The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-26

for a shock II is fortunate that you
are a millionaire"
John laughed as he paid the bill and
ludicrously overtipped the waiter.
"You are so convincing~ Sophy muir
INJURED. "But remember that your fu-
ture entertainment is in the hands Of
two women, one of whom is a deserv-
ing but struggling young artist without
the means of gratifying her expensive
| tastes"
"Afy children" said Louise, rising
I'VE must remember that We are going
to the Palace. II is quite time we
started"
They made their way down two
flights of narrow stairs into the street.
The commissiOnnaire raised his whis-
tie to his lips, hut Louise stopped him.
1--WE will walk" she suggested. "This
way, Mr.. Strangeweyw
They passed down the long, narrow
street, with its dingy foreign cafes and
shops. scarcely one of which seemed to
be English. The people who thronged
the pavement were of new race to
John. swarthy. little furtive, class
Of foreigner seldom seen except In
alien lands. Men and women In all
stages of dlshabllle were leaning out
of the windows or standing on the door
steps. The girls whom they met occa-
siOnally--yOung women Of all ages,
walking arm in arm, with shawls on
their heads In place Of hats-laughed
openly in Johns face.
"ConQuests everywhere he goes J"
Louise sighed. 1--WE shall never keep
him, Sophy"
eve have him for this evening, at
any rate" Sophy replied contentedly !;
"and he hasn't spent all his fortune
yet. I am not at all sure that shall
not hint at supper when we come out
of the Palace"
"a pity he fell into bad hands so
quickly" Louise laughed. Here we
are! Stalls. please, Mr.. Millionaire. l
wouldn't he seen tonight in the seats
Of the mighty"
|
was fortunate enough to tind'a Olsen
gagged box. They devoted their atten-
ton to the show, Louise and SOphy at
first with only a moderate amount of
interest, John with the real enthusiasm
of one to whom everything Is new. His
laughter was so hearty, his apprecia-
ton so sincere, that his companions
found it infectious, and began to ap-
plaud everything.
"The bioscope," Louise at last de
cided firmly, II refuse to have anything
to do with. You have had all the en-
tertainment you are going to have this
evening, Mr.. Countryman."
"Now for supper, then" he proposed
"Luigi's," Sophy declared firmly
1.-THE only place In London"
They drove toward the Strand. John
looked around him with interest as
they entered the restaurant. Luigi
who came forward to welcome SOphy
escorted them to one of the best tables
"You must be very nice to this gen.
tleman, Luigi" she said. "He is q very
great friend of mine, just arrived In
London. He has come up on purpose
to see me, and we shall probably de-
eide TO make this our favOrlte restau-
rant"
81 shall be vairy happy" Luigi de-
clared. with bow.
81 am beginning to regret, Mr.
Strangewey, that ever introduced you
to Sophy," Louise remarked, as she
sank back into her chair. "You won't
believe that all my friends are as
frivolous as this, will you?"
"They aren't" Sophy proclaimed con-
fidently. Il am the one person who
succeeds in keeping Louise with her
feet upon the earth. She has never
had supper here before. Dry biscuits
hot milk. and a volume of poems are
her relaxation after the theater. She
takes herself too seriously"
81 wonder if I dol" Louise mur
INJURED. as she helped herself TO caviar
She was suddenly pensive. Her eyes
seemed to be looking out of the res
taurant. Sophy was exchanging ameni
ties with little party of friends al
the next table.
zone must sometimes he serious,
John remarked. "or life would have nc
poise at all"
81 have Il friend who scolds me-" she
confided. "Sometimes he almost loses
patience with me. He declares thai
my attitude toward life is too analyti
cal. When happiness comes my way,
shrink back / keep my emotions II
the background, while my brain works
dissecting. wondering, speculating. Per
haps what he says is true. | believe
that if one gets into the habit of an
aIyzing too much, one loses all elias
ticity of emotion. the capacity to recOg
nize and embrace the great things
when they come"
81 think you have been right" JohL
| 5ooIorod earnestly "Tf the great things