The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Katherine'S
Lessons.
by CECILY ALLEN.
by CECILY ALLEN.
Copyrighted, 1877, BY P. c. Eastment.

at the Sediments house. 1t was also q
week of revelations. She was now
alive to 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- I
am. If q war had been in progress she /
felt sure she would have gone out as n /
field nurse She had thought seriously
of entering a nunnery. but. being q
Protestant. this would have taken time,
and at that particular moment Kath-
crime did not want time to hang heav-
lily on her hands. She wanted action,
and a 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
unquestionably Arnold never would
find time to VISIT a Settlement house!
Neither wealth nor careful chaperOn-
age had been able to protect katherine
Morgan from the shafts OF one Dan
Cupid. Heretofore the wealth at least
had bought her everything that she de-
sired, but it 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 a large
portion of their 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 berothal ring on
her finger. had actually insinuated that
he was not sufficiently enamored of her
to play the role of doormat
To be sure, it was not Arnold who
had spoken those words literally, but
Katherine's brother Bob. and the
words ranked. Arnold had merely
refused to break important business
engagements to follow her in sudden
flight to Mrs. Croxton's house party in
the Adirondacks. And on various oc-
casions when she had called up his of
flee on the phone he had been out
when he had said that he fully ex-
pected to be in all morning. If, during
their engagement, he was so indiffer-
ent, what chance had she to queen il
over him after marriage? And Katie
rine down in her willfuI heart wanted
to queen it over him as she had
queened 1t over all who had come her
way since babyhood.
"
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 all up
side down." Maggie was saying. with
tears very close to 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
to Ridley's park, where you can get a
boat for % cents an hour, and the
music's fine. Tom he always takes a
nap under the trees, and then we have
a row and a bite to eat, and he feels
just fine for dancing. The dancing Pc
villon at Ridley's is just grand"
Are you fond of dancing?" inquired
Katherine mechanically.
do l love to dance? Well, 1 guess
yes" answered Maggie enthusiastical-
! ". And since Tom and me are en-
4 gagged it seems sort of different When
/ the band plays, I'd Rather Twosteu
Than Waltz, Bill seems like it ough;
| to be Tom instead Of Bill I could
just dance right through life with Tom
Funny what a difference it makes
when you know some one loves your
She looked up inquiringly at bel
companions lovely face, but there was
no answering enthusiasm.
II really don't know how it feels
replied Katherine as If her body be
side the young factory girl had sud
denly been unlinked from the sou
which answered the question.
The mobile face of the factory work
er changed, and her voice softened
"Of course l know it amt Tom:
fault, but If he's ever going to make s
home for me and take me outen the
factory he's got to stand in with bis
boss. Ridley's or no Ridley's, We'll take
- NAOtAS| AAQC cIACl supper any 1O0s -
l guess I'll be moving on and make &
new stock out of that lace you gave
me. Say, that's a lovely piece. | had
q mind to save it for my rousseau,
only it will please Tom If / have soma
thing pretty and new on Might as
well chirk him up a bit. He's worse
disappointed than me-"
The daughter of the rich and the
factory worker went out Of the door
together. AT the corner they paused
before separating.
Il wish you'd take this to your
Tom," said the impulsive young nelr-
ess. There's a lovely little restaurant
in the park. Tell Tom TO take you
there for dinner" She opened her gold
mesh purse and hauled out crisp
; clean bill. The factory girl flushed
and drew back
, TON amt that sort He'd never