The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-13

lier than ever, and sad, although GER
tainly he was better than | had expect
ed to find him. He was man, and |
not little cub with body hardly big !
enough to carry his forefathers' weak |
nesses. But he had cold eye and a
warm mouth, and that sort of man Is
generally social success and matri-
monial failure.
I had hardly closed the door after
them when it opened again and Mr..
Pierce came in. He shut the door and,
going over to one of the tables, put
package down on 1t.
Here's the stuff you wanted for the
spring, Minnie" he announced. i
suppose can't do anything more than
register a protest against it?"
You needn't bother doing that"
answered, unless 1t makes you feel
better. Your authority ends at that
door. Inside the springhouse I'm In
control"
Cts hard to believe, with things as
they are, that l once really believed
that. But / did. 1t was three full
days later that learned that I'd been
mistakenly
Well, he sat there and looked at
nothing while / heated water in my
| brass kettle over the fire and dissolved
the things against Thoburn's quick
eye the next day, and he didn't say
anything. He had gift for keeping
quiet, Mr.. Pierce had. 1t got on my
nerves after a while.
Things are doing better" re,
marked, stirring up my mixture.
"Yes," he said, without moving
"Miss-Miss Jennings and the-von In
valid were here just now, weren't
they? / passed them on the bridge"
Yes"
"What-how do you like him?'
Better than expected and not Sc
well as might" | said
Mrs. Hutchins came out to tn,
springhouse the next morning. Sh'
was dressed in black silk with rea
lace collar and cuffs, and she was 81
pulled up with pride that she forgot t
be nasty to me.
Il thought I'd better come to vol
Minnie" she said. MIR. Carter ha
) put the-has put Mr.. Won invalid !
the north wing l cannot imagine VIII
/. he should have given him the coldes
s and most disagreeable part of tn
e house."
| said I'd speak to Mr.. Carter an
g try to have him moved, and she WEI
d away, but l made up my mind to tai
y to Mr.. Pierce. The sanatorium bus
e ness isn't one where you can put yol
own likes and dislikes against the col
q fort of the guests.
d was sick enough of hearing OF
IL Won invalid before the day was owe
" All morning in the springhouse thu
r. talked Mr.. Won invalid. They preten
e. ed to play cards, but they were real
i'd playing European royalty. Every tin
id somebody laid down queen, he'd So
lg "Is the queen still living, or didn't S
it die few years ago?" And when tn
played the knave, they'd start off abe
an the prince again.
a. In the afternoon Mr.. Won Inwi
se came out to the springhouse and
I around, very affable and friend
drinking the water. He and the bish
in grew quite chummy. Miss Patty v
at not there, but about four o'clock
n Pierce came out. He did not sit doN
cd but wandered around the room,
ut talking to anybody, but staring, VIII
re- ever he could at the prince. Ono
he caught Mr.. Won Inwald's eyes fixed
he him, as If he might have seen him
; fore.
tor Senator Biggs was the one who r
he ly caused the trouble. What do
think of American women, Mr.. Won
ne, wald?" he asked, and everyb
re. stopped playing cards and listened
the answer. AS Mr.. Won invalid re
re- scented the prince, wouldn't he be
ly to voice the princes opinion
American women?
It's my belief Mr.. Won invalid
going to say something nice.
say smiled as II he meant to, but just
e. he saw Mr.. Pierce in his Co
'uss sneering behind his pipe. They loo
was at each other steadily, and mol
at could mistake the hate in Mr.. Piel
one. face or his sheer. After mi
In the prince looked away and shrui
low. his shoulders, but he didn't make
ak pretty speech.
step American women!" he said, tur
,ody his glass of spring water arount
EAST the table before him, "they are
lovely, of course. But they are spo
hing fearfully spoiled. They rule their
IL / ents and they expect to rule their
!. I'd bands. In Europe we do things
ther ter; we are not-what is the Eng
spite -hag-ridden?
There was a sort Of murmur al
ATTY the men, but the women all no
best as if they thought Europe was el
e to ly right, They'd have agreed
him If he'd advocated sixteen '
glass sitting cross-legged on mat, Xix
3 a Turks. Mr.. Pierce was still start
,e he the prince.
hut what l don't quite understand
Won invalid" the bishop put in
me . nice way, 'is your custom of expe
nine a girl to bring her husband CO
DEFINITE sum of money and to pl'
under the husbands control.
and wealthy American girls control