New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

as we'll as the world with the benefit of your
advice, Miss Majendie."
"Oh, | an not at all stingy with it, and
YOU haven't had your full share yet. Another
suggestion | wish to make is that you should IN
sist on all your candidates sending In written
appcations supported by testimonials. doh
mind telling you that I'd write an excellent tes-
timonial for Sophy Slater.
Miss Slater is a most admiranie young iau''
said Jack. stiftly. 49,.
q testimonial from me If she wasn't: lXen, Wa,,
again f,mmel!ne Grover is treasure. you
couldn't go far wrong with either Sophy OF
Indeed. These young ladies are fortunate in
having secured your good opinion, remarked
Mortimer satircally. .,
Put it was beyond the power of scholastic
sarcasm 10 abash Violet. 80 she calmly con-
tinued: ,.. ,o,
III Einmeline has fault she Is almost 700
ADAPTIVE. ! remember once Whcn sne Mai'eu
10 make herself specially agreeable 10 Coionei
Delaware. a great racing man. she told him
that she 'adored jockeys: they were always
such big fine men / suppose she mixed 'nel,, men,
up In her own mind with guardsmen but you
should just have seen the Coloners race OF utter
bewildermcnt," ,,
II do not think It is very kind OF you to laugh
ct people behind their backs said jack III his
most headmasterly manner. ,
Still. they don't seem to care for II VI much
when DO it before their faces. DO they re-
piled Violet looking up at III" like pu~~'e'
child.
lack grew rather red. bu; having no answer
ready took refuge IN silence.
Look here | really don't want to be 100
rough on you" continued his tormentor mag
unanimously. but 1t really is awfuly tunny.
YOU know. I can imagine your wrlting 10 .he
fathers of Pendlebury as onr writes ior 'nS
character Of a kitchen-maid. and lnquIrihs II
their respective daughters are steady. SOBER
honest. clean and oblicing.
"You are very rude cried Jack. ahSri!y' anu
then he marched home in fer lent or rign'-
eous Indignation. feeling that he did wel 20 De
angry with such an insolent young woman.
..;tl, ting
and Garden parties. and Sitting under nina al
lectures-Niolet MaJoudie saw 4 great deal "i
the new hcadmaster. and the two became quite
intimate enemies. she never grew weary ~
teasing him and putting him Into bad temper
and this custom OF hers inter fered with ia k
peace Of mind more than a litue. RE contih-
EallN wrthcd uEd-r her politely veiled ridicur'
and felt il grow increasingly distastelul 10
him to select wife from among the ma!dens
submitted to his Inspection ana aias; % ms Y'di
ot probation was fast drawing to a close
"Of coure you'll take no notice or that
ridiculous stipulation OF the governors. re-
marked Violet airy. ono day at a sarden-
party. Il should treat the whole thihs as
hug. joke ii / were YOU.
"Bu; / cannot treat f. as joke: am bound
ir honor either TO comply with the condi'l2n ION
under which accepted the appointment, or else
to resign it.
bother honor, There is no one more stupid
and firesorie than a man OF honor; he is sell
fshly Obvious Of everything and everybody
else and generally ends in sacrificing himself
mi ~ his friends on the altar of this most
.e ,,.',tt,iI- III not marry Sophv Slater
ana he hanpy as wen az honorable"
..IIo,,. I.,r van cav such things To me-"
.r o',,l5 rr, lo,e SONNY Slater 50 much
Io,..d MOI honor more misouoted Violet:
,vbcrest lack turned on his heel IN high dud-
econ
Not long aftcrward it happened that Jack
Mortimer agai, mot Violet in Melton Woods.
II have something to tell YOU. Mlss Majendic."
n. said after the ordinary greetings. II hav" re-
signed nv appointment. and arranged to leave
L. AZ (.
..IVhat an earth !nduc.t YOU TO do such an
idin,ir thfny as that? %" cried Violet. IN amaze
,n.n,
"You rartlv and partly my own common
sense lft.r YOU had once pointed on, To-
what a ridiculous figure | cut. | realized the
force Of your observations ana decided that
corld mo-, 90 on making a fool of myself any
longer s., Won see YOU were unjust when YOU
said had no sense ~ humor. Mlss Maiendi",
I, vas merely dormant till vou reused H."
" 81 certainly mad. a Joke at vour expense. but
7 didn't moan IL to be- at tho expense of your
whole income iny dear sir. YOU ere CARRYING
my joke too far. believe m. Bcsides. what on
Garth can II matter 10 YOU whether laugh at
you or not"
1T matters 50 much that | would rather
throw mp M means OF livelihood than submit
10 il any Longer"
For moment Violet was silent: then. looking
up with n very penitent face. she said softly
II am awfully sorry. II was shame 81 me
to 70 on Ike that, hut never uouS"' y""
reaily r'inhrd. - ~ . ~
i's, n,a thin, ,iaf must sav I'm NV own de-