New-York tribune., 1903-02-17

\ tall well made man was following his sister
into the Sesame Club. g., --,,
/ you must stay and lunch said she; we snaiI
just be even number. Never mind ABOUT Ihe
Gowers-they can wait; , %,
behave like ordinary civilized being T Ano "a q
b s9t nos P makes me forget the motto Man
ners maketh man.. not to speak OF all my wander
Mrs. Seaton turred and looked at him. saying
4 do not think you need be afraid"
In the hall there were several people, waItlnS: 35
friends. They went upstairs and found their taoIe
and started lnncheon cheeIIyM vt GI 9+ Al Ii I he if
not know They were all affected by the spiendor
of the spring weather. not to speak Of Mrs Seaton
merriment. her luncheon; the conversa ton Vas
more amusing and in Interesting ; fnsn usual MIS-
Arthur let me introduce you to Mrs Rodney
He turned. and found on inspection, that that the ne
stranger was 9ic Pretty tar %th gand lent 81 an
ton as the peculiar so often does & @ 9ae ,S GII nG1
for she laughed and said:
How nice to meet i, kindred P spirit greet
ing did not seem to surprise m nm, sn,,ir artfcIeo
Your SISTER rever introduces without an object
But surely the eNisencies Of d luncheon party
Whq te2 Don't 5p destroy my gstoD gss eoS so
fi%Tad fGTn hEn ioakinr faE at his tanned sace
YES l am only Just back London London is very re-
freshing after seven years, OF absence
DO you find US much changed.
.That's rather ambiguous isn't it,
He already felt that subtle abrasion IN Wnicn Pef
BILE sympathy in her manner as in the beauty o.
rs ii? I don't know: for my part nothing ever
changes The streets are as muddy as ever IN
winter and as dusty in summer: watercarts are
as scarce ds footwarmers in autumn. No with
a glance at a sign of depreciation from him Il
and you see that man over there GIean s6ayen Ten.
'' ON his face or thought in his brain since he
married me six years ago
wonder if ladies' clubs were good places 10 tu1Gn i
at the doormat with the. To them. rather IronlcaI
2:That speaks well for YOU he said but she
was not listening. Isabel Seaton vas taking across
krranGements for some expedition were being
he forgot his depression; the wine was good. the
tood was all he, ne e3Gsd 6s cGmpanion II vas more
than an hour later that the party broke up sea
S4 S3m lI9It Pl IIe hated the corner at the end
Knowing that politeness demanded his proposing
He stopped and n!urmured ''Goodby' with 'he
n"Pf %b OF dnar nff sfe said "a boring afternoon
fore me: I have to go TO the aIlaee EX1ini'l%I .
hsye Pr0se6 g have Z. to write 70 her and describe
my valua BILE opinion or the SUBJECT imagine IT,
'.Mayn't come with YOU. . Their in intimacy , had
shaTen ass with The eyeglass and t1e L. air OF a
cleric Seaton nwaray ~ 5s b2siD With neT
i@tancv tbat dcrided any effort TO move it He
could not bring io5rh RSe on tne Subject They talked
did no again dGfe sfern6on before them were all too
7.l1S 81 vas riEht-they kindred spirits
80 60 the minutes wore away: HertfOrd House
80 ,Ia,ssr,Iv cool and they fingered long. Sew
vi ~ ~ rooms they had to themselves Once
- trsir hands met. and rested together almost
io,.er t,ar ore would have thought necessary FOR
,,tc6 n efn,nIe action. He looked down into her
go ,,J r9r,ght the green CLINT more Some
ei,r6fior, hurried them both He could have
s.iorr She treubled. but she merely passed on 70
5",tbar nfctrre and when he caught her up she
-as ,sriticsiug the style and color which did not
please her. apparently
nd almost 10 his surprise. carried 10 out
Il have appointment must go ae SAID. an
ruptly. , -, ...,,,,. -, ,,L .,o -,;,b,
est shr,Is Of her shoulders. answered
.sVerv well; thank for coming May 10 he
mt down account that you have done So
kindly an action i'm amusing me- al one spring
You know have enjoyed it"
She smiled
Il know nothing or the but will take your
word for it
You are a most attractive woman
Mrs. Rodney paused. she was used 10 cOrnPh-
ments and took them their worth But this was
different; he direct, 50 manly, and yrt
withal evidently IN earnest. Shr could not pod
il i4 her heart t. bc anp"vfd-
hal commitments. said, amt rlt'-r
J not woman, bJt. "a kindred spirit
tie hardly waited to goodby; he did not touch
her hand again but. turning on his heel StrOde
through the rooms. The pictures looked at MN
with what he thought was meant for mocRins
smile
He auiled hanson AM surprised the drlNrl nS
south Africa the cahby said. with an -odth SS
they shaved round corner areIy escapi,,S a nt,s
Seaton refused to acknowledge 10 himself why ne
driving at this Ja>S 70 MS sisters hoIne' si"