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A Trip to Louisville

           "TheColonel,whohadasmall,graygoateeandsportivedarkeyes,winkedthelattersolemnly.

           Cowperwoodarose.

           "Takemethere,"hesaid.

           Itwasarainynight.ThebusinessonwhichhewasseeingtheColonelrequiredanotherdaytocomplete.Therewaslittleornothingtodo.OnthewaytheColonelretailedmoreofthelifehistoryofNannieHedden,ashefamiliarlycalledher,andexplainedthat,althoughthiswashermaidenname,shehadsubsequentlybecomefirstMrs.JohnAlexanderFleming,then,afteradivorce,Mrs.IraGeorgeCarter,andnow,alas!wasknownamongtheexclusivesetoffastlivers,towhichhebelonged,asplainHattieStarr,thekeeperofamoreorlesssecrethouseofillrepute.Cowperwooddidnottakesomuchinterestinallthisuntilhesawher,andthenonlybecauseoftwochildrentheColoneltoldhimabout,oneagirlbyherfirstmarriage,BereniceFleming,whowasawayinaNewYorkboarding-school,theotheraboy,RolfeCarter,whowasinamilitaryschoolforboyssomewhereintheWest.

           "Thatdaughterofhers,"observedtheColonel,"isachipoftheoldblock,unlessImissmyguess.IonlysawhertwoorthreetimesafewyearsagowhenIwasdownEastathermother’ssummerhome;butshestruckmeashavinggreatcharmevenforagirloften.She’saladyborn,ifevertherewasone.Howhermotheristokeepherstraight,livingasshedoes,ismorethanIknow.Howshekeepsherinthatschoolisamystery.

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