He yearnedacross to the keen-edged girl and
imagined himself talking to her.
She appeared at a distance to have delicate oval
cheeks. It was only a curt, quick recognition, butwhen he awoke he looked forward to
it. He wreathed to the window, twelve stories above the New Yorkpavements. He was
going to draw that frostymoon of a girl down to him.
She stood considering him, her two hands up to
herhead as she pinned her hat.
You dont wear gray, and you havent got any
darkybody servant.
Galewas from the pine belt of Alabama but he did
not resemble the stageSoutherner. Their voices united in a swelling whisper. He had
workedout an improvement in the automatic tripping device.
Licking McLoughlin at tennis or
something?
But James, why should a loyal Northerner like you
desire to knowanything about the rebel horde?
After thepassing of the one automobile, there was
no one to be seen. No, but Ive got a suit of butternuts back home. The word stuck in
hismind, and scratched it.
She thrust it into a closet,locked the door,
hastened out to the kitchen.
He lifted himself to his feet, slapped his arms,
found himself atthe window. You sound as though youd had a corking time. He had in
fourteen years been to the opera six times.
He had no one who would everencourage him to tell
about it.
Last nighthe had believed her
twenty-eight.
Well, hed take care that no one ever came in
andmisunderstood his reflective resting by the window.
After thepassing of the one automobile, there was
no one to be seen.
Tiffany in, and wheeled the car tojoin the
procession.
Even the Wakamin stableman seemed to feel
inspiration. That interested Bates, but formany weeks she was no part of his life.
Bates who plumped onhis hat and stalked away.
Tiffany had foryears been president of the Womens
Relief Corps.
You can relaxby sitting on the couch instead of
standing by the window. Well remember the boys,every one of them, every grave.
During the past year the local post had been wiped out.
Suddenly he was snapping: Ill make you notice
me!
Let us proceed to defendRichmond, and do a quick
dash into Illinois, to our common benefit.
She seemed to have a calm and embittered control
ofherself.
Are you the fella thats been handing me the
doubleO? Well, hed take care that no one ever came in andmisunderstood his
reflective resting by the window.