Montpelier examiner., 1909-12-17
"Tm sure IT is. It's awfully nice q

I'm sure 1t is. It's awfully nice q
him, really" she insisted.
"Of course it is. have often wished
/ might follow In his footsteps. but
never seem to come to the place
where I'm ready to try. Do you.
Ankony?"
! No; I've no fancy for indiscrimi.
nate love-making." he answered, rath.
er nastily.
Dear me, 1t isn't love-making at
all" cried Miss Winstanley, whirling
about at the first sound of an attack
upon her favorite. Its just his ten
der-heartedness. He can't see any
one neglected. Why, saw him driv
ing with Rose Terrell the other day;
don't suppose anybody has taken
her to drive in years. She looked ra-
diant poor thing!"
dan is sort of social philanthro-
pist," suggested.
1T requires more money than the
most of us have to be any sort Of
philanthropist," Ankony muttered, In
an aside that I alone caught Or
thought was the only one to catch 1t
until / saw the way Barbara's cheeks
were tingling and her eyes sparkling
and then ! knew that she had heard
and that he would pay well for his
, remark
: At the moment Bishop Winstanley
addressed his sister. and she turned
from US, while sAnkony leaned over to
ask me If / had met his sister-in-law's
guest, Miss Streeter.
t That's coming" said l amiably, not
+ disposed to take myself off at the
covert suggestion Pretty girl, isn't
: she?" and ! looked to where the
q bishops glasses had pointed Rather
after the Madonna order, don't you
!, think?"
81 don't know anything about en-
!, Ankony replied.
d Barbara tilted her head thoughtful
ly. "Sistine. isn't it?" she observed.
I Undoubtedly" l agreed.
You'd like her." Ankony said. 'Tm
j" sure Edith"-Edith was Mrs. Jack
d would like to have you drop in Oh
them tonight"
K Il will-later." said.
Miss Winstanley must have heard
10 for at the exact instant she reached
h back Of her and squeezed my arm.
stayed till the last act. l couldn'
re decently stay longer; besides. knew
?" Ankony well enough to be sure h,
N would have 1t out with Barbara II
spite of me. He had routed the Fol
le lorn Hope by this time and had tn
es field clear except for the watchfu
IN Miss Winstanley. But / remembere
10 the flashing of Barbara's eyes an
h. left them together cheerfully enough
AS went out of the theater brushe
Il shoulders with Henrietta Winstanley
tripping along at her brothers sid
and keeping an eye out for me, q
mine was trained for her.
"He proposed to her the minut
i you were gone" she whispered e,
Il citedly, right under our noses! Thin
of It'll But oh, you should have hear
81 her refuse him!"
j "I should have liked It better tha
81 anything else on EARTH" admitte
II You are certain"
81 why, you must have known she
{ refuse him!"
lA Far be it from me to set myself l
MI as certain of anything with which
M woman has to do"
M She shook her head at me signi
N cantly.
Make certain!" she cried.
l walked beside her for an insta
in silence, and she slipped her finge
l into mine.
"a 81 do want to see you both happy
III she said
~ The bishop turned to us. Fir
Il looking girl with Mrs. Ankony,"
81 remarked. did you notice her"
~. "The Sistine." ! murmured absent
'"s "Eh? Miss Streeter."
"Yes, of course; Miss Streeter."
ian, 81 don't care for Mrs. Ankony, a
nily l shouldn't care for her guest, in
hat probability said his sister.
to MY dear Henrietta, how very
TAX surd!" he protested amiably. A
then: 1T seemed to me that Anko
ny's was very attentive to Barbara
sgin night. Did you notice?"
' of Miss Winstanley laughed a crisp
.rge tie laugh.
anx- Omit the qualifying adverb,
that change it to 'offensively.' The man
re- wretchedly bred. Goodnight.
Twining. Come to see me when .
ant have anything particularly pleas
: to tell me, and do let that be soon.
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