Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-10-16
waved "a laughing sanitation more
than cordial, then capered lightly out

q q Laughing SaIutatlOn 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 a bit Of
freshness?" he murmured.
"What WASP" Miss Morgan asked.
"That queer-looking duck waving
his hand at me like that. Except he's
the Sharon girls uncle I don't know
him from Adam"
"You don't need to-" she said. "He
wasn't waving his hand to you: he
meant me-"
ooh, he did," George was not mol
lifted 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 it, not dis
pleased. She made no other COM
ment, and for another period neither
spoke.
"Well," said George finally, II must
say you don't seem to be much Of a
prattler. They say it's a great way
to get a reputation for being wise
never saying much. Don't you ever
talk at ALL"
when people can understand" She
answered.
He had been looking modify out
at the ballroom, but he turned to her
quickly, at this, saw that her eyes
were sunny and content, oxer. the top
of her bouquet, and he consented to
smile.
"Girls r usually pretty fresh!" he
said. "They ought to, go to a mans
college about a year: they'd get
taught a few things about freshness!
What you got to do after two o'clock
tomorrow ~afternoon?"
"a whole lot Of things. Every min
ute filled up"
cali right" said George. 1.-THE
SHOWS fine for sleighing: I'll come for
you in a cutter at ten minutes after
two"
II can't possibly 60"
eff you DON'T" he said, I'm going
to sit in the cutter in front of the
gate, wherever you're visiting, all
afternoon, and if you try to go out
with anybody else he's got to whip
me before he gets you" And as she
laughed-though she blushed a little
too-he continued, seriously: IF you
think I'm not in earnest you're at lib.
erty to make quite a big experiment.
She laughed again. II don't think
I've often had so large a compliment
as that" she said, respectfully on sucl
short notice-and yet I don't thinh
I'll go with you"
"You be ready at ten minutes after
two"
mo, I won't"
eyes, you will!'
eyes, she said, II will" And hel
partner for the next dance arrived
breathless with searching.
Don't forget I've got the thirI
from now" George called after her.
When ''the third from now" cam
George presented himself before he
without any greeting, like a brother
or a m%annerless old friend. Bot!
George and Miss Morgan talked mucl
more to everyone else that evenin;
than to each other, and they SAT-
nothing at all at this time. Bot!
looked preoccupied as they began t.
dance, and preserved a gravity of ex
preston to the end of the number
And their next number they did not
dance, but went back to the gallery
stairway, seeming to have reached
an understanding without any verbal
consultation that this suburb was
again the place for them.
"Well," said George coolly, whel
they were seated, what did you say
your name was?"
Morgan"
Funny name!"
Everybody else's name always is
II didn't mean it was really funny
George explained. That's just one
of my crowds bits of horsing at col
lege. We always say funny name nc
matter what it is. I guess we're pref
ty fresh sometimes; but I knew you
name was Morgan because my mother
said so downstairs. I meant: what's
the rest of it?"
Lucy"
How old are you?" George asked
Il don't really know myself"
"What do you mean: you dom
really know YOURSELF"
II mean / only know what they
tell me. I believe them, of course
but believing isn't really knowing"
Look Eere!" said George. do vol
always talk like this?
Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgiv
ingly, put her young head on n side
like a bird and responded c%heerfully
I'm willing to learn wisdom. Wha'
are you studying at school?"
"College!
"At the university! Yes. What are
you studying there?"
George laughed. LOT O. useless
guf!"
"Then why don't you study some
ucofyl ouff9n