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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTL ANP, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 5. .1008. A WANTS TO LEAD THE C TTiTTiT T7-y T TT.T7 TH.. .r tki AmlTtiWi- M-k UX 11 XT JUi-f ) XJJLl'U WJE.tdl, Lbirf. tl D.u.htr .of, .Well-Knowa English Profsor of Agricultural-A RmarLabl Woman content to (tt thsf necessity of life" IN NORWAY ' Hy Kill. Ellsen. ONI ON. June 2. Miss Mb Ba- f.rom b?ar-by spring. Also It-lacked ..,r. V'. - . . '!" . w!.i.K Uoe modern convcnlencea and appll- ...i .vn m juuui, anoee without winch, according to rural T woniun with a Duroon In life council, noliody has ths rlaht to live. n- ruth wa Mimni. Hho And above all lha alrl hod leen guilty ,..... t... nr. the awful crime of treating- the want to lead, the glmple Ufa porklng rural council with eontampt ana an want to wed an American, by nutting up a dwelling wltlioot ob- Wliether thoae two, anibltlona will aver tammg lt, consent. It mattered not tin rauii.n.i n -w..,i a-...,, that Mist Long waa in ruddy healtli, te realliqd In ona ljarmonlou dream of gnd.that neither alie nor her make- blian 1m a question whloh the futura shift home constituted a menace to alone can answer. But unkind fate, th soatterad community' physical the form of the Dorking district w , '.'If , ' JZfi "bun1 rural council. ha recently "pact her Jut "Views n mny1-wV nd S ?i claiipg that her Arcadian abode hasl , ' HH.,rfmlntlnn. Ro the maohlnnrv O end UI blind hlHe ma t In- motion bn erected. In defiance of -no of blind Justice was aet motion fora boa?rd of luuryloClnV oountVy "tfZt&l'Wl conform tS ?h maglstratea who decreed Jhat slit ?U(i iI7rfrZloni of t ii rural i i . . ,,. mil i. u i iiviii i nu iv m i u u v. wirtac sue inaae to me uorore mis nap- i.on- rant command that much money pencd .she will aoon be off to America t crotfablv mean. On - end of her aim- where' the pursuit, of unconventional r,i8Pnfa there But. mSv ?ea3 to the happiness and an idylllo husband can Find lie? if Ideal ArneXausband be undertaken free from old fogey re- th jj lh '.?nVh, waS KuJi ? i 1 .i,ki. l!al not Dorking rural district coun- Mlaa Jvons; la a remarkable ymin(t. ji .WOobed down UDon her woniun. tine has youth ahe Is only cu WO0Pe "own upon nar. three and twenty brains, good looks.- T)..4.i.i: . a courage, robust health and plenty of rtrtUUty lor Jtnencant. muscle. Her father, Professor Lone;. , wa. K.fnrt thin hunnrriM tint I is a well,known agrloultural writer. Mo . , .. ... ,,llPPene,1 nal 1 la iaitl to be a relative of the AraerioBi a talk with Miss Jna;. It was naturnllst of the same name on whom a casual observation which led io ihe Prenldent Koosevelt laid his big Stick di.-overv of hai strong nartlalltv fir lor WIitlna;, stories about animals thtit 'covery 01 strong partiality far weren't true. But the English Long -AmeflcaVs and further questioning stick to turnips and cabbages and elicited the frank and unblushing con- ium,b.!e, Jlru'. 5Li?dUl5S" fesslon that one of her chief aims In cerning them. Wherefore he hue achieved a reputation as an accurate, 11 Hiimewhat ponderous and tedious authority. Like Her. Father. life Is to marry a man of that national ity some day. "When I wan a little (?irl," ahe said, "an American once picked me up In his . arms and fondled and petted me. I have long since forgotten his name, but lils kind voice, his Htrontr and manlv From her father Mis Long Inherited 'aS 'lne 'f ur," h3 h.a'Ji-",.,J!h ., . , . ever since. And to wed some such her taste for the things of ths open- na t,of,n my ambition ever since air and out-dotor life and from her well, a woman would understand mother or some other ancestor she got h.n- ?.sl that he should be . ., , . ,, . . ' ... rich. In faot, the type of American imasinatlon. She studied hortloultUra t have tn mn'd would not be apt to in me countess or Warwick a scnooi oe a rich man. rrnm wnat j nave read and subsequently became n tunrhpr uuifui iiirill himi inn wct.v iiirjr iiieinn a. loami , .l, -oil lliair. nil-.a'. vnur r.ni there. Her family lived for years In a ,.f 1,1., k',, . place with a moat, and lots of hls- torli.' It to their fiountrv. Mv ideal Ameri- a moat, and lots of his- .an i. .-v.r .iirrarini ,r. t-i A t- associations attached to It. and .