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eventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family, Especially William By BOOTH TARKINGTON Copyright 131ft- MS, hy Mctroiiolltiin MuKltlln. 0 Mir H s n.,ct ..,', en I ;. IUC lowl, lies- I tl:iir Mlllllll ! MIUUIIU'' IINI MIIIIIIIK i in- writing table, m taualtlrs wn hs inlilinu. "Tills Is Just iinlx'intililr!" I lir i riod. "noboflj IhinIim'ks Is af from thai cMWI" Why, WITH, I don't sit how It mat in- !i" llr utter.! n cry. "Ne: Nothing numeral Noiomg mutter at nu: io you K'rosp I wnlit ttiiit i h'ltl, nllh her In-ullK. dtiwiiHHhiK when Mlsn I'ratt in or i- aol K"Iiib away? l"ii't you know there iiw oaie thlnjo that Imve no hualaeaa to in talked atntnt i every Tom. Pick and Harry?" "Yea. dear," ahe said. "I unricratand. of i-ourae. Jane only told me ahe met Mr. l'an her Ofl the street, and lie men limipd that Miss Pratt was going at 1 i dork today. That' all I" "You sh.v von understand." lie wall- d. -linUinp Ida head drearily at the loHod door, "and yet, even on am-b a day ns this, ymi keep talking! Can't you tee sometimes there's times when u person rant stand to" Yes, Willie," Mra. llmfer Interposed Liirrladly. "Of eeurae' I'm going now. I haTe to g hunt tip tboaa ehildren, I htiyway. Y.ii try to t baek for lmh j lit half past I, and don't worry, dear ' Yon really will be all right." He went to his mirror and. pai'ng ! long, long and piercingly at the Wil liam there limned, enacted almost un- , i onscloiisly a little scene of parting., ' The look of (differing upon the mlr- I (red face slowly altered In Its place i ame one still sorrowful, but femiered I with sneet liuliitgenre. He stretched . out his hand as If he set It i)on a licuil at ahout the height of his slioiil der. "Yes. it mar mean It may mean for ever." he ald In a low, tremulous rolee "Little t'irl. we must tie brave." Ann the while his eyes gazed into the minor they became ctprrsaive of s momentary (leased surprise, as If on in the :nts of sorrow lie found hlmaelf doing better than he knew Hut his sorrow araa none the less gen- e l,c bum of ih ' m Then he notl"ed the ink upon his j forehead and went away t wash. When in returned ba did nn naaaoal i thing be bruabed bli coal thoroughly. removing it for this ipectal parpoaa After thai ba earnestly Kiinlicd und hrusheil Ids hair and retted his lie. Sell ba took from a drawer two (lean handkerchiefs, He placed one In his breast pocket, part of the colored bor der of the handkerchief being left on exhibition, and with the other he care folly Wiped his shoes. I'inallv he awed " hack and forth across them and, with a Sigh, languidly dropped It upon 'he floor, where It remained Returning to the mirror, he again brushed his hair. He went so far tbla tunc ns to brush his eyebrows, whleb l eraed not much altered by the op- eratb a. Suddenly be was deeply af- fected by sometblBg seen in the glaaa. r,( tieorgef" be exclaimed aloud. Ke ling a small hand mirror, be ! ai ed it in Jiilaiositiou to Ida right sod closely Studied his left profile exhibited in the larger mirror. Then !.. examined Ills right profile, subjeet- ' to a like scrutiny, emotional, yet . leutlve ami prolonged. "P..v George!" ba exclaimed again. !'.. George!" He had made a discovery. There ' i - n downy shadow upon Ills tippci If J W hat he had Just found out was that 1 1 1 is down could be seen project ing he v onil the line of his lip, like a fluj nimbus. It could be seen In pro- l,!c. "Hj Oeorger William exclaimed. He was still occupied with the two mirrors when his mother again tipped softly upon ids door, rousing him as "in a dream, brief bill engaging. '" I iiciiw realities of that duy. U I, nt do (oil want now V" "I won't come In." said Mrs. Baxter. "I u-l . nine to see." "I H lint '.'" "I wondered I thoughl perhaps you needed something I knew your watch, v .. ' hi 1 1 order" "l'"r 'e van's sake, what if it Is?" HI Hered a murmur of ptacatire 1 J uunter as bee upoiogy and said: "Well, i ji.i tit uui i i tail you , f i o i did luti ud going to . i .... . ., ...... i i .. nimu, i ttiougui yen i 'ii"1 j lUIl I want to niis It and g t Itieru loo lute, i ve got your bai bare, all nleeij brushed for yoa, it's nearlj I mi, i,i in unites of 1. Willie. ' "U Init'r" - It la. ItV She bad no fun her speech with him Breathless, William (lung open bis door, seised the bal racketed down the stairs and out through the front i door, Which he left open behind blm. Klflbt Seconds later he returned at a gallop, hurtled up the stairs