Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-18
CHAPTER XVI.
The Apple of Discord.

| 10 Whlch Nora replied: ITO a wom-
an, the little things are everything.
they are the daily routine, the ey
! pected, the necessary things What
you call the big things in life arc az
cidents. And, oh! have pride" she
folded her arms across her heaving
posom' for the PADRES directness. this
morning had stirred her deeply
Wlfulness Is called pride by some.
ana stuDbornness. But you know. as
Wen as do, that yours is resentment
anger indignation. Yes, you have
PRIDE but it has not been brought into
thls AFFAIR. Pride is that within
which prevents us from doing mean
or sordld acts; and you could not do
one OF me other If you tried. The
sentiment in you which should be de-
veloped NC NC
rs mercy"
NO; Justice, the patience to weigh
| the right or wrong of a thing
Padre, | have eyes, eyes; l saw"
| lie tWlrled the middle button of his
| cassock. THE eyes see and the ears
hear, but these are only witnesses.
laying the matter before the court of
| the last resort, which is the mind. It
Is there we sift the evidence"
He had the insufferable insolence
! to order Herr Rosen to leave" going
around the barrier of his well-ordered
| logic.
All! Now, how could he send away
! Herr Rosen, if that gentleman had
| really preferred to stay?''
! Nora looked confused.
Shall | tell you? I suspected: so
| questioned him last night. Had I
been in his place, l should have chas-
tised Herr Rosen instead Of bidding
him be gone 1t was he"
| Nora sat down.
Positively. The men who guarded
! you were two actors from one of the
| theatres He did not come to Yer
sailles because he was being watched.
He was found and sent home the night
before your release
Il am sorry. But it was so like
him"
| The padre spread his hands. What
a way women have of modifying
either good or bad impulses. 1t would
have been fine of you to have stopped
when you said you were sorry
/ Padre, one would believe that you
had taken up his defense!"
IF ! had | should have to leave II
after today I return to Rome to-
morrow and shall not see you again
| before you go to America. / have
hidden good-by to all save you. My
child, my last admonition is, be pa
tient; observe; guard against that
! impulse born in your blood to
move hastily, to form opin-
! ions without solid foundations. Be
happy while you are young, for old
/ age is happy only in that reflected
happiness of recollection. Write to
me, here. l return in November.
| Benedicite?" smiling.
Nora bowed her head and he put a
/ hand upon it.
!
"And. listen to this" began Harri
/ gan, turning over page. 1T is con-
sidered bad form to call the butler to
/ your side when you are guest.
Catch his eye. He will understand that
something is wanted How's that"
That's the way to live" Court
landt grinned, and tilted back his
chair until it rested against the oak.
The morning was clear and mild.
Fresh snow lay upon the mountain
tops: later it would disappear. The
| fountain tinkled, and swallows darted
hither and thither under the spark
! ling spray. The gardeners below in
! the vegetable patch were singing. By
/ the door of the villa sat two old
/ ladies, breakfasting in the sunshine.
! There was a hint of lavender in the
/ lazy drifting air. A dozen yards away
! sat ABDUL, lNO vi iii ct uSileS bt-
/ tween his teeth and one in his hand.
A little behind was Celeste. sewing
posies upon one of those squares of
| linen toward which all women in their
] idle moments are inclined, and which,
on finishing, they Immediately stow
away in the bottom of some trunk
against the day when they have a
! home of their own, or marry, or find
some one ignorant enough to accept 1t
as a gift.
And when in doubt" continued
Harrigan. 8 watch how Other, persons
use their forks Can you beat it?
And say, honest, Molly bought that
! for me to read and study
| And | never piped the sub
| title until this morning. Advice to
Young ladies upon going into So
| ciety.' HUH" Harrigan slapped his
knee with the book and roared
out his keen enjoyment. Some
how he seemed to be more at
ease with this young fellow than
| with any other man he had met in
Years. But for the love of Mike,
| don't say anything to Molly" fear
! fully "Oh, she means the best in the
world" contritely. I'm always en-
barrassing her; shoestrings that don't
match, a busted stud in my shirt
front. and there isn't a pair of white
kids made that'll stay whole more
than five minutes on these paws.
suppose it's because / don't think.
After all I'm only a retired pug"
The old fellows eyes spartled sus-
piciously. THE best two women in
all the world, and I don't want them
to be ashamed of me-
"Why, Mr. Harrigan,' said Court
landt, letting his chair fall into place
so that he could lay hand affection
ately upon the others knee, neither
of them would be worth their salt il
they ever felt ashamed of you. What
do you care what strangers think or
say? You know. You've seen life.
You've stepped off the stage and
carried with you the recollection of
decent living of playing square, of
doing the best you could. The worst
scoundrels / ever met never made
any mistake with their forks. Per-
haps YOU don't know it, but my faith
err became rich because he could
Judge a mans worth almost at sight
and he kept this fortune and added
to it because he chose half dozen
friends and refused to enlarge the
list. If you became his friend he had
good reason for making you such"
"Well, we did have some good
times together" Harrigan admitted
with a glow in his heart, land ! guess
after all that I'll go to the ball with
Molly. | don't mind teas like we had
at the colonel's, but dinners and balls
! | have drawn the line at I'll take
the plunge tonight. There's always
some place for chap to smoke"
AT the Villa Rosa? I'll be there
myself, and any time you are in
doubt don't be afraid to question
me-"
you're in class A." heartily; "but
there's one thing that worries me-
. Nora she's gone up so high and
| she's such wonderful girl, that al
the men in Christendom are hiking