Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-09

think yourself injured without cause'
Editha." he said.
to see what a very unpleasant compan-
ion Cammarleigh must have been as
boy
Sybil looked mischievous and cast her
eyes demurely on her plate. Ah'nolS
privately determined that II Camma.iee"
did it again he would take strong meas
ures. Lady Editha pretended NOT 10 no
tice the alluson to their cause OF quarrei,
but began hurriedly to talk about a safe
she and Sybil had recently attended.
"Sybil hates sales"
always gets one thing she wants 10
hundred she doesn't want. =,
my dear Sybil, how can you talk such
nonsense! My last court dress was Hiaue
up entirely of things bought at sales. :.
Yes, mamma. and we estimateu t,a' -
cost you exactly half as much again as
IL you had gone to your own dressmaket.
Besides. there's something degfadnS
about SALE She rippled into smile
of enjoyment 1.-The last sale we went 10
mamma took off her hat to try on great
bargain and the next moment spmeoooy
was hagpling over it with the shop girl.
who was attempting to charge her an ex-
orbitant price
and it was hat had had for years, y
interposed Lady Editha.
No said Sybil. Il don't IKE VIVA.
my maid describes as 'ready-bought
things
Its lucky men can't get their clothes
in that way" said Anthony. SAFE Oh
tall hats would be a little celoriess.
Lord Cammarleigh gave a sniH, ne
ease with which Anthony DESCENDED "
the inanities of Lady Edithas conversa'
tional level annoyed him. for he shrewoly
suspected it to be pure cleverness. NOW
he saw his sister and Anthony togetnel
he grasped the latter's intentions. An
thony had evidently absorbed the maxim
have the women on his side. 1t Is curious
that the men who think least OF women
always make the most use OF them. MOI
that Anthony thought little OF women
he estimated them largely ana mao
thought of them too much; but there was
lust SUFFICIENT of the feminine In MS ma
ture to prevent their taking him at ais
Lady Editha told him at least three
times during lunch that he was most
amusing. ;,
she said, pathetically.
"Oh, there are always new adventures
in life,' said Anthony, provided you dc
not lose courage. The great thing 10 10
be brave
''That sounds very virtuous." said Lady
Editha. approvingly.
me only this morning." continued An
thony, ''lfe is full of the unexpected"
Cammarleigh. who, of course. had never
said anything of the kind. however muer
he realized the truth of the remark
looked up with a forced smile. He had
during the last few minutes been turning
over in his mind the possibility OF poison
ing Anthony Undecided.
Lady Editha was little surprised at
her brothers silence. She remembered
him as talking incessantly on a pia.iorn
of irritating superiority, and she subse.
quently told Anthony that he seemed
much improved, indeed. chastened. as II
he had experienced a great sorrow
It was no wonder that Cammar1eigll
was silent If he wished to cut figure
in such a conversation 1t would have beer
necessary for him to turn mental somer'
sault 1t was his habit to hold forth as
contentious moralist. but with Anthony
eye upon him. and his presumed knowi'
edge of his secret. he found himself at 9
loss. Once or twice he had started on
with highly moral sentiment, but the
knocking Difference with which Anthony
bent forward to listen brought him VI
abruptly. and Anthony had things en-
tirely his own way. Again and again ne
would have liked to contradict his secre'
tary fatty.
man; he says that we take sin much tos
seriously"
At such an opportunity Cammarieigt
would in the ordinary course or events
have settled heavily on the spirits OF the
party but now he found himself saying
badly:
"Oh. don't think we can do that
ga serious view of SIM said Anthony
''is an unhealthy national sign: 1t implies
a morbid recognition Of it's supreme at
traction. Look at the Scotch; no one de-
MES their immortality, and yet their rep
Of r,jn &c
Dear, dear" said Lady Editha al
WAYS thought it was admitted that we
should be terribly wicked race II II
were not for the Scotch. and terribly
stupid race If it were not for the irish: :,
"And a terribly inartistic race If II
were not for the Welsh!' laughed An
II don't know about that said Lady
Editha. IT met an artist the other day
who talked as If all painters. came from
Scotland"
Eyes, undoubtedly MacTurner and Mac
Gainsborough do them credit! They're q
remarkable race. They put just as mucf
Imagination into their pictures as vii
not make them unstable. But they arr
quite right to glorify their own people. II
is no uncommon thing to hear Of q
Scotchman of the first rank unwilling q
memorial to the village poet in some far
distant Scotch county, and treating hin
as II he were a national glory. An Eng
lishman does not boast OF his country. III
is much too sure of 1t.
Yes" laughed Sybil. "And he looks a,
IL he we're sure OF it, which is. I sup
pose, what irritates other nations so.'
Lady Editha as she left gave Anthony
a most pressing invitation to come and
see them.
When they had gone Cammarleigh said
with what he intended to be crushing
sarcasm:
II thought you were much too superior
a young man to encourage women to tall
nonsense"
How often have not told you. Cam.
marleigh. that 1t is the evidence OF me
diocrity to ignore little things. The clev'
erer a man becomes the less nonsense hi
finds In the world" Then he added. afte,
a pause Miss Travers is rare. verJ
rare, indeed
(To be continued tomorrow)
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