The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

IN general int" II feeling If nlmir,ri"u for him
IN particular. \"i that Harold was n had man
he hn'l ,r' lived IN She suburbs Ion" enough T."
lnc"nr Thoroughly wicked -hur In WAS II natural
born ilir'.
S%ul'lcnl, n Grand conception entered h. mind.
lie would fac" Tc,rr. Ii" hurried after that
g"nilcmnn.
"Hn :" he e\cluimod. "Sn you've been NJ, to-
something. en- Just saw I"! coming "uI of ynI.
der h"tl'r, i"u are net III" Kind Of man win"
calls "i hcuuriful girls vino have been injured
IN n0'" accidents without Il purpose. What i
III" meaning ~ This
Potter, VI" had NOT tlr rcmotc>i Suspicion that
Harold had seen him making l"v" i" Miss lta..
nett nnl 'cn. lr"l upon like II human worm.
smiled confidently.
".Ah. yes" he replied. ",o he sure. \icc little
girl, Mildred Bagnel,. som" l""ker. eh: .Awfully
fond nf me-"
Harold -rinn"d.
Il >upi,osc." he replied. chat she prefers II gen
t|"mau "i your vast wisdom ai,l experience To
finest '"'rIt- unmarried ~ic'giing c"Il"-" boys VIII"
know ,nl'ug."
i"irr. Startled for - moment by almost the
very word, h" himself had lu~i used Il" Mildred
Iingnrlt. recovered himself instantly he was loo
enImuIe,l uf his own powers Ia SUSPECT anything.
Most mnrrio'i men. no matter how lon"ly ur orr!i.
nary they are. secretly cherish the idea that some
woman oui Sidc Of the family circle is desperately
In love with them.
Yes. yes" he replied. II suppose that's II. You
see, n charming young Girl like that prefers
maturity, may say, however. that she was ex-
tremely grateful 10 YOU for having brought her
INuIf lti lIlul d'fl'ltIll. SUt' iJuhttlNItl !
greatly"
"Tlnuks. old chap" churklcd Harold. "Thrse
little "nc"niulnN from II ha,nlS"m" lady killer like
Yen greatly cheer IN" M" Then. assuming an
air at intense cHrn">tntS~. he said.
"I""k here, I"lt"r, II" You realize everything"
"NhHt dc Aoi mcInt'
This, Pay strict attention. ~ II il highly i'm
pDrla,i that "" should understand each other.
Won ar" III" most prominent citizen IN Blignt-
Vile and more important than amy other man
here except I'll" man who take, care of my lnwn
and furnace; III" happiness and comfort Of more
people l"I"nd "n tlNt man than on any other
single inhlNhluni ! know hut YOU l~roi'nhly come
next. and Your wife is The social leader.
'Nnw my Aunt Jane, who has Won Tirnitz
Onl bismarck beaten Ia n frnZze, j. going I" give
q reception on the same day Your wife has chosen
Scr hers, and III" has everything arranged I"
beat Mrs. rrlirr out. Present Indications ar"
>ch"nl picnic compared to The meeting Of tll"s"
nv" opposing civilizations in the social atmoS-
plIrre If liIightviiie.
"My aunt, HS YOU may know II You read the
local papers, j. the only original Colonial Dam"
aud ms Il lin" Of ancestors that would make
King ';c,r-c aud Queen Mary green with envy.
The crisis Of this whole affair, Your whole future
md mine ana that If i,li.htvill" generally, de-
,mn,IS upon Miss Mildred Hngnctr, who, uS !un
also know. Is the leader ~ The Younger set.
IF she consents I" come Ia our reception with
her trained band If cull"g" graduates and tango
ist~ tho name Of I'elicr will le about ~ familiar
~ that Of ltaIncs"- the Second, If she consents
To- attend your wifc's reception You will still ho
the l.rudcr., and Aunt Jane will permit, no act
word ar deed to escape her in venting her feel
tugs"
Vpltcr laughed.
at doesn't concern me-" he said lightly