The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09

had so unequally linked himself with wom-
ion.
Mrs. Vereker had just risen to take leave,
when the door opened and Ernescliffe came
in.
why, Evelyn!" he exclaimed stretching
out his hand; this is a treat. How good of
you to come so SoOn.''
Good to myself" said she, laughing. She
caught a swift look of surprise as it flashed
across Llias' face-surprise at that Evelyn"
81 have been making friends with your wife
and now 1 am off,.
e"Indeed you're not. I am just in time to
STOP you. Sit down again, at once-there's
good girl"
My dear Gerard, 1 have made quite
visitation already
Then make another Give me some tea,
Lily, please
Evelyn resumed her seat but she did not
stay much longer
When she left she asked both to dine with
her early the ensuing week, and meet ''one or
two special friends
Lilias accepted, little shyly and little
stiffly.
Thursday next, then" Evelyn said; and
Ernescliffe accompanied her to the door.
OF course, he 'dio not ask her what she
thought of his wife: but he knew by her
only saying She is a lovely creature, Ge-
rard," that she was not impressed by any
thing much to Lilias advantage except her
beauty.
Great Heaven!" Evelyn said to herself,
as she drove away. What a future for
him!"
ErEescliffe went back to the drawing-room
rather slowly.
Lilias looked up as he entered.
There was slight pout on her rosy lips.
Why Gerard" she said, as he dropped
into the chair beside her; Il didn't know you
Christian Names
Certainly! Where's the harm?"
'Oh! But you haven't known each other
very long, have your
fhar IN
question. You drop into Christian names more
easily with some people than with others
But it seems so familiar said Lias, still
not appeased. DO people often do such
things in society,""
at all depends
He burst out laughing at her startled face;
but he was vexed, too.
I'm sure should never call any man not
related to by his Christian name' said
she, primly.
We'll, DON'T replied Ernescliffe, good
humoredly, but you mustn't be shocked
when I do.
perplexed; land, Gerard that woman she
was talking about-Mrs. Westenra-you told
me in Paris she had left her husband
We'll, what then?'
"Why 1 thought mean-Mrs Vereker
was talking about her to YOU IL ,nlf rm
We'll, she didn't run away with met" 7
ooh! Gerard don't joke in that way but
surely ladies oughtnt to talk about ~such peo--
pie at ALTO gentlemen!"
Good heavens, Lily; what notions! You'll
be jumping up, some day, and running clean
out of the room, when ?oG hear some of the
talk that goes forward in mixed assemblies
of men and women; and Lily, dear"-draw-
ing her down by his side-"you mustn't talk
so much of ladies and gentlemen; we say
women and men,"
81 always forget; it sounds so rough"
TITS all what you're used to, dear. The
other way is considered-now you'll laugh
agan-terribly bad FORM
She did laugh, but she returned to the sub
ject.
"But, Gerard" she said; don't you think
Mrs. Vereker ought to leave off using your
Christian name, now you're married."
Don't talk nonsense, Lily-of course not"
He got up, quite irritated you must let
people who live in the world know what is
the correct thing to do"
Lilias rose, too, and tossed her head; it was
distinct "toss."
eff Gerard was going to speak sharply to
her, she thought, with truly ignorant irrele-
vance, on Mrs Vereker'S account she should
hate Mrs Vereker.
Of course the little difference was made up;
but was it not only the first mutterings of
storm?
The honeymoon was over; the travelling
from place to place; now had commenced the
real living together-at home: now had come
the time to prove whether Evelyn Vereker
when she foretold disaster, was true proph-
ct or
The dinner at Evelyn's house went off well,
and, thanks chiefly to the exquisite tact of her
hostess, Lilias even appeared as success,
though during dinner she scarcely opened
her mouth in the way of conversation, and
never at any time made remark worth
hearing.
But She looked very lovely in her charming
toilette.
Her companions were all people of perfect
hreeding-there were only three guests be-
sides Ernescliffe and his wife-and her host
ess specially exerted herself to cover the de-
neiRhbOr