and Into Ilia room, emerging Inslaiitly w ltli some thing enn ma led under his coat. Mis. Baxter sighed and went to a window in her own room and looked out. William was already more than half way to the next corner, where there w.U I . tin Uluj thai ran to the statloip UUI tlw distance was not too great rot' Mra. Baxter to comprehend (he nature of the symmetrical white pnreel now carried In Ids right hand. Her face became pensive as she gated after the flying slender figure. There came to her mind the recollection of a seventeen-year-old boy who had brought a box of candy a small one, like Wil liam's to the ststlon once, long ago, when she had been visiting In another town. For lust a moment she thought of that boy aim bad known so many years ago, and a smile came vaguely upon her llpa. She wondered what kind of a woman he had married and how many children he had and wheth er he was a widower The fleeting recollection passed, lbs turned from the window and shook bcr head, pUBSied "Now, where on earth could .lane and that little Minted girl have gone'.'" she murmured. At the station Wllllnni. descendlm: from the sheet car, found Unit he had six minutes to spare Itcussurcd of so much by the great clock In the slit Men tower, be entered the hullilini! and, with rnhn and dignified steps. crossed the Inree waiting room. Those calm and dignified steps were taken by feet which mile betrayed the treat tllousness of the knees above them He made sure that the person be Bought was not In the waiting room Therefore be turned to the doors which Rave admission to the tracks, but be fore he went out be paused for an In stant of displeasure. Hard by the door stood a telephone booth, and from Inside this booth a little girl of nine or ten was peering eagerly out at Wil liam, her eyes Just above the lower level of the glass window In the door Even a prospect thus curtailed re Tealed her as n smudged and dusty little girl. To William she suggested nothing familiar. As his glance hap pened to encounter hers the peering eyes grew Instantly brighter with ex citement. She exposed her whole coun tenance at the window and Impulsively made a face at him. Three seconds later the dusty faced little girl and her BOM were aped Ut terly from William's mind lor aa the doors swung together behind blm he saw Miss I'ratt There were no gates nor Iron barriers to obscure the rlew. There was no train shed to darken the air. She was at some dis tance, perhaps Ifm feel, along the tracks, where the sleeping cars of Hit long train would atop. But there she stood, mlstakahle for no other no this wide earth. mm V If I li' There Wat a Downy Shadow Upon H's Upptr Lip. There she stood a glowing little flg- ire In the hazy September sunlight, er hair an am tier mist under the ador ble little bat. a small bunch of violets t her waist, a larger bunch of fra- rrant hut less expensive sweet peas In it right hand, half a dozen pink roses i her left, her lllfle dog l'loplt In the m.:! of one arm and a one pound bo t (I'tidy in He crook of the oilier IMtdrabtaj radiant, starry, she stiasJ! Near her alsostosi beryoong hostess and Wallace Banks, Johnnie Watson n i be BulHtt, three young gentlemen :i (oiidlllon of solemn ten:-i!iy. Miss 'archer saw William as he emerged ' p m the station building, and sho raved her parasol ID greeting, attrnet- ng the attesting) of the others to blm, (i thai thai Sll tamed and stared. S;.euleen sometimes finds It embar- a sing, even in a state of deep emo- llon. to walk aK feet or thereabout toward a group of people who stands :i.sil. watch the long approach. And (In n the watching croup contains the aih of all Ihe world before whom tie wishes to appear most debonair, an. I contains SOI only her, but -several ihui-i who, though fairly good hearted, riight hardly be trusted to neglect tuch an oppi rlunlt.v to murmur soiue- iiiini: jocular about one No, It ega ml be Mild that William appeared to ie WbOl I) WlthOUl self consrloiiHiicsa. iii fancy be i t prophesied for this in in.. ut something Utterly different. He bad seen himself pulling from her, he iwo ill. ne as within a (loud He i id seen himself gently placing his ,o of candy In her bands, some of Is lingers lust touching some Of hers ml remaining iims lightly In contact i, ,.ie vary last. Ha bad seen himself lending toward the sweet blond head i) murmur the fen last words of aim de eloquence, while her eyes lifted In nyeleriOUa appeal lO his And he bud ..lit no other BgUreS, SOf (veil Miss I'ari tier's, into Ill's picture. ('ailing Is the most driiiiiallc moment ii v'ung lute ami if there la one time ,licn the lover wishes to present a lofty but guileful appearance It la at he leal To leave with Ihe loved (MS ioi re ioIIci lion n dual picture of man ly dignity In sorrow Unit, above nil ihlugs. Is IbS lovei's desire And yet .