Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

see here in Clarkson as there are in Rome
or Venice He told Miss Warren this af-
ternoon that it would take him month
to show her half the sights"
He certainly makes things interesting.
His local history is delightful
Eyes; father tells him that he knows
nearly everything, but that the pity is it
isn't all true. You see, Wary and have
known each other always. The Raridans
lived very near US, just over the way
HE has shown me the place; it's on the
clay sugar loaf across the street"
isn't it shameful of him not to bring
his ancestral home down to the street
level?'
"Oh he says he'd rather burn the money.
1t seems that he fought the assessment
as long as he could and has refused to
abide by it. He enjoys fighting 1T in the
courts. 1t gives him something to do"
That's like Wary. He can be more
steadfast in error than anybody"
| Raridan was exchanging chaff with Miss
Marshall across the table and Wheaton was
stranded for the moment.
you can tell us about that Chinaman
at your bachelors house, Mr.. Wheaton,
Mr. Raridan has told me many funny
stories about him, but l think he makes
| Up most of them"
| Raridan's stories; but I'll say that we
couldn't get on without the Chinaman. He's
| a very faithful fellow
but Mr.. Raridan says he isn't" ex-
| claimed
| lors suffer terribly from his mistakes. and
| that he can't keep any rice for use at Wed
dngs because the oriental takes 1T out OF
his pockets and makes buildings of it
THAT must be of Mr.. Raridans
| Jokes" said Wheaton. I'VE have had no
rice pudding since l went to live at The
Bachelors" Wheaton was suspicious OF
Raridan's jokes He was not always sure
that he caught the point of them. He saw
that Saxton who sat opposite him, got on
very well with Miss Porter and he was
surprised at this; he had thought Saxton
very slow, and yet he seemed to be as much
at his ease as Raridan, who was Wheaton S
| ideal master of social accomplishment. He
was somewhat dismayed by the array OF
silver beside his plate and he found him
self covertly taking his cue from Saxton.
who seemed to make his choice without
difficulty. 1t dawned on him presently that
the forks and spoons were arranged in Or
der; that 1t was not necessary to exercise
any Judgment of selection and he felt
elated to see how easily it was managed.
In his relief he engaged Miss Marshall in
q talk about Richmond. He knew the
names of banks and bankers there, from
having looked them up in the bank direc-
tories in the course of business. He liked
the southern girls vivacity, though he
thought Evelyn much handsomer and more
| dignified. She asked whether he played
| golf which had just been introduced into
init that he did not; and he yentured
| to add that he had heard II called
| an old mans game. When she replied that
abe shouldn't imagine then that it would
| interest him particularly he felt foolish. and
could not think of anything to say In reply.
| Raridan again claimed Miss Marshalrs at
tention. and Wheaton was drawn into talk
with Evelyn and Saxton.
"Mr. Saxton has never seen one of our
carnivals" she said. land neither have I.
| You know I've missed them by being away
SO much"
They expect to have great entertain
ment this year" said Wheaton. He was
sorry for the secrecy with which the names
of the principal participants were guarded:
he would have liked to say something to