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The doctrine of predestination would have been discredited had not Vesey seen Ileen Hinkle and become fourth in the tourney. Magnificently, he boarded at the yellow pine hotel instead of at the Parisian Restaurant; but he came to be a formidable visitor in the Hinkle parlor.
"If I may say so," I went on, "you remind me of Cleopatra, Miss Ileen." "Why, my nose isn't so long!" said she, opening her eyes wide and touching that comely feature with a dimpled forefinger. "Why er I mean," said I "I mean as to mental endowments." "Oh!" said she; and then I got my smile just as Bud and Jacks had got theirs.
Bud twisted around in his chair and bent the rim of his hat, from which he could never be persuaded to separate. He did not know whether she wanted what she said she wanted or what she knew she deserved. Many a wiser man has hesitated at deciding. Bud decided. "Why ah, Miss Ileen, beauty, as you might say, ain't everything.
And, as a peroration, he predicted solemnly predicted a career in vocal art for the "coming star of the Southwest and one of which grand old Texas may well be proud," hitherto unsurpassed in the annals of musical history. When we left at ten, Ileen gave each of us her usual warm, cordial handshake, entrancing smile, and invitation to call again.
Hyperbole, compliment, praise, appreciation, honeyed gallantry, golden opinions, eulogy, and unveiled panegyric vied with one another for pre-eminence in his speech. We had small hopes that Ileen could resist his oratory and Prince Albert. But a day came that gave us courage.
Not sayin' that you haven't your share of good looks, I always admired more than anything else about you the nice, kind way you treat your ma and pa. Any one what's good to their parents and is a kind of home-body don't specially need to be too pretty." Ileen gave him one of her sweetest smiles. "Thank you, Mr. Cunningham," she said.
I've seen er worse lookers than you, Miss Ileen; but what I like about you is the business way you've got of doing things. Cool and wise that's the winning way for a girl. Mr. Hinkle told me the other day you'd never taken in a lead silver dollar or a plugged one since you've been on the job. Now, that's the stuff for a girl that's what catches me." Jacks got his smile, too. "Thank you, Mr.
Ileen was of the opinion, also, that Boston is more cultured than Chicago; that Rosa Bonheur was one of the greatest of women painters; that Westerners are more spontaneous and open-hearted than Easterners; that London must be a very foggy city, and that California must be quite lovely in the springtime. And of many other opinions indicating a keeping up with the world's best thought.
And now, because you've been so good to me, and understand so well how I dislike people who do nothing but pay me exaggerated compliments, I'll sing and play a little for you." Of course, we expressed our thanks and joy; but we would have been better pleased if Ileen had remained in her low rocking-chair face to face with us and let us gaze upon her.
But, with all her impartiality, Ileen seemed to favor three of her admirers above the rest. According to the rules of politeness, I will mention myself last. The first was an artificial product known as Bryan Jacks a name that had obviously met with reverses. Jacks was the outcome of paved cities. He was a small man made of some material resembling flexible sandstone.
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