The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21
sider's chance for charmion in the race

sider's chance for Charmion in the race
before the great event.
81 wonder how much these people
know about racing" thought, as they
drove UP or trooped in from the staton
You see, I mad learned a good deal in
one way and another 1t was a most
expensive education, and I thought it
justified me in feeling of plying con-
tempt for the passing people who were
still in the pupil stage. Some of them
l knew more or less, but II is a very
simple matter to turn ones head, and
If one has not time to do that, most
people quite understand the look which
means Don't recognize me-" There are
just few, though, with whom I had
been familiar-WaS 1t three years or O
century ago?-and when they came
along and were ladies, I made a slight
"detour'' to avoid them. One does not
want to spoil an hour or two of a
woman's day was taking one Of these
little strolls to get out of the way of
the Drumleigh's, who we're as nice, kind
people as you could meet, only of course
l didn't want to meet them, and was
wondering whether Maud Drumleiga
had married that man in the rifle bril-
gade yet, when voice beside me said:
"Fredr'
Now in these days I am not Fred at
all. L am Jim when I am anything.
Fred has ceased to exist ages ago.
Therefore, and because recognized the
voice, 1 took no notice. whatever, unless
steering off is taking notice.
But the voice said Fred" again, and
this time it had a little imperative ring.
which I had not forgotten, and so 1
turned.
There was vision OF all the things a
woman can look most pretty in, and
beneath a hat, after making which a
Partisan milliner could have died happy,
was Brenda's face, and Brenda was
holding out her hand.
When you are, in other words, in the
circumstances in which I was placed
strict cleanliness Is difficult, so I did
not see that small white glove until
had first observed a little toss Of her
head, which I had also not forgotten
Then I shook hands
"How's Courtnaire?" I asked.
Lord Courtilaine, lucky beggar, Is
Brenda's husband. did not particulars
ly want to know how Courtilaine was,
but wished to avoid the why's" and
''wherefores' I saw on Brenda's lips.
He is most provoking" she said.
was sorry to near it.
He had his shining apparel sent on
here, and promised me faithfully to
drive down this morning. OF course,
couldn't drive on such a blowy day-it
would have spoilt all my pretty things
and SO came by train: and now I find
that he has sent John to- say that he
can't come" y ~
What q horrid nuisancel" I said,
Isn't tt? If he were seriously Ill,
shouldn't mind so MUCH said Brenda,
unfeehngly. But he simply says he Is
obliged to go to the city. Did you know
that he has gone in for being a director
and things, like the people IN the pa
pers, or was 1t a novel? I call him
my guineapig,' andi he. gets so horribly
angry If there are any city people about. .
How unreasonable" I remarked.
wanted to get away.
IT am sure that he could have won
far more money down here today than
he will in the city. He does know a lit
tie about racing, butrhe knows absolute
ly nothing about margarine, or what
ever it is, poor dear And here am Ia
poor, lone woman. with no one to take
care of mel"
said nothing, because I thought that
was good way of ending the CONVERSE
ton, and leaving her to say goodbye"
But she didn't. She stood looking at me,
thoughtfully.
Bob Is getting fat" she said eventli-
ally. Bob is Lord CourtHaine.
The remark appeared to be inconse-
quent.
Hes pretty tall" said, $50 that he
can carry 1t off,"
Eyes. he's pretty TALL" she agreed