(mno- .oriiK truthful iaiIt th some peoidu say a ghost, too. 1 er wor( , thP faCfli understands nature, father fell 111. and tiring of the Isola- can work wth both hands and brain, tion of tlio country lire, sold the place ,corng the ,hamg and humbugs of con to nn American who wax seeking gome- ventional society and values most In thing antique. Then he moved to Rel- jlfo the things that ar really most Kiiw which is a modern and up-to-date WOrth living for. That type of man I town and quite fashionable. The change am convlnced is mora ofton found ln waa not at nil to Miss Longs liking. America than ln England because con 1 or well-to-do conventional folk their dltlon8 there ar more favorable to the t as and prejudices antr small talk, slio making! of him " cntod notliing She preferre.l the so- Jt j, devoutly to be hoped that Mis clcty of cabbages and turnips. The i,ng will run across the American of . ....,,R . i jy"j oi nn B .w.uu. iiu -n.r dreams some nav, dui it win take meanwhile deprived her of her posl- som9 huntng to find him. And what a tragedy it win be ir he should turn out to be sweet on some other girl.' Planned New Work. "When I first came here," she said, "and w&s confronted with the necesr tion and her independent spirit chafed ttgalnat u life of dependence. Mlie decided to do something on her own hook, In the vicinity of the old Manor house waa some 18 acres of waste land, overgrown with trees, scrub and brush, with one or two little streams meandering through it, whlcn bidunged to her in her own right. Here sity of providing myself with some she resolved to start a -poultry and sort of habitation I thought at first link farm, and carried out her rcsolu- - . , ., , tlon despite tlin protests of her fam- of try'nK to Bet holl of snie dlscard- ily. There was no building on the ed railway carriage, but considering place and with the aid of a village the expense of getting such a vehicle carpenter she constructed for herself conveyed here 1 came to the conclu- a .primitive - little two-rortmed bunga- sion that it wbuld bo cheaper to run low in the midst of a denso copse. Here up a shanty myself. with no other companion than a mon- "I am not, aa you may imagine, of grei terrier she kept house by herself, a nervous temperament, and with my H!i: cleared portions of the ground and dog doing sentry duty and a double mostly with her own hands set out barreled shotgun by mv bedside I feel DUO plum and apple trees and some as safe at night as a king in his castle. L',000 gooseberry and currant bushes. 1 broke a pane of glass while bulld Bhe invested some money In fowls and ing the place, but as I am fond of turicevs and in that way got her po,ul- fresh air ami the hole serves the pur try farm underway. pose of a letter-box I have not thought It worth while to have It mended. I if Was Harit "I can't afford much outside help, was riaru. Nearly everything I do myself. I dis, lr as ft -hard (life, but 'she enjoyed hoe and weed, kill and pluck my poul- it, and reeled In the project, too, of try, myo making her venture pay some day, fqr clean and mow my own hay. I gen- through II her idealism there runs a eraliy begin the day by a trip across strong vein of nractlcalitv Then a the meadows to a pond, clear, cool etronj, vein oi p acucaiuj. men a B)Jd d and .throwing aside mv dres- neswpaper man discovered her and tj,K.SOwn, plunging headlong therein. wrote her up. That set the surveyor How refreshing and invigorating, is ol' the Working, rural council on her this dlpi especially when the ground - trail. In Kngiand. it seems, nobody is white with snow and frozen hard.f . can put up a dwelling of any sort It fits me for the arduous toil and and -in many places not even a pig- duties of the day. The life on tho ftv unless the plans are approved by whole is glorious. But during the dull some Jack In office. The surveyor days' and nights of November, I con- km.'w that no plana of Miss Long's fess I yearn sometimes for other so- bunnalow had passed under his vigilant Piety than that of a dog, poultry and eye. So he went to look It over and books and papers." s.