The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-20


early. but | have Views. aud | wish to
lnculcatc them into my wife. before
she assumes the duties and the eh-
privileges, ~ the Duchess NJ Dun
helm
Yes murmured the girl all the
light beginning to die from her face
Hs he went ON.
Il am Interested In the working
people, as you know hnve plans
for building model cottages. I shnl
expect my wife 10 help me. We must
rnisr the tome ~ agricultural labor.
| want the Duke aud Duchess Of Dun
helm 10 show their cottagers model
household, model children. IN fact
"Oue moment" interrupted Clarls-
~. her face pale and her voice unnat
uruily quiet What has This 10 No
with me-"
Charles face assumed u look OF tho
most complete ustonishmcnt.
ave | not made myself cIcuri' he
said.
"ls this really nm offer Of mur.
riagei" asked the girl. the disappoint
mcnt In her face 80 evident that even
Charles felt there was something
wrong
Il hoped had made that clear
without any offensive plnlnness Of
speech he stammered.
Then suddenly the sense NJ humur
within the girl, which caused her Ia
be- so maccountablc To her mother
made her smile at her would ba
lover
lou ARE u man n twenty five aud
nm q girl Of nineteen" she said
slowly, and you come tn me with an
essay on political economy.
Charles Charles |" she hurst out
suddenly What terrible hash you
have made Of the whole thing. | did
Ike YOU. liked you very much, hut
YOU are so entirely and spOtlessly cor
rect you would drive me into hys-
tetics. Your model cuttagers leave
me cold and Oh those model chill.
dren-l want flesh and blood children
that tear their pluafores aud smear
their faces with jam.
And n ever | marry" she went
on rapidly, and hope shall. |
want to find n man who Is M tho
bottom, climbing on hands aud knees,
bleeding hands and bleeding knees
with his eyes fixed ON the goal II
doesn't matter II he never gets there !;
n he climbs, ! can help him climb,
aud II he fails, | can fail with him. 4"
She stopped Tor lack NJ breath,
then began again You were born
at the top. You VII In urlfled NJ.
mOsphere, like the goat on Olympus
and design model cottages" The
door opened, Disraells head appeared
through the opening Charles scowled
at him fIercely, then turned and
flung himself out NJ the room.
$50 You have refused him." Dis.
reali said.
Clarissa looked astonished, then
her stlll pent up feelings gave way
aud she began to talk again. "Oh.
Mr.. Disraeli." she cried. "no one
could live IN your company day, SEQ
you aud listen 10 Won aud he content -
. GIVE him chance" admonlshe'l
the man.
! ia sooner marry a hricklayer,
j the glrl cried FOR at least he doeq
. lay bricks, aud he may huIld cathe.
dral,' and being on the borderland Of
: tears, she ran ont Of the room,
A little later the great man, whose
. brain was filled with plans for the
! building of the greatness Of his
= country who dreamed of his queen
y crowped M the empress of India, was
J. saying To his wife. Mary, ] am Eo
Z Ing to play matchmaker and bring
these two children together
= Dizzy" she laughed protectlngly
G always dreaming n romance
And living one. with You AZ ms
side he responded simply bending
b aud kissing her hands with the old
n world stntllness ~ manner that en-
y deared him MI the more to her.
d Probably that was while Mr.. DIs
o rael kept his temper when Charles
hotheaded and stung from his usun
n selfcomplcency. accused him ~ In
fluencing Clnrlssa against him
D. "You are q brave man, neeford.
Il he snld.
" "whyr'
n "Because II takes absolutely reck
Il less coumpe for young man /,
O." spenk 10 nm old man unpleasant
~ truths Aud | ser ! was Justified II
10 thinking well NJ YOU" he added.
Ie lTo Re COntinued.l