Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-09
Katherine's Lessons.
 ....,.By CECILY ALLEN.
.......By CECILY ALLEN.
Copyrighted, 1907, by P. c. Eastment.

at the Sediments house. It was also a
 week of revelations She was now
 alive to the fact that, despite her fa-
 ther's wealth, her liberal education, her
 years abroad, she knew little or noth-
 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 a 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
 Protestant, this would have taken time,
 and at that particular moment Kath-
 erine did not want time to hang heav- ! fly on her hands. She wanted action,
 and q 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 i image in the dressing table mirror that
 unquestionably Arnold never would i find time to visit 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 minimizing way,
 she demanded of Arnold Gresham. i 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 betrothal 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 it over him after marriage? And Kathe- rine down in her willful heart wanted to queen it over him as she had queened it 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 all up- side down." Maggie was saying, with tears very close to her big gray eyes. T wouldn't care so much for myself, 1 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 | boat for 9 cents an hour, and the l music's fine. Tom he always takes [ nap under the trees, and then we have 1 q row and bite to eat, and he feels | just fine for dancing. The dancing pa vilion at Ridley's is just grand"
 Are you fond of dancng" inquired | Katherine mechanically.
 Do I love to dance? Well. guess | yes," answered Maggie enthusiastical- ly. And since Tom and me are en. gagged it seems sort of different. When the band plays. I'd Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill,' seems like it ought | to be Tom Instead of Bill could | just dance right through life with Tom. Funny what difference it makes when you know some one loves youw
 She looked up inquiringly at her lovely face. but there was no answering enthusiasm.
 q really don't know how 1t feels." replied Katherine as if her body be- side the young factory girl had sud denly been unlinked from the soul which answered the question.
 The mobile face of the factory work er changed. and her voice sOftened.
 "Of course I know 1t ain't Toms fault, but if he's ever going to make a home for me and take me outen the factory he's got 10 stand in with his boss. Ridley's or no Ridley's. we'll take l trolley ride after supper anyhow, so guess I'll be moving on and make a new stock out of that lace you gave ne Say, that's a lovely piece. had } mind to save 1t for my rousseau, ,Ily it will please Tom if have some hiug pretty and new on. Might as vel. chirk him up a bit He's worse than me"
 The daughter of the rich and the 'actory worker went out of the door Ogether At the corner they paused ,efore separating.
 T wish you'd take this to your rOm.' said the impulsive young heir .ss. There's q lovely little restaurant n the park Tell Tom to take you here for dinner" She opened her gold mesh purse and hauled out a crisp. Jean bill The factory girl flushed md drew back
 Tom ain't that sort He'd never ake money from a woman"
 The young heiress saw her mistake. Well. then give it tO some one you hiak might not te able 10 afford a lalf holiday tTip-sOme one who has lO Tom to take her out" And she iprang on boari a waiting trolley car lefoTe Maggie eogId reply- The car stopped at the next cO-uer-
 This car goes t0 RiIlev-s parkg- de