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Page 6 THE WAYNESTTLLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MAY . "Spring Flowers ' (Continued from page 5) it made a perfect background for the two girls in their floating drap eries Peg's flashing dark beauty set off by all white; Adele's blond loveliness heightened by the pale powder blue. It was no wonder that Barret called out when they were about halfway down: "Hold the pose, girls! Don't move a finger! As you are for a minute. Hank, aren't they a pic ture? If I were an artist, I'd want to put them on canvas just as they stand." For some reason probably be cause Barret was so sincere in his honest admiration there wasn't the slightest hint of embarrass ment in the long, long moment, of silence during which all four of them stood still and stared each, except Barret, at his own beloved. Barret seemed to be taking in the details of the whole setting, as well as the lovely central figures, as one might study a marvelous painting. At last with a sigh, he said: AH right. Come to life, beauties. Your loveliness is graven forever upon my mind and heart." Peg laughed a little then, and introduced Adele and Barret with the dozen or more etair steps be tween them. And Adele went slow ly down to the foot of the steps, where Barret stood waiting for ber. There was no rudeness in his not coming to meet her. Rather was there the joy of the artist soul, that appreciated every graceful move she made toward him. Peg had a queer feeling that if he could have done it, Barret would have walked backwards away from Adele just to prolong the joy of watching her walk toward him. Love had mantled her with grace and beauty already. With her blue eyes grateful, humble, worshipful, adoring steadfastly meeting Barret's dark ones, Adele went to him. Trusting ly, happily, certain of his love and her own. Hank gulped nervous ly as he watched her. Peg's eyes darted watchfully from Adele to Barret, from Barret to Adele - and were satisfied with what they saw. Then she sighed with relief. If Adele were just clever enough to play the game now "What an amazing, sparkling, tingling vitality you have!" were Barret's first words to Adele as he held her proffered hand in his. "There is something about you as different from other girls as as a Christmas tree is differ ent before and after the electric trimmings are lighted." "He's right," whispered Hank to Peg. "You lighted up the Christ mas tree." "Ssh!" whispered Peg, who didn't want to miss a word of this. If Adele met this situation all right "That's because I've just learned what turns on the electric trim mingsand the lights are shining in all their pristine newness," Adele told him softly and Peg breathed again. "That's a secret you must share' with jne," Barret told her. "I thought being in love was the only ' thing that made one sparkle with . happiness as you sparkle. 1 ell me, are you in love?" "Maybe I'm in Jove with love," said Adele, her fCrshipful eyes never wavering. "Isn't everyone?" "No, I don't think so," said Bar ret. "I think very few people are even conscious of the astounding power of love. How many people know that when you're in love, you! are a totally different person everything in you vibrating at a higher tension. Like wires singing-" ers," interrupted Pes, "We're danc ing this evening. Let's go. You two can sit 'em all out if you can hide Adele Barret, and keep her away from the men. And if you CAN do that, you can discuss love to your heart's content," When the four of them walked into the Country Club ballroom, there was a hush. Barret thought it was a tribute to Adele's beauty. And it was. For a moment, no body recognized her. And then one girl said to her partner: "Why, it's Adele Raymond! Imagine! I didn't know she was beautiful!" And after that, Hank didn't have to suggest to the boys that they make Barret fight for his chance to dance with her, Adele didn't get to dance ten steps that night with any one partner before another one cut in. : , "What HAVE you done to your self, Adele? And why didn't you blossom out sooner?" "Gosh, you're beautiful, Adele 1" And then Barret would cut back in. It was a rule of the crowd that a man couldn't cut in on the fellow who had just cut in on him. Adele had to change partners twice be fore Barret could claim her again. And so it went every dance. Bat ret and two others, then' Barret again, until he finally grumbled: "I've fought for the most popu lar girl before, Adele, and I know the only way to win. Let's go places." Adele was willing, though this sudden new popularity was heady stuff. She WANTED Barret to have to fight for her. She knew it ' would make her that much more ' desirable in his eyes. And still it hardly seemed fair, for she was suddenly popular because she had suddenly become beautiful. And it was Barret who had made her beau tiful. Out onto the veranda, down the drive, and to his own car Bar ret led her. "Well drive a while," he said, helping her in. And then sud denly: "What makes you so won derful, Adele? There's something so magnetic about you that you electrify a whole room when you come into it. It's stronger in you than in any girl I ever met. What is it?" "Couldn't it be," began Adele hesitatingly, "that sometimes two people are particularly keenly at tuned to each other?" "You mean that you are as amaz ingly drawn to me as I am to you?" asked Barret, incredulity in his tone. "Why yes," said Adele simply, her big eyes lifted to his. After all, he loved her, : Why coquette about it? "And I've been mooning around this town, lonely, depressed, when you were here all the time," com plained Barret. "Where do you keep yourself? Why haven't I ever seen you before?" That was a shock. Like a sudden, cold rain in your face. And then Adele began to reason. Of course! He didn't want her to know so soon about seeing her in the garden and falling in love with her hair. Af ter all, one should make haste slow ly when in love. Its amazing new sweetness lasted longer that way. So she pretended she didn't know he had seen her. "You've probably seen me," she told him. "I'm Cinderella. I work at the library. I live with my two old maid aunts, and I don't go to many parties." "But youll go to all the parties with me now won't you?" Bar ret wanted to know. "Of course," she said again with that sweet simplicity. "Any place you want me to go," 'Sweet spirits of nitre!" he mur mured. "What did I ever do to de serve this? Adele, you're marvel ous. But what will all your bov friends say?" "Do you care what they say?" she dimpled as if she had to have a special traffic officer to keep her crowd of beaux in line. Any girl could have warned her that she was making Barret's con quest too easy. But it was all set tled in Adele's mind. Barret loved her, and she loved him. They would probably be married before the summer was over. Why hedge and flirt and pretend to be reluctant? If she did, it would only put off the moment when he would take her in his arms and tell her in words, himself, that he loved her. And that is the biggest moment in any girl's life. More important, even, than the moment when she meets him at the altar, for mar riage is a planned event. A propo sal may be hoped for, expected, but it is always life's sweetest surprise. By and by. Barret stopped the car, and they sat in silence for a while, bathed in moonlight. "I wonder if IH look back upon this night some day," mused Bar- j ret softly, "and say: 'There is such a thing as love at first sight. I have experienced it Do you think so, Adele?" "I think there is," murmured Adele almost inaudibly. 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