New-York tribune., 1901-06-09
CARRIED MEM. CON.
From The King.

You see, Mr.. Spencer. want to know exactly
what men think about things, and | hoped per
maps that as-that as you know
Il Understand perfectly. Miss Ashton. AS 1
am Old enough TO be your father. you thought
that my point Of view. though moss grown.
might he Interesting This is an age in which a
alsnlhed Importance is allowed even to the mod
efn antique. As a modern antique. let me place
myself entirely at your disposal"
or course, if you going he horrd'--
Pray don't run away Ms Ashton; this is to
be a perfectly calm deliberation between youth
ana age Nothing fuiIits the surface of debate
So rapidly as The least hint of impatience. II
you would allow 10 smoke-thanks. very
much. am now all attention"
oh, If you are going Ia he formal ana polite
Mr Spencer, II makes everything stupid
Let me apologize once for my politeness
ana my stupidity. Now. suppose ! begin this
discussion instead of you"
How can you. when you don't even know ?''-
We are sitting quite in the shade. Miss Ash
ton; except as defensive weapon. that para
If You are going 10 be tresome shall go in
Well might just start the subject perhaps
ana If You found me wandering from the point
YOU might gently
Cannot YOU see that am really serious Mr.
Spencer"
Il am sure YOU are 50 I will begin at once
You appeal 10 my ripe experience. l am forty
three The vicar viii confirm this. he christened
me. You, think. are eighteen. / beg your par
don. nineteen last June You are staying here
under the of Your aunt Your aunt is
highly To be esteemed. You and 1 both agree
that ;he opinion Of the sstimable person is val
ueless on al practical questions. You therefore
come 10 me- \ younger man would feel Hat
tered While merely gather That. in your opn-
ion. am not estimabe-"
Thank YOU. Yes: that is n Very comfortable.
way of putting il"
Your encouragement Miss Ashton is gratify-
ing Let me- see. whore Was Il All yes. being
nineteen. feminine and perrleNci. you want ad-
wee rms seems 10 narrow the topics Ia two
"nlg' say either frocA OF love affair Now
adays the man milliner is doubtless a person
age, but
oh il isn't frock. Mr.. spencer"
ieei :" immensely relieved though II would
nave been undrnially fiaitering if il had been
a ir"ck' however. we will take it for granted.
th'n that il is loye affair Now think Miss
Ashton. that il is YOUR turn
on Well YOU see you can perhaps hardly
No. 1 ses ] have rot brought you t. the point
of huency Yet. 81 | viii continue. For iha pur-
pose oI tihs discussion. lrt rs roughly divide
loNe affairs into two gTDups-the first in which
both parties are equally convinced. What they
are convinced of would be a little tedious to
specify Let me- however refer Won ~ any
third volume of any novel Of the early Victorian
period. The more recent works are not alHay :
orthodox. The second group comprises thuse
complications in which on,y one of The two
parIies''
Have you ever met Fred Norman. Mr. spen-
cer?"
SO it is Fred Norman. is it? Dear me-. Met
him? Yes, II course / have. His place is only
five miles of"
Yes know: he was at the Andersons' gar
den party-ph. and lots af other places"
He is a comely youth and il is "A pretty
property"
How stupid men are. You all think that be
cause man is young and good looking
About three thousand acres Of the best
me adoW land believe"
Il wish you would not interrupt me- Mr.
Spencer; you all think that the whole must
worship him
Pardon me. ] never mentioned worship. or
even hinted at loye. To arrive a sound con
clusion from "A discussion such as this il is
necessary to duly marshal the facts. Kindly
let me resume. Miss Ashton. The basis of our
discussion is now youth good looks and three
thousand acres principally meadowland."
Mr.. Spencer. hate you. wonder whether
you were eyer ia love yourself
Miss Ashton. let me reassure you. j am n
man with past. Al four years of age | made
matrimonial overtures To my nurse: the good
woman still lives. and my life is shadowed by