Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-06-05

press 10 you the charming, whimsical
plcture that your coming 10 me as you
ala has flung on my mind would IAN
Fancy telling you how more than
happy l am that you are having tea
with me-a perfect stranger In Amer
lea"
1t was Eve now who laughed.
ssYou don't do Il badly NJ ALL
though" She youched him the very
first of her yelled glances. Her eyes
had been openly frank. her manner
chummy and even boyish. Now the
woman had come forward 10 challenge
the man.
Travers sensed the change, but stood
his ground even as the British army
was wont to stand its ground though
the enemy outnumbered II by many
| thousands Of men.
Eve looked deep and long into the
voung correspondents eyes as II she
would imprint therein some KIND OF
memory of herself. She felt IN part
ouite Inadequate TO enter any arena
when John Travers was already there
A soft. gentle sigh escaped her lips
"Do YOU fancy a dancer Travers
asked her suddenly. ITS many day
since did any dancing, but 1ahe!
we can drag through"
81 am sure we can" Eve iausheu
and rose. .o
A moment later they were among
the dancers, but it was all dream u
Eve She could not realize that Joih
Travers' arm was in reality touchlhg
the back of her Poiret costume ana
that her own hand lay in his. 1t must
no a dream, and she would wake 10
find that she did not even know MN.
However. Travers made it more than
apparent that he was actually there'
n He kent up a light conversation at
quite alarming extent for MN. II wa.
almost as if he were trying 10 eras'
for a few wonderful moments the lras
ic scenes that had crowded themselves
before his tired brain during four lons
wears of war. He was hghtlhS th'
avful reality of war as he had seer
| II, DuI. 100, Tic L'ii'A'ii
fighting to remain sensible.
There was something very, yer!
comnelling in the charming Eve, ah'
no wanted not to become entirely a
the mercy of the first attractive CIR
with whom he had danced IN lou
vears Yet there was no denying
tho tremor that her hand was sendlh'
, ND his arm nor the delightful cohteh'
mont her presence near him was pro
: ducing.
"Are YOU going to be in our couhtr
3 very long?" he found Eve to De ASK
5 ing.
Trayers swiftly calculated the nun
her of weeks his lectures would lah
: him. and to that he added week o
! ca for the advancement of his cour'
! shin of Eve. He made up his min
! that the latter would not take owe
: Yong if he had all the sayso, ana al
swered Eve when it was all though
- g
" uhere are one or two thingsI mus
NJ af,Eid to- when my lectures are Ill
\ laaif. You American girls are tr'
mendously clever at giving stranger
q the right of way in New York-so Pc
! hans / may call on you to help me u'
A eide my course. If you assist l WI
= be back in England before thre
months have passed"
i. Eve pondered for a long time
Travers' words and found them roc
= for refiection-quite, quite romantic I
IS Elections.
% 81 have so enjoyed assisting you tn
\ afternoon that am positive when yc
:. ask a great favor l will be there
n help you" she said. Her voice WI
10 wonderfully soft and Travers sensed
- warmth as well in it's depths.
At least he knew he would not
- turn to England without Eve som
= where on the steamer, and she wou
=, he there not as Eve-single.