| Show A Little Orrr < nsilrc Wu were all chatting ploasjutl In the smoMug comiartuiiiit of a Michigan Central sleeper the oilier night when someone1 began to mil at what bcdeemedairevalling lack of delicacy on this tart cf America women lie raid Uiat the men as I rule overestimated the sensItIve ness of women and that in their common contact men are more punctilious than are those of the opposite sex A quiet handsome man who was sealed in the corer and had before remained silent nl this knocked tbe ashes from lilt cigar and said Gentlemen mu t disagree willi the last speaker The nearest eve camo to being shot was once lieji tI woman misunderstood me from pure overscnsitivenefis I How was that every one lfll in a breath hI had a friend he said tnot DII IntImate frieudout omethiiigmuc more than an ordinary acquaInt anne Thu man was named Gan ncr and was thoroughly good hearted but very hotheaded nnd stubborn Some years ago lie married mar-ried and after hl tetuiu from his wedding journey met mu on the street one night and fairly dragged me up to his charming little house and presented me to lib wife She was very gracious Gardner pro duml a box cigars Insisted that 1 should take one and at tile fain time lighted uuu liinuelftaylugUia tliere should be no formality in Ihlr liouscacd that must drop Itat any time without announcement or for mality I tUtu It W1lJ pleasan andcomfortablt Then while Gaul Her sat before the fire and smoked his wifu went tc the piano and begat to play n DOltumeol Chopin Itwas a dream to hear her fur she wn almost an artistaud I an enthusiast In music stepped over ODd turned the pages for her When she hat Snlhed flic began to improvise softly soft-ly and tell mu of her education and her early life Among other thIngs she said that her parent were very strict in certain matters and that she had never yet been within a play house much lees I heard at opera At this thlnUngonlyofberraro appreciation I solo i should like U > be with you when you hear your first opera At this I thought she stifleued a little but the played a few cords in silence then arising from the piano > Ieadcd fatigue excused herself ant d retired 1 dont kuowr why it was but I felt somewhat uncomfortable aud resisting the preying Invitation of my host to remain went home as soon as I could with reasonable x > lltneB The next day I was kept from my ofllcountil nearly noonaud upon reaching It was astonished to line awaiting me a cote signed by Gardner Gard-ner which tan as follows dlrl have failed to find you this morning What do you mean tiy inviting I my wife attmd the theater without asking my iwrmis ion I at once replied Slrl have notntkcd Tonr wife with or without your lermisIou to attend the theater To tLe second mIssive came the replyIrI air My wife says you did and I believe her You would do well to send her a written apology ml dressed to my house by a oclock Then It all flatbed over me and I wrote net an njologyj but an ix ilanation and taking advantage of tI good business excuse left for New York at 345 For you See all this happened in Kentucky where they are apt to do their Investigating a lulu too late for comfort Dtlntl Jres Itt |
