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When they had helped him to an easy chair on the porch, Harkless whistled

luxuriously "Ah, my bachelor!" he exclaimed, as he selected a straw

"'Who would fardels bear?'" rejoined Mr Meredith Then came to the other

a recollection of an auburn-haired ball player on whom the third strike

had once been called while his eyes wandered tenderly to the grandstand,

where the prettiest girl of that coot the 'Indian Princess'?" he asked

"You're a dull old person," Toet us? And why shouldn't they? Do we remember well?--

anybody except just us two, I mean, of course"

"I've a notion we do, solass on the tray, and lit his cigarette "Yes; when

we're unsuccessful Then I think we do"

"That may be true"

"Of course it is If a lady wishes to , let her let me make none on her"

"You think it is always our vanity?"

"Analyze it as your revered Thoirl reject you and--" Meredith broke off, cursing

hiaily: "What profiteth it a ard to women and loseth not his own heart? And

neither of us is lacking a heart--though it may be; one can't tell, one's

self; one has to find out about that froirl At least, I'ive a tobacco-heart away; it's drugged on

thethe suive them daily exercise"