Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-02-09

i III IL comes 10 poor 1ellOWE, 6ne
said, how abput Gilberty
No one. Is more sorry for him than
! H., answered Pauline
Il Are you sorry for Mray Water
4 lhouseitoo?' asked Amabel
4 Il iam sincerely sorry f0d him
4 oh, this iswwicked waste! Amabei
exclaimed iTou should cultivate o
u judioions parsimony. Nobody car say
that DIR. Waterhousc needs much
pity
He looked melancholy enough, said
/ Pauline, .gravcsg.
"A Inan can't always be grinning
I Hike a Gheshiree cat!'
\ We were talking about Bernard.
Pauline continued. 1 used Jo admire
wour solitary discretion when BERN
\ ard had nothing but his pay
| Now Ghe has Sound salvation ON A.
| Thousanl po inds "a year
Isn't n snfficiont?' asked Psafline.
Amahel's face flushed vividly-
That isn,t fart she exclaimed
@You know don't ocare about money,
whatever may be my faults Then
Amahells excitement subsidized and she
snGled again. Besides she added
Bernard Will have ever so much more
than a Thousand a year.
-Finw is that?' asked Pauline with
scant mteneS-.
When Mrs. Venabhes marries. you
know. said Aalabel mischievousIy
oon tninK she Will marry.
oh, but indeed she Will
I suppose you can tell me the mans
name, said PaEline specifically.
Certainly
What is it?'
'Waternonse.' said Amabel. How
can You be so blind?'
i really mink that is the most abb
surd idea ] ever heard, exclaimed
Pauline, and in her statehest man
mer she walked TO the door.
Size passed Airs. Cathcart on the
threshold, and her mother observed
Pauline S angry expression, while she
heard Amabels gIeetul laughter,
What have you been saying 10 an.
noy your sister, Mrs. Catncart de-
manGed.
1 s.-Aply suggested that aiI. "@ttcr-
house L..g-t marry Mrs. VenaD.ss.
said -.IlaoeL
The most ridiculous idea,' Mrs.
Cathcart insisted You have no
right 10 say such a th.n5 even in
Jest Why do you imagine Mr Water
house is coming here?
On, | suppose ne likes to come. an
swerel An.aDel, rather selt-eonsci-
ously.
raulipe has given up an excellent
match tor his sane,' said Mrs. CLtn-
cart, and no wolder sne was an
noyed'
On course. no one likes TO hear
a man doesn't care for her. Amabel
retorted, whether she wants hill or
not. / won say Pauune doesn't want
him.
Later that Sunday evening .Irs.
Cathcart discussed the mater with
her husband
We met Mr.. Waterhouse this after
noon,' she explained. and he had
Ions conversation with Pauline He
seems ON such excellent terms with
Amabel too. She suggested int he
should call
HIM. eJaculated Mr.. Cathcart dubi-
0usi.'.
There can be no doubt abou. one
thing, she continued. Pauline has
got Lersen talked about again. and
the onIy possible solution is to- her
10 mary the man.
My DEL, said Mr.. Cathc1rt, you !
are an cp9ortun.st'
Wray came en- Wednesday. when he
.ound Bernard Venables and o..e or /
-wo other guests in Mrs. CathcIrts
H. reception could
lot have been more coraial.
i suppose. SAID Pauline, you are
many CID friendships. Do
you see puc.l of Mrs VenaDles?'
Her garden is delightfully."- shady
hose glowing afternoons, ans" cred
Wray.
TO say nothing of Amaryllis, muir.
INJURED Amabel.
But Wray continued, i have not
taken advantage of il since | me,
your people there week ago
When Wray ten minutes later took
he chair which Legnard had just let
)y Amabeis side. taat Young man re-
-arded h n with all. thing bat Trend
y eA, s.on.
L lear Nenabies antipathy Il M
S incurable said Nray, with smile
oh, | can tell you how 10 win his
eternal g-al+tade. cried Amabel.
Would the game be worth the can.
i,e?'
"A matter of taste said Amabei.
,ou have only to AIRY his aunt, you
Know
You discuss serious matters with
shocking fippancy, Wray re-ortad.
I'm Do1nd u do that.' she said.
Why?
To maintain happy medium in m.
Iamily.'
Anyhow, he suggested, 'yoGr ad
vice is hardly disinterested.'
Indeed it is
He looked at her with smile
Isn't Nenables engaged IN the va.h
exercise of kic.ling against Fate?
1 daresay you haven't heard saiG