Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

sunday MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST l. 10
on you And rather admire you Intact, admire
Do you mean she cried that you are going to
give me half the money!
Yes. III see the lawyers and make the transfer
tomorrow. Then I'll go back to Paris. What do
YOU think you will do.
Proserpne was still staring at him, the color COM
ing and going in her face. IL don't know. 1
guess | ought to thank you.
Don't bother In fact, I'd rather you didn't
But l will! And I'm sorry said all that
You ought to be glad"
"Are you trying to make angry?
By no means | admire you in a rage; but |
don't enjoy you"
Her lips tw1tched. I've good mind to say that
/ IL marry YOU after all.
It's too late now.
WHAT"
Yes I've rather changed my views about our
chances of domestic happiness I'll 60 back to Paris
and lead my quiet, artistic l1te and you can marry
your cowpuncher and live in lean-to.
She rested her elbows the table, dropped her
chin in her hands, and looked at him curiously.
1ike?"
Its rather routine Spring in Paris dinners and
teas and bridge Then, after the Grand Prix at the
end of June, goto London More bridge and things
July and August l usually spend at some PLACE
beach, you know,-Etretat Dlnard. In the
autumn go back to visit in England or Scotland for
the shooting; or may go to Carlsbad or Vichy for
cure"
"A su5e1"
Are you ill.,
''Oh, no; but it's the thing to do and makes
very fit. Later I'm usually asked to some chateau in
France for the ehdsse-shooting, you know Or l
may go to Zermatt to climb and afterward to the
Riviera, Cannes, or Monte Carlo. Sometimes go to
St Moritz for the winter sports, sliding down hill
on sled,-you know There's skeeing and all that
besides. Then in April | usually get back to Paris
again. But of course all that takes money, and
sometimes the program is interrupted.
THE girl drew in her breath slowly $50 that's
your lfe!" said she. Good heavens! And you
an Americana!
He flushed Don't you think it as purposeful as
money grubbing?" he asked
NO don't! Making money is at least fight"
Its easy to see that you don't know much about
society-on a small income.
Its all so-soft, SO effemnate.
"You don't understand it. After all, you are just
as you say, Western ranch girl, and your idea of
manlineSS is contained in a sombTero chaps, hard
face, and six-shooter.
its nothing of the sort It's in maste5fqlness
able to make other do your will!
1.-The bucko mate of sailing ship has that.
well, he's man, anyway!
mot always. Sometimes he's merely animal
You see you don't know the other kind. l admit
that your Western American men are very splendid
fellows; but that does not mean necessarily that
who not just like them must be soft sup,
pose you consider very effete, SOFT don't your?
ITO tell the truth, l do And l suppose that
you return the compliment by considering
savage?" >,
ooh you do, do your" She sprang to her feet
pale with anger. 'L Let me tell YOU then, that am
nothing of the sort-or if | am have at least the
courage of my convictions, which is more than you
have You poor perfumed tenderfoot, with your
cures and bridge and house partes | see now why
it almost kills you to divide this money It's because
you're not man enough to get along without it. But
l want to tell you that am woman enough, and can
and will You keep your old money! won't
touch cent! Keep it to buy perfume and Cloves,
you wear them long don't you?-and boxes at the
opera! And now go! And / hope to heaven that