The evening world., 1914-11-12


fslia In the uniform the
same Lieutenant whats.his-na me
that was honsyins around Mrs.
Nefff"
Persis was In too fierce . mood 20
continue that nonsense. She turned
on Willie a. . shs-wolf turns on Z
terrier at her heelsi
"oh. Lord! Can't I escape you for
. momsntf Do 20 somewhere and
smoke something. Or II the worst
comes to the worst, drink msthing;
but don't stand there making green
eyes at me like an ape"
"0reen eyes like an APPEL" no echoed
stupidity. "Well. I'll be- Then an
unusual vigor Of wrath stirred him.
Look here. Persis. I won't have you
mako fun Of me. Everybody else
laughs at me. and they think you
couldn't have married me except for
money. ! don't suppose It could be
for love-nobody ever did love mo.
But whatever 1t IL that made you
marry me. you did marry me. and
~ Eau you 'o Bos " Eo"ohoor u.
There's no danger Of my forgetting
that" Psrsis snapped. frantic less
Forbes escape her. Don't be odiousi
Don't mako me hate you"
Willie grew more fierce. well.
ia rather have you hate me than
mako fool Of me. ] won't DO laughed
at won't"
Persis Eroaned with rspugnancs:
"Oh. you've ceased to be q laughing
matter with mo. Willie"
Willie was about to reply In kind.
but he gave her long look and,
seeing how beautiful she was. grew
moro tender. Everything seems to
have ceased to be q laughing matter
with you, Persis. What has come
over your Before We were married
you were always laughine-at every
thing. everybody. used TO love TO
watch you. Even when you guyed
mo didn't much mind--because
there was fun In Il. used to say
ia give everything ! possessed Just
through your eyes. But from the
time we wers married you quit laugh
ing. Hang It all. ! married you to
cheer me up q bit. What In heavens
name has changed your"
Before this weakness she relented
. little. "Oh. nothing has changed
mo. Don't worry about mo, I'm
Just . trifle bored with life"
I've bought you everything You
asked for. haven't IT" he asked.
Dad. your dressmaker's bills were
enough. But the minute a gown
came homo you sicksned Of II. You
tired OF the theatre. Of the opera. OF
dancing. When took you to the
Royal Ascot you yawned as tho
horses came down the stretch.
bought you three now automobiles
and when We came down from Diepps
to Paris at a million miles an hour
tho pace scared me cold. but you
you went TO sleep"
at was soothing" she smiled.
Soothing? Cad! do you want a
bally flying machineT'
III It could take me to another
planet"
Never dreaming how eager she
was TO be rid OF him. hs tried ia
please her In every manner save the
ono sure Wethod OF going away. lie
grew dej pirate: "Isn't there any.
thing you want that money can buyT
II don't want anything that money
can buy" was her dreary confession
Somehow he seemed at last to under
stand.
II suppose you're jtiSt tired Of me,
he sighed-''everlasting me. I must
be q NUISANCE to you. Lord knows
I am to myself"
She looked at him with suddenly
gentler eyes. In contemning himself
ne was commenting himself. The
hest approach to q human tribunal
a. TO . divine, u . humble and con
trite heart. She put out her hand I,
him. but he did not see II; he ~
Off to find some one 70 iead him TO [
Scotch highbAI. And Psrsis. nov