Evening journal., 1892-11-01

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But, Of course, II you had remained
In Mexico you would have smoked
persisted the small lady, who would harp
Dn whatever string pleased her. "When
pne is at Rome one does as Romans do
After all, Mr.. Bartels, propriety is all a
mere question of latitude and longitude,
IS it not2 Whatever may be ones pet
wickedness, if he travels far enough
around the world he is pretty sure to
find a place where it will count as a
virtue"
aren't you a wee bit heterodox2"
"Isuppose you think one need only stay
at home and employ lawyer to white
wash his sins anywhere
Donald laughed, a good deal amused
with this hit at his profession. "And do
you propose to offer me a retainer" he
gayly demanded.
THAT would be a case Of the blind
leading the blind, wouldn't it? think l
would do better TO go looking for that
appreciative community where my par
ticular peccadillos would place me on
pedestal in popular esteem"
"Ah, you will go to heaven" sighed
Donald
Don't be sacrilegious, my boy" draw
ing a long face. "And, by the way, when
do you start for over the range, in a ter
restrial way, yourselves
"Our Aunt Martha is coming, and our
plans are all spilled into consomme, so to
speak, with rueful face. His disappoint-
ment was very real.
"And Mr.. Bartels is going without
me-" supplemented Anita smilingly.
"Whati going by HIMSELF" with most
frank surprise. 81 did not know that
you ever trusted him out of your sight
Even Donald moved restlessly under this
characteristic candor.
"Oh, you are quite mistaken" he
lightly protested. Mrs. Bartels has
such extravagant confidence in my ca
pacity for taking care of myself that she
is continually devising schemes TO be rid
of me. She has a fresh one on the tapis
now, but do not propose to humor her
in it.
"But l shall enlist the doctor on my
side in this case, and he will tell you that
you must go; will you not. DR.. Rogersy
Certainly / will to oblige you"
I'VE will even make up the prescrip-
ton ourselves and force the dose down
his throat if necessary" laughed Mrs.
Rogers, an audacious light in the eyes
coquettishly lifted TO meet the glance of
her host. I'VE will see that he goes,
even if it compels us to go and take him
ourselves"
"Ah, if you only would" murmured
Donald, with his sweet, almost effemi.
nate smile. Just so he had smiled Ami
ta's heart away upon time when she
had thought the rare tenderness of it
only reused into life at her glance. She
had grown wiser since, discovering that
all these smiles Of such sunny softness
were as impartial as heavens own sun
shine upon whom they fell, meaning nc
more than the ugliest grin of another
man. But, although she knew how lit
tie it implied, she could not restrain a
quick impulse toward jealous anger
when she saw that caressing glance fall
ing upon another woman.
Don't you think, Anita, that you are
a httle-well, just a little paralyzing il
your manner to that poor little woman
hazarded Donald when their guests were
gone.
Il think that l make a very painful
effort to be nice to her, coldly, moving
to go in doors. Il don't admire youl
friend, you know, DON"
"And why should you not?" with good
humored reasoning. Il have told you
how awfully kind she was to me when
had mountain fever. If she did not ex
actly save my life, she at least did al
that she could to make life worth thl
living through that miserable time.
am under an immense obligation to he
, on that score. and | can neither forge
nor ignore it. | wish you would thinl
OF that, Nita, and to please me, if for n,
other reason, try to see the good there il
in her"
81 would need Diogenes' lantern" in
terpolated his wife.
"She is one Of the best hearted littl
women on earth. There is not an atom
of harm in her" added Donald warmly
"Then why does she force upon peo
pie such different impression Of her!
:, demanded Anita sharply leaning bac'
against the door with an air of scornfu
WEAKNESS of the subject. "Why mus
she have some man beside her husban'
I forever dangling after herY'
For the same reason that Alcibiade
cut the dogs tails off, perhaps-to Civ
t, people something to talk about" un
, wonted irritation in his voice. you
, allegation Is little Incorporate all th
same, my dear The men whom yoi
charge with dangling after Mrs. Roger
are her husbands friends, who are NOR
= particularly dangling after him, if 20
want to use that word. They are jolly
3. hospitable people, who entertain delight
fully, in free and easy way, and thei
house is naturally popular with all th
boys and that is the sum and substanc
, Of NJ, Ro;ers' crimes Other womer
whose evil imagnations prove them nc
, a tithe as pure as she, are full Of spitefu
jealousies, aul you listen to ali their id
tattle because-well slipping his arr
= around her as they passed into the diml
a lighted hall. "of courst can guess tl
: main ground Of your prejudice again.
, her You cannot forgive the poor littl
woman beci7se few vulgar gossips on,
] counted ne among her satellites. Br