Olympian Nights

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ong, sir?" queried t

tation,"

good thing you are going to have a little personal experience with him. He's

one or two little indiscretions connected with his past, and at times he has seemed a bit vindictive

son of a Presbyterian clergyman would not be unbecoming in a descendant of old Father Time. Jupiter is, after all, a self-made immort

aracter analyzed by a mere infant. "But how about yourself, my

is, sir, if it hadn't been for me there wouldn't have been anybody in particula

cried, recalling certain facts I had learn

ry nice little person, that Psyche-one of the best ever, I assure you-but she was too much of a butterfly to be the p

that Madame Venus did not appro

a rather wanted to corner all the feminine beauty in our family; but I had

awfully sorry to hear of that. I, in common with mo

s who were opposed to the administration conceded that the Under Secretary of Home Affairs-myself-was assured of a cabinet office for life, whatever party was in power. If Pluto had been able to get elected, the force of public opinion would have kept me in office. Then I married, myself, and things changed. Like a dutiful husband, I had no secrets from my wife. I couldn't have had if I had wanted

n't keep a se

charge of it. Of course, I told Psyche all about it, and in some way known only to woman she managed to convey to Venus the notion that she knew all about it, but couldn't tell, and, still further, wouldn't tell. I'd gone down-town to business, leaving everything peaceful and happy, but when I got b

the situation," I sa

imply incapable of directing the love affairs of the universe properly. Persons I'd designed for each other were given to others, and a great deal of unhappiness resulted. There were ni

said I; "but I

han fiction. However," he added, his face brightening, "it was a useful experience to me in my professional work. I learned for the first time that when a mother-i

I. "He and J

bialist said 'Two is company and three is a crowd.' I'd never known that before, but I learne

young man for

ny and three otherwise, you have been guilty of allowing many a young couple who have trusted in

a fat baby of three just ready for his bath-"is good enough for mortals. When I married Psyche, I brought her home

er, in all my study of you mythologians, it has never occurred t

tendent of Public Instruction. She knows it all-and she got it darned easy, too. She sprang forth from the head of Jove with a Ph.D. already conferred upon her. She looks after the educatio

of course I told him so. To change the subject, which, if pu

s family affairs"-I hesitated in my speech because he seemed such a baby and it was difficult to take him seriously, as is always the way with Love, unless we are directly inv

t talk at either. But the sewing-circle was ruin. At this particular time the circle was engaged in making winter garments for the children of the mother of the Gracchi. I presume that as a student and as a father you realize all that this meant. You also know that a sewing-circle needs four things: first, an object; second, a needle and thread; third, a garment; fourth, a subject for conversation

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and, to my wife, and having her letting it all out to the public through the society. Why, my dear fellow, it wasn't long before the immortals began to accuse me of being in the pay of the Sunday newspapers, and you must kno

ot realize that you had to contend against the

ining even Olympus itself. Still, I made a stand. Told Psyche sh

d she take

a little over a thousand years ago, and my mother for the same reason sent me adrift fifteen hundred or more years ago. That is why I am eking out a living runn

our official position, and that will keep you in-ah-well, you don't seem to nee

em in this climate-nor are they necessary in any other. Al

or the little lad who had been a god and who

, you are sure of

m me a large number of my closest followers. In the days when we acknowledged ourselves to be purely heathen, love was regarded with respect, but now all that is changed. Opposite my office in the government building there is a matrimonial corporation doing a very large busin

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he permanence of our respective output. This is only a temporary success they are having, and it often happens that the spurious articles put forth by Mammon & Compa

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get out, sir," sa

r.--" bega

" I re

er 609," she said. "The proprietor

me by the cordiality of my reception. It is not o

ing to the little chap in the elev

or three times in their lives. So au revoir to you. Treat the gentleman well, Hebe," he conclu

your sake," said the

e lovely than has been claimed, with a charmingly demure gla

have your luggage sen

, my dear," said I. "I hav

etor has attended to that. There are five trunks, a h

in five minutes my luggage arrived, a valet appeared, unpacked the trunks and bag, brushe

as treated like a regiment of prodigal sons, furnished with a gorgeous apartment, a