The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-01

'tainly he was better than had expect
ed to find him. He was 4 man, and
not a little cub with q body hardly big
enough TO carry his forefathers' weak
nesses. But he had a cold eye and q
warm mouth. and that sort of man ID
generally q social success and a matri
monial failure.
had hardly closed the door after
them when II opened again and Mr.
Pierce came In. He shut the door and
going over to one OF the tables. put q
package down on II.
Here's the stuff you wanted for the
spring, Minnie he announced. Il
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 springhouss I'm in
control"
nts hard to believe. with things an
they are. that | once really believed
that. But | did II was three full
days later that learned that I'D been
mistakenly
Well, he sat there and looked at
nothing while l heated water In my
brass kettle over the fire and dissolved
the things against Thoburns quick
eye the next day. and he didn't say
anything He had a gift for keeping
quiet, Mr. Pierce had. II 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 ths-von In.
wald were here just now, weren't
they | passed them on the bridge"
Yes"
"What-how do you like him."
Better than expected and not 20
well as might" said
Mrs. Hutchins came out to the
springhouse the next morning. She
was dressed in black silk with real
lace collar and cuffs. and she was 30
pulled up with pride that she forgot to
be nasty to me.
Il thought I'D better come to you,
Minnie" she said. Mr.. Carter has
put the-has put Mr.. Won invalid In
the north wing | cannot imagine why
he should have given him the coldest
and most disagreeable part OF the
house"
said Id speak to Mr.. Carter and
try TO have him moved. and she went
away, but 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.
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
is the queen still living. or didn't she
die few years ago." And when they
played the knave. they'd start OF about
the prince again.
In the afternoon Mr.. Won invalid
came out 10 the springhouse and sat
around. very affable and friendly
drinking the water He and the bishop
grew quite chummy. 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
caught Mr.. Won lnwald's eyes fixed on
him. as II 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
wald?" he asked, and eyerybody
stopped playing cards and listened fol-
the answer. As Mr.. Won Inwald repre-
sented the prince. wouldn't he be like
ly to voice the princes opinion ol
American women?
It's my belief Mr.. Won invalid was
going to say something nice. He
smiled as II 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.
face or his sneer. After a minute
the prince looked away and shrugged
his shoulders, but he didn't make hi,
pretty speech.
American women!" he said, turnins
hk glass Of spring water around or
the table before him, they are yer,
lovely, of course. But they are spoiled
fearfully spoiled. They rule their par
ents and they expect to rule their hus
bands. In Europe we do things bet
ter; we are not-what is the English
-hag-ridden
There was sort of murmur amons
the men, but the women all nodded
as II they thought Europe was entire
ly right. They'd have agreed with
him II he'd advocated sixteen wives
sitting cross-legged on mat, like the
Turks. Mr. Pierce was still staring Al
the prince.
What don't quite understand, Mr.
Won invalid" the bishop put in in hii
nice way, is your custom of expecting
a girl to bring her husband a certain
definite sum Of money and to place 4