Evening journal., 1899-06-19
A Better Understanding
By Frank II. spoarnan
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thel chaited MISS Macy pohuueu Ahr
turf idly with her driver.
IL do like YOU" he was suying.
She smiled, but skeptically.
Il like YOU" be continued, curious
ly. In spite Of myself and yourself"
What an odd Mr.. Carter!" smiled
Miss Macy. This is a novelty.
I'm afraid it's more than that-an
impertinence. Yet I'D hate 10 have you
look on it tha; way
"Oh. | don't. Rather an idlosyn-
crasy. isn't il? Explain IL, please. Mr..
Carter. Friday is 90 tedious"
For you il is-with gay Saturday
and Sunday in prospect But for me,
with the prospect that Saturday and
Sunday | sha'n't get word or look
go men chasing around after you-"
She only struck the turf a bit harder.
Now that you've Insisted you like
me-and it's Friday-you must tell me
why" She said. inexorably.
You are not quite ready for that
Miss Macy"
How do you kuowg"
IF were TO tell you. you'd simply
hang my scalp in your chaielaine with
the rest, and sleep-while tossed in
wretchedness.'
For moment she made no reply.
"Tell me. then. why you dontlike me-
she said at length.
That's rather more serious. | con-
fess hardly dare
"At your age2
She fingered the playthings on her
chaielaine as II she really were count
ing scalps. The figure amused her; but
her lips were sci in a defiant smile.
"Ihope your paradox isn't going to be
silly" She lifted her eyebrows pa
tiently as she spoke.
No. only rude. At 4O-since you have
kindly reminded me Of it--one sees
more than youth and wit and grace in
life. There's another word. I'm afraid
you haven't spelled it yet. Miss Macy
GO on"
1--WE need of your encouragement
Well, see you here the center Of all ai'
traction-eyery last one Of us tagging
at your heeels-"
They said at dinner last night yot
were certain OF the open champion
ship"
"You shall not upset me-" he con
I tinued. determinediy. "All the girl
are jealous-all theis mothers enraged
You are despot, Miss Macy, clearly
enough. You can stand no end Of handi
: Gaping. and hole out ahead. Blu
/. there's another side TO it,"
! "Now for III"
/ IT see your mother here, too; lovely
: lovely woman. love her, TOO. And
: see her suffer every day, more than
2 ever suffered in my life. She ought no
Q to be here an hour; she ought 10 be j
. Maclinae, but she stays here just b'
i cause YOU want TO be here, and sh
n won't separate from you. If 80
. thought Of her hrst-forgive me 70
n saying so--you wouldn't stay in Gle
d Ellyn an hour. You are angry now
: She rose smiling. but dangerous,
II "Not bit; we can't sithere all day. ca
e we? Hershie, lee my ball. I'm gla
n you've suggested should temper cou
Q tesy with thoughtfulness, Mr.. Carte
O do spend too much time on the links
: just to be obliging-and too little wit
d mamma. Let's go back by the pon'
is Its quicker
IT Monday morning Carter went mp
II Lake Forest TO dedicate a course;
IF was authority about Chicago When
$. got back TO Glen Ellyn Tuesday n
j. Macys had disappeared. There was D
a end of pique over il; all the fellow
j. were upset. Everybody except Carte
II was mystiied. He was only astonishet
and after finding no scrap'of a word
not even from Mrs. Macy-unensy. n
calling many little couriesies. he ce
tainly had some cause to feel aggrieve
m Still it was incredible that with {
appalling a case Of hay fever Mrs. Mac
had gone anywhere except to Mackina
And with a stern confidence that
Is must be right Carter took the Manito
e' determined to find the Macys.
y When morning dawned on the strai
~ he fully expected TO see the Macys {
T Tns the wharf II was a rude shock 10 b
~ confidence 10 hunt the island over aI
'e find no trace Of them. Hurried excu
- sions to neighboring points and di
:, gent inquiry among the Chicago color
utterly failed 10 reveal the missiI
or couple.
The afternoon he started for Chical
sb Carter was thoroughly depressed. q
n, ing down the boat stopped at Harb
Springs. He had already searched {
be bay resorts; yet he stood on deck.
lonely man among jolly hundred. an
IA ously scanning the features OF eve
dainty woman on the wharf with Z
,st persistence of desperate longing.
Not until the passengers we
he shipped and the whistle blown did
surrender his last hope. And the
nd standing on the deck as the boat cal
III around - the harbor reeeding-
Heavenl who was that on the pie
"a. Mrs. Macy waving her handkerchief.
Chicago men think quick. 1t was
lv long way 10 the captain. but Cart
sb- covered it in great leaps. Throu
groups. over tables. down lights a
VS. up hatchways.
"a "Nol" cried the captain.
ire I'm give you S5OOl"
al Not for 5000. won't put back