. Outing. o share with him, meeting witha flat refusal. The procession arrived without mis-hap; the girl dryshod, the driver puffingsomewhat with his burden which ap-peared heavy, Packard enthusiastic, andI no worse off than before. The moodyMaurice rested his box on the floor, saton it, and rolled and lit a cigarette. Inthe glare of his lighted match we sawthat the girl beside him was both youngand comely. She wore a snugly fittingcostume of green velvet—it might havebeen a riding habit—and her hat wasbig, stunningly plumed, and most be-coming. I struck a match presently to makesure of the ti
. Outing. o share with him, meeting witha flat refusal. The procession arrived without mis-hap; the girl dryshod, the driver puffingsomewhat with his burden which ap-peared heavy, Packard enthusiastic, andI no worse off than before. The moodyMaurice rested his box on the floor, saton it, and rolled and lit a cigarette. Inthe glare of his lighted match we sawthat the girl beside him was both youngand comely. She wore a snugly fittingcostume of green velvet—it might havebeen a riding habit—and her hat wasbig, stunningly plumed, and most be-coming. I struck a match presently to makesure of the time. It was one girl was better looking than I hadat first thought her. Packard fished outa cigar within the next five minutesand during the brief interval of its be-ing ignited I learned that she had prettyteeth and wore two rings. I learnedsomething else concerning friend Mau-rice. He was in the act of slipping arevolver from hip to overcoat pocket—a movement wholly defensive as I WE ESCORTED THE LADY TO THE RAILROAD IN STATE, OUTRIDERS AND ALL. Maurice had me guessing. I tookoccasion to edge over and let Packardhave the place of honor next to him. It were bootless, as Packard says, todwell on the details of that tete-a-tetein the cabin. The girl and my imagina-tive friend kept up a continuous chatterof high-sounding phrases that rang withromantic fancy but didnt get us any-where. Maurice smoked cigarette aftercigarette, sat on the box, and said noth-ing. The girl became more and moreimpatient as the minutes passed. Shewanted to abandon the coach and xidethe horses without waiting for the rainto cease. On the other hand, he ofthe pink breeches declared that hewouldnt carry no box on any horsebackride over those roads in the dark. Packard offered the loan of Sam andBarney and the wagonette as the girlbecame more distressed, but Maurice re-fused to go in the rain. It was day-light or nothing with him. The cloudsbroke away at three and the moonshone brig
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