Robert Kimberly

brief fortnight, when with the De Castros, she was the

she went downstairs arm-in-arm with Alice; "

eturned Alice, "that I'm glad t

as Dolly says, I 'jumped at it'! I am s

to town quite

d a moment ago saying he must see Charles. I answered that the only possible way to see him was to come over now, for he is going fishing and leaves at midnight. The guides wired this morning that the ice is out. And whe

down the hall. "How delightful!" cried Imogene,

behind her hostess and the De Castros

nner on," he s

a smal

didn't te

e to show your indifferen

explained to Alice, lifting her fan toward the doctor and her brother-in-law.

Imogene: "What is this about your hu

. The salmon are doin

d Gaspé,

obert waited a moment for her attention. "I brought the doctor," he

s goes fishing, and can't get home to-night in time to dine. But there are still seven of us--what could be better? Mrs. De

Alice resolved to be loyal to her hostes

at one of his grooms had recommended. Kimberly professed to know nothing about it. When it

eresting. Soon she talked more especially to Alice. Kimberly listened not inattentively but so

een the abstraction of a busied man, one of that type familiar in American life who are

ecause she knew her distinguished connection had a considerate spot in his heart for her. She finally attacked him directly, and at first he did not go to the tro

reproachfully, "it is taking the spiritual

and burst into a laugh. "What's that?" he

d her head. "

stuck to her guns: "Spirits, then; or gayety, or life!" she cried. "I don't care what y

t they don't feel on familiar terms enough to stay long wi

nod. "I simply don't want to see all of my friends--ossif

not," respo

seful in our business

y it! Don't attempt to supply th

er laugh. Kimberly and Alice for the first

d heard Dora Morgan's latest joke. "She had a dispute," continued Fritzi

ot to talking religion?" d

as not so, George told her she couldn't name a difference. 'Why, nonsense, George,' said Dora, 'Unitarians deny the divinity of Christ, but

ured Alice to Kimberly as the pa

id as he seated her. "He campaigns for them--one has to nowadays, even for fish. I can't scrape up interest enough in it for that. I whip o

etence it seemed assumed. And in saying that

m the circle had nicknamed "Lazarus." He refe

e clods, that they have no nerves, no sensitiveness. The first one

turies of culture--this is evident from five minutes' talk with him. Yet he has abandoned ever

's life is nothing but sacrifice. The trouble is that women bear their burdens uncomplainingly. That is where

Imogene, "your wrongs shall

ce to tell my story up there

de, "is that heaven will prove a disappointment. But to change the s

so abrupt? and must I co

feel it incr

protested Ali

ome always

dear old place. Some of my early marr

uch fa

ardly make anybody co

w s

and Indians. I have found one woman since coming

t of Colorad

of De

autiful sur

u know tha

as I should like t

answered: "More beautiful to me n

a city girl, of cours

. And odd in

e people have 'b

t mak

town, with an uncle. I saw a sign on a big building: 'Odd Fellows' Hall.' Who are the Odd Fellows, uncle?' I asked. He was a crusty old f

edm

d a moment. "I ought to kn

ed surpris

through there to the Gulf. Isn't ther

tupid! I never thought it w

rposed Imogene, listening, "the town

un of me--having me tell you of a country you k

oy I was out there with an engineering party and hunted a

a Christma

re to figure out new taxes. In the matter of devising taxes it is the most industrious, progressive, tireless community I h

ting plant. Once they asked him for a drinking fountain." Fritzie laughed immoderately at the recollection. "He put in the fountain a

fountain with beer, nobody would buy it in bottles. Then it was proposed to sell the surplus beer to the neighboring towns. But with the fountain playing in Kimberly, these would pretty cert

an idea," l

oted for pr

d Imogene, "and

ecame of th

ing; he put in

rous

es them for water. I should think it would be on his conscience, if he has one. He is Jupiter

tand better with my Western friends than I do with these cynical Easterners

ing fierce," persisted the doctor. "It is enough to kill o

tell me they have a sugar

ought back some of the soil, thinking there might be something in it to account for the tax mania. And behold, he found it

ds of resolutions from

ite true, I have had all kinds--they are strong on res

ended nearly all the way from Piedmont to the v

erest. "Was that really yours--

ery summer there u

ve been until

the utmost simplicity. "No,

rd a little on his chest. "How curious," he sa

night, Imogene whispered to

ening, stood in her wraps. She raised her

now, was in your honor; and you w

didn't s

ct success with your

't do anyth

ps." Imogene laughed softly. "I noticed to-night while you were talking to him that he tossed back his head once or tw

car, Imogene," explained Dolly. "Robert has asked Mrs. Mac