The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

was too young not to be talkative occasionally,
and Wilfred was never tired of drawing her
out. There were occasions however, when
she suddenly checked herself in the middle of q
story.
'"Ine rest is stupid, she sail, impatiently, the
first time she was guilty Of the inconsistency
ut is all stupid, in fact. | don't know why
began"
The truth was, she had unwittingly been be-
trayed into beginning a little anecdote, which
would have led her into saying what might, she
thought lead her hearers to misunderstood Mr.
Philip Fairfax
"Ah," said Wilfred to Mrs Dorothy after
wards. II am out of patience with that fellow;
lose my temper whenever hear his name men,
toned He is dishonorable scamp-and yet,
see how fond she is of him."
Philip Fairfax said Mrs. Dorothy quietly.
Eyes, he answered, pushing his hair back from
his knotted forehead and beginning to walk up
and down the room impatently II bad heard
enough of him before, but when she begins to
talk hear more Because she is only girl she
tells more than she is conscious Of Do you
know what he is--this same Philip Fairfax7
"A gentleman of leisure" said Mrs. Dorothy
in serene irony.
eyes, gentleman of leisure-a fellow who
lives by his wits-a professed gambler, He
goes TO Vienna, you see, and to Baden and 70
Paris; he goes here, and there and everywhere;
and he takes his Ernest ia rascal like HIM
sci, the Ernest, and drags his daughter
ABOUT with him. Figure to yourself how she
creature-a mere child-no woman with her
no girl friends-dngy lodgings and questionable
notels-and this Ernest making himself entire
iy at homo at all times. A desirable acquant-
ance, Monsieur Ernest. for pretty defenceless
girl" vehementy.
"Youlike this Ernest less than all the rest"
remarked Mrs. Dorothy.
"Yes, less than the rest with still more We
hemence 'You SO it is plain that he is a con-
summate scoundrel and an abominable puppy,
and-and-" But there he stopped and wheelsd
round and met Mrs Dorothy's eye with naive
air of recognition; and finally he broke into q
gay, good -humored laugh ''Well,n he said,
and why notl You mean that l am jealous.
And why should not be jealous7 Who wouldn't
BET l am jealous, perhaps. man is often
jealous very early-even before he is anything
else" And he laughed again and looked little
conscious, but not at all ashamed of himself
Il don't blame you for being jealous" said
Mrs Dorothy. "And should not blame you
for being anything else, as you put it 1t would
only be natural"
Eyes, it would" he said sit would only
be natural. She is lovable little thing, isn't
she?"
Eyes, she is lovable."
"And if man wants a beauty with an air
of reflection, "where do you see more of ito
Look at her eyes-you must have noticed her
eyes, Cousin Dorothy though I am quite GER
tain about the color of them. Take the whole OF
her proud little face-the fire, and the tint and
the-well, the rest of it. Some day intend to
paint picture of her. 1t would be only nat
ural that a man should soon learn to be fond of
her. That is why | have such particular OBJ
lection to this ubiquitous Ernest. have an OBJ.
lection to nina rooted objection | should
like"-with charming fraukness-"I should like,
if possible, to thrash him. ] feel as if ne had
done me an injury"
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