The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-17
A Matter of.
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JULIA TRUTTT BISHOP
6 7 AM compelled to ten you. Nj

Mrs Martin finished counting her
stitches, and then looked up with an
expression that was almost like sur
prise.
''Why, Mr.. Martini" she said, in that
gentle little tone OF hers; Il am sure
I thought you thought"
81 thought you thought, !" rOared the
judge. What do you mean by al that
condemnation, Mrs Martini Did
you really think anything on the sub
jet? No, madam, you cannot prove
that you did. What you took for
thoughts were merely impressions,
and very inaccurate ones at that
Your impression was that I was sat
isfied with LeOnOrs- A week ago that
might have been true, but now it is
not"
Mrs. Martin arched her eyebrows
to express surprise, because she was
counting more stitches and could not
speak just then.
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen" she
said, presently. what has LeOnOra
been doing, Mr. Martin %
ooh, ita1 comes of not having taken
her when we took Ethel said the
Judge, still tramping madly and care
fully about the room I'VE raised
Ethel ourselves; or rather, I raised
her, for you are a slave to that fancy
work, which the gods confound!-and
now look at Ethel tried to get you
to send for both Of them, but you
must let your sister take LeonOra, and
now she comes to us, and the result
shows that your sister was a woman
totally deficient in judgment, Mrs.
Martin, totaIly!"
eyes, but-nine, ten, e-lev-en-what
has Leonora been doing, Mr.. Martini"
Doing, ma'am? She has been do
ing nothing. 1t IS the things she has
said. You know very well the plans
I have been making for her-a hand
some girl like that-a girl that could
marry anybody, anybody
and I took pains to throw Jerry Cor
dovan's son into her society, and
really thought she was pleased with
him-and so last week I limited that
nothing would delight me more. And
what do you think she said, Mrs Mar
tin? What do you suppose Miss Leon
ora had the effrontery to say to me %
81 am sure I don't know" said Mrs.
Martin, helplessly.
''Why, she Strengthened herself up
and said: Uncle Ad, I haven't the
slightest objection to your contin-
uing to choose my dresses for me, or
even my hats and shoes, for I don't
like shopping; but am going to
choose my husband for myself, If you
pleased Think of it, The migrate
ful mink said that to mel That comes
Of taking girls after other people have
raised theml And ever since then
she's been as cold as ice to Frank Cor
dovan, and has had no eyes for any
body but that Norris bOy-a nobody
"a private secretary to a tenth-rate
congressman"
Maybe you don't understand Leon
ora" suggested Mrs. Martin, as q
plausible way out of the difficulty.
The tramp up and down the room
ceased and an apOplectic cOuntenance
was turned upon the lady with the
fancy wOrk-and John, the cOlored
servant, who had come In to put on
more coal, remarked to the cook a
few minutes afterwards:
''Hi, de ole jedge suttingly do take
could les stan off an hear hisself a
rarin' an Pitchin' when he get riled,
he'd sho' put himself In de lookup TO
distu'bin' de peaee!"
MRS. Martin, how do you suppose
I have ever been able to obtain my
present position at the bar without
being a judge of human nature as well
as Of the law? Do you not know that
am considered the best Judge Of men
in the state-that it has been re-
marked in the press that i have the
faculty Of reading men at a glance p
and do you insinuate that am not
able to judge a slip Of a girl, not 20
years old? NOnsenseI I know all
about it, I know that she is a per
verse young woman, bent on her own
destruction If she marries a nobody
like that secretary, III never see her
again-neverl No, madam, viii notl
All, here's my grill Where you have
been this morning, little kitten?"
Little Kitten, leaning her head on
his shoulder-~DOFvn to the book
store, Uncle Ad, to get that magazine
you wanted"
Uncle Ad, radiant-'Ah, just see
thati She barely heard me mention
that magazine; and yesterday 1t was
to get my umbrella mended. She
never forgets her old Uncle Ad, does
she, pet?H
Pet, twisting the topmOst button sf
his coat and smiling up at him "a
diantly-"YOu were quarreling when
I came in, you know you were Didn't
you know that you are not allowed to
quarrel? What was 1t about, sir7
Tell me this Instant"
Uncle Ad, beginning to grow red
again-"Oh, nothing at al. am only
amazed at your sister, EtheI-simply
amazed at heri-there, don't get ex-
cited, Pet, it's nothing serious. I was
merely remarling that If your sister