The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-15
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Doln. Ihere S pleasure for everybody.
thousand amu5emcnts to fill up ones
time. Ask GOthamte how he eniovs
himself and hear his answer
linen from your account l am TO as
sumo that enjoyment is the end and
am OF his existence. l think vour
Gothamtes life would not suit me,
Not ii you hold your present princi-
PIES certainly. Really, Margaret, you
are most sclf-opinionated young
woman, and I'd be delighted if you
would drop one or two OF your theories
! by the wayside.
dare say it would be as we'll, was
the answer; they could otfall on moro
mind Offers"
Say philosophical rather than unap-
preclatlVc. You must admit that have
reason on my side. Show me the bcnc-
tit OF working ones self to death, when
there is no necessity for it. You only
see the surface, Margaret, but l go
deeper
"On tho contrary" smiled Margaret,
you see only the surface, while look
deeper. You look only at the need of
money, but | soc a hundred effects in
which money has no part. Necessity is
very accommodating term, and has a
different shade of meaning for different
people. AS for working one self to
death, I'm afraid that is alsoNn accom-
nodating term. A lazy man might con-
slider the slightest cxertion step to-
ward that lamentable end.
Il suppose am that lazy MANI"
I shouldn't be at all surprised. And,
setting Joking aside, Brian, I do think
that no man has a right to. do nothing.
Lounging about day after day, with no
higher ambition than to amuse ones
self would, it seems to me, make man
or woman (more particularly a NAM,
tired of himself. Now, don't look at
mo with that expression, please. l don't
want to be shrew, or a preacher,
either. detest everlasting preachers,
and [ don't intend to be one. Never
thelcss, wish to gracious you'd find
something to do, and have a better
reason for going to New York than your
present one, which is-wcll, not partic-
ularly creditable."
she tried to hide the momentary weak
ness by slipping her coffee.
| Brian's face had flushed very visibly
at her allusion to the reason of his visits
to the tn, city and he, too' went on eating
Margaret" he said, presently, IF you
have any old men or women who need
doctoring call me in and I'll show you
what l can do. I'm pretty fair, not
| withstanding my want of practice.
Very we'll, Brian, be prepared for an
early call. 1t is not your ability |
| doubt. though"
AS he had said, Brian went to New
! York the next day. Il shall be back in
a day or so, he told Margaret OH bid
ding her. good-by. you may expect
me-
! Margaret did expect him, but she was
disappointed.
The days passed, and after his first
| letter she heard no more from him. She
became worried and anxious, though
even to herself she would not acknowl-
edge her alarm.
She did not dream Of bodily harm.
Intelligence Of such a mishap would
have reached her quickly. Yet in some
intangible way she felt that no was in
danger and needed her.
In cases like this philosophy is of
little avail. TO tell herself that this or
that was impossible, that Brian was
merely forgetful and indifferent, aug
mcnted rather than relieved her fears.
To relieve her mind she rode over to
The Ccdars to see and talk with Alice;
but upon reaching her destination she
was told that Alice had left the house
with the intention of returning in a short
time.
AS. she had the afternoon at her dis
posal, Margaret decided to wait; so she
found her way to the small room adioin-
ing the library and seated herself in a
lounging chair. The house was very
silent, and the room unusually warm,
and as a consequences Margaret, becom-
ing rather drowsy, was soon quite I'm
conscious of her surroundings.
How long she remained so she did not
know, but presently she was aroused
by loud voices raised in some alterca-
ton. At first they were rather indis-
tinct and seemingly put part Of q dream.
"Vcrv we'll, sir, go to the devil for all
| I care
"The Colonels voice, Margaret de-
cided, still unable to shake Off the i'm
pres sion of dreaming
whats the good of your education,
I'd like to know" the voice continued.
DO you imagine I gave you the oppor-
tunity OF reading law for you to give it
up when you grew tired? No, sir! This
idea of writing that's turned your head
is only another name for doing nothing
Confound me! believe you want to be
like that d. scoundrel, LciSh-"
Margaret started. Was this dream
ing?
you are mistaken. came the answer
in Berries voice. Il have no desire to
emulate Brian in any respect. Please
credit me with some consideration for
Alice.
If you didn't show more for her than
he does for his wife, I'd shoot you with
my own hands. He ought to be hung,
the scoundrel! Leaving his wife as he
has been doing, allowing his domestic
affairs to be the talk of the neighbour
hood and her name to become the sub
ject of discussion with every vulgar