The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
BY GERALD YILLIERS-STUART.

Ine- 4 SnOuld never nave Forgiven you
| II you hadn't known II, No: OF course
Tennyson couldn't have written the last
line. but that doesn't make the others
less poetcal, imagine that the comic
devil in Edward Lear wouldn't let the
poet in him talk, but the poet was there"
What delicious person she is"
thought the young man. Her gayety -
spontaneous
III I were an artist Lady Kitty. I
should paint your picture and call il The
Joy Of Living"
Il certainly do love life. there is no
doubt about that There are some altera-
tions I could suggest, but 1 don't insist
upon them"
Not alterations in yOurself2" he said,
looking at her exquisite face longingIy
with his red-brown eyes. You are per-
feet as you are. Perhaps I shouldn't
have thought aloud didn't mean To-"
But Mr.. Yandraken. 1t is all the great
er compliment. II you really think Il;
though. Of course. you don't know.
may be horrtd and you wouldn't know it.
As long as I had one nice side TO show. 7
wouldn't let you see the other, any more
l
seemed 10 strike her She got I'D sudden
ly and stood where she could see the
other side OF his face. YES. il looks all
right-just the same as the other" she
murmured. half 10 herself
Whatever do you mean?" he said,
startled
"Oh. II was only silly idea I had that
II could see the other side OF your face
quite quickly IL would look different from
the side you turn to me. The way chill
dren try 10 get behind a mirror"
Fandraken dropped his empty tea-cup
with a clatter Of spoon and breaking
Dresden. "Oh. say. Lady Kitty, I'm
awfully sorry. II was unpardonably
clumsy. Such a pretty cup. too,' he
began 20 pick UP the pieces 70 hide his
tagitation. Good heavens, he thought.
there must be some horrid flaw in Won
Tarsenheim's invention, II people were
already spotting something wrong about
his face
1T was my fault" said Kitty. 'T star
tied you. I was abominably personal
always am when like people"
Like people, Vandraken's face light
ed up. and the pink IN MS cheeks deep
ened. Does that mean you ike me, Lady
Kitty?"
Well. it's not hard TO Ike you. I
think you are quite Iikable, Mr.. Van
draken."
in spite Of that other side OF my face?'
"Oh, no'-on account Of II! You are so
delightfully."- battling. II was the mystery
about Bluebeard which made him so at
tractive 10 women am convinced that
II was because his wife lost interest IN
him after she cleared up the mystery that
he killed her"
But suppose when you got round 20 the
other side you found a Bluebeard cham
Der? What them He spoke earnestly.
i should say 10 the little devil that
lived in IL. You have been here long
enough, and we are going 10 house-elean-
I give you a months warning and she
laughed again and resumed her seat
I see you won't take my little devil Sc
riously. Poor little devil"' They both
laughed. and Vandraken felt relieved, and
picked up the wreckage OF the china.
so, you know, I feel as though We had
known one another much -onger than
twice. 1t is absurd. the was people walk
round and round one another for weeks
before they stop boring one another and
begin 70 talk. I always fee ike saying,
/ Skip all that" But II would make them
cross. You may smoke, IL you Ike. This
/ is mamma's smOking-room-
And you? Don't you smoke. Lady Kit
ty?"
only with mother. I once overheard a
man say that I looked like an adventures
when I smoked, and looked in the glass
the next time, and saw that he was right.
1 suppose IL is the color OF my hair
1t isn't that" replied Vandraken. as he
lighted his cigarette; 1T is because wOm-
en- often get their first impression OF
woman smoking a cigarette from seeing
II done on the stage, and always by the
adventures OF the play. SO. when they
light a cigarette, they unconscioSsly take
on some Of her characteristics process
Of mental suggestion"
Il wonder II there is anything in that?'
meditated Kitty. Il remember now that
the first impression ever had OF the kind
was seeing Sarah Bernhardt in Camille
so perhaps there IS"
What a darling she is" thought the
young man, getting more infatuated every
moment
Il am sure you are unusually impress
sionable, Lady Kitty" The speech gave
him an excuse for looking into her eyes.
They were full CT unspent laughter. He
wondered whether the possession Of such
a fund Of gayety and JOY would not moro
/ than compensate him for the saturnalia
he would have 10 relinquish 10 get it.
Il hope by that you don't mean suscep-
tible. I can't afford TO be susceptible. yOu
know, and have been very well brought
up-at least. so mamma says, and she
ought 10 know"
What a wonderful woman your mother
/ IS! You might be sisters-Joy and Sor-
row"
Sorrow, Do you think mamma has
such a sad face?"
You can't see il. but you can feel II.
The more brilliantly she talks the more
one Is conscious that she Is being crushed
TO produce the cleverness. Very happy
women hardly ever strike me as being
clever women"
What a blow, What a reflection on
my brains!" Lady Kitty pretended 10 be
overwhelmed. You Just accused me OF
being a happy woman-and fancied 7
was making such a good impression
BE cOmfOrted, Lady Kitty. You have
the cleverness OF the child-a most ex-
quisite possession. knowledge comes, but
Wisdom fingers. you know. That's the
kind Of cleverness mean"
Il have always thought that line ex-
traordinarily true" said Lady Kitty.
.thoughtfully. She worked back into the
corner OF the sofa and shifted up the
smoke Of Vandraken's cigarette with en-
joyment.
What did you mean just now when
you said you couldn't afford TO be sus-
ceptble?" asked the young man. after a
slight pause.
Il might fall in love. and that would
make marriage so difficult. According TO
mamma. mixing up love and marriage is
as dangerous as mixing business and SEN
timent II were very rich I would mar
~ the first man l fell in love with: but.
being poor, I must marry the first rich
man who falls in love with me-
And are there any rich men in love
with your asked Nandraken, anxiously,
realizing that II he didn't want 10 marry
this fascinating child. he could not bear
10 see her marry any other man.