The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-04
anderson'S
, Strategy.
BY cECILY ALLEN.
Copyrighted. 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.


considerate times to ask such ques-
tionr' cried Judith Brainard. mo one
but you, Dick Sanderson, would have
chosen it."
Her tones were almost wrathful, and
Sanderson shifted his gaze from her
mobile face to the top of his stick,
which he twlrled idly.
1.-The idea of asking me for the
'steenth time to marry you just as |
/ was trying to decide whether to Dor
row lemonade bowl and glasses from
Mrs. Drake or from the Bennington
girlsr'
Judith pursued her troubled way.
with romance pushed far into the back
ground.
II e&less 1t had better be from Mrs.
Drake. because she's right next door,
though the Bennington bowl is much
handsomer."
Dick Sanderson rose abruptly and
lowered above the girl of his heart
Il think that it is all nonsense, and
l wish that you'd let your career go to
pot AS my wife you can sing for
charity. you can run church choir,
you can teach the little daughters of
the poor, you can
"And all on your money II You
really loved me all these years as you
say you did why did you wait to tell
me until-until-all our money was
gone and I was poor as a church
mouse?' demanded Judith, forgetting
her more present vexations in the old
grievance.
Dick turned suddenly grave.
Il wanted you to have your fling.
think every girl should. It's wrong to
marry the first man who keeps you
supplied in yiolets and things. You
may find out that American Beauties
and another man are preferable after
you've been out year or two. And
wanted my wife for keeps. not for a
} brief honeymoon. l wanted
! Judith rose abruptly.
Il know it all by heart, and so I'm
going over to see Mrs. Drake about the
: bowl and glasses"
Really, from what I've heard of
critics and writer's and other bohe-
: mians, / should certainly advise Il
strong dash of rum in the BOWL
His tone was light, but behind it lay
conviction. and Judith flushed wildly.
II might have expected you'd say
something nasty. OF course all the big
people in music and art are not brand
ed drawing room but they do things.
And OH Dick, 1 want to do something.
7 - -, =
ucation was not all veneer-that it is
practical"
4 Dicks eyes softened as they always
did at an appeal from Judith.
t May / come? I've never seen the
lions of the musical menagerie, and
promise solemnly that l will not pro-
a pose to you until 1t is all over"
r THAT sounds like my old Dick. You
may come and see the menagerie and
er it is all over"
Judith's world had gasped when she
had fed the prosperous New England
city after her fathers death and es
tablished herself in New York as 8
teacher of music. 1t was all entirely
: unnecessary. There were relatives
and Dick Sanderson.
The relatives on the whole were re
lieved Dick Sanderson spent most Of
his time in New York for the purpose
as he expressed it to himself, of coun
teracting the influences of studio life.
l. Judith and her mother had a cunning
n little apartment in an eminently re
y spectacle neighborhood and Judith hat
few very prompt pupils. And nov
= she was giving the first of q series o
= evenings at home. She had met man.
n clever men and women at other "a
ir homes" the season before and haC
lie scattered her invitations broadcast.
l. you'd better not come too early
2 Dick" she called after the persisten
Re one as he went down the narrow hall
Il do love some honey people to tall
= it over with on the fnish.''
"a "All right. I'll hold back as long a
1 can"
i But when Mrs Drake came in wit
be the bowl and glasses the rooms wer
a mass of ferns and iowers-fror
I'd Dick.
III HOW lovely" she exclaimed. "FloV
he ers do give a room such an air.
= makes me feel worse than ever tina
we cannot come tonight But every otf
ar er Tuesday have you not?"
K Judith nodded her head absently. Sh
m was trying to decide between plat
or lace centerpiece under the bow
DIS And not for worlds would she adm
is that she was disappointed. Mr.. Drak
ne was the critic on a prominent pape
ne and she wanted to cultivate critics.
80 sorry she murmured perfume
torily. II hope Mr.. Drake is not i'll"
NO, but some out of town relative
as are coming, and they are not the sol
or to understand our slipping away. Br
at Wen surely come next time 1 unde
IN stand that Miss Morton, the new EN-
IN lish yiolinist, is to receive with youT
rs yes; we studied together in Paris. .
en- At $50 they were all in line, Mr.
80 Brainard in pearly silk and real lac
Miss Morton oddly English as TO co
tune, delightfully."- alive as to the plea
n thn afv,rr 1won