Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12

Mrs. Massey shook her head, looking pretty
Respondent Mo, Enid didn't pick him out;
you don't understand. 1t just happened to her.
It does with young people sometimcs-it just
happens without anybody on earth's being able
to explain it. I've done everything I could,
but, C,arissa said. it only makes Enid furious.
For instance, when mentioned that so far as
I could discover he hadn't ever read single
book in his whole life and might be rather dull
company for such reading gill as Enid she
asked me pretty tartly how long it since
I'd seen you reading anything except news
papers
why, that's terrible!" said Comparing
that lummox even to her own father-and when
/ away on trip, tool"
"Oh. N.Y. yes!" Mrs. Massey told me.
"Thereye been a great many such COMPARE
sons, none in your favor. She said that if
thought had right to attack him TO her
she certainly had a right to attack you to me-"
What" said. WHAT
"Oh, my, yes! I thought there was
thing might rouse her pride and that was
about his closeness. His mother gives him a
large allowance it seems. but he never spends
a penny of it If he can possibly help 1t. Ends
always despised the slightest sign of stinginess
in anybody but when / tried to point this out
to her she said you had declined to give any
thing to the INDECENT Improvement Fund last
year and when 1 told her that was because
knew the fund was fraud and I wouldn't
let you and that you were ordinarily much
too lavish in your contl buttons, she said that
proved you didn't know how to save in proper
way. She said Mallowfeld had the most gen.
erous nature she'd ever known. He'd told her
himself about large expenses he'd been put to
by other people, but he certainly didn't intend
to be imposed on especially not by Eddie Bull
finch, particularly when it was Eddie'S place
host to be doing the entertaining and not
screeching every time it cost him anything.
slightest hint-n0 matter hOW
gentle and reasonable-that he isn't absolute
perfection only makes her surer that he Is and
sets her wild with every one else"
Yes. said, If it isn't done properly"
THEN, when Mrs. Massey wanted to know
what 1 meant by this had long dis
cussion and after I'd pacifed her she commended
that Enid in such a state of mind that
nothing at all I could do would have any
weight with her. But something had to be
done, said, and done right away and I de-
clined to believe that my daughters mental
condition already such that I couldn't
rouse her to the perception of what grisly
mistake her unframed sentiments were leading
her into. Ms. Massey said gloomiy all right
I could try if 1 wanted to; so. being alone with
Enid after lunch the next day. did.
i began by asking her cheerfully and casually
what she'd been up to while 1 was away and
then when she didn't hear me because she was
looking out Of the window too engrossingly 1
said 1 thought she might pay little attention
to me after my absence. spoke afectionately.
Don't you ever have a thought in your head
any more for your poor old man, Enid?"
asked her.
WHAT" she said dreamily. not hearing
word. Then she jumped and started for the
door. "G'by' she said and through the
window I Mushmelon Turpie coming along
the board sidewalk in the distance.
You wait minute!" I told her. kind OF
loudly II want few reasonable words with
you Enid, about that young man. just want
TO say"
What she interrupted, and turned on me