The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-09
ICE LEE SON

saving away az if for dear life, his
head wagging. his elbow leaping back
and forth. while his scalpless crown
shone like the side Of a peeled onion
and his puckered mouth wagged gro
tesquely from side to side keeping
time TO his tunefuI scraping.
When the Roussillon party arrived
It attracted condensed attention. It's
/ Importance, naturally of the greatest
/ In the assembled popular mind, was
enhanced-as mathematicians would
say, to the nth poverty the gown
of Alice. It was resplendent indeed
in the simple, unaccustOmed eyes upon
which it flashed with q buff silken
glory. Matrons stared at it; maidens /
gazed with fascinated and jealous
vision; men young and old let their
eyes take full liberty It was as If a
queen. arrayed in a robe Of state, had
entered that dingy log edifice, an APP
partition of dazzling and awe-inspirlng {
beauty. Oncle JazOn caught sight of
her. and snapped his tune short off. /
The dancers swung together and /
stopped in confusion. But she fortified
by a wOman's strongest buiwark. the
SELlGE VI tJ4tllt4CLlNNr peal GU y lAA+ta
unconscious OF. herself.
Little Adrienne, hanging in bEssful
delight upon Rene's strong arm, felt .
the stir Of excitement and wondered +
what was the matter, being too short .
to see over the heads Of those around /
her.
What is it? what IS ~" she cried, /
-r~,+---~rr ~-z Ao~
paniOn's sleeve. Tell me, Rene, tell /
me, say"
Rene was gazing in dumb admira- .
lion into which there swept a power /
ful anger, ike a breath Of flame. He
recoIected how Alice had refused TO
wear that dress when lie had asked
her, and now she had II on. Moreover. .
there she stood beside Lieutenant
Beverley holding his arm. looking up
into his face, smiling. speaking to him. /
7 think you might tell me- what
has happened said Adrienne. pouting
and sLu plUcking at his arm. II
can't see q thing, and you won't tell
me-"
"Oh. it's nothing" he presently an
swered. rather fretfully. Then he
stopped. lowered his voice and added:
It's NIademOiseIe Roussillou an
dressed up like a bride or something.
She's got on a buff silk dress that
AIo'sieu' Roussiuon's mother had IN
France"
How beautiful she must Iook.'
cried the girl i wish I could see
her"
Rene put q hand on each side of
her slender waist and lifted her high. .
so that her pretty head rose above
the crowdins people Alice CHANGED
to turn her face that way just then
and saw the unconventional perform
ance. Her eyes met those Of Adri- /
enne and she gave a nod Of smiling
recognition II was a rose beaming
upon a giIlifower.
N Roussillon naturally understood
that all this stir and crowding to see
was but another demonstration Of HIS
personal popularity. He bowed and
waved a vast hand.
But the master Of ceremonies called
loudly for the dancers TO take their
places. Once Jazon attacked his i'd
ole again with startling energy Those /
who were not to dance formed a com
pact double line around the wall. tho
shorter ones in front, the taller I'm the
rear. And what a scene Il wasi but
no person present regarded Il as I'm
any way strange or especially pictur-
esque, save as to the gown Of Alice. /
which was now floating and wnirling
in time 70 Once Jazon's mad music /
The people outside the house cheer
.
while an equal number went forth 10
chat and sing around the fires.
beverley was IN a young mans sew
erth heaven. The angels formed a
choir circIin@ around his heart. ans
their song trimmed his universe from
horizon 10 horizon.
When he called At Roussiuon place. /
and Alice appeared 50 beautifully and /
becomingly robed, It was another /
memorable surprise. She flashed !
new and subtly stimulating light upon
him. The Old gown, rich In subdued
EplendOr Of lace and brocade, was or
ramented at the throat with a heavy
band OF pearls. Just above which could /
be seen a trace Of The gold chain that
supported her portrait 1ocltet. There, /
barbaric colors. shone the string of
porcupine beads to which the Indian
charmstone hidden in her bosom was
attached It all harmonized with the
time, the place, the atmosphere. Any
where else it would have been pre-.
/ pOsterous as a decorative presentnnent, /
but there. In this little nook where the
o0ureurs DC bois. the half-breeds, the
traders and the missionaries had
founded a center of assembly. It was
the best possible expression in the life
so formed at hap-hazard. and SO con
troled by the coarsest and narrOwest
influences. To Fitzhugh Beverly Of
Beverly Hall the picture conveyed i'm !
mediately a sweet and pervading IN
duence.
Alice looked sUperbIy tall. stately
and self possessed in her transform /
ing costume. a woman Of full stature.
her countenance gravely demure yet
reserving near the surface the playful
dimpIes and mischievous smiles so
characteristic Of her more usual man
ner. A sudden mood of the varium
ct mutabile semper femina had led
her TO wear the dress, and the mood |
stiu Illuminated her
Beverley stood before her frankly |
looking and admiring. The under /
glow in her cheeks deepened and
spread over her perfect throat; her
eyes met his a second. then shyly
avoided him. He hardly could have