The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

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1aitc ss.ipi> -. ~ leeds. q VIA ro-
turned i.T.... se.s 60 - t.ie siiopheeper.-
But s. was hc1gt- srd paid for.
lie ob5es.rF
Thez lsers Is IS. se-s.eed ereaii
- ycur rGss 6ccsurt' sic answered
witn isugE.s. Give 81 IN caaritt- Ice.
Tor toe poori
Aad nay vAliss.sg
'"rhst siao sas .tesr.ne1. savlper
much large .reals io souF casa 80
roanG oYtJnes for sick l'zi,i~s Wit,
Increased isusa.er
sylvia. r8a crc incor. .sioic. crns-
hel.ne ssid tFeiN. WHO ly't caH rrsd =
remsn. = ta1re sny lsw o. preYrat
= huscsnd Sren baging gown ana
ie~-e.s -. a,. vie when he vents to
saS r.s r~sTa IT,
Ecae phaterer. nut tnerc'a a1 OK
c-iie8t -ua-r.sten law that fegulzesa
her nes1c-spteace when toe bond ia
sirs.-lea - a. oIrlklns poinl, ;lgcg
tlss e.s.aer asre Sgaiuri tie grain witt
me- ear I shoCld never nave dreamed
- coming. e1cept iifat wished 70 he
perfectly just soe gair with you and to
h-sr whst you Had 10 say ia cNlcnUa-
tiou-sbout- tiiings before
i don't understand. Have ! net beeu
generous enough and ccnssderato
enough"
"Oh, sss. indeed rrorc tnan scncy-
Gus in placing t.ie apartment At my dis
possl. 81 course. but nothing could have
induced mo to remain there untl thu
Lease expires. except that my little
cousin A,uy rrouid lsve been thrown
out OF 2 home. dear orphan child. But
now tast she is going 60 he married--
"Ang going 10 be married.
Yes: hzvent you read about az
Tire society columns lave beer ring
ing with her engagement 10 yonng
Marxhfeid, Heaps of money. u conrEr-
oottonseed oil or something ~ tilr
kind-but absolutely no brains,
That's pits. for Alns's - Se
'Yes and so. yop see shall seon
have cause TO Yscste thc apartment
and take SKY psrlor in boarding
house am learning stenographN.'
Winthrop frcwned with impaucnce
aad STE likes tie floor
y beg thst you'ii DO nothing - fool
ish Besides. NOu've forgotten the
the--com.ng slimony.
Her head uplifted quickly and she
spread sBt her hands with an eloQucnt
gesture of soorn.
'.Don't mention ti8st obno> lous word
in my presence" she said. "ih hage
noae OF III Women who take alimony
Al. lacking Ia self respect Let as only
hope fcr the possibility of SPEEDY
release"
IN zry event. sylvia" ha- insisted.
there's no reason why we should not
part ss friends instead of enemies:
"sh--h. with warning iQgcr
That sounds rather Ike coiiusIon. II
was very indiscreet Our meeting herr
IN this way si all
Never mind the lawyers. I'm one
myself. can't help thinking how pret-
T. Ia vasiiere would have looked AZ
your throat.
Think. rather ef All the poor fam
iiiee that are going 70 be- benefited
by your generosity. Mhy had you SUCH
= thsstTicsl desire TO sec ms decked
out for ti.- occasion IN gems and
EorReopxness?
"A mere fancy OF mine: bu 20 mat
ter. shall want always TO remember
vou sUst IS veo took tonight You see.
sylvia funvvrs ppinE tie nowers). I've
not forgotten sour fondness for gar
deniss. And there's an Easter lily. too.
stick X 81 your goUn.
'Ol. please don't csll me sylvia be
fore the servants when they come IN.
II gives such an air OF unduc intimacy
10 the sTs;r.
one must conform 40 ones environ
ments. he said. bowinE wagEishiy.
You are Marie AntoiEette. and ! am,
Louie XVI. her husband and slave. ~
the rsy. shall We bpEine-
touch st the bell summoned the
walter. who set tho gardoniss I'm q tall
vase to center tie candles. and placed
the iced oysters between the Eiifforinr
rows ~ spoons snd forks with swift
dexterity.
You shsn SIT beside me- not op-
Dosife." said Winthrop. holding her
chair for her. Z object 20 talking
across the hos rd. especially when
taere's sn Obstructive vasc in tho way
Docs thst suit your majesty?
Perfectly. Quite like old couriship
days ISN'T it?1
winthrop Ignored fhe onestion and
csnyaEsed the claims ~ Ais oysters.
Tho personsi trend ~ thciE-4slis WAS
fsFeinatinEly insisteut bat dangerous.
so little Amy IS N<ally going 40
msrry the MsFshasid millions" he re-
marked eventually.
Yes: I've been trying my best TO
discourage the match but She declares
she's fond OF him; 50 what csn ono do?
hate 10 see her running her head into
moose Marriage II such mistake
unless people lovc each other 10 dis
traction. and even then
Mistakes are not always irrcmedia-
bie--so WHY interfere At all? Why
should Amy not marry fool since she
prefers to-"
oh. rerr.x. YOUR. always so SAN
cuiDei2 sic sighed. while T. YOU know.
am q hopeless DcEsinliSt.
Please doat call me by my Chris
tiSn name hc quoted. III give such an
air OF undue intimacy 10 the cveDt-'
She looked at him with unwilling
mirth in her eyes. and then both broke
into uncontroliabie laughter.
Have they set time for their we'd
ding?' he Qucried barking back.
Yes, next week Imagine my desc
lstion. They arc going abroad for a
s-esr.
Poor child, YOU viii he lonesome.
for sure. But, then. you still have Gyp
s05 the kittens."
''oh--they're no longer kittens. We've
given them sil sway but ono since YOU
---left-and he has become a sober and
sedste mouser. But Gyp's alt right.
He's = splendid alarmist- You see. the
apartments SO large aud I'm such n
coward about burglars. Whenever I
hear G,-p bark inmp Up and go hunt
ing through closets for them. and lie
awake AT nights expecting to have dark
lanterns dashed IN my eyes"
All: then you do occasionally feel
the need Of my strong arm Of protoc-
tion--iust now and then--when Gyp
barker"
pause fell here at the change Of
The courses, for they had reached the
cntree-timbslc Of the variety Of
.1uSi,ror,1f know, as the ..Scofrf, hon