Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-19
of yours. I saw him perhaps at the

tea this afternoon"
Rose laughed. mo, he draws the
| line at teas" she said. He says that
from seven O'clock on. until as late
as | like. he's-game, you know-will-
ing to do whatever l like. But until
seven, there are novel;, he says,
siren songs for him."
Tell me-you will forgive the in
discretion of stranger?-how has it
arrived that YOU married him? Was
it one of Your American romances?"
1T didn't seem very romantic" said
Rose. 1--WE just happened to get ac-
quaiDted, and we knew almost straight
off that we wanted to marry each
other, so we did. and-it came out
very we'll"
"1t came out'?" questioned the
| actress.
yes" said Rose. Ended happily,
you know"
Ended" Madame Greville echoed.
Then she laughed.
Rose flushed and smiled at herself.
"Of course, 1 don't mean that" she
admitted, "and | suppose six months
isn't so very long. Still you could
find out quite good deal-?"
"What is his AFFAIR."" The actress
preferred asking another question, it
seemed, to committing herself to an
answer to Roses unspoken one. rs
he one of your-what you call tired
business men?"
Hes never tired" said Rose, "and
he isn't a business man. He's a law
vera rather special kind of lawyer.
He has other lawyers, mostly. for his
clients. He's awfully enthusiastic
about it. He says it's the finest pro-
fession in the world, if you don't let
| yourself get dragged down into the
| stupid routine of it. 1t certainly
sounds thrilling when he tells about
it,"
! The actress looked round at her
$50" she said, you follow his work
as he follows your play? He talks
| seriously to you abouc his affairs?"
why, yes" said Rose, 1--WE have
wonderful talks" Then she hesitated.
cat least we used to have. There
hasn't seemed to be much - time,
lately. l suppose that's it,"
"Ope question more said the
Frenchwoman, 'and not an idle one
you will believe that? Alorsl You
love your husband. No need to ask
that. But what do you mean by love
Something vital and strong and essen
tial-the meeting of thought with
thought, need with need, desire with
desire?"
"Yes," said Rose after little
silence, "that's what l mean"
| There was another silence, while the
Frenchwoman gazed contemplatively
out of the open window of the limou-
sine.
Then Rose said: 'But you are 60
ing to tell me what you meant about
American women"
Madame Greville took her time
about answering. "They are an eng
ma to me-" she said. II confess it.
| haven't ever seen such women any
where as these uppcr-class Americans.
They are beautiful, clever !. they know
! how to dress. For the first hour, or
| day, or week, of an acquaintance, they
have a charm quite Incompatible.
And, up to a certain point, they ex-
ercise it. Your jeunes files are amaz-
ing. All over the world, men go mad
about them. But when they marry
:" She finished the sentence with
a ghost of shrug, and turned to Rose.
"Can you account for them? Were
you wondering at them, too, with
those great eyes of yours? Alors
Are we puzzled by the same thing
What is it, to you, they lack?
Rose stirred a little uneasily. 81
don't know" she said, Except that
some of them seem little dissatisfied
and restless, as if-well. as if %hey
wanted something they haven't got. -"
"But do they truly want it?" Ma
dame Greville demanded. 81 am
willing to be convinced; but myself,
l find, of your women of the aristocrat
class the type most Characteristic isl
she paused and said the thing first