New Britain herald., 1917-08-04
Why Nadgc Contrasts Dreams Will
Reality.

well! Did you see old Lil?''
Dicky seized the first opportunity
he had to talk to me alone to give
vent to his establishment at Lilliari'S
sudden dignity when he teased her.
I was not surprised at his amaze
ment He had known her for SO
many years that their relations were
practically those of older sister and
younger brother. Never before had
she replied to his teasing ana lmpu-
dence with anything except laughing
ease. But when Robert Savarlns
face had Swallowed at Dicky's man
ner toward her, and his eyes mao
| flashed their disapproval, she had
drawn away from Dicky with dignity
What do you suppose ever got into
herr" Dicky demanded. she never
came any royal-touch- me-not airs
over me before. She surely doesn
stand in such awe of Savarin's genus
and reputation that she'd try to put
on any dog before him. And yet
can't for the life of men imagine any
other reason. What do you think:
I saw with relief that Dicky mad
no suspicion of the real reason when
ndO maue LlllldH uIdW d~e'S "A1'1
dignity from his teasing. Her &C
ton gave me food enough for thought
without directing Dicky's volatile
mind into the same channel. knew
that if he ever found out that Lillian
had cherished a romantic schoolgirl
alteration for the artist-a girls first
love, in the old days-he could never
resist teasing her about it. I resolved
IN a
of offending Dicky for the moment.
Nadge's Ruse Succeeds.
IT don't think anything about Lii
liam" said, and purposely made my
tone weary and Indifferent. But I
do think a great deal about your Ian
guage. I wish you'd give up some of
those atrocious expressions Of yours,
putting on dog for instance. You
embarass me horribly sometimes. es-
pecially when there are cultivated
people like Robert Savarin within
hearing"
My ruse succeeded beyond my ex-
pectations. Dicky stared at me for
a long moment while the color
mounted to his forehead. Then the
angry CLEAN which I know so we'll
came into his eyes.
80 sorry to have embarrassed the
professor" he said with most elab-
crate irony. IT realize that my IN
couth ways must distress so carefully
shielded dollhouse flower as You
have been. And. Of course, Savarin's
ears have been so delicately attuned
to the little niceties Of life for the last
Is years that one ought to use great
care not to shock his 'cultivatior.
Don't worry, I'll try not to embar-
rass you again. I'll make an excuse
to go into town on this early train,
and I can manage so that something
will happen to keep me from Lil's
dinner tonight. You can entertain
your fascinating artist and bring him
in to Lillian's without fear of being
embarrassed by your slangy hus-
band"
If Dicky had been a woman I
should say that he "flounced" out OF
the room. No other word so ade-
auately describes the manner in which
he left it. I knew that he was thor
oughly angry, but I ventured no re-
blv to his cutting words, for if he
did keep his word to go into town
and avoid Lillian's dinner it would
he horribly embarrassing for me.
Out Of Mind.
did not know whether I felt more
like laughing or crying as I sat down
bv the window after Dicky had left
the room. And while his childish
threats amused me in spite of my fear
that he would carry them out, the
memory of his allusion to me as a