Graham guardian., 1913-03-14
.rbe calendar has said 1t"

and HrlQay. her eyeiuSnco oiO Siiue
too long for the worlds peace"
81 dare say. I haven't your charming
knack. Ames. Of picking up acQuaint.
ances, so you mustn't expect me to
form lifelong friendships with young
women at cash desks. i suppose It
didn't occur to you that those young
women who tend TIL and serve the
tables In there are persons OF educa-
tion and taste. The Asolando is not q
common hashery. There's not girl In
that place who hasn't q social position
as good az yours or mine, The Aso-
lando's a kind Of fad. you know,
Ames: It's not tavern within the
meaning Of the inkeepers' act, where
common swine are fed for profit. The
servants serve for love OF the canse:
it's sort of cult" r
: Virgins excused himself shortly.
and had a glimpse Of him later. 10
the writing room. engaged upon let.
'ters. fact in itself disquieting. for
Virgins never wrote letters, and Il
was be who bad favored making the
Hare and Tortoise writing room into
den for pipe smokers. The epistolary
habit. be maintained. was one that
should be discouraged.
was moodily turning over the even
ing newspaper when Jewett turned up.
Jewett always knows everything. He
dropped the ball into the green OF my
immediate interest with q neat ap-
proach shot.
"'roo bad about old wiggy.' he re
marked with his preluding Sigh,
whats the matter with Wiggins7''
l demanded.
"Ah! he hasn't told yons Thought
he told you everything
This was meant for stinger. and !
felt the bite OF It.
"You DO me too much honor Wig
gins is not man to throw around his
condolences.
.And | rather fancy that his love
affairs in particular are locked in his
BOSOM"
.Iewett was q master Of the art OF
suggestion. he took an unnecessarily
long time to light a cigar so that his
words might sink deep into my con
sciousness
saw her once last spring Got !
sight draft from the Bank OF Eros
Followed her across the multitndinorn
sea. Bangv'
But Wiggy hasn't been abroad
Wiggy was on his Dakota ranch nj
summer. He's al! tanned from the sun
Just as he is every fall" persisted.
Wrote you from out there. did be
Sent you picture postais showing hin
herding his cattle or whatever tn,
beasts are2 Kept In touch with yon al
the time. did he7 tell you bis tint
color Is due to Switzerland. not la
kota."
"Wiggins isn't a letter writer nor tn
sort OF person who wants to paper you
house with picture postals. His no
writing doesn't mean that he wasn't Ol
his ranch" ! replied. annoyed by Jew
ett's manner.
Never dropped you before. though
wager" be chirruped. - tell yo'
he saw Miss Cecilia Hollister At tn
Asolando teashop. Just glimpse, bu
almost immediately he went abroad i
pursuit Of her. The chevalier- that
her Aunt Octavia was along and or
other niece. Ny sister saw the bunc
of them In Geneva. where the chevalie
was breaking records, A whole troo
Of spitors followed them everywhere
My sister knows the girl Cecilia--an
she's known Wiggy all her nfe. She
just home and told me about It Las
night She thinks the chevalier aa
some absurd scheme for marrying o
the girl. It's all very queer. our Wigg
being mixed up In It."
Don't be absurd. .Jewett. There
nothing unusual In man being In lov,
That's one fashion that doesn't chang
much venture to say that WiGgir
will prove formidable snitor VII
gins Is gentleman. and the girl woul
be lucky to get him"
"Qulte right. my dear Ames: bu
alas. there are others. The compel
ton . encouraged BY the aunt. Ii
veteran chevalier. My sister says Il
chevauer seems to favor the snit ri
Nebraska philosopher who rejoicss
the mclodious name Of Dick"
Jewett was playing mo Tor oil b
story was worth and enjoying himse
immensely.
"For heavens sake. 60 onp'
"Nice girl. this Cecilia. You kno
the Hollisters-oodles OF money In Il
family. The chevalier's father score
big in baby buggies-responsible &
the modern sleep inducing peramb
lators; sold out to a trust The (
ther of Virgins inamorata had start'
In to be marine painter. A found
of this club. come to think Of II, b
dropped out long ago. You have hea
OF him Bassford Hollister Fun
thing his having to give up art Gre
gifts for the marine. but never cou
overcome tendency to seasicknes
Honest! Every time he painted
wave 1t upset him horribly. The d
tors couldn't help him. Next tried !
hand at the big gulches downtow
There was a chance there to hit
the metropolitan skyline and becoI
immortal by doing It flrst. but NJ
trouble developed. Doing the hi
buildings made him dizzy! Hone
He was good. too. and would ha
made place. but he had to cut It 0
he was 30 torn up over his two failu'
that he blew in bis share of the p