-e If there wasn't something wrong Miss Long had already heard that the about t. He found a structure about Dorking rural district council was af- 20 feet long by 10 wide, constructed ter her.' "If they succeed ln prevent- of match-hoarding and roofed wl'h ing me from living here." she said, "I felt, divided into two rooms by a flimsy shall pack up my traps, burn the pjaoe .partitiori. down and skip off to America." Just how many bylaws he said It "And find your ideal husband?" I violated 1 forgot. Hut thers were a asked. lot of them. It had no water- supply "Perhaps," she answered with a gay for one thing, for Miss Long had been laugh. v GREGORY'S LOVE STORY Hy L. Wentworth. NOW THIS Is the story of Gregory Kelly, of Gregory Kelly, bon vlveur. man of the world, most sought after leader of cotillions , In Now York, and mine own fa miliar friend. He was not so old when he died, but that even this generation can remember him before those gray hears gave him "such a distinguished 1'iok," and he took to making those sud den trips to the south of France every year, when all the world was moving in the other direction. Every one knows that he never was distinguished for his brilliancy, and scraped through college somehow, and left the halls of his AIiuk Mater more learned ln the things a voting man ought not to know than ln the studies laid down In tho curricu lum. Poor old chap, lie never was 'brainy,", and he knew It Just as well ss the' -next man, but he was always ready fof'-wny escapade proposed by h. iiiK-ono eHse and we patronised him and spent bis money in those days Jnt i. s we rontlnued to do" later. All the world know this, and all the world will laugh and shrug its shoulders at tie- Ideas ttiat the Jolly Greg they all kni-w should ever have nursed a secret grief. I-itit, they ask. where were you the winter you went abroad together, when he came back with those white hairs -you never wers anything but acquaint ances before. And then I beg the ques tion and fly. I can see the heads or the dowagers nodding together, and know they ar busy with scandal of their own (mention, for no one would believe If I toid them that we spent that winter (jinetly In a little village bv the sea, ami that ln all those months Gregory tieer wasted a sigh on the dinners and dances or the gay world w.hieh whirled along without him. 1 cannot say the Mine for mvself, for J found It dull, 1. it then I was hot Absorbed In a wife, who Yes wife and tha best loved and worshipped wife of all my acquaint time, though she waa but a chorus rlrl and the scum of the streets. And It Is that you mar know the Gregory 'Kelly 1 knew th.1t I tell you this. It was in the shadows of "the Little Church Around the Corner." that he first saw her. I waa on mv way there to tntilt sketei nf a certain tlttla arch which my mother wished to have re produced In a IMtle church she was potting up In the Adlmndjirk rump where we spent our summers, when he biitlrbnled m. brimful of a new cctil lion figure he had invented the night bf'-re. To my mind It br the Impres of his condition when the Idea struclt Mm. but then, you know, I am not a danrlr.g man. and the rest of the world took It up wUi enthusiasm when It t peared Well, he went in to well for me, and as the -'little chiifh" waa new to hfm. wandered around quietly study ing the decors t lor s td reading the lab lets nntij I wa finished. Wa were J-jt ahAut to ea when a step hehlnd us made s hth turn. It was a pitiful, rlvldish figittw we aw, heerke n the tvl rf dir which marks the sou trette strangely Incongruous, fig are to appear from these dim shadows, and a thin, childish face under the rouge and paint which strove to hide the story so plainly told hy those bright, hollow eyes. She shrank away from Gregory's ready smile, and hurried down the walk while we were speaking to the curate who followed her from the sacristy. A common case, he said, in answer to some remark I made, a child brought tip In the theatres and the streets readv for sale to the highest bidder. A hemorrhage, a few weeks In .the hospital, and then "discharged tn cllrnble. to await the death which they told her bluntly was only a few weeks off. In her misery of fear at the great unknown, she had drifted into the little church where he found her in a dead faint He had tried to help her, but foor child, she waa too Ignorant even o know of any life but the one she led. thotlgh she seemed willing enough to do anything he told her. She would prob ably receive such care as her compan ions could give her, until ono of them should close the sightless eves and her body be lost and forgotten ln the long rows of some Fotter s field Gregory's