News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-21

81 thought I'd better come to you
Minnie" she said. "Mr. Carter has
put the-has put Mr.. Won invalid il
the north wing, | cannot imagine why
he should have given him the coolest
and most disagreeable part of the
house."
said I'd speak to Mr.. Carter and
try to have him moved, and she went
away, but I made up my mind to talk
to Mr.. Pierce. The sanatorium bust
ness isn't one where you can put your
own likes and dislikes against the com
fort of the guests.
1 was SICK enough of hearing of Mr.
Won invalid before the day was over
All morning in the springhouse they
talked Mr.. Won invalid. They pretend
ed to play cards, but they were really
playing European royalty. Every time
somebody laid down a queen, he'd say,
els the queen still living, or didn't she
die a few years ago." And when they
played the lnave, they'd start off about
the prince again.
In the afternoon Mr.. Won invalid
came out to the spTinghouse and sat
around, very affable and friendly,
drinking the water. He and the bishop
grew quite dummy. Miss Patty was
not there, but about four o'clock Mr..
Pierce came out. He did not sit down,
but wandered around the room, not
talking to anybody, but staring, when
ever he could, at the prince. Once I
caught Nh Won Tnwalds eyes fixed on
him, as if he might have seen him be-
fore
Senator Biggs was the one who real
ly caused the trouble. what do you
think of American women, Mr. Won In
waldo" he asked, and everybody
stopped playing cards and listened for
the answer. AS Mr.. Won invalid repre-
scented the prince, wouldn't he be like
ely to voice the princes opinion of
American women?
It's my belief Mr.. Won Invalid was
going to say something nice. He
smiled as il he meant to, but just then
he saw Mr. Pierce in his corner
sneering behind his pipe They looked
at each other steadily and nobody
could mistake the hate in Mr.. Pierce's
face or his sheer. After a minute
the prince looked away and shrugged
his shoulders, but he didn't make his
pretty speech.
american woEIcA!" 10 sad, turning
LiJ Gl~@5 Of spring water around on
the table before III, ",.cy are very
lovely, of course. But they are spoiled,
fearfully spoiled. They rule their par
ents and they expect to rule their nus
bands. In Europe we do things bet
ter; we are not-what is the English?
--zhag-ridden?
There was sort Of murmur among
the men, but the women all nodded
as If they thought Europe was entire
ly right. They'd have agreed with
him if he'd advocated sixteen wives
sitting cross-legged on mat, like the
Turks. Mr.. Pierce was still staring at
the prince.
What / don't quite understand, Mr..
Won invalid" the bishop put in in bis
nice way, "is your custom ofeXpecting
a girl to bring her husband a certain
definite sum Of money and to place it
under the husbands corarol Our
wealthy American girls control their
own money" He was thinking Of Miss
Patty, and everybody knew it.
The prince turned red and gla1ed at
the bishop. Then I think he remem-
5cred that they didn't know VINO no !
vas, and he smiled and started to |
1rT,, in fbn cr1occ 90 in
"Pardon!" he said. "Is it not better? |
What do women know of money? They
throw it away on trifles, dress, jewels /
American women are eXtravagant. 1t /
IS one result of their-of their spoil
ng."
Mr.. Pierce got up and emptied his
pipe into the fire. Then he turned.
I'm afraid you have not known the
best type of American women" he
said, looking hard at the prince. "Our
women are our middle
class women. They do not contract |
European alliances, not having suf1i-
cient money to attract the attention
of the nobility, or enough to buy titles,
as they do pearls, for the purpose of
Mr.. Won invalid got up, and his face
was red. Mr.. Pierce was white and
sneering.
"Also," he went on, when they
marry they wish to control their own
money, and not see it spent in-ways
with which you are doubtless familiar"
We were all paralyzed. Nobody
moved. Mr.. Pierce put his pipe in his
pocket and stalked out, slamming the
door. Then Mr.. Won Invalid shrugged
his shoulders and laughed.
81 see shall have to talk to our
Young friend" he said and picked up
his glass. I'm afraid I've given
wrong impression. l like the Ameri-
can women very much; too well" he
went on With Hash of his teeth, look
ing around the room, and brought the
glass to the spring for me to fill. But
4 can tell q good bit about a man from
the way he gives me his glass, and he
was in a perfect frenzy of rage. When
1 reached it back to him he gripped
1t until his nails were white.
Tillie brought the supper basket for
Al - IL - l--,ec about ely O'clock and