Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

pie insist that 1 am stubborn, unless it is
because 1 stick up for my friends when 1
hear any one running them down"
Perhaps what they call stubbornness
is really firmness," Maxwell urged. Il
think that firmness in loyalty to ones
friends is very desirable quality. II
that is what your people find fault with,
l trust that l may some day be one Of
those on whose account your firmness will
be manifested"
Although she turned the subject at once,
she did not seem displeased, and after that
they chatted for an hour or so, gradually
paying less and less attention to what they
said. There is something in the mere ply.
steal presence Of young persons that seems
to fill them with sense of happiness and
content, regardless of what they talk
about Probably that is why, when they
get older they wonder what they found to
say to each other in all those hours that
they passed together.
As Helen. nesting into the comfortable
old arm chair, set there, looking some
times into the fire and sometimes at her
companion, the Pickering light from the
crate set her off to advantage. Maxwell,
1t must be confessed. looked at her a good
deal more than at the fire, his glance some-
times following the outline OF her arms
sometimes lingering upon the contour OF
her face, the curve of her neck and the
slant Of her shoulders, and then falling to
the taper fingers that We're idly toying
with the tassel on the arm Of her chair
1t was 10 o'clock before the twelve boards
had been played up and back" and the
visitors had acknowledged defeat by eight
tricks. Maxwell rose to go when the card
players took their departure his adieuA
being smothered by an alteration between
the whist players about the play Of the
king OF clubs on board five, VIII CHI had cost
two tricks.
The door had scarcely closed behind Max
well when Helen Ohstrom turned 10 her
mother TO remark enthusiastically that she
thought he was lawfully nice" And then
she took a long look at herself IN the hall
mirror, and wondered what impression she
had made upon him. ~ do hope he will come
again" she added to her mother You
know always thought Enelishmen were
conceited and that they did not pay much
attention to girls; but ne is certainly very
agreeable"
Il thought he was rather quiet at the
table" remarked Mrs Ohstrom lie
miles responsibility when YOU speak TO him.
au7 he listens very attcnuvoly, hut l like
people that talk little more Those Eng
lishmen all travel a good deal and he must
have seen a lot Of things TO talk abou,.
What is he doing over here, 1 wonder?
Your uncle did not say
I'm sure l don't know. ! didn't ask
n M"
Didn't he sav anything about himself
or his friends, or what he hoped TO do
hrre?"
I'alcn shook her head dre1mngly She
was thinking OF the wa IN rh ch n" had
locked az her and of how vel he SEEMED
TO understand ncr There was something
in his manner that was Fympathedr bul
he had 10 conf IS aloud lha- she al done
m ST of the TALKING herself ard hal told
him lots Of things" without &c tas any
pfoIr alton On return. ~ Eatt met ;h3,
are always talking ab5u, themselves. any
way" she declared detensively when she
saw a puzzled look on her mothers face
Before Mrs Ohlstrom could reply her
husband Joined them again after visit q
the library TO get cigar.
THAT Maxwell seems a very decent sor
of follow" he observed. we must hay,
him up asain. 1 suppose you asked hin