Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-03
Margaret CARROTS
Huslyuml
THE END OF THE EVENING
X By JANE PHELPS
X X 4 X X \ = X \ X X X X
CHAPTER XLYIII.

I
When l told Bob that L didn't care
to meet any more of his friends he look
: ed panied but made no remark and we
proceeded to eat our dinner. 1t was ex
cellently cooked, but, because of the
frequent Interruptions, nearly cold.
All the time we were eating Bob was
rowing or waving his hand to someone
was completely disgusted with the
place which each one who talke to us
spoke of as Bohemian. Then. the women
nearly all were smoking-something /
knew was quite common, but which /
never ad been able to bring myself to
think was right. AS the evening ad-
yanaed many of the people at the diff
ferent tables had grown noisy. And l
was glad when at last we had finished
and Bob asked for his check.
/ When we rose to go several called
after us to come again, which thought
IN extremely bad taste. Yet as Bob seem
ell pleased l said nothing of that; but
as soon as we were in the bus, which
we had nearly to ourselves | said TO
hin,:
fop thought to please me, didn 't
you Cob, by taking me to dinner to-
nights"
es, dear. Ism It it a great old placei
L We had lots of fine times down
therc!'
30 | should judge. But Bob, when
you wish to give me pleasure, please
take me to some other kind of a place.
do not care for your Village crowd
as you call them; neither do 1 care to
meet q lot of those men who asst SO
free and easy"
Those men," as you call them, "ar,
some ct them known all over the world
Tor their work. 1t is an honor to meet
them" he replied severely.
We each are entitled to our opin-
IONS" l returned. "I do not care for
either them or the place.''
- will not take you there again. I
am sorry you didn t enjoy your even
ing. 1t has done me good and Bob
relapsed into silence.
Don I'll next time we go out to din
ner we VIII choose some place where
we can have nice quiet time togeth-
er; instead Of loud place where we
can speak confidential word"
We can talk at home.''
eyes, and when we get our also, if
we go to the right places"
But why is it necessary to talk con-
fldences in the public when we are liy-
ing together9"
Because we love each other; and do
not need others to entertain u.s., /
primly.
You may not, but I dol I need hu-
man comprehension; the help that be-
ing with and talking to real people gives
me; people with brains and ideas. Don It
you realize Margaret that we will grow
stale and horribly uninteresting even to
if we never talk to others:
never exchange ideas with others who
are in touch with the worthwhile things
N lifes"
No, | do not realize that side of the
question, at all. I have no idea to ex- !
,hange ideas with either your writer or
'heatre friends; or with long haired
critics. We are or should be interested
n the same things, and I, at least, am
content to exchange ideas with you.o
Well l am noti but we won't dis
'uss it. We never seem to agree upon
'ome things so the best was is to not
ak abut them," Bob said very quietly, |,
'ut L could see that he was restraining
! desire to reply sharply.
"If you wouldn u do them there
would be something to talk of IN that
{
II shall probably be with my friends
as long as I live. 1 shall
efrain from asking you to accompany
ne, however,"
"Do."
Neither of us spoke of the evening
gain. Not for some weeks. 1 thought {
cry muc about it, however; and won ]
cred ow Bob came to know that sort
+ people so well, and why he seemed |
0 attracted to them. That it was a sort +
f sinister attrahtion I really believed. l
had had nothing of the sort in my '
1T; and it seemed unwholesome to me. c
now realize that I was not competent t
0 judge; to separate what was really I
ood and wholesome from what was, If
ot bad, outre and perhaps unwhole- o
lme. q
/ told mother of the experience, and t
"Bob is pretty level-headed man, t
he replied: f
largaret. He surely wouldn't take
on to an improper place or introduce s
ou to undesirable people. Better trust
i'm little, and try to conform to his V
fishes. 1 am sure it would be better
! the long run than to try to make him "
yer. 1t will do you good to meet h
right, intellectual people. Your girl d
bod was lived too much in one groves;