(en al the beginning of Williams gOO fOOt SdVSnce, later so much discussed, lie fell the heat surging over his cais. a he look off iiia hut. thinking to wars i Juiiniiiii reply to m m Parch er, lii1 inane nui an uncertain gesiu of II. so that he wished he had no' tried It. Moreover, hs had covered les I bun a third of the distance when h became awaie thai all of the groui were staring at him with undo, mini able eagerness Iftd had begun to laugh William felt certain thai Ills Ittlf was In no way disordered nor In Itseb a iau.it (or laughter. All of these p pie hud often seen him diessed aa In was today and bad preserved theb gravity. But In spite of himself hi took off his hat again and looked I see If anything about It might explnii this mirth, which at bis action In i tensed Nay, the laughter began ti be shared t si i angers. CHAPTER XXH. Thn Bride to Bt. "V)-II,1.I...I'N Inward slale hoeniiv yy chaotic lie I rled Iii smile carelessly to prove Ills c..inpo lire, Put he found Ilia' lie had lost, almost nil .ontrcl over hi features lie had no knowledge of hV Sit US I expression except that II hill mm. lu dsepsrstlon be fell hack upon Thsy Wert Walking With Thai 'Stummicki Out of Joint." laetesr He managed to fiowa s. aalked proudly At Hint (hey laugh. N he mors. Wallace Bsaha rudely potet list again anil again at William, aa ml till Hie on oinlrig sufferer risihe I spot whliln I Went J feel of I brae 4e I uli led people did be grasp Ihe slu S Slice of Walktie'S repealed gestuie " iulliig Kven then he understock uil when ihe gesture was siiiplemei d by hillf artb uhite shouts Hehlnil you! i '(.-. heblnd rssjf" The stum: oiith turned 'I'lieri. dni" -1 1 v behind hllll lie bhe. lu lir III tie pro e .sion ( i ns'.s- i- of I v. o damsels in S'UgUc hie til irst soiled ' l'h bene mo ii I ihe - ud Willi apple oiuce for gtvafi i cautk d thej bad remov heti shoes and eai h damsel ss si reradsd dangled from en h fai estetn (i hand shoe And Iwth d imeel (hellici linentb apple same Ol (In- imudge erere sulfiwed with Hie ibi me n a gieal .1 km Thsy were walking with tlielr "slutr llicks 'lit O' lollll." At slyht of 'lll Bin's face til liiealed They turned mid rati The i. themselves out of sight Siniiiltaiieousli the gl filled wit: olid thundet mid the pompnus nai (hook the gioiind Ah. woes the word Ins was the thing I hut meant to lien sway the golden gill and bOSJSySUCklt . the world ineaiit to and Wduld. uol iballng one iron BS OUd ! Now a porter bad her binilbag. I'ear Iicbmti, lo be a poller yea. n Olored one! Willi I of Ihal now? .lie" 0 lie a simple porter und Journey wil or to lie fur, strange pearl sbmbi ltl:s w belli e she had ( oinc! Tiie gentle porter bowed her toward be sicps of bis car but first she gave 'loplt into the bauds of May Pun lici ir a moment ami a lilsjiered a word t 1 .ill. lie I'aiil s. I'm ii to Joe I'.llU'tl lieu to .lohniile vVataOBj then she lui o III am. She look his band "lion't forget," she whispered "ibui'l oriel l.ola " He Stood stix k still His face w n (lank. She infoided Muy I'lircher, klsse icr devetedly: (ben. with l-'lopit mi i cue u ider her arm. she run an rt $& a Why, Wuliu Baxtsrl" shs cried, blink inij Bt iiim. ii (I upon Hie sleps Just as tin in. ii began lo mow She Sluod llnie in ihe to Weal step ilowlj gliding a waj from H. em, ami ill her eyes there "u i sparkle ol I en is left, il BUtj UC from her laughter at poor WllllulU' I'.-i - iint witb Jane sud Itanuts K,ratcd (ir, It lllll) be. Iiol. sin. ( ouiii iii t w uve to bar fi lei d In answer in their gestures of fsrewell for her arms were too full of .'iopl ami roses anil iiiuily ami sweet pens but sh,. kept nodding to them hi a waj i lii. I showed them bow mm b llM i i ...i ,i . 