The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-18
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his ambition for a career above
courts, marts and polling booths
George breathed more deeply than
usual, and, turning his face from
the lovely companion whom he had
just made his conf1dant, gazed out at
the dancers with an expression in
which there was both sternness and a
contempt for the squalid lives Of the
unyachted Mdlanders before him.
However, among them he marked his
mother, and his somber grandeur re.
Taxed momentarily; a more genial
light came into his eyes.
Isabel was dancing with the queer.
looking duck; and 1t was to be noted
that the lively gentleman's gait was
more sedate than 1t had been with
Miss Fanny MinafNr, but not less dex-
ferrous and authoritative. He saw
George and the beautiful Lucy on the
stairway and nodded to them. George
waved his hand vaguely: he had a
momentary return of that inexplicable
uneasiness and resentment which had
troubled him downstairs.
How lovely your mother is" Lucy
said.
81 think she Is" he agreed gently.
"She's the gracefulest woman in that
ballroom. How wonderfully they dance
togetherl"
"Who?"
"Your mother and and the queer
looking duck" said Lucy. I'm going
to dance with him pretty soon."
II don't are-so long as you don't
give him one Of the numbers that
belong to me-"
"TIl try to remember" she said
and thoughtfully lifted to her face
the bouquet Of violets and lilies, a
gesture which George noted without
approval.
"Look here! Who sent you those
flowers you keep maxim such a fuss
overf"
HE did,"
"Who's her"
"The queer-looking duck"
George feared no such rival; he
laughed loudly. 81 s'pose he's some
old widower" he said, the object
thus described seeming ignominious
enough to a person of eighteen, with
out additional Characterization.
Lucy became serious at oncc. eyes
he is a widower," she said. II ought
to have told you before; he's my IA
Their"
George stopped laughing abruptly
"Well, that's a horse on me. If I'd
known he was your father of course
I wouldn't have made fun of him. I'm
sorry"
Nobody could make fun Of him.
she said quietly.
why couldn't they?"
at wouldn't make him funny: II
would only make themselves silly"
Upon this George had a CLEAN OF
intelligence. "Well, I'm not going to
make myself silly any more, then;
don't want to take chances like tina
with you. But 1 thought he was tn
Sharon girls uncle. He came will
them"
EYES," she said; "Tm always lat
to everything: I wouldn't let then
wait for me. We're visiting tn
Sharons."
about time I knew that! You for
get my being s 10 fresh about your ia
Their, will you? OF course he's a dis
tinguished-looking man, in a way"
Lucy was still serious. "In
wayY" she repeated. "You mean
not In your way, don't you?"
George was perplexed. How d.
you mean: not in my way"
people often say in a way ant
rather distinguished looking o
rather so-and-so, or rather anything
to show that they're superior, don
they. It's a kind Of snob slang,
think. OF course people Cont Away
say rather or lin a way to be su
perior."
81 should say not! I use both o
'em a great deal myself" said George
zone thing I don't see, though
WHAT'S the use Of a man being sf1
feet three? Men that size can
handle themselves a well as q ma!