The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
AS for Harold. he was speeches..

ter that IL she could prove any reference to that
lndys weight On ia. part "f Harold if there ever
had been an! thing between these NV" it w"uld
oil h. over.
Elbow .lar. YOU accuse M. "f weighing nm
pounds" demanded Mrs. Irlt.r. uf Harold.
Harold bln>l.d AMI was silent. ~ he ought Il"
have been. Then size blew M" IL such !, vulgar
expression may lr ,ermit,e! IN connection with
the leader Of Blightyille society.
Assuming her lmughli->l manner she s,,,rn
fully looked over her three visitors.
"1m II tribe tired" ii" said freshly. ""f l"-
ing intrllpi upon, lay entire strangers. AN
altogether IL" kind hearted. Mrs. Ien>el,. |
offered /" take You M merely i"'au-e y"u np-
p%ared Ia lr II simple minded It'll" woman lenh-
Mug n lonely liie. ami hid this. assure ,,"i. out
or Rurp compassion"
TWAS now Aunt James turn. The. heroine of
cNunyNSS pathological battles IN that Stronghold
Of gOssiiNNpl deep dyed intrigue. !, New England
village. she s~u,hlrnly found herself in her element.
She swept Mrs. Aher'romi'r PETER with her
eyes.
give yourself ~" concern about US she re-.
plied. I'VE are AMPLY able Ia take care "f our
selves. This ul,>iare. Blightvill" was a i"wling
wilderness ten years hS". when your husband
whoever he Is now-was selling pink beads Ia a
city store. II YOUR grnn,lfaIhe wasn't II monkey
II was because le hadn't ", learned how /" climb
trees. Come away. my children, and leave this
woman Ia revpi IN the implements of SATAN
She pointed Ia an m1'a"''n' ';rl table with Il
act of bridge scores still "n II.
As for Harold. he was sI~f'hlesS. Long prar-
tiep In living with II jeul"dS wife had made nm
extremely resUurcpful. Long mingiing with all
sorts and conditions Of men had given him u
nimhlc wiz. But when you accuse II suburban
socIety leader of being over weigh, all hope is lost.
There Is nothing Il" do bur cash In Your chips.
norke, yoir loss and face the world anew.
On their way out Il" the village hack i'Irl was
stil, whiting for them In the "niis ll'"y mel fri,'r
coming home from the "hi'r. hir"'" took nm
aside.
1--WE have jus, left your wife in - tearing. rage.
he said, "hecuuse in mn inndver'"nl moment !
tried TO guess her weight NJ :'H' p"nnd>-
.Shp weighs two hundred ANA teh-gr"ss. Wits
pered PETER.
.WplI. I've that rs II may, she will never forgive
mo In the meantime that lady YOU seq there
signalling the perisr"!'e %, lha' n"'S is ~! ,,nm.
lane from dear old New England. Sh" has been
handing II ont to your wife and all Is over ht.
tween US. In Blightyille hereafter Yen AMI
mus, he strangers to each other, ful ~ town !
trust we may still continue I" l~ friends.
I,c,,er yrasppd his hand cordially. while n tear
Stood in his eye. Although Tor some years NOW
he had been the husband Of II suburban society
leader he stili retained traces of human feeling.
Relieve me- when say he replied, that !
pi,y Won from the drpils Of my soul. In Blight
vile we may never speak ~ we ld'HS 10y, IN town
the Siumrsr twins compared with ~ VIII l'"h
like total strangers. An rpvoir. hear some one
Hc was right. The m"mrn, he entered the
house hr was grabbed by his enrngrd wife.
II heard you talking" she cried. come nov.
dow m.I,h I'D you say ! weigl'"dt'
I'pI,pr never lost mis- presence of mind. tie ~.
piled promptly
"One hundred and thir,y'eigI't with all your
enils set
Meanwhile Harold. with lrri,y heart. joined
Aunt Jane and Myrtle. tm li,eir way nome IL.
had ample lime I" reflect. as ANY enc viii agit"
who, being used Ia n motor ear. rides behind what
was ut or lime II regular horse.
His pnst life rose before him like u panorama
lIyrtie's mad jealousy. his numerous attempts At