1...1... . OH -M." ,1 I It, 'I" r be1' p- m -' L. - rJ iv ift : WW ' Hi ml r .O...L ,(in'. iinKle It clear that sue was lorry ma and breed them all. "(Joodb.v '" she meant. faster she glided The engine passed trots s'ght round a curve beyond a ulvsft, but for a momenf longer they could aee tie little llgure upon the steps, and to the very last glimpse they had of her the small, golden head was still nodding "tioidbyt" Then those steps whereon she stood passed In their turn beneath the culvert, and they saw her no more. l.ola I'ratt was gonel Wet eyed, her young hostess of the long summer turned sway and stum bled against William "Why, Willie Baxter!" she cried, blinking at htm. The last car of the train had round ed the curve arid disappeared, but Wil liam was still waving farewell, not with his handkerchief) but with a sym metries! one (I parcel, wrapped In while tissue a per, girdled with blue ribbon ".Sever mind," said May I'areher "I. el's all walk uptown together and talk about her on tin- way, and we'll go by Ihe express office, and ou can send your ininly to her by express. Willie." , In the smallish bouse which all sum inei long, from morning until late at night, had resounded with (ho voices of young people, echoing their songs, murmurous with their theories of love or vibrating with their glee, sometime shaking all over during tbelr more bolster. ins moods In that house, now comparatively so vacant, the propri etor stood and breathed deep hrcutliB. "Heh!" he breathed sonorously. He gave himself several resounding slaps upon tka cheat, then went out to the parch and sat In a rocking rhnlr near his wife. He spread himself out ex pansively, "kly glory," lie said. "I be lieve I'll take off my coat! I haven't had my coat off outside of my owa room all summer. I believe I'll take a vacs Hon! By George. I believe I'D stay home tbla afternoon!" 'That's nice," said Mrs Pare her "Hah! ' be aaM Ui glory, I believe I'D take my shoes!" A ad, meeting ae ohjeetron. he pro ceeded te carry out this plan. "Hah ah!" lie said and plated his stockinged feet u n the railing, where a asBiber of vines, running upon strlnae. made a screea between the imrck and the street He lit a large cigar. "Well, well," he said, "that tastes good! If this keeps on I'll be la aa good ebspe ss I was laat spring before yen know It!" leaning far I nick In the rockuig (hair, his hands liehlud his head, be smoked with fervor, hot suddenly he Jumped In a way which showed that Sis nerves were tar from normal. Pile feet tSSM to the floor with a Ihiimp. he Jerked the cigar out of bis month and turned a face of con Mentation upon ids if,. "Wbst's the matterf "Suppose," said Mr I'ar. her huskily "suppose she missed bet train'" Mrs Psrcbsr shook bet head. "Think not!" he siiid brightening "I ordered ihe liver) stable to have a carriage here In lots of time " "They did," said Mrs I'urchcr ae rerely; "about $.' worth" "Well. I don t mind Unit.' he return ed, putting his feet up again. "Alter sll. she was a mighty tine little girl in her way. The only trouble with me was that crowd of Isiys. Having to listen to them liked to kill me. and I believe If she'd slsW'd just one more day I'd been a goner!" "Mr. Parcber!" a youthful volea re pestod He rose and. separating two of the vines which screened the end of the porch from the street, looked out. Two small maidens bail paused upon the sidewalk mid were peering over the picket fence. "Mr. Parcber," said Jane as soon as b.s head appeared between the vines -"Mr Pal. her. Miss Prutt's gnlie. She's gone a w ay on the .ars." "oii think so'" he asked gravely. "We saw her." said .lane, "ltannle an' I were there. Willie was gala' to eh. e IIS, I gUeSS, but we went ill the baggage room b hind trunks, an' we saw her go, She got on the ( ars, an' It went with tier In It Holiest, she s gone away. Mr. Pan her " Before speaking Mr Pan her took a long look at this telepathic child in his fond eyes she was a marvel and a darling. "Well, thank you. .lane." be said. Jane, however, had turned her head ami was staring at Ihe coiner, which was mil of his sight. "tio oo-oi.b:" she murmured. " hat's the trouble. June?" "Willie!" she said "It's Willie an" that Joe Bullitt an' Johnnie Wills i, an' Mr Wallace Hanks. I h -y're with Miss May 1'aidier. They're comln right here!" Mr Pan lier gave forth a low moan nuii tinned pathetlcslly to bis wife, bill she i heeled him with a IllUL'h. "They've only walked up from Hit Him t i with May.'' she said. "They Won't come In. You'll see!" Relieved, air, Parehsr turned again to apeak loJaua, uol she was not there He i iiii-Iii bin ii glimpse of her, run ning up the si reel as lad as she could. hand in band with her companion, "Kim, Kannle, run!" paiilcil Jane. "I goi lo gel home an' tell maiiima about it before Willie! i bsl i sstob Hall Columbia. Sli.vwny, w lien lie does gel there I" And In this she was not mistaken: sin- caught iiaii Columbia. " lastsd ait afternoon. 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