The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06
A LESSON IN FILTRATION.
tFronn the King.1

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Her ladyship was lat nomeH-not to
all the world, but to the select few VINO
happened to interest her in that partc-
ular year of grace. There were no old
friends among them. Lady Bovrii had
very few old friends. and she did NOT
encourage them She used to say tney
were like old servants, and became inn
pudent as time went on Besides. sne
liked change, and the men-Weli. II
only took an intelligent man three
weeks to ind her out.
There were usually about four women
in the room. and they were carefully
chosen for their uglinesss and patient
dispositions. Every one said she hired
them to irrit1te the men and increase
their longing to escape to her side. It
was certainly an Understood thing at
Lady Bovrifs that only one man was to
sit by her at time She gave each one
him to serve his seven years cheerfully
in another corner of the room. That
tkey. were content to do this is q PROOF
of the wonderful fascination she exer-
Today, however. the young men
rubbed their eyes and stared. What
was Lady Bovril thinking of? There
Ssdx an fsa aav
particular sofa-it Just held two. and
was not, much exposed to the light; she
must have got in by accident, or force.
or guile. Their hostess would never
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rival
They were mistaken. however. She
had been the subject of a special invita-
ton. The fact was. Mrs. Paunceforte
Deane was there to learn. She had not
long been married, and had lived in the
country all her life. Lady Bovril had
taken pity on her ignorance, and had
asked her around to show her how
things ought to be done.
MY DEAR" she had said some days
previously. you really must have some
admirers"
Il have my husband" Mrs. Deane
had replied with provoking innocence.
Your husband? Yes, of course So
have 1. But if your husband is the
/ only man who is going to admire you.
you will soon lose your attractiveness
| in his eyes. Men like their wives to be
run after 1t gives them the pride OF
possession. They like to think that they
have got what other men are longing
! for
| And what other men may take from
| them. Is it not rather dangerous. Lady
| Bovril?''
How seriously you take everything.
child. There is no HARM
| Not in playing with fire?"
| Fire! F'iddlesticks! Come around on
| Tuesday. 1 have q few people in. You
| will like them, expect. They are rather
different to the ordinary people, and I
don't want all of them for myself
| Mrs. Deane had laughed. But she
| was a girl, and liked something new, SO
| she came around. Lady Bovril was very
| kind, gave her the second best man and
| the very best seat. and told all the 9TH
| ers how charming she was.
Fresh from the country, you know,
A1gy," she murmured, where all the
beautiful cows are, and buttercups and
things. Isn't she 1ovely?"
-Algy was fool enough to say Eyes,
| so he was packed off before his time
was up, and he made things so unpleas-
| ant all around the other side of the
room that the people dropped on one
by one, and soon Lady Bovril and Mrs.
Deane were left alone
| well, my DEAR" said Lady Bovril,
when Algy who had stayed to see ali
the others driven out, had gone, ''how
have you been getting on?"
81 don't think my husband will have
any cause to be Jealous" Mrs. Deane
replied, les ming lack in more comfor-
table position than she had hitherto al
lowed herself.
Dear me, how unfortunate you are
You don't know how to treat them, you
silly child. You should have watched
me. A lot can be done in that way. !;
suppose you talked about books and
theaters and bicycles and all those sort
of things" and Lady Bovril smiled con-
| temptCOuSly.
what else should talk about-st
strangers?" replied the pupil rather
YEARLY, for, to say the truth, Lady
Bovril's second best young man had no
been very interested in anything.
Lady Bovril laughed ''Ycu absurd
creature. Do you think that sort o