The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-23

the fault is not there"
Il know-'better to bear the ills We
have"
Yes; more respectable to bear them.
Let us drop this in decencys name,
Alike"
After q silence she began: "One more
thing. l must know 1t, andSI am 60.
ing to ask you If may. Shall II"
He smiled cordially, and she laughed
as though confiding a delightful bit of
news to him.
"Do you regard me as sufficiently
important to dislike meT
IL do not-dislike you"
''Is 1t stronger than dislike, Phil?
eyes"
Contempt"
mo"
"What is itY'
"It is that-I have not yet-become-
reconciled."
ITO my-folly"
ITO mine."
She strove to laugh lightly and, fail
ing, raised her glass to her lips again.
Nov you know" he said, pitching
his tones still lower. II am glad, after
all, that we have had this plain under
standing. 1 have never felt unkindly
toward you. 1 can't. What you did !
might have prevented had / known
enough, but l cannot help 1t now, nor
can you II you would"
'If would" she repeated gayly, for
the people opposite were staring.
1--WE are done for" he said, nodding
carelessly to servant to refill his
glass, "and abide by conditions be-
cause l chose to, not" he added con-
temptuously, because a complacent
law has tethered you toto the thing
that has crawled up on your knees to
have its ears rubbed"
The level insult to her husband stun
ned her. She sat there, upright, the
white smile stamped on her stiffened
lips, fingers tightening about the stem
of her wineglass.
He began to toss bread crumbs to
the scarlet fish, laughing to himself in
an ugly way. why. Alike, only look
at him. Look at his gold wristlets; lis
ten to his simper, his lisp. Little girl
oh, little girl. what have you done to
yourself for you have done nothing to
me, child, that can match it in sheer
atrocity|'
Her color was long in returning.
philip" she said unsteadily, 81
don't think | can stand this''-
Yes, you cam
an, to, c1Ocn IN tbn wall
"Talk to Scott Innis. Take him
away from Rosamund Fame; that will
tide you over. Or feed those fool fish
like this! Look how they rush and
flap and spatter. That's amusing
isn't it-for people with the intellects
Of canaries? Will you please try to
say something? Mrs. T. West is eX.
hibiting the restless symptoms of a
hen turkey ut sundown, and We'll all
go to roost in another minute. Don't
shivcr that Way."'
Il c-can't control it. l will in mo.
ment Give me Il chance. Talk TO ne
Phil"
"Certainly. The season has been un
usually gay and the opera most stupid
ate. Another old woman was tossed
and %orcd by II mad motor this morn
ing. More time. Alike? With pleasure
Mrs. Nendenning has bought third
rate castle in Wales. 4 man was found
dead with copy OF the Tribune in his
pocket. the verdict being in accordance
with fact. The Panama canar'-
Dat IA .,t OCT n,t, ,,i
sweeping skirts. ranks of black ant
white in escort to the passage of the
fluttcring silken procession.
'Goolby." she said. 81 am not stay
ing for the dance"
"Goodby," he said pleasantly. g.
wish you better fortune for the future
I'm sorry | was rough"
He was not staying either. A dul
excitement possessed him. resembling
suspense, as though he were awaiting
a dcnouement, as though there was
vet some crisis to come.
After awhile he found himself in the
ballroom
The younger set was arriving. H'
recognized several youthful people
friends of Eileen Enroll, and, taking
situation?' she said under her breath
but with charming smile. "Do vol
know you are scowling? These people
here are ready to laugh, and I'd mucl
prefer that they tear us to rags on sus
picion of our overfriendliness."
"Who is that fool woman who il
monopolizing your partner?"
"Rosamund Fame. She's doing it Ol
purpose. You must try to smile nov
and then"
MY face is stiff with grinning," h
said, :'but I'll do what can for you"-
"Please include yourself too"
"Oh, can stand their opinions" h
said. 81 only meet the yellow sort OC
casionally. don't herd with them"
81 do, thank you"
''How do you like them? What i
your opinion of the yellow set? Her
they sit all about you-the Phoeni;
Mottlys, Mrs. Delmour-Carnes yondeI
the Draymores, the Orchils, the Ven
denning lady, the Lawns of West
lawn"-he paused, then deliberately
land the Jack Ruthvens. 1 forgot
Alixa that Won are now Darfpctl