The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-10
A Trip to B0uIogne.

his earliest years bv "A fond and FOOLS
mother 1t was in vain that his uncle
= and other male relatives demonstrate
p with her. pointing out that she wa
running Dick and preparing a rod fo
her own back. She turned a deaf ca
/ 10 them She let her son have his owl
way in everything. The inevitable re
suit ensued From an insufferable III
tie beast OF a boy. Dick grew up lnt'
AN insuferable big beast OF a mar
with such an .dea Of himself as Woulo
have been eNtraVagant even IN tht
most run-after tenor singer Of the day
And Dick had no accomplishments
In fact il would have been diiiicult u
1 find a more complete all-rOund dulIeF.
What brains he might originally have
possessed had become atrophied irom
want OF use. What physical capacities
| might once have been his nad dleu
away through lack OF manly exercise.
! His face was nOt. indeed. dll-lOoking
of its style: but il was the style thut
was most ut all suitable To surmount
the latest example Of frOck -COats in 4
tailoTs advertisement. He paid great
attention 10 the sit Of his clothes. also
10 the effective treatment of his hair
! and mustachcs. His manner Of Smok-
/ ing cigarette. with patent smile 10
] match. was. he natteied himself.
! neither more nor less than killing. No
| girl. In his opinion. could then resist
| him. As a matter of fact. they all did
! resis, him. without any trouble Wha.-
! sOeVer- all that is. save one. And she
! would have done far better to have
followed the example OF the rest
But SOPHIE Carlton was not the Wis
| est Of girls: indeed she was rather sill
~. Brains We're up attraction 20 her.
because she had not enough OF her own
to recognize them i'm another. Nor did
she admire athletic men either. having
herself been oVerdone with this variety
in the person Of three athletic broth
ers. Her hero existed chiefly in the
pages Of sicklv. sentimental romances.
To- which she was much addicted. But
she read him into real life. Yea, by a
marvellous effort Of the Imagination
fer namby- pamby prig as the said hero
was he was a Crchton by cOmpar-
ison with our mutual friend-she actu-
ally read him into Mr.. Richard Pinni-
fer. She made no secret Of her infatu-
ated alteration Of him. Richard. with
some condescenSiou was pleased TO ac-
cept II. At first h. did not mean busi-
ness. Marry? Nc. thank you He
was not going 10 chuck himself away
on any blessed woman" Bu, then his
mother died. Nearly the whole of her
income died with her Only a thou
sand or SO stood between Richard and
nothing SOPHIE had G4OO a year
In the end h. ChuCked himself
away on this blessed woman. mtying
himself not little for the sacrifice So
that was how Richard Pinnifer came
into the bonds Of holy wedlock.
Now SOPHIE, as has been said. was a
weak, silly girl She also had the mis-
fortune to be really fond Of Richard.
The consequence was. it was not long
're she had surrendered herself (f1r
Nhlch ne caFed 1IttTeJ and The control
II her income (for which he cared
nuchD entirely into the hands OF her
nsuiferable iackanapes OF a husband
by-dnd-bN nursery was added 10
heir establishment, pcopled by one
Wo-three ltttle inmates. with this
&C. itional burden. it was "A squeeze 10
make G400 a year do. But II was nor
lHchard who went minus. He always
had cash for his fine clothes. his haiy
)ils. his cigarettes. You see. the bank
ng account was in his name. He drew
I'll the checks. Had YOU looked at tho
ountcrfoils, you would frequently
ave FOUND consecutive entries of th =
escElpIluni Sophie LhcH acid a-r-x-
ehses)' 90 SELF incidentais). clio" |
mar mar was lust about the proportion IN |
men lie mOney-SOpnie money
as divided. You viii understand
lerefore. that Richard Pinnifer di.
mself pretty we'll.
Ana the more Sophie yielded 10 hin,
e more outrageously selfish ne ba- |
me. ! could tell YOU of a hundred
lnss ne did which would make Won
ng To kick him. did not space forbid
must coniine myself. therefore, to the !
la9loh or one particular inCident-an |
cldeht IN which. rs il seems TO me. |
g acme of his cool and cailous sell
hness was reached.
IN the fourth wear OF their married
o. When the time came To take their
lnual holiday at the sea, Richard
ld 20 his Wife
My dear sophie. I'm sorry TO say
at cannot possibly afford to take
~ g.. a,tu lhe children away ,his year"
Sophie s face fell Z
on, Dick. Can't YOU manage f., :
ne chlidIen want a change So much
VI" anu 50 DO YOU Yourself. dear |
le added. with as near an apnrnacb I
tht oiplomatc as she-good silly | {
lui-Was capabic Of ,
Know | do said Dick. calmly. cor
wi ~ YOU women are different Bur
IAN 10 b. ccJDed up I'm this deodt,' !
NeN httlc hole an the wear ro,nd
oN' lust listen. sophie: / put IA tn ynu
reasonable woman Two h,r,t,.
lnpAA nuneN4p- -ha44d- - nav fr,
'Itnights holiday for one OF us. Tbe
nhdien can't 40. That is out of tho
uestion. You wouldn't care to po
lthout ON. and II YOU would II |
ouldnt be iit fur YOU 10 be- radJipr
bout by Yourself So il seems ~ mo
" dear he said. with that coolness
ocular % himself 'Hhat the only |
ing Tor me is to go"
on. Dick l-l-didn think ynu ver,
so-sclhsh.' answered poor Sophie
aginning 10 Crv.
SELFISH What nonsense" rctortoa
l'hard, with am aggrieved air. AM
~ heavens sake don't make a scene
must saw YOU are taking nasty
h-the-mangcr l,ne. Sophie. Just
cause YOU and The children can't go
III Rrudsc me my brief holiday. Re
". | thought better of YOU
but 1--we went % some cbean
ace '"i I
My good girl I'm Angus there aro
chedp places. and In there vrore u
uld not afford 90 tuusport the Fam y
Z. l tel YOU. I have hardly enoue, 3
pay Tor holiday for one of ms al
w that ii 20 is done pn mo st,,t q
on'micaL or course. II Won wish :,
q children "a ~ %
\ GA know ! should not ~, vltho,tt 81
q children. SUuhad GYnbic i,lt. "