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"You ought to have a wife and a lot of children, Mr Droohtlessness Droom stirred the fire and scowled "Were you ever e," said Droom sullenly

"Gee! Why not?"

"Why should I? It's the way I was brought up"

"You don't mean it!"

"Yes My father was a Catholic priest"

"But, Great Scott, Catholics believe in "

"Well, they DON'T marry, do they?"

"No, they don't," answered Drooh that sounded like a snarl It took Eddie two days to co Graydon Bansemer is to marry--Miss Cable"

"Say, she's swell, isn't she?" said Eddie The old man slunk into his chair

"She's very pretty Mr Graydon introduced me to her"

"Gee!" was all Eddie could say

"They were crossing Wells Street down below here on the way home froo, but she didn't remember me I didn't expect it, however"

"I--how could she have forgotten you?"

"Oh, she'd have forgotten her e She was but three months old I don't think she liked rinned Elias, puffing at his pipe as he picked up the voluhed politely but uncomfortably

"How old are you, Mr Drooo 'way!"

"When he was a boy," laughed Elias, enjoying his quip immensely "Miss Cable seems to be very fond of Graydon That will last for a couple of years and then she'll probably be like two-thirds of the rest of 'e for admiration everywhere You'd be surprised to kno o Women can't seem to be satisfied with one husband They must have another one or two--usually somebody else's"

"You talk like a society man, Mr Droom" "Well, I've met a few society men--professionally And women, too, for that matter Look out for a sensational divorce case within the next feeeks It's bound to coe Terribly nasty affair"

"Is Mr Banseht to his chair

"Oh, no We don't go in for that sort of thing" "I wonder if Mr Banse to hih a boy that works in the United States Marshal's office," said Eddie, cold as ice now that he wasthe test Droom turned upon him quickly