Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-11

liz Slfi il9~EtV! SlOItif.
"Now. this doesn't come under til'
head of social duties"
"Oh. yes" the Judge answered
quickly, If you view society in III
broader sense. lsevond your ittlt
world is a larger enc where caste is ii
small consequence and where Ill me-!
should be oe service to each other"
'l}ut the Nolans--they Cc:tainls
haven't hceu OF service to you:" cues
toned the ciri.
He glanced shcrp.y at Judith.
But | wish them 10 be. &ud we're
getting Oh we're getting an
Their lgpec KEEPS stins fer YOU
just rs nluch is ever. father. | don't
suppose enc ought 10 niud il, but ]
do"
judith. Nolans have lived In every
age in every cuu:lly." pronounced The
! juriSt. Hes il composite Of anarchist
aud autocrat. EvPntualiy. the uutocrat
in him VIII triumph. Just now he's
! bounding Old INSTITUTIONS. l., GOr in.
stance. represent 10 him The Judiciary,
and lie altacsS me. No consequence
| whatever. li.,i IN here in defense Of
the Cnlel %iales bench. My cause is
| the cause OF ms colleagues. tell sou,
Judith. know the breed. | know how
to get the venom 0ul OF his fangs. Di.
| plomacy. IN! dear diplomacy.
judith hcatne enthusiastic.
Father, | believe YOU would have
been Il great prime minister IN the old
| days
The Judge straightcnrd lip. smiling
pleasedly AT i.is daughters compliment
tary estimate OF n:.D. Hardly that
hardly that" hr protested. He brca.n ne
reflective. "f5.t WrI- .r,.bip old men.
for tilousnnu TEARS rourteuusly NOV
Ing kings and their armies like pawns
Oh ii chr>N'' AiHi. They were always
very tariin. Jtaiiih. those princes Of
Tie ,'iist
Oh 81" admitted. YOU never fall
20 Illustrate y"nr point. whatever 1t
-
Just inagine." said her father.
what 0r,' =. lluSe OLD fellows would
10 iD this ':,,'."
YES. | sui3nse y0a'rc right, and In
The end r"u &. make these people see
how wrung they've been about you"
"Oh. yes" hc went ou confidently.
LAS they trtome accustomed to their
prosperity yea viii li.i, that the demo
gOgism at Heir paper will he niodi-
fed ana ,i;i.,dnlri! ta:ish." He seat
ed himself Tear his daughter.
"Thnt w,,u!d he Il terrible blow for
Wheeler. v"C.dn't it," she suddenly
asked
wheeler Oh, Wheeler. He's an
entirely ditfrren, type-lhe ideaiist,
the fanaii'ai ideallst. I'm sorry. |
always liked the boy His hearts all
right, bul his heads all wrong. and
hope he's merely pasNin. through
phase"
Il don't tEiuk you quite understand
Wheeler, father" responded Judith.
rising
He took hold Of the girls hands.
"Oh. yes. do: Just new he !ss lost
himself in labyrinth. and il Will take
an Ariadne to lead him ont. b<.lieve
the right woman might bring fn 10
reason" He paused Significantly. Ju-
dith lowered her eyes from nix. Il
forgive him any annoyance he may
have caused me. and hope you will
Wheeler to he friends again and. ike
the princess in Tie fairy stories. hive
happily ever after" He patied her
fondly Oh the shoulder.
Mrs. Nolan entered the room and,
agl0w WITH excitement, greeted her
guests.
Judge Bartelmy. | hope you haven't
been waiting long," she inquired anx-
iously.
Not at all"
1T is so good Of sou to come"
oh. wouldn't permit anything to
keep me away he replied. I've just
had the pleasure Of adjourniug rath-
er important conference to be here"
his tuS
heart of Mrs. Nolan With pure ecstasy.
She could barrel; contain herself as she |
In turn greerrd Judith RarteImy.
Pitcher announced another name |
that appeared In the social register.
"Mr.. Dupuy." liz announced. BE had
come to keep his appointment with |
Nolan.
How do you do. Mr.. Dupuy:' greet
ed the hostess. shaking hands warmly
with him. Here's Judge Bartelmy.
He's Just adjourned most important
10 come to our tea. Pitch
er, tell Mr.. Nolan the Judge and Mr..
Dupuy are waiting. Say the judge has
lust adjourned his court 10 come. Miss
Bartelmy. Phyllis will be SO delighted
to see you. She grasped Judiih's
arm and led her to a door. speaking
rapidly as she did so. phyllis wants
to show YOU her new gown Quinlan
brought over from Paris. Very smart
effect. but $3.50. aud you could hold 1t
in the paim uf your two hands-a
rag!"
IAN amusing character. our hostess"
Rartflmy dryly to Dupuy.
ayes; she seems very appreciative OF
your daughters visit"
WELL" decisvely, 'she certainly
ought to be-"
81 suppose we shall see it in the Ad-
vance tomorrow" suggested Dupuy.
"Oh, OF course" Bartelmy laughed
by the way" remarked Dupuy,