rosy face grew pale and drawn as he listened to the tale, and the curate's acceptance of the hill he tarried behind to shove apologetically Into his hand, scarcely made it brighter. When we emerged into the brightness of the street, the cloud was still there, and the only words on bis usually ready tongue were "the pitv of It, the pity of it" However, that night all trace of trouble was gone and he was the same old Gregory. It was about tw weeks later that he sent me a note asMnc me to spare him an hour that afternoon. I went with him to the little house where he had established her under the charge of a motherly trained nurse, and before mv bewildered senses had taken In the meaning of It all, I had witnessed the marriage. The poor hlld had fallen a may even In that short time, and the absenc of "mskeun" mde the face (n the pillows more pathetic than ever as she rlung feeblv to his hand When1n ths sober common sense light of ths street. ' I attacked him for- pis Idiocy calling up "the old name." and the gossip which wonfl rage among his friends, he reddened snd blurted ojf "Well. I'm the iat of the family, and there's no one to be hurt hT It. and I couldn't ssk that dying -child to g1r up her ona hopa i f salvation." When I atlll would have persisted he a'Veneed me with, "It's only for a little while, any war, tin shut up" Which was as near as he ever rot to explaining the pressure of his hand and the tears In his eyes st the words "till death us do fart "' Well, I saw plainly enough how it was with the peer fellow, and followed his advice He did have sense enough to keen h thing inlet, and the merrlaga notlcw was puMished In a little Jo-irjrat whleh none of hla aet were likelr to se. The detor sld thst a e voyage and warmer climate might prolorg her davn, so we wiled for FTanca the neirt wek 1" a slew sailing rea. -Vea, I went loo: I was thinking .f taking a run ever anyhow sed 1 d;fn't Jhlrk Id.Grer. ought to be aloe whea iha rallied tinder "tae feflnenc e-f the TO age and car ea&binkd, al PRETTIEST WOMAN II" f - . lv f V I II I v,'s.vs 4- ? x fill 111 l-v;'' - ; - III I ' - - V Here is tKe pretty girl ker name is withkeld who will represent Norway m tne Ckicago Xntune s International cIh& States of the United States V and all Foreign Countries are represented in the great heauty competition. MARRIED' OR SINGLE" By Karl ICdtllngen.' ' Mr frlemj FrlU and 1 war enjoy-1 Ing our ooffea on the htet) plajaa, Wa had both coma' to Haden rta.ien f- r a shortl yacatlon. Krlta a-. I ,1 wrl friends ever sfticn wa wore erjrj young. and we have never had a- quarrel. We had ntvoru a aol.l etnn oath siiint-whu' like r'il May I become In t . x 1. .di .1 fi in .-! glass of beer If 1 e--r t i n 'allt,' about tilings not worth talking mmut If I ever tell you anything ni Will bore you, or If I ever talk to win when' I knew .that you do not feel llk,i helng talked to. Wo had kept thi.-i u.li, and. It Is undoubtedly because nf thjt thutf our friendship haa lasted through aoi many jeurs "Look at This arternoon we naa aosoiuiBiy- nothing to talk shout It was aboui, 1:10 when we sat down to have our) coffee on the plaisu. and now It wax nearly 5;00. and neither of us had sab, a word.. Our nsrvea were resting and we word sleeping with open eyes. .Suddenly Frits woke up: "Lo that peacn over mere, , .1 "ftTierer - ' ' ' "Over there! That one In tha reel dressl" - ' ., ln one of tha linden promenades) beautiful young woman was walking., She waa a blonde, not too stout nor toa slender, and walWng alongside of ha, an elegantly dressed elderly genOemsJwl "lap t she chic," Frlta exclaimed. ' "I Hliotild say so, and for a married;. fwoman she Is dressaa wonaerruiiy woivi "How do you Know ana a marnwr "Hecause I see iUa wears a marri&ff ' "That Is no proof. I'm oonrlncad th she's not married." . "Whr do you thlnlc aoT ! i r know il Besides, tha genttetnt la carrying her coat, and married mana i i mi M a a A 1 A W. a.. Jme'a Asa siafl t hofr nam .'Ivm no<" "Not even when th wife la aa b&u tiful as tlUfl onT" "You talk Uko a fowlgner," rrlt mArkAd "Look how lo-vlrglr ha look at feaitj They're not newly married, they'rar'tocy calm for that. Evidently aha la hisl mistress." " !i "I don't believe that Do you -Wani to betT" , ' 2 "I'm ready, let -us bet three bottlsofl Moselle wliie." , ' . t "That's a go. I only maka this condl tlon, that