The Dolores star., 1910-03-11
"A LAPSE in
DOCTRINE
" FLORENCE 3. sfRYEER

Copyright. by short stories Co. Ltd)
She laid the letter down on the
table, with 4 smile. and looked kindly
across at the eager face opposite.
Il am afraid you will not like my
advice. and I know you won't follow
y. II depends whether you want In
life the romantically tender, or the
practically worth while. I am a cold
biooded creature. Grace. and must ac-
knowledge a good income always has
more attractions for me than love In
nat. minus cooks and front seats
~ the opera"
The other girl colored hotly, and
then. with gesture half tender. half
reentfni. picked up the letters from
The table.
| Did you never meet a man who
made you forget his income ?" sudden.
~ demanded the blushing Grace.
The other laughed softly.
I There was man once who tempt.
sd me, newell. he hated evening
dress and he considered George Mere.
dith inferior to Thackeray. and he had
other defects. He was frightfully
poor, SO I recovered my senses soon.
No, ! prefer my comfortable spinster.
hood-that reminds me. am going
10 chaperon tonight The Clary girls.
Do you realize I am old enough to
chaperon! II 10 . dubious pleasure
q times, but this evening the play ID
good and they have promised that the
dinner shall be excellent.
The younger turned toward the door
"Good-by. am going to answer his
htter. You need not sigh. DO you
hnov - . wee bit sorry for you
Agnes"
For me! Really. there must b.
some truth In the Idea that hrst love
, a mental disease. Go-commit the
fatal act. child, but listen-I'm sorrv
Tor myself sometimes; there. I wisl
you Joy. asar. lots Of t."
Moreover. - 0smorias trOuhasa A.
nes Oraham's cheerful c0mplacency q
sAe followed the Clary girls and theil
youthful hosts into the dining room oI
the Livingstone.
The gay radiance Of the room. the
pretty gowns. and merry music. ths
brilliant flowers: the excellent and
well-served menu. and the happ,
laughter Of her companions reused
her usually calm nature into q gentle
state of exaltation. She watched with
appreciative eyes the young thing
play q love. and talked on Idly and
pseassntly ~ the dinner wound II,
way through many courses.
Once. during . pause. the man next
her. an employe at the state depart
meat. with aspirations toward q diplo
matte career. began a story which shs
half heard. Il call him = plucky fel
low. He's over at that table In the
corner. He deserves . better fate
than death In some hole Of fever hos
pital"
These phrases vaguely reached her
and her eyes wandered to the table Ia
the corner. Her color suddenly height
ehed. and she turned TO the speaker
The man In the corner. what did you
say Was his name,"
Horton. ~ ! was sayinr-"
'Wost you repeat your storys
am sorry ! did not hear IT.
It's not no much. but the men II
the once were talking about him TO
day. Hes doctor. and has been pro
lessor Of some little one-horse west
ern college. Some friend Of his was
awfully hard up and wanted to be
married and had . mother To sup
port. and all that Well. this Horton
resigns and works this friend Into ths
vacant place. and then to make them
believe he does mot regret II. gets 4
place down In South America, with
some mining company. they say its
q regular fever hole. some Of the boys
In the once know the friend and told
me. He sails Saturday, l believe"
I think he was rather foolish. doa't
your said Miss Graham. quietly.
why. ycs. ! suppose 90" assentsd
the young diplomat He had secret ,
regarded II ~ . rather ane thing. POI
sessias certain romantic tendencies
himself.
~ GW0Sb OBW88 uV.
tAs nsa passing out near her table.
8he heard oas of them Ssh Host0a
soms question and bis answer wss
au6ie,s: Sorry. but leave hsrs %
the e:se"
ne oschsstra began With Q iass ca
.dru0s . tvostsp sxtSavagansa.
TAss Miss Graham told ths lis oi
her ME. = % not feel veSy veil.
am eoins 0ut Into The frssh CTR Tor .
fev noaents. No. ! VIII sot allow
aayoas 10 cone with ne. nos oas Il
you."
sveeping aside their protests shs
hursis1 into tAs vestibsls and out 70
. carriage.
which station should sAs order 7
HE lsoAed dsspairiasiy up snl 1osn
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