The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

evanescent before the face Of him. The
bag and the hat-box, everything that
was wanted but was not contained in
them, the place to wash and dress in ap
peared, I was going to say, at the wave
or his wand. Were the sleeve-links lack
1n8-they appeared. Was there no COL
gar stuo-and to find another collar stud
Is thing have always looked upon as
an lmpoSS1Diltty-it was produced. The
Walstcoat-Bob was getting a little stout
was made miraculously a perfect fit. A
piece of paper and a pull made the hat
my very own. There were gloves in the
coat and walking-st in Johns hand,
and when l wanted to see what it was
that peeped out of my breast-pocket and
put my hand there, I heard crisp crack
ing, the sound Of which was almost a
forgotten Joy.
1t was that rarest Of days-a summers
DAY IN June The world was peopled
With the fa5reSt women and the brayest
men, and there was Brenda waiting with
e look of smiling scrutiny
felt that I should pass. I have my
doubts as to whether clean conscience
can raise in one so high a feeling OF self
respect eS can g. clean shirt. One cam
tread the earth with loving kindness IN
ones heart If ones feet are shod in shin
ing patent leather, more especially IL
the shining patent leather is gener5usfv
ample One can hold ones head high IL
1t is surmounted by the newest of glossy
hats. One can look the world in the face
and stick out ones chest in a Wafstcoat
fresh from Davis, more especially again
If that waistcoat was made for slightly
fuller proportions than ones own.
In moment I fell into the gait of those
who swing leisurely along, instead of
scuttling or of shutting. The trick OF
speech and the manners of thought came
BACK as soon as I heard the first few
sentences from those around me. The
person In the split hat was somebody
quite different altogether, and he had
tried to sell race cards thousands Of miles
away and ages ago.
Brenda is always happy, and she rat
led on and laughed until It became quite
certain that, there were no such things as
poverty or munger Or cold or disappoint-
ed hopes in all the sunny world Ey rnu
tual consent the past was banished from
our talk, and as the future Is only a re-
of either. so that there remained the
present. But the present was 50 bubbling-
~ full Of things to talk about and to
laugh at that there was no need &C other
time.
1t was clrarmingly evident that she
meant to spend the day with me- Lunch
con invitations were prettily waved off.
and people who came up to talk after a
few moments went full of smiles away
On the lawn met people I knew, too:
and they nodded cheerilyy, most of them
without the least suspicion of surprise
Only few, who, judged by disappear
ances, gave me rather a shadowy bow
and even that was probably called forth
by the presence Of Lady CourtAaine by
my side. However, these We're very few.
A merciful Providence has ordained that
we should occupy most Of our Thoughts
with the subject that we cannot help re-
garding most faYorably-ourselvCs and
has eased US from the burden OF bother
ing very much about other peoples com
ings and goings, and even existence
Somebody once said that II the dead we
cannot do without were to come back
after awhile. We should only find them
a trouble. Their nearest might, but the
others. their friends, would probably re-
gard their temperance with very little
of either interest or surprise They might
be rather pleased, as the people appear
ed to be who nodded to me YESTERDAY.
I read In one of the papers this morn
ing that, regarded as q social function,
Ascot seemed scarcely as smart as In pre-
vious years. Where could the man who
wrote it have been? Why. I wondered
why erocuSes and aSphodels did not
spring up on the lawn beneath the feet
Of all the goddeSses I sawl
There was just enough stir Of excite
ment I'M the abr to make the arrival or
lunch time welcome, and not intrusive. "a
Heidsieck is very good drink, especially
at luncheon, and pate de foie gras and
other dainties rich and rare are good
to eat. How enjoyed themi And
Brenda, who told me that her doctor
had strictly forbidden her TO touch any
OF these things on pain an penalty OF
getting stout, ate them all, OF course,
and enjoyed herself immensely too. CT