Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-04

I'll, ne IikeS 10 DILuS COHAuSiOn Oh
me. and he knows how to do it. I GER
tainly said nothing about prior en-
gaeement."
well, now you are here, 1 hope you
viii enjoy yourselves. 1t l. quite at
informal little gathering, with moth
ing to abash even Mr.. Kenyon"
They found young Longworth there
in company with Melville, who was tc
be his companion on the voyage. He
shook hands, but without exhibiting
the pleasure at meeting them which his
cousin had shown.
MY cousin said the young man.
seems resolved to make the going Of
the prodigal nephew an occasion for
killing the fatted calf I'm sure I
don't know why, unless that she IS
glad TO be rid of me for month"
Edith laughed at this and left the
men torether. Wentworth soon con
triyed TO make himself very agreeable
10 the young ladies who were present
bur John, it must be admitted. felt
awkward and out of place. He was
not cnfoying himself. He caught him
self now and then following Edith
Long. orth with his eyes; and when he
realized he was doing this he abruptly
looked at the floor IN her handsome
evening dress she appeared SUI
premely lovely, and this John Ken
yon admitted TO himself with 4
sigh, for her very Ioveliness seemed
10 place her further and further
away from him. Somebody played
something on the piano, and this was,
in n way, respite for John. He felt
that nobody was looking at him. Then
n young man gave a recitation, which
was very well received, and Kenyon be-
gan TO forget his uneasiness. A Ger
man gentleman with long hair sat
down at the piano with good deal OF
importance in his demeanor. There
was much arranging of music, and,
finally. when the leaves We're settled to
his satisfaction. there was Il tremendous
crash of chords, the beginning of what
was evidently going to be troublesome
time for the piano. In the midst of this
hurricane of sound John Kenyon be
came aware that Edith Longworth had
sat down beside him.
"I have got every one comfortably
settled with every one else" she said
in whisper to him. ''and you seem 10
be the only one who is, as it were, out
in the cold, so you see | have done you
the honor TO come and talk to you"
1T is indeed an honor" said John,
earnestly.
"Oh, really" said the young woman,
laughing very softly, you must not
take things so seriously. didn't mean
quite what I said, you .,pow-that was
only as the children say, pretended,
but YOU take ones light remarks as if
they were most weighty sentences.
Now, you must look as if you were en-
tertainiug me cbarmingly, whereas L
have sat down beside You 20 have
very few minutes talk on business. j
know it's very bad form TO talk busi-
ness at an evening party but you see
have no other chance to speak TO you.
! understand you have had several
meetings Of shareholders, and yet you
never sent me an invitation, although
| told Won that wished to help you in
forming Il company, but that is the way
you business men always treat a
woman"
"Really, Miss Longworth," began
Kenyon, but she speedily interrupted
him.
81 am not going to let you make any
explanation. l have come over'here to
enjoy scolding you, and am not to be
cheated out OF my pleasure"
81 think" said John, 'if you knew
how much ! have suffered during this
last day or two, you would be very
lenient with me. Did you read that ar
ticle upon me in the Financial Field ?'
mo; I did not, but l read your reply
to it this morning, and I think it was
excellent"
"Ah, that was hardly fair. \ person
should read both sides OF the question
before passing judgment"
at is a womau's idea of fairness"
said Edith, "to read what pertains to