The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
By May Edinfon

o. "a little butterfly Of a woman. voc
know. Blue eyes. and pink cheeks. ara fsk
hair-a lot Of IT, nuny. Very charminsiy
dressed. v~y vain. very frivolous. vsy
hesrtsss- Dut 10 rsmsmbersd hr ssross
the breakfast table. .ohi DO 1T ne-yss
know Edg1 gives me- AnA-asIL
don't think THERE'S any msrs - IN ~
shout her.
= -what you have said sounds AsEehtfui,s
said Kate Shall We say good niShef Z
hope you win be very comfortabia"
They had not talked about tomorYow..
Somehow 1t was some days bsfors they an.
and then he had quite sstahaishsl In foottng
there. They seemed 10 fan a. snss tnsp Q
ortaa1 pleasant Intimacy. o. vin thb -
In vtsw. he set himself b I'm Into ssmsthanG
down 70 hin hst han crown. ard - esalA IA
have paid for the food hs sfs and shs roof
above his head. had the matter bssn prs.ssd
Kate had In quite q shrevd vay. put thinn
on . business footing. and thsn thsy we've
rsissaasd to the limbo Of Q WI usus b.
snd-sy. On some days be painted and sosl
one or two sketches In salifbury: eehsrs hs
spent with Kats. loitsrins about TIE hoy
fields and the garden aftsr her. rhs lonely
woman began TO spend Soma very happy
She talked to him more tia, she had taIksl
TO any man for years- She vas q woman
shy Of expression. bot shs voiced TO hin
much Of her quiet philosophy. He found him
self able to look right into q very straish1
simple. passionate mind. and he looked with
an enforced reverence. and perhaps . LITTLE
creeping shame
The younsness Of her was q perpetual
surprise 10 him, blase skeptic a. he was.
Under her dawning oldmaidisms she had
kept. unsullied. girlish enthusiasm and ideals.
Her heart was the heart Of q child stin. In
spite Of the many sorrows she must have had
and at least one bitter lesson. She said
to him one night. they walked, weary, to-
ing:
Do you know. / feel 20 young at times
80 young. Why does one count age by the
almanac, I think it's rather cruel Surely
IL is the souls almanac that matters On Q
night like this the moonlight was noodins
them-"or Of 4 morning early. when ! get
up and go into my fields with the dew on
them. IL might be-eny young girl again
Am foolishf Then one look, int
the nearest giAs. and sees the mistake.
And. Of course. you've noticed my
face-no! no! no! Don't lie. / don't want
nattery from you Not that I'm q woman
who's ever had much Of IL Never q pretty
woman nke-oh! nke-Rose senhouss, for
example. You said she was pretty
His perceptions were quick. and he knew
she must have weighed herself In the bal
ance against her imagined Rose many tines.
and which scale went UP and which slsd
down.
Mo- never said So
But you showed It. Oh, do you think
I don't known He saw her smile in tho
moonlight 1T counts for such a lot-that
day-Ir tell you a story bit he had a..
ready laughed over II with Rose at that
Riviera breakfast OF a time when a little
more prettiness. and a yoar or two less"
She stopped. and Driver. communing with
himself a moment, put q firm hand through
her arm.
Or IL God would have given me clearer
sight 10 see myself as men saw me or
withered my heart when he began to line
my face
Some one had said Of Driver once that he
was fully competent at any time TO produce
a handbook on feminine psychology. but It
was pity, equally with science. that moved
him just then
DO YOU know what I'm going TO do with
you tomorrow. Kate? / think may call
I'm going to do with you tomorrow? Wen
take a holiday. you and I-oh. the haymaS-
ing can just do without you one day-and
wen 60 into Salisbury. and 1 shall help you
choose frocks. Not just coverings. but
frocks. At least two, You shall be very
extravagant" He loved dainty women. II
think one will be a white serge-a well tai.
lored serge. And then-sone dressmaker's
thing. think. soft and frilly and pink 70
give you the shade Of color you want" He
might have been a connoisseur designing
sarb for Beauty. Yes certainly pink
1t was really delightful-gisnnour perhaps
of that wicked white witch above-but o.
nshtfuL She thrilled. as withered hearts 10
not.
oh. pink! But 1 am too old for pink
He scoffed softly.