Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
Prescribed-A PERSONAL---VERY. Myra Emmons

himself nobly-like man. She was glad
of 1t. She merely shrugged her shoulders
with a smile and said:
Men are not like us. dear. They are
so brutally frank and honest. But, OF
course, they have the worlds battles to
fight, and they must have the courage
to speak out just as they think. Yes,
dear, I'll be over soon, and don't forget
about the real estate, for, somehow, l
feel certain it will be one Of the best
deals Mr. Harding has ever made
At dinner Field found that the rector.
the Rev. Lionel Plausible, had been in
vited to join them. en- famille. ;,
Il should be glad to see you at church
oftener, Mr.. Field he urged, politely.
"Why should 1 go? I can sleep we'll
enough at home. Insomnia is not my
trouble-in fact, l have no trouble now.
II I had any. going to church seems
about the last thing that would cure It.
The Rev. Plausible stared at Mrs. Field,
thinking her lord had taken leave Of his
senses. Was this the man who had
brokenly appealed to him a few days
ago to have his feet set in some path
that would lead him without stumbling
and cropping? The Rev. Lionel tried to
remember what he had told Field on that
occasion, but he could recall only few
-
Mrs. Field, but she only smiled and muir
INJURED:
Don't you think religion does often
seem rather Inadequate. Mr.. Plausible. to
meet the problems of Wall street
broker?'
The Rev. Lionel had just asked Mrs.
Harding to take the leadership Of the
Ladies' Guild, Notwithstanding an unu-
sually generous contribution which he
had succeeded in extracting from Mrs.
Fields purse, and she felt that some
frank talk was not amiSS. She would not
have had the courage to speak so plainly
alone, but backed by the excellent fear
lessness which Allison was recently DIS
playing, she coed at least give the Rev.
Lionel something to think about.
She could not account for Mr. Field
radical change Of manner. 1t must be
due, she thought, to favorable turn in
his business. Probably he had been long
troubled about finances and had not
wished to burden her with apprenenslons,
while now. evidently. he felt his feet on
He was looking better, too. than he had
looked even yesterday. Certain misgiv-
ings which she had had for some time re-
garding his health, his mental CONDITION
was willing to relinquish the privilege of
bossing Allison and to accept in exchange
the new, agreeable sense of being sus-
tanned by a vigorous, fearless. masculine
intelligence and judgment. She was nut
tering around him with increasing pride
of possession when his sister Helen
dropped in after dinner.
Just to ask you. Allison, what you
think I'd better do about Field. He seems
to be so fraii-"
That boys an ass, Helen"
He is named for YOU"
L know 1t. and that Is why should
like to see him display a little human in
telligence-as well as yourself. Helen. You
will make him an object Of derision If you
keep on spelling him..
You have never talked like this before
Allison
TT is a pleasure 1 have mistakenly de-
MED myself. There is nothing the matter
with Field except mollycoddfng. Send
him down to the Office in the morning and
/ will start him in as a messenger
MY son. messenger boyF'
Yes 1t will do him good to run around
&c i *. T.ETe s where n VIII meet
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