we must not aalc any on a, &ot look at the Hat of arrivals, but keeni our eyes on them until something tha they do proves to us whether they aura)' married or not." i "Very well," Prtta replied. ' Fortune seemed to favor us. Thau mysterious couple stopped, talked tofj turned towards our hotel, came up an)! the piazza and sat down at the tabl next to ours. 1 when we were settled ln the little vil lage I spoke -of, she was able to be brought out sometimes to lis Under the trees iffihe sunlight, while the nurse and I tried to explain to her tho new world of birds and flowers or the good ehsplain from the llftla mission church talked of the things we .dared not touch upon, and Gregory sat by always to anticipate her slightest whim. She was content to lie quietly among- the pil lows watching us all from beneath those loig lashes, with a wondering look that passed Trom faca to face, deepening always Into a strange adora tion as It came to Gregory. Hhe scarce ly ever spoke of any of us, hut one day when I brought her a handful of flow ers, sho caught my hand and drew me down to her. The words came slowly between her pauses for breath "He." she never called lilm by his name, "had been so good to her" like an angel from heaven and she never could sum mon courage enough to tell him that she knew it. When it wss all over would I tell him so, and take care of htm. Fomehpw when she spoke I never thought of the Gregory Kelly of New York and Newport with his gay laugh and endless talk of cotillions, but of the stern-faced man whose thoughts centered sround that tiny form, and I choked before I could give-- her tho promise sha asked. The next day when I came bsck from the post with a sheaf of letters for warded from Tarts, In my hands. I mot the nurse standing In the doorway wip ing awiy the tears which fell slowiv fown her cheeks. In the garden beyond could e Gregory kneeling by Iht eoueh with the little figure gathered In his arms as though he would breathe his own life Into that still form. That quavering voice echne,f In mv ears: "You will take care of him." until the' sir seemed full of the sound, a I pushed the awestruck sen ants aside and stepped ont to him and laid my hand on ht shoulder. We left her In the shadow of the chapel, and together we went off on that hunting trip from which I brmtght back so mifir horns and skins though lama noorfously poor shot. Th neat winter be waa back In hi eld place, yust tha same old Gregorv appareatly, emeept for the gray hairs rt.tch eij'ted much enmment. Two years fciter when Margaret Worthing toa was hreaklrg her heart eer yours I.cstr wh Jilted fcer and went oft to China with aaaihar nui wlfa and all the bank funds, he offered her his pllshod while visiting some mining hand and fortune adding as she hesi- claims he is Interested In near Jcdway. tated that If she wished they would Pr. Jordan who has Just returned leave the question of hearts to tie di from Queen Charlotte Island, Is having cussed later. She thought of the the ffkln of the bear dressed by a local smiles an.1 covert speeches with whlih taxidermist. The elsht small bullet , her' dearest friends hud greeted her .holes In the skin are ln themselves proof of late, and accepted him. He never of his unl-iu-- experience. Of course it offered to take up the deterred question is vecy doubtful If the hear would ever of hearts nor did she, though they paw have been hanged had he not been rather more of each other than "many caught In the water and practically at married people of my acquaintance. All the merry7of Dr. Jordan and his friends, the world remembers Cielr marriage. They wvre taking a load of supplies the event of the year, and the drawn to a new c:iinp in a small boat and while look on his face, not like that of happy passing through a channel between two bridegroo'm, when he took her hand for islands whleh was only a couple of the vows which should make them ni.in yards wide enmo upon the bear swlm aiul wife "till death i:s do part," but niiin across th channel They headed onlv I knew that his thoughts fler him off from the shore despite the an back to a quavering voice so unlike imal s angry snarls Dr. Jordan was Margaret's clear, ci.mposed tones, and the only one of the party who had any the piteous clasp of a. hand which had thing in the shape of a firearm, and that trembled In his at that other marrlag-.