Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-01

answered, Twill preclude the possibility of
loss or theft and, furthermore, will make
II impossible for you 10 get hold Of 1t and
change 1t. / shall have It tsttooed on my
arm
She laughed IN a triumphant way ae che
said this. while Ezra gasped. She was not
unmindful OF the fact that he still might
make a new will, but she thought the cir
c~umstances would deter him, especially as
the destruction OF the other would be i'm
possible.
"on your ARM" he repeated, as soon as
his establishment would let him speak.
ION my arm she said, with determine
tion.
"You are prepared, then, to give UP the
wearing of shoft-sleeve gowns?" he sug-
gested, whereat she grew suddenly pale.
Great heavens!" she cried. never
thought Of that"
''You have a beautiful arm" he went on,
insinuatingly.
''True," she admitted, land its beauty
must be preserved. l have no right to
deprive society Of so fair an arm. ! will
have the will tattooed on my shoulder"
would your ball gowns conceal it," he
asked. solieitously.
Again she was startled by the suggestion,
for In truth there was very little Of the
shoulder that a ball gown would conceal.
This, OF course. was due to the fact that
she belonged to the world OF fashion, and
in consequences It would be manifestly alb
surd ana provocative Of comment to with
draw the SHOULDERS from exhibition.
well" she said, after a thoughtful
pause, "pefhaps it would be better TO have
the will tattooed where l am vaoeinated."
Now she thought the matter settled, but
this was because she was unacquainted
with the legal requirements In such anairs.
He looked at her and smiled in a way she
did not like.
"As you please" he returned, disinter-
estedly. and then he added, as II IL were
a matter Of slight Importance, Il presume
YOU do not forget that the will must be
signed BY two witnesses and attested by a
notary"
Her perturbation was great, but in a
minute or two she recovered her com
posture.
I'm that case" she asserted. 81 shall have
the will tattooed just beneath the shoulder
blade, and the notary and witnesses shall
be women. Thank heaven that women have
invaded some departments OF the business
world"
From this decision it was impossible ia
move her. She wanted all, and she lacked
confidence In him. She knew that II wal
human nature TO dislike 10 pay for goods
that have been q long time In ones posses
sion, and she feared that with the passinl
years be might try TO scale down the price
So she secured the tuttooed villa will tina
could not be destroyed, changed, lost Of
taken from her--and the only thing tha'
seriously disturbed her during the operation
was the question OF the notarial seal. Ear
-. 80. 80 it, rrssNT w.aL.
a proper impression upon her should b.
specially made, but she repaid him for tina
later. II was finally tattooed on her from
an Imprint that seemed shiveTingly coll
when Il was made. Still she was not en-
tlrely happy. She had hoped to have tn
will where she could always see 1t, Just I
reconcile her to her bargain, but she foun
1t pecessary 70 inspect IL as she did he
} back hair. by using two mirrors, and
was so dlfheult to read 1t that II took he
three days to make sure that the term
we're In accordance with her instruction;
still. there was satisfaction In knowing
was there, for when she became dishear,
D ened and dissatisfied las is frequently III
case with modern wives Of ancient hus
D bands she had only to remove her walls
and arrange the mirrors to experience
, feeling Of placid eontentment.
But soon she became an enigma to he
friends. She did such strange things an
made such extraordinary remarks. For In
: stance, she gave up the use OF rockin
chairs entirely.
Il have noticed" she said, that no mat
= Ter how gently one rocks, the motion RI
suits in a sort OF rubbing OF ones back b
: the back OF the chair"
' What of it?'' asked the friend TO Who
fhta remarL WAS made
: Dent you wish you knew she r.
0 torted.