The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-27
IN THE AMSTERDAM CLUB.

From Richard Gordon" by Alexander
Black.
Gordon pulled over the ash tray.
"Ringle, what have you been eating?"
MY heart answered Ringle.
Gordon turned TO survey his companions
well-groomed face and saw it twitch suspi-
ciously.
How did 1t happen?"
Ringle stared for a moment at the picture
OF Circe On the wall opposite.
st have been refused by the only girl"
Gordon paused sym~pathetically. I'm
sorry for that"
Don't misunderstood me-" continued
Ringle. This isn't flppancy. But 1 made
up my mind long ago. after serious contem-
plaion OF human society that IL ever L was
rejected by the only girl, L should tell 1t
quick before she could do ii. l am as good
The thing happened'-Ringle pulled out
his watch-'just ninety-one minutes ago"
"A man so well organized as this" vent
ured Gordon, will come through all right.
And remember her feelings. How does she
know how long you may make her wait be-
fore you ask her again."
You don't know Marcella."
But l do" protested Gordon.
Yes; but you don't know how final she
can be in a thing of this kind-at least l
l hope you don't. No; the jig's up. Angus
tus!"
The waiter approached.
"Bring-what will you have. Dick?-an-
other brandy and soda for me- Mareella,
you understand, is no trimmer. She puts
her foot down-on my neck. And such a
pretty foot! 1 may as well tell you, Dick,
that l haven't been so completely knocked
out since the governor dragged me into the
firm: Don't give me any advice. l don't
need il. i wish / did You have no idea
how miserable a man feels who doesn't
need any advice-who hasn't even the COM
| fort of knowing that he will do some things
he shouldn't"
Ringle stared at Gree again. Then he
said suddenly, with a definite loss of his
Dick, do you know anythink about the
new thought'?"
(Which new ~thought?'
Then you don't know about it. It's
Christian Science-there are a lot of labels
but in particular, a new kind of Christian
81 didn't know this was new"
But that's the name. And it's new in
some of it's tricks. You don't happen to
know that some of the tenets-is that right
of the new thought are-so to say-un-
favorable toward marriage?"
Il don't think 1 knew of that" admitted
Gordon, II understood that it was tran
scendental-somewhat disembodied."
You have some things TO learn, Dick,
Anyway, this is Gods truth-they dom
believe in marriage-in the real thing, you
know: =. And Marcella has been
"She didn't say"
"Of course not. But I know"
Then you are all right. She will get
over 1t :"
IT wish I had your hopeful temperament, .
sighed Ringle. These people are bent or
separating those who are married, and
keeping separated those who aren't mar.
ried."
at don't believe IT," expostulated Cor.
don; that trick Is several thousand years
old i shouldn't worry, even If what yoJ
suspect of them Is true. There a trick
worth two of that"
Name it,"
Love"
But they talk of nothing else but love-
snapped Ringle.
81 don't mean the shadow-the substance
every banner, Tony. I've heard good thing:
of the new thought"
Ringle snickered hopelessly Think o.
two old FOUNDERS like you and me sitting
here talking about lovel Augustus
81 must CO." said Gordon. getting up.
Il don't blame you" declared Ringle
but III have to be a bore for a little
while"
Gordon slapped the freshly bereaved love-
on the shoulder. My advice to you is
don't u because the defendant has asked
for an adjournment"
It's no adjournment, Gordon. It's a non
suit"
Nonsense, Ringle. Isn't the other sid.
to be allowed to look up new evidence? ?"
It's the new evidence that did me, Dick.
and Ringle bore down upon his collar Will
a neatly razored chin.
Anyway, Ringle, I'm glad you don't fee
obliged to go to the devil"