The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-10-28

CHAPTER VL-CoNTISUEn
0'The dwelling Of his friend, as Alonzo
soon found, was in no way suggestive
of being habited by kings pctted Idol
Sobriety and simplicity prevailed every
where, yet the CioisteF-lilze somberness
never became too heavy, and now and
then it revealed bursts of refreshing
briliiance il q fall Of rare tapestry or a
stretch OF blazOacd windows While
she two friends taFried late that evening
IL the gToiued dining-roCu with its tall
wax candles thaviug been left to their
cigars, coffee and burgundy by "a serv-
ant of perfect training) they talked of
many things. But chief among these
topics the recent troubles Of Alonzo
stood forth. lie told all which had
passed between himself and Kathleen,
finally adding:
Il don't altogether approve my own
70 conduct, now that / look back upon It, ~
Approve it,'' exclaimed Eric. My
dear hoy, you are delicious. Why, it's
just us5 Calgula should declare to-day
that he thought he had behaved a trifle
iinpoliteIy yesterday"
''ReaIy, Erie, I was not prepared
go be called cruel2 of course you
were not. You expected to have me
'agree with You that you've been a
martyr"
81 have boen-to that horrible Mrs.
Ecnn1ird."
''I3ut by your own showing you quite
. defeated her. Kathleen was willing to
DEFY her authority"
willing yes"
= And You wanted the poor girl to
PROSTATE herself before You In an &c
stacy of submission OF course you did.
Xii lovers, in like circumstances, do.
Don't bite your lips and glare at me,
dear Lonz. 1t shows in YOU a new
spirit of rebellion for which I am to-
. tally 'unprePared. Always before this
You have recognized my right to scold
you when you deserved it"
But you've never before scolded me
unjustly, Eric. Let US talk, however,
. of Egmething else. How is it that yOu,
SO sapient in the ways OF lovers, have
found no wife among ali these charming
ladies of Saltravia?"
q marry a Saltravia lady!' broke
from Eric, while he nearly spilled the
glass OF Chambourtric that he was lift
g ing to his lips. You might as well talk
of my marrying some celestial creature
who had lately arrived here from the
planet Mars"
what do you mean? I thought they
adored you"
Some Of them detest me, my dear
Lonz."
.'Ahi jealousy of the lslng2"
Partly. But there's another cogent
reason. Many of them look upon me as
a hideous vandal."
"a. .vandal-you?"
''Yesg-and it's so odd when one thinks
Of it.. a vandal of culture! swooped
down on their dear valley and shattered
fat Ciarinond's conmaudl its immemo
rial ugliness. Talk of the romance o.
the past!. Adobe huts are scarcely dis
mailer than were some of their ances
tral Judgments. Oh, yes, I've been K
them, as 1t were, very barbarian OF
civilization"
but this was the kings tyranny, moi
yours"
They imagine that I have put al
these atrocious reinements into Clari
mond's head. They fealize that he il
THAT anomalous and unprecedented per
son, u nineteenth century king; bui
they blame me, at the same time, fol
. Rggravating his fallacies."
Then they think it is fallccy TO be
lieve in surrounding oneself with beau
Typ
They prefer-to surround themseive,
with memories. And they had many
Saltravia, you know, is ridiculcusly old
Nfter all, it was q very stern demo
iition. probably tore up hearthstone
that were eight or nine centuries old
1 was quite pitiless.r
''Pitiless rs Caligula?"
'Ah, Lonz. you're angry at met
well. well, Persevere in your grudg,
and you'll make me apologies" Her
8 Eric looked with melancholy at his hal
consumed cigar. AN apology, you know
Is the murder of q prejudice. And In
50 fond OF my prejudicesi They're m,
cherished children spend half m,
time in training them to live thrifty
reputable lives Besides, We're not {,
begin our bachelor days together b,
even the senblance Of "a quarrel"
AlonzO started Are we to live her
together, You and T?s'- he asked.
Not unless you desire it."
''Oh, Ericl' Aud AIonzo's eyes hIIet
with tears In this lovely castIelp
"a castle pour oise, my friend"
'BuS-but Eriei It's toe inferEaIl,
sweet Of you
informally sweet is Just what wan
20 be called II reminds me of the z.
dc Slecte art 1t makes me think of L.
'conte de Lies poetry BandeIaire "a
that wonderful sayer Of happy things
Oscar Wilde, not long ago declared
when he dropped into -Saltravia an
spent Few days in the palace wit
Slar4mond) IS chiefly great as a poet 70
having discovered the beauty ia uglI
ness Nothing except that Is LEI. n
nov, in this unacaGeHaic age The me
aent that one is classical nowadays b
Is denounced es commonplace
But Aionzo was not listening. II hi
~oSanned life needed any lalsani
touch it was tsst these tidinya that her
IN this lovely valley, IN this ckoic
abode, he should secure lasting HON
with the frieIld OF his heart
it IS too kind, toe generous OF Won
Erie" he At length found voice to -
and when make my trlpa her
and there about the continent you Inv
decided that I am always to rst1rl
to-ygursslf9'
=rHraa
ysB Fsiii be frank aud ten ma, ana the
We lhall esrslEglV quarrel, FoE ths g