The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-12


tere3 them with such al air Of con-
v7c1ion that he impressed her in
spite Of herself.
MY reading Of life is utterly diff
ferent from yours, she said pres
entity. Did Charles Lamb acI a par
When he sacrificed the woman he
loved and the hfe he hoped TO live
in order 10 give his life TO pEotec-
his poor mad sister,"
Charles LAMB has never ceased
to be praised since he id il" re-
marked Leicester.
''But be neye! thought Of the
praise a. the time said Olive.
No. l will admit that you've
brought q very strong exception
which proves the rule" said Leices-
Ter. and yet poor Lamb Vas q
drunkard."
He locked az Puryis as he spoke, as
If 10 remind him that ne was
playing his part fairly.
"Of course, that was = terrible
weakness OF Lambs" said Olive,
and yet one cannot help feeling
kindly Cowaris him. He vas so peni-
tent. 50 co1trite; besides, he has
gladdened the world by MS bright
CHEEKY outlook on life. Even from
your standpoint, the man who looks
fyr the evil in life plays his part
badly. II is he who looks for the
good and the beautiful that really
helps the spectators.
Il think otherwise remarked Lei
cesJer. The doctor who exposes u
disease, and fights it. is he who IS
the greatest benefactor."
TO expose a disease without
fighting it, on the other hand. is Of
but little use" said Olive; besides,
it seems to me that the greatest
physician is he who teaches US to
live such healthy lives that the dis
eases find in Us nothing to live on.
The best remedy against the en-
croachment Of disease is strong, Wig
orous health
But how to obtain that strong,
vigorous health. Miss Castlemaine is
not that the great question:"
By breathing pure air BY partak-
ing of pure food, mental and moral,
as well as physical she replied
The conversation so far has made
me feel quite morbi1'
John Csstlemaine and Mr.. Lowry
laughed heartily, while Puryis heav-
ed sigh of relief. He had wondered
/ how this conversation affected Olive,
and he rejoiced that il had no.
/ pleased her. As for Leicester, he
gave her a quick glance of admira-
tim. He was glaI that Winfield
/ had mentioned her Here at least
was a woman better worth winning
than any he had ever seen. Again
/ he felt ashamed of the conversation
/ that had taken place at the club,
/ even while ne was more than ever
/ determined 10 prove to Puryis and
/ Sprague that he was right in his
contenti-n
/ AT any rate, Puryis cannot accuse
me Of hiding my opinions he said
to himself, and then he turned the
/ course of the conversation.
During the rest of the evening,
/ Leicester seemed 10 forget his sad,
hopeless opinions. and he completely
/ restored the good opinion which
John Castlemaine had formed con
cerning him at first, and which he
had well-nigh lost during the time
when Leicester was giving express
sion to his cynical views And this
was no wonder, for even Puryis
/ himself vas well night carried away
by his cleycrness. He spoke well
concerning places beth had visited
and books which both had read. He
. eXerted himself to be agreeable, and
he succeeded vastly Perhaps the
atmosphere of the house helped him,
perhaps he found in Olive one who
I helped TO restore his good opinion
Of wOmanhool; perhaps he realized
his determination to win his wager
and obtainthe promise of Olive Cas-
tlemaine to be his wife. Be that
a. it may, the Radford Leicester of
the early part Of the evening was
not the Radford Leicester of the lat
ter.
Olive felt this. He reminded her
Of DR.. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. His
dual personality became somewhat
Of a problem. Which was the real
man? Both were interesting
fascinating. He was clever when the
pessimistic mood was upon him; he
was far more clever when he be-
came the stulent and the scholar.
talking brilliantly ,f hooks of archi- -