The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-23
CHAPTER xll-con,lnssd.


There had been snow. hard packed
BY traiic. and the blacks caught the
sleigh swiftly along through the dusk.
When the crowded business section
hay behind them, Henley remarked
casually:
4 saw your little charity back
there"
'Iie was cripple"
Il see" Henley nodded. That's
-FOUR greatest asset"
What isg"
your health.
MY lack OF II, you mean Mark an
sswered grimiy. But don't quite
act your point OF view"
1T keeps you from making fool
OF yourself There's Hare, for In
stance. capable man, drinking him.
self Into incompetency And Harmon.
with his women. Fer them prosperity
means indulgence. You keep your
appetltes under control"
II have TO"
Exactly my point" For few
blocks Henley apparently gave himself
over wholly 10 the agreeable exercise
OF breathing In the keen frosty air.
when he resumed. no one could have
guessed from his tone that he was
working toward a given point. "Higs-
bees case Ii worse. One woman"
HAS he
"Hss wife. A smooth catty creature.
with craze for display. Married him
after be made his stake, OF course. Al
ways nagging him for new Jewels. nsw
carriages. new-house. Makes him
dress for dinner. Drags him around
10 dances and receptions and box par
tiea--when 80 minutes OF that takes
II out OF him more than ~ hours at
the rolls used to- Mark might have
been sitting for his portrait 'Egging
him on until he's Bcheming as un-
scrupulously as a toothless old dow
ager 20 get into society--or what with
her paases for society. He spent six
months beating about the bush to get
me 70 send my wife around 70 cali on
her Queer. how a big talented man
win let a pretty useless woman pull
him around by the earsi"
Damned queerl" said Mark.
y suppose we. who aren't In the
same case. can't understand H."
Healey. Mark thought. seemed TO
understand II very we'll
A few minutes more brought them
dRshing up 10 a stop under the porte
cochere Of Henley's big house.
@Much obliged for the it," said
Henley az he Sprang out OF the sleigh.
lie added casually. "Er-by tho way, |
think l heard my wife say she was
planning 10 call on Mrs Truitt in tho
near future
Despite quick flush. Mark looked
At him steadily. 'Hlgsbee. then. was
. parableg"
by no means" Henley returned
blandly. 1T seems they have met at
81 Swlthin's and were--mutually In.
tarented" He paused. but as no reply
came from Mark. continued Ia the i'm
personal tone OF one who philosophers
generally After all, there's Higs.
bee In all Of as. We affect 70 jeer al
this society thing But we want our
wives TO have the BEST It's more com.
Portable. too. And besides. when a man
has charming wife. be can't hide her
light under bashel. Good night"
Good night Especially" MARI
muutered 10 himself. when she pro
poses 20 let Il shine" He gave tbs
reins an angry jerk. The horses leapac
and raced down the driveway and int
the street The music OF the sleigh
bells rang merriiy on the keen air
Once he laughed aloud. sneeringly
Complainant toadyl' He did not re
fer 10 Henley He had, In fact, him
self In mind One can not well openi
resent the insolent II friendly intel
sst--eyen In ones domestic affairs
Of the man whose eccentric favor spell
prosperity. Still II stings, especial
when IL argues a shrewd guess as /
the fact And the fact was, Superb
tendent Truths domestic estate, In
the neighborhood ia which he live
seft something TO be desired.
He stopped at brick house TIN
ainered from It's neighbors only 10 tn
he lot was wide enough 10 allow 4
4 driveway 10 the little stable In Il
rear. A groom, who had come to Il
tront in answer TO the summons OF Il
ssslis. took the team.