The Glenwood post., 1920-01-03

lighting one Of the Majors cigars.
Isabel's hand, pale and alendsr. up
on The tiblecloth, touched one 6f ne
dne silver cantalesticks aimIeSSl$: De
fingers were seen to tremble. ''Oh. he
was hurti" she murmured.
II don't .See Why hs should be. {"
George said. II didn't say anything
about him. What made you think he
was hurtf'
II know hint" was all Of her reply,
half-whispered.
The Major stared hard at George
from under his white eyebrows. "You
didn't mean him. you nay, Georgef I
suppose II we had q clergyman a. q
guest here you'd expect him not to be
offended. and to understand that your
remarks were neither personal nor I'M.
I tactful II you said the church was q
: nuisance and ought never to have been
invented. We seem to have a new
kind Of young people these days. IT'S
q new style Of counting a pretty girl,
certainly. for young fellow to 70 de-
liberately out Of his way to try and
make an enemy Of her father by at
tacking his business! BY Jove That's
a new way to win womanv
George flushed angrily and seemed
about to offer a retort, but held his
breath for moment; and then held
his peace. It was Isabel who respond
ed to the Major. "Oh, nop she said.
Eugene would never be anybody's
enemy-he couldn'ti-and last of all
Georges. I'm afraid he was hurt, but
I don't fear his not having understood
that George spoke without thinking of
what he was saying-I mean, without
realizing its bearing on Eugene"
"Well, WE'LL" said his grandfather.
rising, "It wasn't very successful lit
tie dinnerF'
Thereupon he offered his arm to his
daughter, who took it fondly, and they
left the room, Isabel assuring him that
all his little dinners were pleasant,
and that this one was no exception.
George did not move, and Fanny,
following the other two, came round
the table and paused cloxe beside his
chair; but George remained posed in
great imperturbability, cigar between
teeth. eyes upon ceiling. and paid no
attention to her. Fanny waited until
the sound of Isabels and the Majors
voices became inaudible in the hall.
Then she said quickly, and in low
voice SO eager that 1t was unsteady:
! George, you've struck just the
treatment to adopt; you're doing the
right thingI" 1903 r.r
She hurried out. scurrying after the
others with a faint rustling Of her
black skirts, leaving George mystifed
but incurious.
In truth, however, he was neither so
comfortable nor 50 imperturbable as
he appeared. He felt some gratifica-
tion; he had done little to put the
man in his place-that man whose in
duence upon his daughter was precise
ly the same thing as coptemptuous
criticism Of George Amberson Nina
fer. and Of George Anderson Nina
fer's "ideals Of life." Lucy's going
away without q word was intended,
he supposed. as bit of punishment.
Well, he wasn't the sort of man that
people were allowed to punish he
could demonstrate that to them
since they started It'll .1n.
| Isabel came to Georges door that
| night and, when she had kiSesd him
goodnight, she remained In tho open
shoulder and her eyes thoughtfully
lowered. so that her wish to say some.
thing more than goodnight was evi.
dent. Not less obvious was her per.
plexity about the manner Of saying
It: and George. divining her thought,
amiably made an opening for her.
'Well. old lady" he said. indulgent'
~, you needn't look 90 worried.
won't be tactless with Morgan again.
After this I'll Just keep out Of hia
way" ....3 ID. ,--.+. 81.
"Dear." she said. II wish you'd tell
mo something: Why don't you like Eu'
gensf' 16fIali., e.fT
''Oh. I like him well enough" Georss
returned. with short laugh, - hs sal
down and began to unlacs his shoes,
II like him well enough-in his place"
-No. DEAR" she said hurriedly. Tive
had q feeling from the very hrst that
you didn't really like him-that you
really never liked him. I can't under
stand II, dear: don't sss what can bs
the matter" s.t.. ~ ,... !,
"Nothing's the matter"
This easy declaration naturally
failed to carry great weight and lisa
bel went on, In her troubled voice: III
seems 70 queer. especially when you
feel as you do about his daughter"
At this. George stopped unlacing hia
shoes abruptly, and sat MP. How do
I feel about his daughtsr1 I" he dc
manded.
SWELL, It's seemed-as if-as IT,
Isabel began timidly. ut did seem
At least, you haven't looked at any
other girl ever since thsy came here
and-certainly you've seemed very