South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-10

/ bilities had run home to rest over
Sunday IN the country he loved.
where the woods and fields, though
bereft OF their summer glories. still
soothed his tired spirits and gave
courage to his faded soul.
Their. too, there was something
! the matter with the senator's heart.
| although his doctor had not advised
rest especially for that. In fact he
| had not consulted his doctor at all
/ about his heart for as far as he knew
: It was beating with its usual unre-
hitting regularity, strong and full
with the promise OF long life.
OF course. there had been times
! when little Mrs. Warren was near,
I that his pulse might not have pass
! ed an army test, but the real trouble
with his heart was a void. big ach-
\ ing void that all the doctors in
| Christendom could not have cured.
And pretty. delightful Mrs. Warren
| herself could ease the aching con-
siderably by merely a glance out OF
/ her wonderful eyes
Just now, stepping over a hedge
OF blazing barberry and swinging in
TO a long stride down the road, the
senator's thoughts had more to do
with those brown eyes than with
| Hector, the dog, TO whom he ad-
dressed his remarks.
You seem to understand so many
things, and one can tell you his trou-
i n Il
/ truly sympathize. You have that
wonderful gift Of insight that grips
a man" Hector waged his tail ap-
preciatively.
You're one person in a thou
! sand" went on the senator, in a
million, in the whole world! But
| you're not for me, I'm poor, as
money goes these days, and you're
rich: I'm plain and you're fashion
able; I'm quiet and domestic, I'm
afraid. and you're brilliant and fond
Of society" He sighed and the dog
barked in sympathy.
I a rabbit bounded out OF a fence
corner and was away instantly across
a field, Hector barking wildly after
| il. The senator followed. He was
not particular which direction he
took, besides there was a road across
| the valley he could follow that he
had never traversed before. He was
/ fond of exploring, hunting out new
! places and new people, and it suited
| him today TO get away from familiar
| things.
The rabbit got away and the dog
returned. TOO quick for you, sir,
Ell? Well-that's as it should be
the rabbits far happier, I'm sure,
/ and you're no worse off than you
were before. That's my philosophy
| of life, old fellow, a contract that
doesn't benefit both parties should
| never be made. Now you see If L
married her, she wouldn't be hap
py. / couldn't take her money and
she'd never be able to live on mine.
/ And I'd like to sit at home evenings
! by the fire with a book and her,
/ doggie. and all the time she'd be
wanting 10 go to the opera or party
I or something. 1 think she'd look
! lovely in blue gingham at the break
| fast table with the sun shining on
\ her soft hair, but I'm sure she alb
/ hors gingham, probably doesn't
/ know the touch of anything but the
/ softest silks. and most likely break
/ fasts in her room. No, she's not for
me. old top. Come, let's go down
/ this road and see if we can find an
/ adventure. / hope you're in good
shape for I'm out for all day-try-
/ ing to walk off my trOub les."
On they went through field and
! stubble, past woods and over brooks
| into a country that was new and
/ strange. And the day wearing on,
| the senator realized suddenly that
he was hungry Already a soft haze
| had begun to settle in the valleys,
and the sun was losing its warmth.
Wen have 10 be going back, Hec-
tor. if we want TO beat the dark.
| But That do YOU say if we go down
! TO that coy farm house first and an
mex some food It's such a tiptop
/ little farm house with its green
1 gables and blinds, and its walls and
| fences are 50 very white. l cas we'll
| imagine a nicely stocked larder.
/ w mower llhtS AllGlC hHONS INV ~
farm-this is the finest place I've
seen today"
! The senator. dusty and hike-stain-
| ed, modestly presented himself at a
/ side door. A young woman whose
| face was vaguely familiar opened it,
and upon hearing his request, in
| vited him into d chintz hung sun
room Certainly he could have
something if he would sit down and
wait just a few minutes.
The room was warm and coy
and sinking into a deep upholstered
chair, the senator gave himself up
10 peaceful rest. He was aware OF
voices in the next room.
Il don't blame you for it. Mary
it's just that 1 don't see how you
stand it. that's ALL"
We'll. I've always been that way
have 10 be busy you know. Jean
and after all it's no harder 10 run
| two places than one. Really the
change rests me. Besides the one
makes the other possible. You don't
! suppose l could ever keep up the
enormous expense OF town house
entertaining and so on II 1 didn't
have some place like this TO depend
/ on for supplies Goodness IL peo.