and"
II didn't say 1t had anything to do
with them" he interrupted. II was
merely putting a case to show how a
person would be justified in being a
friend of one member of family and
feeling anything but friendly toward
another. don't say, though, that !
feel unfriendly to Mr.. Morgan. 1 don't
say that feel friendly to him, and ]
don't say that feel unfriendly; but
II you really think that was rude to
him tonight"
4 "Just thoughtless, dear. You didn't
see that what you said tonight"
"Well,- I'll not say anything Of that
sort again where he can hear 1t.
There. isn't that enough?"
But, George" she said earnestly,
"you would like him, IL you'd just LET
yourself. You say you don't dislike
him. Why don't you like hiE'? can't
understand at all. What is 1t that you
don't"
There, there" he said. "It's all
right, and you toddle along"
"But, George"
snow, nowl really do want to get
into bed. Goodnight, old lady,"
"But, George, dear"
"I'm going to bed, old lady; so good
night"
Thus the interview closed perforce
She kissed him again before going
slowly to her own room, her perplex
ity evidently not dispersed; but the
subject was not renewed between
them the next day or subsequently
Nor did Fanny make any allusion to the
cryptic appreciation she had bestowed
upon her nephew after the Majors
mot very successful little dinner,
though she annoyed George by looking
, Mt him oftener and longer than ht
! cared to be looked ut by an aunt.
He successfully avoided contact
, with Lucy's father, though Eugene
came frequently to the house, ant
spent several evenings with Isabel ant
!, Fanny; and sometimes persuaded then
and the Major to go for an afternoons
motoring. He did not. however, come
, again to the Majors Sunday evening
dinner, even when George Anderson
returned. Sunday evening was tn,
. time, he explained, for going over the
, weeks work with his factory man
. ayers.
When Lucy came home the autumn
i was far enough advanced to smell o.
burning leaves, and for the annua
, editorials, in the papers, on the purple
haze, the golden branches, the rudd.
fruit, and the pleasure of long tramp,
In the brown forest. George had no
: heard Of her arrival, and he met her
, on the afternoon following that event
Mt the Sharons', where he had gone II
the secret hope that he might heal
something about her. jamie Sharon
| had just begun to- tell him that sht
heard Lucy was expected home soon
after having ga perfectly gorgeou.
time"-information which George re
| ceived with no responsive enthusiasm
when Lucy came demurely in, {
proper little autumn figure in greer
, and brown.
/ Her cheeks were flushed and hel
. dark eyes were bright indeed; evi
dences, as George supposed, of thu
, excitement incidental to the perfect!
gorgeous time Just concluded; though
! jamie and Mary Sharon both though
they were the effect of Lucy's having
, seen Georges runabout in front of tn,
house as she came In. George took OF
color, himself, as he rose and nodded
: indifferently; and the hot suffusion t.
: which he became subject extended IT
/ area to include his neck and ears
! Nothing could have made him mucf
more indignant than his consciousness
u tHeSc bymptOnuS VI tue ICY iuuiileI
, ence which It was his purpose not onl,
: to show but to feel.
She kissed her cousins, gave Georg,
her hand, said "How d'you do" and
: took chair beside JAMIE with com
: posture which augmented Georges In
dignation.
"How d'you do1" he said. II trus
: that ALL trust-I do trust"
He stopped, for 1t seemed to hin
that the word trust" sounded idiotic
Then, to cover his awkwardness, HI
, coughed, and even to his own rosy
| ears his cough was ostentatiously q
: false one. Lucy sat silent and thu
two Sharon girls leaned forward, star
ing at him with strained eyes, theil
lips tightly compressed; and both wer,
, but too easily diagnosed as subject t.
! an agitation which threatened theil
self-control. He began again.
J, IT tr--I hope you have had at
|. pleasant time. tr-I hope you are
well. I hope you are extremely
hope ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"