-. was mly a revolver with .3: short cart He gave Margaret everything she ridges He emptied one load of these wished and. rather to her astonishment half lmln'7"1 Y,F!,r- ,,ut the bul for she had heard the tales of tha 1,tB had "t"0, p'1"' except t- glanca scandalmongers, was ever aa courteous off ,i e lia,r,d "k'll! " ' ,1 nik." ,ht '"'" and attentive a companion as she could redouble his efforts to get away from been cutoff, demolished by the Immense erosion or the vast basin of Treves to thei east. 1,300 to 8,:Un feet deep, on whirh the present lower orifice of the former cave opens out in a surerb arch 2 feet high From the railway be tween the stations of Cleliss rnd l'ercy. on the line from (Srrn.ihb to Veynes, It la seen 2,8"" feet tn the air like a pinhole near the a intuit of a limestone cliff. It was from the car window that the extraordinary aperture was discov ered. In Belgium In the .jt tr I Puke's h"K one ma v. deac-nd ac.d ''"' ' ! empla to tiie windings of th- I.--se, holding t- the shrubbery to avoid being precipitated into the' river 25') f (-'. ' In the chalk cliffs of Ktrrtat -h-re another evidence of an In- :npte:y dettroye-1 eave whose remalt.irg i per entiaute doubtless soon will ni-;"ir have wished. He left nearlv all his great fortune to her absolutely, which should have satisfied her. for she mar ried again within a year to a eel hl oiirsuers and reach shore Pr. Jordan and his companions got closer to the hear with their boat, nnl in ihe meanwhile the revolver was load- brated writer alth whom ah must have Td up again Two more shots were sent more . In common than she had with Gregory, but she has always resemd one bequest which she never could un- Into the animal at short rang-, and fin ally one right over the temrle. ftrel from a dtstan.-e of less than la feat did derstand In a man who made no pr" the trick The bear doubled up a. ti e ...inl1. n rnir,n r,t . 1. 1 .. i 1 ,,. bullet crashed into his hraln. The bear left a goodly sum to the English Mis- " beavv that the four men in the slon church In a certain French vll- boat were unable to drag him on boar! lage. "the Income to be devoted t keep- nd the carcass was towed ashore to ing in oraer me cnurcn DUUilUig and " tan gloves,' ha gi rl Inquired. rmr.1 tn th rhurrhv. r,l " AA I have not the slightest doubt that he stgnea ni" name with The last good stcrry on hta tonsme, mhtle the lawyer omierra ii oe cTwin nni oe eerlou St range Cliff Care. From the Chicago Trlrrrme tln.lr.niUc. rtftm R T fact tlftl flinrl.t even oven such an Important matter as j, . t. r-' vi.r,.i the slanlnr of his will Su-h w" ccording to I rofessor f- A. Vartel. Gregory and as su'-h will all this 'he French geologist. He declares that world continue t" thlhk him. whether this term may be applied to cliff caves .irv-hS'vsipv?-;. ? p "r knew Gregory." the erosion of the valley below, thus turning them into tunnels. through Little Gun Kills m Gririlr. which the valley may be seen. To kfll hlr ht1 h..r The most remarkable atj's of this lll big STly trr weighing klnd wn1rh t!4, et,-nt has seen Is th nearly pound with a .12 caliber re.- eo-call-d bole of Flatsrr on !- nun- Tolrer Is something that few men ac- mit of th eastern rid f Vcrrnr.. . . . , above Clelies At about i.lttfl feet a eompllsh and ery few would care to rltontal ortflc opens auddenlv like attempt - Tet that Is the unusual feat the month of an ordinary cave, which It which Dr. A. McKay Jcrdaa accom- f robrMy once waa. Tha bottom baa He1 Buys Women's (iloves. From the New York Pun. He aat at the ;-er s glove counter in the department st re wilting pa tiently until the ftr :EK ng wenen buy ers would relen- a saW swy-rnan. Ton ally one ramc tn 1. . "I want a pair -f said. "Four youraelf" ti- "Certainly." he sal !. "Gents' gloves tinrd r un'fr to tha right.'' she "announced. "I know thst." said the man, "but please won't Ton let me h-ir then here You see. I've got a small bsnd and I can get a-1nuch better fit in. woman's glcve - "Certainly," said the salesgirl, a ad he brousht out gloves and gloves un til she found what he wanted. 'We never had a man buy gJovea at this counter before" she said In tht Intervals of trying on. "but I ra sure I don't eee why mora rnen dont nuy w men's glovea Tmt can do ever so tnucb 1-tter In the Small else a. seven or un dr New. there yon bava a eerfect fitting glova and I know they don't keep them that small at tha gecta coun ter here " "I learned tha ariek a long wfcUe ago.