The Glenwood post., 1919-10-25
9TNeas!S.

of the Ambersons began then. Major Am
With roads and statuary. and in the centre
Qf four-acre tract, on ANDERSON avenue,
00nt for himself the most magnificent
asSaste4 AeTEa msrr,.d WhGn vNS wSsr The ma5o:
sss ssEhbor. presieted G that ess a. Mss fssbsi
iSve would be Bestowed upon the chiidren.
6Yorse Xmberson Minafer. Min f but nSMevs5. his up.
bringing and his youthful accomplish
msnn a. mischief maker were quite In
koSping with the most rcssmistic predic-
.000.
CHAPTER III.-By the time George
vent away to college he did not attempt
70 conceal % his belief that the Ambersons
the world. At ball given in his honor
when he returned from college, George
Heusly with her until he learned that .
Queer looking duck' at whom he had
lady's father. He was Eugene Morgan, Z
former resident of Bigburg, and he was
Of hs snd to
ventieA.
miree Of Isabers and they had been en-
gaEed when Isabel threw him over be-
SaS,s q IInsr SG%s youthful %1afsr indsereton and
The Queer-looking duck had been a
real dancer In his day, 1t appeared;
and evidently his day was not yet
over. In spite Of the headlong, gay
rapidity with which he bore Miss
Fanny about the big room he danced
authOritatively, avoiding without eff
fort the iightest collision with other
couples, maintaining sufficient grace
throughout his widest moments, and
all the while laughing and talking
with his partner. What was most re-
variable to George, and a little irri,
tAtng. this stranger In the ANDERSON
mansion had no vestige of the air OF
deference proper to stranger in such
q place: he seemed thoroughly at
home. He seemed extensively so, in
deed. when, passing the entrance to
the gallery stairway. he disengaged
his hand from Miss Fanny's for an in
slant. and not pausing in the dance,
waved q laughing salutation more
than cordial. then capered lightly out
Of sight
George gazed stonily at this mani
festation. responding neither by word
nor sign. "How's that for . bit Of
heshnessr' he murmured.
what wasr' Miss Morgan asked.
'That queer-looking duck waving
his hand at me like that. Except he's
the Sharon girls uncle don't know
him from Adam"
You don't need to-" she said. "He
wasn't waving his hand to you: he
meant me-" rfHf
"Oh. he did2" George was not mol
lihed 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 II, not dis
pleased. She made no other com.
mene. and for another period neither
spoke.
"Well," said George finally, II must
say you don't seem to be much Of q
prattler. They say it's q great way
to get q reputation for being wise
never saying much. Don't you ever
talk at anr' >
when people can understand" she
answered. .-..-
He had been looking moodily out
at the ballroen, but he turned to her
quickly. ut 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 . mans
college about year: they'd get
taught few things about freshnessi
What you got to do after two O'Clock
tomorrow afternoonT
"A whole lot of things. Every min
ute filed up."
"All right" said George. "The
SHOWS fine for sleighing: I'll come for
you in 4 cutter at ten minutes after
two"
II can't possibly CO."
''If you don't" he said, 'Tm going
to sit In the cutter in front of the
gate. wherever you're visiting, all
afternoon, and If you try to 60 out
with anybody else he's got to whip
me before he gets you" And as she
laughed-though she blushed little,
too-he continued. seriously: III you
think Tn not In earnest you're at lib
srty to make quite big experiment.
She laughed again. II don't think
I've often had so large q compliment
as that" she said. especially on such
short notice-and yet don't think
III 20 with you" :.
"You be ready at ten minutes after
two"
mo. ! won't"
Yea you will |"
yes" she said. II willl" And her
partner for the next dance arrived,
breathless with searching.
"DoR'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 brother
or a mannerless old friend. Both