The sun., 1908-06-14

perfectly content with life and with each
other, which made her wonder more.
Then came John Clarkson and his bride.
They too seemed happy. Julia. who knew
all about Georgianna's Irritation with Clark
son. how they used to meet on garden
wall in the country and how each got con-
vinced that the other one was falling in
love, although each was engaged to the
some one else who was now his or her life
partner, looked to sec how they would be-
have at their first meeting since.
Now remember that Georgianna was irri-
tated with William over his late home
coming. The pleasant days she spent with
John in the country came back to her with
a rush when she saw him. So maybe her
greeting was bit too ELUSIVE But the
effusiveness was all in her manner. for all
she said was:
"I'm glad to see you, John
perfectly natural remark. made thou
sand times day If the name isn't John
make it Betty or Horace or whatever it is.
But however common the remark was,
William took offence at it,
He was irritated. over what he termed
Georgiannas obtuseness and he had made
up his mind he wouldn't like Clarkson. So
when they were introduced William only
grunted by way Of greeting, which wasn't
a nice thing for host to do.
Julia watched Mrs Clarkson. Georgianna
had told her how nice Johns wife had been
about that little affair that William made
such a fuss about and Julia wondered II
here was a woman who couldn't be jealous
There was nothing ebout Margaret Clark
sons appearance to show disapproval OF
what was going on 1t was the first time
she had seen Georgianna, for she had refused
to interrupt wedding trip to attend Geor-
gianna's wedding.
Julia resolved to try little experiment.
easy game.
woman writer who made speciality Of
matrimony has said that inoompatlbility
Is latent in all marriages. Certain it is,
as all Of us have observed, that there comes
a time soon after marriage when the recon-
ciliation of tempers and dispositions and
character becomes somewhat Of a problem.
There is abundant opportunity for mis-
understanding.
So it was not unnatural that this honey
moon party OF three happily mated couples
was soon at cross purposes. William and
Georgianna, out Of tune with each other
for the moment, showed almost too much
interest in their guests, each naturally
running to the guests Of the other sex.
Julia was trouble maker, too. II she
was to have matrimony taught 10 her she
would make the teacher work.
Margaret Clarkson, calm as she was
naturally, was disturbed by the way Geor-
gianna seemed to claim John like brother
or very dear friend. .Margarets theory
was all right; she could hold John, but she
didn't want to fight for him in public. And
when Georgianna turned from John for a
moment to the other male guest that un-
! married person nabbed him.
1t was too provoking. But Margaret
wasn't going to sulk. She laid hold In
conversation Of Peroival Adams, and being
a good talker got him interested.
Claire Adams, Peroivals wife, was
frankly absorbed in William Lancaster.
Her interest was purely professional; she
felt tina. the marriage Of her host and hostess
was her doing and she wanted particulars.
Then, too. she might have had William
herself and she proposed to exercise this
right Of semi-proprietorship, A woman
never seems TO realize that any claim she
may have on q man is outlawed by his
marriage to another.
Before the dinner was half over the dove
Of peace. which, hguratively speaking. was
nesting In q pot of ferns which adorned
the centre Of the table. few away. No
one saw Il 60 but Julia Brown, and she
watched its departure gleefully,