The indicator., 1904-08-13

III WlOOWB ana single W omen.
~Not . dollar" responded Mrs. Van
0Hbsrt 81 will assist no INDECENT sin
- woman. And ain widow my
self"
Just then Harroway came In.
wont you spare me cup Of tea?"
~ asked.
by the way" said Mrs. Van stylert.
.bn't this the day Of the Templeton
rscsption1 l don't go to afternoon re-
ys1 DO"
AFTER my tea," he replied.
"I don't begrudge you the tea" re-
turned his hostess, "but should think
yea would want to be with Charlotte
- much a. possible now that the
ssunt IL % terribly in evidence"
He caressed the flower In his button
hsle.
-Charlotte and I understand each
ether," he informed her. Whereupon
~ managed to overturn teacup.
Then I am to congratulate you?"
- cried
mo, no." he hastened to say. II meant
asthing like that"
I'm my young days" she said, when
q young man confessed that there was
an understanding between him and n
young lady, the inference was that
tAsre was-something between them"
''So there is." he rejoined. I'VE are
GOOD friends. comrades, chums."
"Impossibler' and she shook her
had. mo cumming among young
people of opposite sexes. AS for you.
yOu don't know what you are missing.
Charlotte is just the wife for you, and
Really, Amy. you are In a great hurry;
u = ten minutes of g." The secretary
I'D risen.
Il will make up the ten minutes to-
norrow," the young lady said. and
MT the room.
Harroway looked after her.
''No wonder you are critical" said
NB. Van Stylert. "She dresses 80
s1my. And she went away because
she thought she had no right to bear
eur private talk"
"It seems to me-" he returned, OBJ
hvious to the latter part Of her words,
that her costume is very well chosen
for her work. What a dne face she
hasr'
"she looks like her mother" was the
reply. Il went to school with her
mother. There, now, run to the Tenn
pletons'-and Charlotte
Thus dismissed, Harroway left the
house. Outside. he saw the secretary
going down the street.
Now, the secretary was annoyed
Mrs. Van Stylert's manner was becom-
ing atrocious. Before these last two
weeks the lady had been kind and
friendly. But for Mrs. Van Stylerrs
Kindness and friendly interest she
would not have got along 30 we'll.
But all that was changed now. And
what had she done to merit the sights
10 which she had recently been sub
5scted?
True, Tom Harroway had been frs-
quently at the house of late. developing
q craving for afternoon tea that verged
closely on dissipation. and all the time
hs was there his hostess was full Of
sncomiums for Charlotte Templeton
and as full of miserable fault finding
for the girl who acted in the capacity
OF secretary
narroway saw her going along In
front of him. He made up his mind
that he must Join her. She may have
seen him, but she suddenly shot round
Q corner, and when he reached the cor
Ber she had disappeared from view.
"How unkind women can be to wo-
men," he mused. "Mn. Van u letting
herself out. Maybe, though, she has
bsen all along like this in privats. and
now 1 go there SO frequently she ID
getting not to mind me. And l am
to blame!" And he went on 10 the
Templeton reception.
In her rosy room Mrs. Van stylsrt
felt more comfortable than had been
the case for days.
After ALL" she said vaguely, ~scsa-
tiic experiments are wonderful things"
She rested her chin on her hands and
looked into the fare of the srate with
reminiscent expression In her eyes-
The secretary made up the ten min
utes the following day. and. although
Mr.. Harroway did not put in an ap-
pearance, Mrs Van Stylert was quits
difficult; said that the plain manner In
which the secretary wore her hair was
disgraceful and felt that she could tell
her 70 because she had gone to school
with her mother: quite agreed with
her secretary. who, she insisted, Aad
90 expressed herself, that Tom Harro-
way was no use in the world and that
II he had grain of manliness in his
composition he would attempt bust
ness career. She said she felt she
could 80 criticise the young man in bis
absence because his father had been
90 of her earliest beaus.
4 few days later, and when this sort
Of medicine had been given in heroic
doses, Harroway came for his cup Of
tea. He was very cheerful. Mrs. Van
Etylert was puzzled. but wisely waited
for him to explain himself.
"Well," he said ut length, II have
two confessions to make. One of them
IL that am going into business. John
Templeton will have me for n partner
You know we were graduated togeth
sr and have always been pals The
ether confession is that his sister Char
1otte and r.
"oh," fairly shrieked Mrs. Van sty
lsrt. $50 1t Is arranged Mt last! 1t took
q long time, must say. And now yor
must tell me all the particulars. Mis-
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