The Press., 1898-04-28

ter health than I ever did, and attri- bute the same to Mrs. Pinkham's won derful remedies. I cannot find words to express what B Godsend they have been to me.
 "Yes, about the t..iiiu.s .i her friends.
 "Tbey at least are failings"
 "She says.so.''
 "You are ill natUred. hope, Edith, you are not jealous in temperament.
 "Of Cons.ance? Certainly not.
 She answered my implied question, not my verbal one. 1 knew by that that she was hurt.
 Miss Droury is very popular
 "Fred hates her. 1 think she's we'll meaning but unfortunate.
 Il was not thinking of Fred g
 ''No. you were thinking of yourself. Edith had a disagrceable habit of reading one S thoughts--to be moro cor rect, of reanlug my IIoughts. 50 me- times it verged upon Indecency. ..
 i've are getting away from the ques- tion, l said severely. "l want to speak to you seriously abaut yOur fiirt,.tion with Fred. -.
 ''I deny the filtration .-- >.
 "Then it is serioUs,' She did not answer She wore per sonal blue. There are some blues which belong to the universe, and there are some which belong to persons This blue belonged essentially to Edith. ] liked it. 1 liked also the way she had done her hair 1 had told her of it two days ago. It suddenly struck me that her adoption of it was q delicate com pliment to me. liked compliments l delicate compliments. Besides, Fred was not the man to make Edith happy. On the whole don't think he was the man to make any woman happy. 'Do you think you are making 8 wise choice, Edith?'' l went GU.
 "Isn't that matter for my own con sideration?' "I am your nearest male relative''- | Edith was an orphan, which was a blessing-''you have practically no one to look to but yourself. Of course your happiness is grave responsibi "Just now it was poor Fred s appetite or heart or something. You must be very busy looking after other people, $ concerns. .,:
 ''It is so easy to make a mistake" | "He is very fond of me-
 "I don't think you are the girl to en- | joy a divided affection with Stuart Mill" ---
 "I prefer a division with Stuart Mill to one with Constance Droury.''
 "No one," said, with the air of making a confession, "could think of making 8 division between you and Miss Droury."
 "I should hope not" she said quick ly. Miss Droury is pretty"--
 elf you like big eyes and a silly mouth.''
 | "Her mouth is sweet. not silly"
 "Oh, of course, if you think stiffness sweet, there is an end to it. ''
 "But she cannot compare with you. ''
 "Thanks.
 l "She IS very amusing.
 "One is always amused at ill natured gossip"
 "But her conversation lacks the spar. kle of yours
 "You are very good.
 ''I like to be impartial. You have your faults''--
 "Of course'' she conceded.
 "You are jealous.
 "That is absurd I was never jealous of any one in my life.'
 "Vain.''
 "You are unbearably rudel I am mol vain. don't think half enough of my. self. Fred said only yesterday"-
 "Never mind Fred. 'r
 "I thought you were reading me g lecture for not mindinge him. Go or with my faults"
 "And capricious.
 "I am not!"
 "Five men in three weeks, Edith"
 ''It is a country house. What is ons to do? I can't feed the chickens al day." -.-..s-..
 "But in spite of your faults you car be very nice."
 "That at all events is very oonsoling Fred will have some recompense.
 But what has he got to do with it?' I queried. ....
 My dear cousin, have been touched by your pathetic appeals on his be half''- '@a. .:-,~...c.=.
 'tI have not appealed on. his behalf. have simply pointed out the wrong yo, are doing him by flirting with him. '':
 -'and have come to the conclusion to regard 1t no longer as mere f1irta tion''- &
 "You can't be really serious?''
 -'and to permit the Few aspect tt apply in a retrospective as we'll as in 2 prospective character. ''
 'This is folly, Edith l''
 "For your sake and to tighten you burden of responsibility It is wisdom You look quite careworn. ?" -r.t. ..
 eff you would only talk sensei''
 "And your cigar has gone out-really l had no idea that you would take my peccadillo so seriousIy.''
 "You can't mean it, you know. It'i impossible. Edith. ''
 My dear cousin, do you really thinl me so graceless? As you say, you are my nearest male relative. and you mus know best.'' . ---,s..... a. But Fred-he is out of the ques tion.''
 "The difference of three years is very great. You have three years accumu lated wisdom. I feel that my happiness is quite safe in your hands '' :. "But it won't be in, my hands--i | will be in Fred = .ss .,,. .'They are fairly strong. v = "Tenderness as we'll as strength is re quired. Happiness is so fragile.''
 ..But you certainly -hinted that wal not capable of taking care of myself Fred seems to be the only caretaker of fering at present.. Don't you think you had better giv, it into my keeping? seem to be tn, \ rronar Ouardian 1