The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-10-31
CHAPTER VIi:-continued.

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: IL
had worn itself out and they forgot It.
The Major had taken a great fancy
TO her insisting upon her presence
ard her fathers at the Anderson fam
NV dinner al the Mansion every Sun
day evening She knew how to fiirt
With old people, he said, az she sat
next him at the table on one of these
Sunday occasions; and he had always
liked her father, even when Eugene
was n terror long ago. "Oh, yes.
be was - the Major laughed when she
reconstructed. He came up here
with my son George and some others
for "A serenade one night and Eugene
stepped into Il bass fiddle, and the
poor musicians just gave up That
Eerenade was just before Isabel was
married-and don't you fret, Miss
Lucy: your father remembers it well
enough :" The old gentleman burst
into laughter. and shook his finger at
Eugene across the table. THE fact
Is the Major went on hilariously, Il
believe If Eugene hadn't broken that
bass fiddle and given himself away
Isabel would never have taken VIII
bur! / shouldn't be surprised if that
was about all the reason that Wilbur
got her What do you think, VIII
burr
Il shouldn't be surprised" said VIII
bur placldy. "If your notion is right
I'm glad Gene broke the fiddle. He
was giving me a hard runl''
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 Jovel" he cried. pounding the
table. she's biushing"
Eugene was as pink as Isabel. but
ne laughed without any sign of embar
rassment other than his heightened
color. There's another important
thing-that is, for me-" he said. Its
the only thing that makes me forgive
that bass viol for getting in IS way"
What is it?" the Major asked.
Lucy" said Morgan gently.
Isabel gave him a quick glance, all
warm approval, and there was a muir
mur of friendliness round the table.
Summer glided by evenly and quick
ly enough. for the most part. and at
the end seemed to fly. On the last
night before George went back to be
n junior his mother asked him conf
IDENTIFY IL 1t had not been "a happy
summer.
He hadn't thought about 1t, he an
swered- "Oh. / suppose so. Why?"
II just thought 1t would be nice to |
hear you say So" she said, smiling |
IT'S seemed TO me that it must have |
been happy summer for you-a real |
summer of roses and wine-without |
the wine. perhaps. Gather We roses |
while ye mayor was 1t primroses? |
Time does really fly. or perhaps it's |
Ike the sky-and smoke
George was puzzled. 1T strikes me /
you're getting mixed. / don't see |
r1uch resemblance between time and |
the sky, or between things and smoke /
syreaths; but / do see one reason you |
Ike. Lucy Morgan so much She /
talks that same kind of wistful, I
noony way sometimes don't mean
90 say mind 1t in either of you. be-
cause I rather like to listen TO ii,
and you've got a very good voice.
mother. It's nice 10 listen to. no mat \
ter how much smoke and sky, and /
so on. you talk. Sos Lucy's, for that
matter; and / see why you're con-
genial She talks that WAY to her
father. too; and he's right there with
the same kind of guff Well, it's all
right with mel I've got plenty TO
think about when people drool along 7"
She pressed his hand TO her cheek,
and tear made a tiny warm streak
across one of his knuckles.
For heavens saker" he said.
What's the matter? Isn't everything
all right?"
You're going away, I never can
bear to see you go-thats the most
Of It, Pm little bothered about your
fataer. too"
'Vhy?-
1T seems to me he looks so bad.
Everybody thinks sor +.
.TWhat nonsenser George laughed
He's been looking that way all sum-
me1. He isn't much different from ,
the way he's looked all his life, that !.
can see- What's the matter with
hfmg"
"He never talks much about his /
business to me. but / think he's been
worrying about some investments he 4
made last year. / think his worry 1
has affected his health"
aWhnt investments?' George de-
n,anded. HE hasn't gone into Mr.. /
hiorgan's automobile concern. has /
her Ii
NO." Isabel smiled. "The auto
mobile concern Is all Eugene's. and .