The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-08-31
Yes, and Of a precious lot of good

Win IL, AudD0l SuSSeStSu.
Well. l should marry you to begin
with
oh, thanks very much. But sup
pose that don't wish to be married.
Most women dol
Anyway, intend to have a good
time first she said.
I'd take care you had good time
afterwards. dear. What could be bet
teri he demanded.
! She looked up mischievously into
his face.
When go shopping she said, I
always make point of inspecting the
whole stock
But suppose you've made up your
mind first! Bernard suggested. II
spot thing like, that's enough for
me-
Well 1t isn't enough for me- she
said Besides, one may change her
mind
Anyhow he continued, if my Aunt
Joan were to marry, my first invest
ment would be ring, my second
license.
You take that now, Berniel'
But he said, leaning over her
chair, 'supposing that
I can't ~
If she were to marry, and -
4 don't believe she will ever marry
said Amabel
But if she were To-
.Oh, in that. case, daresay she
would invite me to the wedding. /
should have to reconsider the situa-s
tion. But how ridiculous it Is to talk
like thisl What's the user
One can't always be utilitarian,' he
insisted.
.Ah, Bernie she said. leaning back
m her chair, you're foolish boy to
think about It.
I don't think Of much else' he re.
turned You might as well say
mans foolish to eat his dinner be-
cause he's going to die some day. 1
think about you and wonder where
you are and what you're doing, and
whom you're flirting with, and upon
my word 1t makes me madl' I
Poor Berniep she cried with a
laugh.
Anyhow he said revfving, wen
have ripping time while I'm in Lon
don.'
'And-and afterwards?h she asked
oh, never mind afterwards. in
tend to make hay while the sun
Shines
She put back her head, looking up
rather pitifully-
How about me, thought she muir
INJURED
Bernard bent lower.
I like to hear you say that he
cried, but Amabel rose abruptly.
I didn't say anything, she insisted.
And am going to send you away
CHAPTER H.
Amabel was accustomed to play
second fiddle to her sister. who, for
one reason. was three years older.
being at present in her twenty-second
year.
But apart from the question of age,
Pauline was keenly sought, after by
hostesses who did not always include
Amabel in their invitations.
Amabel looked on at her sisters
| triumphal progress not entirely with
! out envy, but SHE never for an in
slant blinded herself to the fact that
| Pauline's successes were well de-
served There could not be two opin-
ions concerning Miss Cathcart: she
was supremely beautiful woman.
Hers might not be the order OF
beauty you most admired: you might
prefer a short woman, and Pauline
was 'divinely tall. or a fair woman,
and Pauline's hair was almost tnot
quite) black; but it was impossible
I to deny that she was perfect after
her kind
She was stately and statuesqre, her
shape was admirable, her features
were exquisitely modelled, her eyes
deeply blue, whilst her hair fell in
slight waves over low forehead, re-
deeming what might otherwise have
been a little severity of outline.
/ The gods had been very benefcent
TO Pauline Cathcart: they had end0w-
i ed her with perfect form, with
charm Of movement, with a pure
heart and manifold virtues; but one
consummate gift had been withheld
they had not bestowed upon her a
sense OF humor,
She would perhaps have proved an
object Of less interest. though scarce
~ OF less affection, to Amabel, but for
that curious lapse two years ago
That seemed human, If a deplorable
touch. 1t seemed to throw side
light on Pauline's character, which
yet remained. to Amabel at least, an
extremely interesting problem. For
once the goddess had stepped Cor
fallen) from her pedestal.
In deciding to approach her sister
on Gilbert's behalf. Amabel was gov
erned by various motives It seemed
a pleasing matter to interfere with,
and she felt mischievous satisfac-
ton in studying Pauline's psyche
logical dayelonment-
! To Be continued Next Week