Evening star., 1902-02-15

change it. l shall have 1t tattooed on my
arm"
She laughed III a triumphant way as she
said this, while Ezra gasped. She was not
uumiudful of the fact that he still might
make a new will. but She thought the cir
cumstances would deter him. especially as
the destruction of the other would be i'm
possible.
'on your ARM" he repeated as soon as
his astonishment would let him speak
'-on my ARM she said. with determina-
ti9n.
You are prepared then. to give up the
wearing of short sleeve gowns" he sug-
gested. whereat she grew suddenly pale.
Good heavens!' she cried II never
thought of THAR
You have beautiful arm" he went on
insinuatingly.
True" she admitted. land it's beauty
must be preserved. / have no right to de
priSe society of SO fair an arm | will have
the will tattooed on my shoulder"
Would your ball gowns conceal II" he
asked solicitously
Again she was startled by the suggestion
Tor In truth there was very little of the
shoulder that ball gown would conceal
This. of course, was due to the fact that
she belonged to the world of fashion and
in consequence ii would be manifestly ab-
Surd and provocative of comment to with
draw the shoulders from exhibition
Well she said. after thoughtful
rauSe perhaps II would be better to have
the will tattooed where am vaccinated"
Now she thought the matter settled but
this was because she was unacnuaint ed
with the legal requirements in such affairs
lie looked at her, and smiled In a way she
did not like.
AS you please" he returned disin:erest-
cdly: and then he added as IL Il were a
matter OF slight Importance, Il presume
You do not forget that the will must he
signed by two witnesses and attested by a
notary"
Her perturbation was great but In a min
hie or TWO she recovered her composure.
In that case. she asserted Il shall
have the will tattooed just beneath the
shoulder blade. and the notary and wit
nesses shall be women. Thank heaven that
Women have invaded some departments of
The business wOrld.'
From this decision II was imnossibIa .o
move her. She wanted all and she lacked
confidence In him. She knew that II was
human nature to dislike to pay for goods
that have been long time In ones posses
SION. ana she feared that with the passing
Years he might try 10 scale down the price
so she secured the tattooed villa will thai
cnuid not be DESTROYED. changed. lost or
taken from her-and the only thing that Sc
rtousiy disturbed her during the operation
was the question OF the notarial seal Ezra
suggested that a large seal that could make
proper impression upon her should be
specially made. but she repaid him for that
later. liz was finally tattooed on her from
an imprint that seemed shiyeringiy cold
when ii was made. Still she was not en-
tirely happy. She had hoped to have the
VIII whore she could always see It, just to
reconcile her to her bargain. but she found
II necessary 70 inspect it as she did her
Ddch hair, by using two mirrors. and IL was
80 dlfhcuft 10 read IL that ii took her three
days 10 make sure that the terms were in
accordance with her Instructions Still
There was satisfaction In knowing Ii was
there. Tor when she became disheartened
ana dissatisfied tas is frequently the case
with modern wives of ancient husba nd 81
She had only To remove her waist and ar
range the mirrors TO experience a feeling of
placid contentment.
But soon she became an en;un,, .. -.
friends. She did such strange thinpa ana
made such extraordinary remarks For
instance. she gave up the use of rocking
chairs entirely.
Il have noticed she said, that no mat
ter how gently one rocks. the motion re-
by the back Of the chair"
What of it?" asked the friend to whom
this remark was made.
Don't You wish you knew?" she re-
torted
Then she evinced a strong repugnance tc
be conducive to beauty and health. In.
deed. when the subject was mentioned she
shuddered and once exclaimed Heavens
It might rub QUIT" In q crowd, too, she
exhibited great distress. II any one brush
ed roughly by her 50 as to touch her right
shoulder she became perceptibly pale, and
promptly endearored to back into some
corner where she could be reasonably safe
Naturally there was speculation and then
gossip.
THAT old brute Of a husband beats her" /"
some one suggested.
why, Of course" another exclaimed.
Tha: explains everything. doesn't #?
Just ~ this was satisfactorily settled nv
Sho GOz0ip4 and every one wa q .N.-a-ff.. p, Z.