-mti lh man aa a waited for his.rhange. -a yeuna wnnaa n augeest ed It. was senslhle girl. B"f f there were mora llk ber yen womd do a. big bust seas wlta men kere.- Don't you want to put on your-iooat(' dear? It Is getting cold." he said. "Yes, pleaae," she replied. The gentleman stood up and helnadH her to put on her coat, then eat down again. j nanic you, aear. ' We continued looking; at them. "I have almost won nay bet," Jrltt whispered. "A married man will nevef, offer to help his wife put on her ooat and a married woman would pever say thatiK you. dear. 'Judging from m, ex Derlonee. f had to admit that he wan probably right, but something happenml to change my prospects. WithtmtTkHk-j ing tne laay s permission, tne gentle man took from his pocket a cigar and lit It. Look at that. Fritz. If fthe were his mistress he would have asked her politely if she objected to smoking. -A man never asas ms wjre ttiat, junta nodded. "I must admit it looks suspicious. Tho waiter came up to the couple and naked tbem for their order. i "Please give me a cup of coffee ancl mv wife--what do you want, dear?' "I wlip take coffee, too." ' Frltzemlled. "They're as' single at It's possible to be. Why did he say my wife? Just that tho waiter might hea it. Of course, she's not his wife. Be sides, sho ordered exactly the same as he did, and a married woman would have hesitated for at least five min utes before she would cliooso either tea or cocoa or chocolate." "You're right, I'm afraid they're not married." v - "You're afraid only. It ia hard ' to convince you, but you will soon know for sure." , The waiter brought two oups, then disappeared and returned with a coffee pot and cream pitcher. "Give me cream, pleaae," tha lady asked, "my husband drinks black cof fee" i Fritz squeeeied my hand. ' "I'm sorry for you old fellow. Tlii you hear? 'My husband.' Why, even the waiter smiled." - t.- 2 "I can't make out thla couple," he art-.", mltted. "Hardly have, they prevad byt one thing; that they are single, when they do something which proves Just as ' conclusively that they're married." - "Let ui wait. Burely they will .glve, away themselves; some time. Thoae two, people are not married. I raise 'the bet' to five bottles." ... His confidence In his) own Judgment was punished the very next moment. The man oalled to the waiter: "Waiter, bring me the Frankfurter Zeltung.'' "Ponner Weltter! Inataad of enter taining her, ha reads the paper. Only a married man could do that. The idea of neglecting a beautiful woman like that. Aa a punishment wa ought to flirt with her "I'm always ready io nnnlsh all ertmes -against , the fair eex," he- ex--clnimed unselfishly as ever. Fritz winked at tne beautiful tin-. known. When ahe noticed him lookintr at her she frowned and looked at hlin angrily. Frits smiled ln his pleaaant wav, ana erne said loud enougn for to hear: "Look at that monkey over at tho next table staring at me " 1 "Oh, never mind that young fool. the gentleman said and kissed, her ham!. "They aro single." Frita whispered triumphantly. "There Is no longer anv d-uht. A married woman would not get angry because a man tried to flirt wtth her. She would simply feel hapnv ths' men were still noticing; her." Be sides sho would never dare to disturb her husband for such a trifle when he was rending his parer and attll less would the husband kiss her hand. I have won the bet. Po you admit?" Now. had the bet been three-Vottles T should probsbly have given In. but five bottles, io marks waa rather too mueh. "If the next thing ther do proves the-n o be single I shall throw tip my hands " T cart wait " Frill declared." Bti re Of his victory. He had to wait for quit,-, a while. Tlje gentleman ' ralmtv on tlnued reading his paper, then he Isi l It down and said to the lady: '"Where do you want to go tonight. g!e He aske her! Of course. they"r s!n- " Wherever rod want to mn. door" replied . Frits waa Jubilant. Tld't I fell you thee were single' "They play -Othello' tonight, and ro,i are so fend of Shakespeare," the aent!.--sner, j,id. " ' Frirs rlspped Ms hands. "To .!,. her he will even go to ae a tm , Of coarse there's no longer iry ,il,.,," thev are glngje!" 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