Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-04

| managed to draw the Prime Minister
on the subject the other night, at din
ner, and gathered from all the things
he didn't say that they feel they can
rely on Mr.. Dumbdale's support, both
political and financial, without giving
| him cabinet position, or even title.
You see, Kitty, he has failed to create
that feeling of brilliant insecurity,
which is so necessary to political ad-
vancement in these days of practical
politics.
Eyes, mamma. But If 1t Is on my
account you are trying to let MT.
Dumbdale down easily. you needn't
bother-you needn't, really. haven't
a single illusion about his brains"
| "Of course, l don't mean you are to
entirely discourage him, Kitty. Brains
are not essential in husband, unless
he is bread winner. Mr.. Dumbdale,
for instance, is always revoking at
bridge, but have noticed that those
kind of men, while making the worst
partners, make the best husbands.
Dumbdale, M. p. in spite of certain
defects, is entitled by his wealth 70
consideration at these little hands. "
Lady Donoyle caressed her daughter 5
hands playfully. "Your attitude to,
wards Mr.. Dumbdale should be one
of optimistic evasion Be gaily in
definite-you understand, don't your
Eyes, mamma, | understand" an
swered Lady Kitty, YEARLY.
Dear child. 1t is so pleasant to
be able to avoid brutal candour in
sreaking of these things. The mod.
ern tendency to strip the clothes off
every subject and lead it through the
streets, like Lady Godiva, is to me,
most distressing"
"It's abonlinable mammal"
Richardson Lady Donoyle called
to the butler, who was cruising in the
ofing. There is not enough light in
the ball room l wish you would
speak to the electricians.
| Eyes, your ladyship."
what were we talking about,
Kilt? Oh, know
The Lady Godiva attitude. And do
you know whom l hold responsible?"
Its the lack of poetry in modern
life, mamma answered Lady Kitty,
with conviction.
That's all part of it-but that new
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS his name?-sounds
like Jaw, but it isn't-I consider that
he is the ringleader;. and he talks so
loud, everyone listens to him."
"He amuses me ever SO much" said
Lady Kitty, enthusiastically.
"Of course, but he shouldn't! The
child who pushes down the house OF
cards is always more anus.
ing that the child who builds
| it, yet one oughtn't to
laugh-one really ghtn't-because
sooner or later that child is encour.
aged by the laughter to believe that
he. too, can build house Of cards
Then he becomes a worse bore than
the other child. But it's only one
sign of the disintegration going on al
about us. I'm ever so glad, Kitty, that
I'm nearly twenty years older than
you are. This sort of thing and she
swept her arm around in a gesture
which included the luxurious sur
roundings. and ended with light
touch on her tiara-"won't last your
time. When the history OF these days
is written, they will be called the las
days of the aristocracy."
j 81 shall never marry, mamma
DEAR" laughed Kitty 81 couldn't bea1
to leave you. You amuse me Sc
much"
do I? I have always tried to b.
a good mother to you, Kitty, and 70,
have been good daughter. You
hair is a different shade Of red-deep
er than mine-and your eyes are no
so pale. Had your hair turned on
the same shade, it would have beer
shocking-unf1lial One of us woult
have had to make up. Yes, you arr
the best of daughters, Kitty
Tears almost threatened the lustrt
of Lady Kitty's eyes. She turned sud
denly and put both hands on he
mothers white shoulders. Mamma,
she breathed, II wish-I wish 70,
were less amusing, and more-ant
more Oh, you know what I mean!
She adjusted an imaginary lock Of hel
mothers hair.
II suppose So" sighed her mother
"but when you have put bandages
over your wounds, you must always
keep them on-always-till thu
wounds heal. You mustn't even take
them off In the nursery. But here
comes Mr.. Slimsmore! However doe!
he manage to arrive exactly two min
utes ahead of the next man at ever!
dance? He Is wonderful! But keel
Kitty, or he will have the founces of
before he has finished shaking hands.
: ut makes no difference, mamma. I
: he doesn't do it now, he will manag,
, It during a dance. believe that maj
; is in the pay of dressmakers.
"Mr. Slimsmore!" announced tn
butler.
"How good of you!-how very goot
of you!" murmured Lady Donoyle
reaching her hand we'll out to a pale
high-nosed youth, who looked as If h
had faded in the wash.
, Eyes; we were beginning to thinl
no one was coming" said Lady Kitty
J, with an apprehensive glance at hi
feet, as he circled nervously rount
her, suggesting fame-drunk moth
He was in love with Lady Kitty, il
hopeless, anaemic fashion, that e1
! pressed itself in shy, nervous spasms
which Lady Kitty's good-natured 81
forts to allay only accumulated.
She was sweet and gracious to al
the moths which circled about he,
The smell of singed wings was no in
!; cense to her tender heart. One Q
. 1.-The qreateSt diff entities which life nre