Smyrna times., 1908-01-08
Katherine'S
Lessons.
.......By .CECILY ALLEN.
Copyrighted, 1907, by P. c. Eastment.

TIERS wealth, her liberal education, her
years abroad she knew little or moth
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 war had been in progress she
felt sure she would have gone out as a
field nurse. She had thought seriously
Of entering a nunnery, but. being a
Protestant, this would have taken time,
and at that particular moment Kath-
crime did not want time to hang heav-
Dy on her hands. She wanted action,
and a 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
tsrly. she remarked to her tear stained |
image in the dressing table mirror that |
unquestionably Arnold never would |
find time to visit a 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
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| sired. but it could not buy the slavish
devotion which. in her unthinkiEg way.
she demanded of Arnold Gresham.
Other men had apparently been will
| ing to spend their days and 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. ana the
words ranked. Arnold had merely
refused to break important business
enga gements to follow her i'm sudden
flight to Mrs CrOxton's house party in
the Adirondacks. And on various oc-
casions when she had called up his of
fee on the phone he had been out
when he had said that he fully ex-
pccted to be in all morning IT, during
their engagement. he was so indiffer-
| ent. what chance had she to queen it
! | over him after marriage? And Kathe-
riae 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.
| '1ts fierce to get all your plans lai(
/ and then have the boss turn 'em all up
/ side down." Maggie was saying, will
L tears very close to her big gray eyes
u "I wouldn't care so much for myself
Il but Tom, he's sort of run down, ant
4. he needs fresh air. We was going Ou
I to Ridley's park, where you can get
| boat for % cents an hour, and tn
| music's fine. Tom he always takes
nap under the trees, and then we hav
| row and bite to eat, and he fee
= lust fine for dancing. The dancing p;
vilion ut Ridley's is just grand"
"Are you fond of dancingP" inquire
Katherine mechanically.
'Do love to dance? Well. l gue'
yes" answered Maggie enthusiastica
eI ly And since Tom and me are e
VI gagged it seems sort of different. Wh'
the band plays I'd Rather TwOst'
Than Waltz. Bill seems like it oug
to be Tom instead of Bill l cou
lust dance right through life with To
Funny what a difference it max
when yOu know some one loves you
She looked up inquiringiy at
! | hIIf fhprn
no answering enthusiasm.
Il really don't know how it feel
replied Katherine as if her body
side the young factory girl had 81
denly been unlinked from the s.
which answered the question.
The mobile face Of the factory wo
or changed. and her voice softened
- "Of course | know it amt To-
fault. but if he's ever going to max
home for me and take me Outen
factory he's got to stand IN with
boss. Ridley's or no Ridley's' well {
trolley ride after supper anyhow
quess III be moving on and max
new stock out of that lace you
me. Say. that's a lovely piece
{ q mind to save it for my rouss'
only it will please Tom if have SO
thing pretty and new on. Might
well chirk him up bit Hes :"
disappointed than me"
80 The daughter of the rich and
ID factory worker went out OF the
together. At the corner they pa'
before separating.
81 wish you'd take this TO
Tom" said the impulsive young
ess .eTbere's lovely little restau
in the park. Tell Tom to take
there for dinner" She opened her
mesh purse and hauled out
clean bill The factory girl nu
and drew back.
"Tom amt that sort. He'd
take money from a woman"
The young heiress saw heF ms ms
.UyoIl fhen. give It to some one