The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-04-15
By HOLWORTHY HALL

70 Acep. MOI Tie CuiicHSs uOT O2f0l
himself. nor Armstrong but wait
a moment Who was Armstrong ?
Whence and whittier. Armstrong; A
newcomer TO Syracuse Chat is. within
two years. and already proprietary
billiard fTowned, and rubbed his eyes,
and wondered anew. He was a tribe
amused and a trifie ashamed OF him
self; was il credible that he could be
jealous OF man who had merely APP
propriated what billiard had no fur
and yet how superbly Characteristic of
human nature billiard chuckied to
himself in recognition OF it and dis
missed the proposition as unworthy OF
further attention. Dismissed Il. yes
-. as child dismisses a rubber ball
with an elastic cord attached to il.
From below stairs Japanese gong
chimed softly and Hiliiard, without de-
laying another Instant. ieaped to the
floor. Half an hour later. bathed.
shaved and dressed. he descended
complacently; the second day of his
remarkable performance was begun.
The Cullens. father and daughter,
were waiting for him. They greeted
him cheerfaily; and he was glad that
grief hadn't chung to their eyelids; he
would have felt depressed. even al
though he would have sensed the hid
den compliment. Quick TO grasp the
nearest handle OF diplomacy, he saw
that cheerfulness on his own part
would help the situation, for now that
his duty as courier was over, there
was no need for long protracted mel
ancholy.
IL was cheerful trio, then, that sat
down TO breakfast; there was no ex-
hilaration about ii. but at least there
was no somber cloud OF mourning.
Angela, behind the coffee urn, had oc-
casional moments of pensiveness, but
that was TO be expected, and con-
doned; indeed, billiard held himself to
be greatly favored by even this.
She was imaginative, and billiards
pose was calculated TO appeal to live
ly imagination. He treated her not as
a young girl, but with the respectful
Difference which belongs to a mature
woman, a mistress of household, and
a hostess in her own right. She was
charmed and captivated, and so was
her father--most assuredly he was
so charmed. in fact, that instead of
leaving for his office at half-past eight,
he fingered until half-past nine; so
captiyated, that as his limousine slid
quietly down the long, steep hill OF
James street. he found himself ascrib-
ing a new degree OF credit to Dicky
Morgan for the simple reason that
Dicky Morgan had gained the full es-
TEEN OF such friend as billiard.
A mighty nice young man, thought
Cullen. A man of soundest judgment,
through and through. A man of bril-
liant intellect and razor-edged analy-
sis. Had he not said, and furnished IL
from his broad experience.
exactly what Cullen himself had said
in regard to labor. and materials, and
half q dozen years? Cullen sat back
and smiled triumphantly. 1t does a
man good to hear his pet convictions
expanded and laid down as
axioms by another wise man.
Back on the wide veranda Angela
had curled up comfortably in the ham,
mock and. beside her, Hilliard was en-
ioying cigarette. He was enjoying,
too, this rare interlude of respite; he
looked across at Angela, and thanked
his stars for the invitation which had
made this quiet hour possible.
She lifted her eyes. caught Hllliard
smiling at her and blushed furiously,
not for any shame accruing to her, but
because she had arrived at the age OF
easy bushes.
II suppose you're going over
10 Carols pretty soon." she said, con-
strained to say something and grasp
ng at the first available idea.
$50 anxious to get rid OF me?" he
asked, amused.
"Oh, now Horror was in her tone
and modification. "Only =. l wanted
% talk to you before you saw Carol.
Because Carol doesn't i don't
think she'll exactly feel as / do about
his know she won't. Maybe
rs because Dick and I were chums,
md she and Dick were oh, you
know. It's different. You ought to
axe that into consideration--when
gou talk TO her, mean. i don't mean
don't care, because ! do--terrlbly--
nut / can see what II meant to
Dick and ] know how he'd have
owed 1t. and picked this out of every
possible way, to i. end things, but
CAROL she's different"
"How?" billiards. voice was even,
,ut very low.
Older" she said. looking away.
And and they were going to
marry each other some time"
"But wasn't that broken off2"
"Yes, but she was waiting
"Waltingr
"why, OF course"
billiards. breath quickened.