The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19

more to be congratulated; I'm going to
dine with the old man. and I'm going to
fool him.
Fool him?''
Eyes; he wants to show his set crank,
and Pm gong there as drawing room
model Sunday week.
Barker laughed. "Then shall see you,
for I'll be there
will you? Oh. by the way, you dine
there often--what's their gamer
Patterson talked a long time with his
friend about the Rogers dinners, and went
would probably meet, what they talked
about and their present fads. He learned
for one thing that that set was
just then interested in hypnotism, which
he considered fortunate accident as he
had q medical friend who was making a
special study of it and he could cram on
that conveniently. He went into some
theater every night for the double purpose
of supplying himself with small talk of the
shows and studying the dress of the men he
saw come in with theater parties.
He gorged himself with recent novels and
in ten days persistent work preparing to
fool the 'old man."
Emma" said Mr.. Rogers, on that Sun
day afternoon on his return from the edi-
torial rooms, to which he had just run
OOWu W 0t0 uOW VnluXS were &OluS- En-
ma, am little worried about Patterson.
know from the way that he lives that he
saves nothing, and I'm half afraid that he
has no dress suit
"Then," replied Mrs. Rogers, decidedly.
che won't come. knew. his people very
we'll and they were very nice. l went to
school with his eldest sister, who married
that New Yorker. and if he has any of the
family traits you need not fear about his
Dress"
"But they were rich then, and now Pat
terson-but from some jokes going around
the office fancy he will try and show of
he will. He amuses himself BY pretending
to be an anarchist, and"
Frank, dear. you dress for dinner. If
ne IS crank he is a we'll. bred one, and he
will merely amuse us ALL
Mrs. Rogers was we'll bred herself, and
put great stress on that phase Of fortune.
She also had an independent income equal
to her husband's salary, and adopted a lit
tie air of authority, which you may have
observed in wives who have Independent in
The "old man." the terror Of his staff,
e1syed the aae order to dress eek enough
Patterson in with?'
Fannie
"Fnnniel Really. dear, don't you think
Mr.; Barker needs little discipline to
remind him that he has not yet asked for
the right to be always paired off with Fan
me, and she can be trusted to keep your
anarchist within reasonable bounds"
If Patterson's name had not been an
nounced SO distinctly MIR. Rogers would not
nave known him when he entered the re-
ception room. The wild, weird beard had
gone with the mustache in the transforma-
tion, ana the anarchist stood confessed in
clean shayen, strong, handsome face, in
Iaultiess dress from tie to shoe-self- pos
sessed, quiet, suave. Mrs. Rogers gave a
quick look of surprise from Patterson to her
ausoand. The anarchist saw it and Rrinned
man."
He was introduced to Fannie by mamma.
and even before dinner was announced he
and that charming young lady were in a
most animated conversation about-noth-
ing: he was progressing finely.
barker, from Mrs, Rogers side at dinner.
was amazed and delighted. He had hoped
to go in with Fannie, to be sure. but he
took consolation in regarding Patterson
somewhat as his protege, and when he mo-
ticed the ever widening circle included in
the listeners to Patterson's rafting small
talk. he determined to be wholly unselhsh
and assist the success.
Barker was clever man, and, besides,
had an intimate knowledge Of Patterson,
90 he was able to force the outside talk into
the anarchists circle, and had the satisfao-
ton Of finding that surprising yeuno man
the acknowledged center Of the whole
tables animation.
Rogers alone seemed outside tho charm.
As he observed his daughters manifeet de-
light IN the new guest, he glanced with fur
tave alarm at his wife and Barker. Eve, !