Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-03-13


Evordono would have shown wider sym
pathies."
"Thon You really believe, Lady Hill
yard, that adult, Sensible people do con-
ceiye such abrupt attaCllnen.s?'
Il am convinced that It hnTpens fro
quently."
"Oh, como, not f%recuonfly7'
"Woll-solnotimes," She amended.
IT could give you a dozen instances"
He lacked the heart to argue with her.
II would have been like breaking a but
tcrny On a wheel, ard, after all, there
might be more sentiment IN On de steele
humanity than he thought. Women have
wonderful Intuition IN these matters.
''Wcll, suppose we let Chat siido for
the moment and proceed 20 Indictment
No. 2. What other phrase Of mine do
you take exception to?"
"You said that 1 had not the remotcst
idea Of construction, and that fashion
and Footlights' was evidently n spcci-
men Of that Objectionable class Of fc-
ton which you regretted to- zee was
growing SO prevalont-tbe amateur nov
ell, born If vanity and . lack Of whole
some occupation"
Her voice died away with q trcmor.
He had only stated the truth, but the
fact did not prevent the specifies MIR.
Eyerdcne from feeling as if he had com
mitted a particularly brutal murder and
the ghost Of the victim had como to ar
raign him before all tho people whose
opinion he valued most.
"I-I cried" she murmurod pathet-
ically.
Her lips quivered. Beads Of porgpira-
ton rose to the mans forehead.
Good heavens, If l had only guessed
how muck I should hurt you'll 1t was
harsh, monstrous. No doubt 1 was in n
bad temper, and your unfogtunate book
was the first thing that afforded me an
opportunity to vent my spleen"
"Then you acknowledge that you
were me- llossly ~cruel?"
"I was brutal. " He would have COM
mitted blacker perjury as she wiped that
tear away.
"And that 1 had just cause for indig-
nation?"
"You were perfectly right"
A smile broke like April sunshine
over her face.
I'm that case / suppose must forgive
your"
He wac ridiculously grateful. He
heaved a sigh Of relief and Lesitated
with his hand on the button Of the cleo
trio bell.
LADY Hilyard, you know the Arab
custom Of taking SAT- with ones friends?
AS a token Of good will permit me to
give you the prosaic English equivalent
Of q cup Of tea"
Tho offer was tempting, the weather
was hot, and sbo had talked a great
deal. She yielded. When the refresh
ment came, accompanied by wonderful
sweetmeats from round the corner, she
asked permission to pour it out for him,
with a winning ~graciouaness which
charmed him. 1t afforded him an odd
sense Of pleasure, too, to SEQ her white
fingers moving about the china. He was
unaccustomed to the presence Of women
in his home.
With the japanese tables between
them they chatted for awhile, and theI
the clock on the mantelpiece struck @,
She rose with a pretty gesture Of dis
may, like a second Cinderella.
"Do you know, Mr.. Everdene, that
have been here a whole hour wasting
your valuable timef"
81 thought it had been ten minutes,
he answered, ''Gnd the %pleasantost O
my life"
Every prottyr' she said, blushini
family. "And in return for it let ml
tell you that my address is On my card
and that my day is Thursday; also
must thank you very heartily for You
kindness and courtesy to an impertinen
intruder. Very few men would hay
been so c~onsiderate.
"Please don't thank me. It is 1 VIII,
owe you a debt Of gratitude. You hav
taught me something ] never expecte'
! to learn"
"What?'
""That the conduct Of your hero an,
heroine was not improbable at all"
Their eyes met, the woman's dropped
3 self conscious, pleased.
| "You really mean that?"
'tOn my soul l DO"
The most delicious softness was /
her voice.
sit makes me SO proud and happy {
think 1 have convinced you"
There was n silence. She smoothed
r wrinkle in her suede glove. He twiste
u a button on his coat. Then she arouse
herself, with "a little laugh, and extend
G ed her hand.
n "Woll, goodby, Mr.. Eyerdcne, an
once moro, thank you'll
Il he pressed her fingers ever so light
her proselyte.
mot goodby, " he murmured. "a
revoir r'-Black and White.
n Saved His whisky.
A Greek fisherman recently decide
II to branch out a little in q business wa.
so opened q small saloon on the watt
It front. He bought a barrel of whisl