Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-16
CHAPTER v..--Contlnued.

When Clara happened to breach the
subject of music at their third or
fourth meeting she found she had
touched the dominant chord OF VIII
frid's nature; being no mean cxecu-
tant herself, they ut once met on com
mon ground. She found that he had
seer most of the modern operas lat a
dollar admission and some others OF
which she had never even hoard, and
ne laughingly confessed to the DOS
session Of a tenor voice.
but you know what the great Won
Bulow said about tenors. Miss Pas.
%savant?"
"No; tell me, please; something
spiteful. ! am sure"
Judge for yourself; he said that a
tenor was n diseased"
Clara laughed. THAT recalls Her
vcy's-was it iIorvey's?-clever gen.
eralization Of tho human race" she
said. you know ne divided us up
into mon. women. and curatcs."
THAT was certainly rather sever
on che gentlemen of the cloth" com.
mentcd Stcnnis. unless he had in
mind the old saying about the last
NOT being the least"
Upon another occasion they were
discussing the feminine passion for
ino clothes.
women dress to please them.
selves" valiantly asserted Clara.
ChHlmpiOning her sex
Are you surc?" said Stcnnis. NO
true woman would be content with
such Il simple motive as that; 1t must
be something far more complex"
For instanco?" she asked. with
one Of her challenging chances which
dared him to do his best or say his
worst.
Il think they dress to please them.
selves first; secondly, to please the
mem; and, thirdly, to make other
worn" cnvious."
For shame!" was the laughing re-
tort, tapping him with her fan; time
enough to be cynical when you get to
be as old as papa"
Such little verbal passages at arms
as thosc-and there were many of
them as time passed, for upon Stennis
was conferred the freedom OF the
house in Park avenue after that initial
dinner-scrved to put them more and
more at their cas- and to cement their
friendship. The rather shop.worn so
Cicty wOman of eight or ten seasons
discovered n new sensation; in match,
ing wits with Stennis she was sure to
strike responsive fire In him every
time, nor was 1t certain that IN sc
doing her W wings were not In
danger of being singed; she certainly
and perhaps unwittingly, revealed t.
him oftener than to others q softer
more womanly side of her nature.
On Stennis' part he ever delighted
20 be with her, because she possessed
the happy knack of educing his brig 1t
est thoughts; she became his sofia
mentor and the arbitcr of his Slowly
forming tastes. lie really wondered
ut himself, after an evening in her so
Ciety, when he recalled the consumed
ly bright things he had said, and h,
began to take nc little pride In hi
social and fashionable progress. FoI
he was everywhere voted a success
His wealth. his pristine freshness, hi
total freedom from the too frequen
vulgarities of the newly rich, mad'
him everywhere welcome: he was pu
up at two or three good clubs: start
ing with a few valuable introduc
lions from the Passavants. his circl
OF acquaintance widened rapidly, an,
not the least surprising feature of |
all to Stennis was the ease with whicI
he assumed his place among the cleo
OF New York society. 1t was a
though he had been to the name
born.
So the winter passed. in high ink
and perpetual holidays" and tn
young spring found Wilfrid frml
seated In the society saddle: fairl