Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-06
CHAPTER I.
oA ~ Y dear madam, what you MI call heart does not come
 into the question at all"

OlIllAk SllSAtly UCAiAu A>AAy SAA- tourne, leaning toward her with a somewhat stiffened replica of his for mer grace. But he was not looking at her, and she knew it.
 They were both watching group at the other side of the great ball. room.
 "Sir John Meredith on Heart," said the old lady, with depth of signifl- canoe in her voice."
 "And why not?'
 "Yes, indeed. Why not?"
 Sir John smiled with that we'll bred cynicism which new school has not yet succeeded in initiating. They both belonged to the old school, these two, and their worldliness, their cynicism, their conversational attitude belonged to a bygone period. It was cleaner period in some ways-a period devoid of slums. Ours, on the contrary, is an age of slums. wherein we all dabble to the detriment of our hands-mental, literary and theological.
 Sir John moved slightly in his chair, leaning one hand on one knee. His back was very flat his clothes were perfect, his hair was not his own, nor yet his teeth, but his manners were entirely his own. His face was eighty years old, and yet he smiled his keen society smile with the best of them. There was not young man in tho room of whom he was afraid conver sationally. .....
 "No, Lady Cantourne," he replied ssYour charming niece is heartless She will get on."
 Lady Cantourne smiled and drew the glove farther up her stout and moth. erly right arm.
 "She will get on," she admitted. ~As to the other, it is early to give an opinion"
 .She has had the best of trainings" he murmured. And Lady Cantourne turned on him with twinkle amid the wrinkles.
 "For which?" she asked.
 "Choisissezw he answered, with a bow.
 The object of his attention was the belle of that ball. Miss Millicent Chyne, who was hemmed in corner by group of eager dancers anxious to insert their names in some corner of her card. She was the fashion at that time, and she probably did not know that at least half of the men crowded round because the other half were there. Nothing succeeds like the success that knows how to draw a crowd.
 She received the ovation self possess edly enough. but without that hauteur affected by belles of balls-in books. She seemed to have fresh smile for each new applicant "a smile which conveyed to each in turn the fact that she had been attempting all along to get her programme safely into his hands. A halting masculine pen will not be expected to explain how she compassed this. beyond a gentle inti- nation that masculine vanity had good deal to do with her success.
 "She is having an excellent time." said Sir John, weighing on the modern phrase with 2 subtle sarcasm. He was addicted to the use of modern phrase ology spiced with a cynicism of his own.
 "Yes; I cannot help sympathizing with her-a little," answered the lady.
 "Nor I. It will not last"
 "After aIl," she said "she is my sis ter's child. The sympathy may only be a matter of blood. Perhaps I was like that myself once. Was I? You can tell me"
 He fumbled at his lips, having req sons of his own for disliking too close a scrutiny of his face.
 ''That is more than probable" he answered rather indistinctly.
 Then" she said. tapping the back of his gloved hand with her fan. i've ought to be rlerciful to the faults of a succeeding generation. Tell me. who is that young man with the long stride who is getting himself introduced nowT'
 That" answered Sir John. who prided himself upon knowing every one-knowing who they were and who they were nOt-"is young oScard.'
 "Son of the eccentric Oscard?'
 "Son of the eccentric Oscard"
 And where did he get that brown faceT'
 He got that in Africa, where he has been shooting. He forms part of some one else's bag at tine present moment"
 "What do you meanr
 ''He has been apportioned a dance. Your fair niece has bagged him"
 The other young men rather fell back before Guy Oscarl-scarel. perhaps. by his long stride. and afraid that he might crush their puuy toes. This enabled Miss Chyne to give him the very next dance. of which the music was commencing
 "I feel rather out of all this.- said Oscard as they moved away together. .You must excuse uncOuthness-"
 "I see 10 signs of it." laughed MiIIi- cent. "You are behaving very nicely. You canno, help being larger and strorrer thaB-tiBe others. should ssy Hwps an advantage and something to I.e r,-ovd os-
 aOh. i: is not t,lat.- replied Osearsi: -it Is a feeling of unkeHpineSs aCd want of sr8artuess among these men who Look 90 eiean and correct Shall VIC daneeT
 -yr<- sic said. -let us dance by aIi