St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-30

Lady with dignity)-"Our conversation
had better stop. You quite you are speaking
TO wife Of her husband.p Takes up her
book and begins to read. Knight studies the
head Of his cane modify. long pause).
knight IL suppose you are right about it.
III try not TO offend again When look at
you gorget everything! Well, I went to
Europe, and IL hadn't been afraid of vour
laughing at me I'd have come back on the
same steamer"
Lady-'0! Tom, II you only hadr'
Knight-"So wrote you letter.
Lady (composedly) 81 never sent It: the
day # would have left fathers letter came
from New York, telling me OF your new
betrothal"
Lady-"You might have saved me.''
Knight-"From marrying the best man
in the worlds WHAT do you take me forl
had known your most excellent aud respec-
table husband for many years. The same
woman could not love him and me. II YOU
intended to marry him without loving him,
why, 1t was poor lookout for him, but that
did me no good.''
Lady leadingly)-HTom, was so very
miserable, and he was really very good to
me and-you had left me, Tom.''
Kuight-'Helen, you said you never
wanted TO see my face again. Wen, spent
braced up, had charming trip, went every
where, saw everything, staid four years, came
back cured Fathers death had left me so
rich as to be an idler for life ! am an 'elig-
ible," petted and made much Of. I've got
ten good deal Of pleasure out Of life.
never quite forgot you, Helen, but / didn't
grieve for you any more than / did for poor
Jack. You remember Jack. Elieg'
Lady (eageriy)-"And how you held me
on his back, Tom"
Knight--And how you screamed when he
began to trot."
Lady-"Bu hung on, that was the first
time ever saw you"
Knight docking at her thoughtfully-
you've changed since then; you wore your
hair in a pgtail."
Lady-Which you and Jim used 10 pull"
Knight-You we're badly freckled then /
never saw you looking prettier than you do
to-day"
Lady with pleased little laugh) -"Ab-
surd. In spite Of my how many yearsf and
all"
Knight-'And alll Now, / suppose I
should say that when | heard you had cease
TO be forbidden fruit all the old feelings
came back. That was about eight years ago,
wasn't it!'
Lady with visible but futile attempt TO
look sad)-"Yes, last February. What did
you sayl'
Knight-"You won't be angry againa 1
think 1 probably said Poor old Duferl
Well, he wasn't chicken or words 10 that
effect"
Lady (disgustedIy)-Is that the way men
talk TO each other!"
Knight-That, 1 regret 10 own, is very
much the way in which men talk of each
other at clubs.''
Lady-"Then / wouldn't 90 so much TO
clubs''
Knight shall not in future; shall
only go where l can take you"
Lady, ignoring last remark -"Were you
glad when you heardp'
Knight-"No: not until last winter"
Lady-"Last winterl''
Knight-''You see, Helen, you were a
widow with two children. i supposed, Of
course, you were old aud faded"
Lady, Indignantly And faded ~
Knight, (most abjeetly) -"My dearest
Ellie, said supposed, ed; you did not per-
haps notice the edl If had thought it pos
sible you could still be so deiciously pretty
Qady bushes most charmingly) -rd-why,
I'd have flown TO youi''
Lady-''And last winter"
Knight-'T saw Jim the other day at the
Philadelphia Club, and he happened TO say,
4 met your old flame, Helen, Thanksgiving,
when | was over in New York. She's as
pretty as picture and looks about the same
age as her tall boy aud girl Oddly enough,
while that WAS fresh in my mind ] came
across photograph Of you in some old
traps"
Sitting by windowln
Knight-''No standing with your hands be-
hind you aud your head turn ed"
Lady-'O, yes, in a blue silk dress made
with peplum. had quite forgotten it, l
must look awfully old-fashione1. 1t was one
of Sarony's before he was the rage"
Knight stuck ii in nv glass and you
looked at me so saucily while / shaved that
felt quite young and rather lonesome; there's
not much in mans life when he's over
forty and without home. 1 thought II all
out and when Ned told me You were here I
made up my mind TO call and If you we're
Lady-'Not too old and faded''
Knight-'Thanks l dared not put It so
plainly.''
Lakeland if you had found me gray
haired and wrinkled-"
Knight-''Gray hair is charming on a
woman; wrinkles | do not like
Lady-''If had been unattractive to the
eye ~ iudItCf hON SOOlu duu sweet anu clever
and loving might have been you'd have
bowed yourself out. That is mans honest,
uuvarnished idea of lovel''
Knight-"Helen, be mcrciful You've
men are born missionaries: the poorer.
sicker, forlOrner a man is the more you
codde and love him; but I'm a man, and we
are so made as to enjoy bright, healthy,
happy Surroundings. 1t would be hard TO
give YOU up now II you broke out all over
with wrinkles, but last evening"
Lady (pensively)-"Whyd do 1 sit here and
listen!''
Knight-"Perhaps because your train isn't
made up. "a slight pause.) / shall take
you abroad in August"
Lady (sitting suddenly erect and gasping
out word)-'In--''
Knight(very poitely)-''August"
Lady CLOSING and opening her fan nerv-
ously)-"Tom, you must be crazy You gre
joking. Why, the children-and you for
GOT
Knight-''Forget the children. oh no. I
don't; ouly wish | could; but l suppose
they are too real to be forgotten"
Lady-''Why, Tom 20
Knight-"Whatl"
Lady-"Won't you love theml"
Knight-"Themp
Lady mpatiently)-"Yes, them, them,
the children, Fred and Nelly. II 1 should
mean if We should-of course it's all non
sense!'
Knight-"What's all nonsense
Lady-'Well, if We should, wouldn't you
love the childreng''
Knight (stolidly)-''No."
Lady (horrifed)-"No.''
Knight-''Now, look here, Helen, lie rea-
sonable about this. I'll agree to love you all
the days of my life; but when you ask me 10
love couple Of children have never seen
children that ought not TO have been mine aud
are not, children that will constantly remind
me Of the very npleasant fact that you were
for vaars the wife IF another ,oao- n -;