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friendship would dream or making
WY face at Mrs. Potwin; that she was
very young. almost childish. indeed, and
that II was highly probable that some of
her little eccentricities would disappear
IN the course of n few years quiet life In
England
"Ah, n IL were only that she is eccen-
tricr' said Lady Scarlett. zone doesn't
mind that in the least. People may be
quite mad, for that matter. One Of my
dearest friends firmly believes that Mary
OF Modena ought to be on the throne,
and shakes her head every Sunday morn
ing when the prayers for the Queen and
the royal family are read. One quite un-
derstands people being odd in that way:
hut-I don't mind speaking to you very
openly. you are such old friend OF
Franks think Mrs Potwin is vulgar.
could accustom myself to her; she isn't
quarrelsome; she isn't disagreeable; but
I know that, sooner or later, 1t will make
Frank unhappy TO feel that she isn't like
other people. She is so young now, and
all the strange things she says are said
In such a graceful little way. that she
seems like a naughty child. And. fam
I cy. Frank likes her all the better be-
cause she Is different from other people.
Ten years from now, when she has four
or five children. II will be dreadful to hear
her talk as she does today: and the worst
OF II is that the children will learn to
say the same unheard-of things that she
does"
I tried my best to comfort the poor
lady, but she returned to the charge with
an evident determination to know the
worst and have II over.
Frank" she said. has not seen fit to
talk very freely with me. but from some
thing which Mrs. Potwin herself said 1t
seems that II was not MIR Potwins death
that took him from her.
1f he
fatal word divorce" after she had dodg-
ed IL so gracefully. but 1 gave her to
understand, as delicately as / could, that
the courts of the State of California not
infrequently put asunder those whose
joining together had proved inauspicious
And so Lady Scarlet knew the worst.
She didn't ask why or how Mrs. Potwin' S
marriage had been broken. 1t was enough
for her to know that il had been dis
solved by process of law. and not by the
death Of one OF thecontracting parties. II
her son was going to marry a divorced
woman. she. at any rate, would try to dc
her duty by him, and by any one who
bore his fathers name. But knew, as
left the old lady standing there amonl
the bean-poles. that I had dealt her 4
cruel blow the day / first took her sor
to Ysondc Potwin's house in Yokohama.
II the morning had been given up L
kitchen gardening and remorse. the after
noon, at any rate. promised to be a pleas
ant one. Mrs. Potwin was, naturally
having very much her own way will
Dunkin House and its inmates, and
was her pleasure to take possession o
an old cedar-wood punt that lay idl
among the lily-pads. After appointing
herself captain of the lazy craft, she or
dained that Scarlet should serve 70
crew and for freight. She had select
ed from among the mass of Japanes
brought from Japan those which please
her best and when she herself. dresse
in a charming little frock of Japanes
silk, took her place in the punt, her la
filled with apple blossoms, she looked lik
a stray leaf from a Japanese picture
book dropped by some persistent bree7
upon the sober English surface OF II
Thames. But she had not proposed
herself an afternoon OF summer idlenes
and I don't think I ever heard so earne:
a tone In her voice as when she tol
Scarlet to let the punt drift. and the
said TO me:
II want to talk to you seriously. Som
times you laugh at what say and SOM
times you scold me- but you always trei
me as n were a naughty little child WI
ought TO be at school But today / wal
to be serious, ana I want you to help n
decide and help Frank decide what
and I ought to do. IL / were alone WI
him. II would be no use for me to try
be wise. He just takes II for granted tn
everything Is going to run smoothly, al
that we are going TO be married. and III
happily ever after. Now will you list
TO what I am going to say and tell n
tr&ly what you think?'
I told her that would do my best. al
then she made Frank promise In his tn
that he would not take everything
granted"
ssxy.u ho.,,, NT-s r1otv,tn yba, q
had assured herself an attentive hearir
lin the first place. I don't think II
right for me to go on being conditional
engaged 20 Frank and having all
friends think it's n regular engagemei
I told him before we left Japan that
didn't consider he was any more held
II than I was, and that he could back G
whenever he wanted TO. But he wo
want TO. because he Is obstinate, a
even II he did want TO he wouldn't
cause he'd be ashamed. and / think
have got to make up our minds about
one way or the other. In America II
as easy as anything to break off an l
Outstanding like that, or even regu
engagement. i know lots of girls W
have been engaged five or six times. a
they don't think anything of Il; but n
in England everybody seems to think
Is very serious thing. 1t Is Just 1
getting into one OF your express trai
lney lock the dOOrS OF the car. ana
have TO stay there until you get to VIII
you have bought your ticket for. IL
on staying here with his mother and
his friends. and then, afterwards, 1
him that don { think IL is going to
they will all say / was firt and q
made a fool of him, and he would h
that. because he Is awfully pro
Wouldn't you. Frank
II don't like to look like a fool IL thi
what you mean. my dear" said Scarf
But L don't see what you want TO I
all this nonsense for. OF course We
going to be married sooner or later.
not hurrying you; will give you all
time you want. IL seems to me the 5
plest thing In the world. You and l
an awfully good time out in Japan
gether. and We have good time h
Why shouldn't We be married and go
having a good timer
Il viii tell you why" said Mrs. Pot-
You know that man we saw the day
went over to Woodstock-the man
was driving what you call a piel
horscG We call them paint horses