The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-11-28
katherine's
Lessons.
.......By CEClLY ALLEN.
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II was Katherine Morgan's first week
at the Sediments house. II was also a
week Of revelations. She was now
alive 10 the fact that, despite her IA.
TIERS wealth. her liberal education, her
years abroad, she knew little or moth.
Ing of the great mystery Of life
Katherine had plunged into settle
ment work most impulsively directly
after her quarrel with Arnold Gresh-
am. If war had been In progress she
felt sure she would have gone out as
field nurse. She had thought seriously
OF entering nunnery, but, being a
Protestant, this would have taken time,
and at that particular moment kath.
crime did not want time to hang heay-
lily on her hands. She wanted action,
and different action from the usual
round of teas, dances and dinners.
Moreover, she wanted action apart
from the world where she would meet
Arnold Gresham, and, somewhat bit
terly, she remarked TO her tear stained
image in the dressing table mirror that
unquestlonably Arnold never would
find time to visit Settlement bousel
Neither wealth nor careful ehaperon-
age had been able to protect Katherine
Morgan from the shafts Of one DaH
Cupid. Heretofore the wealth at lenst
had bought her everything that she de-
sired, but II could not buy the slavish
devotion which IN her unthinking way,
she demanded Of Arnold Gresham.
Other men had apparently been will
Ing to spend their days and large
portion Of theE nights in serving her
smallest ends. meeting her least impor-
tant desires, but grave eyed Arnold
Gresham, who had asked her to marry
him and placed the betrotbal ring on
her finger. had actually insinuated that
he was not sufficiently eDamored OF her
to play the role OF doormat
To be sure. ii was not Arnold who
had spoken those words literally. but
Katberine's brother Bob. and the
words ranked. Arnold had merely
refused TO break important business
enga gements TO follow her In sudden
fight to Mrs Croxton's house party In
the Adirondacks And on various oc-
casions when she had called up his OF.
fee on the phone he had been out
when lie had said that he fully ex.
pected TO be In all morning. II, during
their engagement, he was so indlffer-
ent. what chance had she TO queen II
over him after marriage? And Kathe-
rine down In her willful heart wanted
TO queen IL over him as she had !
queeDed II over all who had come her |
way since babyhood
Wherefore the Settlement house and
Katherine seated In a deep window
ledge with Maggie Delaney, discussing |
Saturday half holidays.
Its fierce TO get all your plans laid
and then have the boss turn 'em nil up. |
side down." Maggie was saying. with |
tears very close 10 her big gray eyes. |
Il wouldn't care so much for myself, |
but Tom, he's sort OF run down, and /
he needs fresh air. We was going out 4
TO Rldley's park. where you can get /
boat for % cents an hour, and the 1
music's fine Tom be always takes o
nap under the trees, and then we have
a row and bite TO eat, and he feels
just fine for dancing. The dancing pa
yilion at Ridley's is Just grand
Are you fond Of dancIngT' inquired
Katherine mechanically.
"Do love 10 dancei Well. guess
yes" answered Maggie entliuslastical.
ly "And since Tom and me are en-
gagged II seems sort OF different When
the band plays. I'd Rather Twostep \
Than Waltz, Bill seems Ike II ought
TO be Tom instead Of Bill. could
Just dance right through life with Tom.
Funny what q difference II makes
when you know some one loves youF"
She looked Up lnquiringly at her
lovely face, but there wss
no answering enthusiasm
Il really don't know how II feels"
replied Katherine as II her body be
side the young factory girl had sud
ieniy been unlinked from the soul
which answered the question.
The mobile face Of the factory work
r. changed. and her voice softened.
"of course know II aini Toms
,suit, but II hes ever going 70 taalS