Show r u M Dealing With Indolent Arthur By DOROTHY DOUGLAS Copyright Pr RE was no one In the entire set called callei society of or but looked on on- with varying shades of ot Interest Interest Interest In- In terest at the growing attachment between be be- tw tween ron Eva va Winter and Arthur Tompkins Tomp Tomp- kins dI cant can't see what find you so attractive at nt- In n a man who cares more for tor his his' pipe and dog and a walk through the muddy fields than he does docs for n a good days day's business ss I J think hes he's Indolent Indolent Indolent In- In dolent If It you ou ask me me said members ot of her Jer own family Perhaps Arthurs Arthur body Is Indolent but his mind is not not E Eva n once remarked remarked re re- re- re marked and besides Im I'm neither engaged engaged engaged en en- nor married to him yet et By liv which saying she proved that she was tuns nt tit least considering Arthur n na ai a future fu imm- future ture life ute companion Arthur himself elf was vas a quiet slimly built young man mun with e eyes es that were too often aglow with dreams dreams' to tobe tobe tobe be really successful In In- Inthe the world of filthy ft I th lucre I But there was no slightest doubt douht that business n acumen umen ambition and ami sense of material responsibility were sadly lacking He had hal however Ve a I strongly developed sense of moral morn responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- and could never no be persuaded per per- that the outer needs of f theody the body ody were half halt so Important as ns a n decently de- de clothed mind Eva Em sometimes laughed at nt herself and wondered Just VII where ere her association asso asso- association with Arthur might lead lend her Most Bost ost likely to a Q room five hO house In the suburbs and the state commonly commonly com com- called Love In a n cottage she told herself herselt Meantime Arthur wasn't worrying about anything He lIe wasn't the worrying worrying wor wor- r kind and usually had a n. n head hend too full full- of lucky happy thoughts to ponder darkly on supposed troubles The Time world was a n good place to live In to If It one Just realized it It Fortunately Arthur had n a slight Income the result no doubt lout of ot n more mone money making relative some fome- somewhere where In time the past It enabled him to lose quite happily most positions he succeeded In getting When I Eva Ia a raved ra at nt him for his Indifference In- In difference In a n perfectly ladylike hut lint none the less Irritated manner manner Arthur only grinned at ot her Eva n you ou cant can't be beautiful and lose your temper that way way and and If Im I'm i not annoyed at nt losing my Job I dont don't I see why 11 you you you- you Hut how do 10 you ou ever eyel expect ct to get anywhere In life I t By anywhere here I T suppose you ou mean menn f nc motors one or 01 two country s and continual ch chasing after amusement Its It's you ou Eva who will never ne ret pet anywhere In life You are arc straining after something to be got though eternal conditions while conditions while I I well well I 1 IH p hf-p p found life to be bo full of joy rind a a a happiness that loss of ot things will not fot rob soli me of at Am I 1 a material thing thine 1 questioned Eva Sometimes Sometime said sald Arthur promptly and sometimes you ou touch the fringe world world- where and of or that other love honesty and the soul of ot things e count you ou are are adorable when th the spirit takes possession and at those moments I want you ion for my wife and life companion com como panion more than I 1 have ha ever eyer wanted anything And Anti when Im I'm material Then Im I'm not so sure said Arthur Pots of ot money and one who's always seeking happiness In external things would never nc make me happy Happy t 1 would not want to subject what I know to tobe tobe be he my higher and better self to continual continual con COD conflict Yes but that lint higher self of yours couldn't even support me CO comfort ably Oh yes It could I would ha have no I respect for m myself If It I t loved a woman whom I could not take proper propel care of ot I Tl There cre would he be no lock flock of motors nor variety of ot homes scattered about I all nil corners of the earth but hut the very er type of t the love lo I have t for r rou you ou would make up for the time lack of ot them I T doubt douht If Uny any of the men who say they love you would be happy with you If It they had hart to live In a n log cabin all their days drays with you ou And you ou Eva n knew Arthur to he quite right about her men friends Certainly the they would not take kindly to poverty i If you on were eyed slant LId Led had scraggy hair and lived ell In a tenement I that t I had found I should still realize the kingdom kingdom kingdom-if om-lt om If the real you you loved loved 11 I me Ine Arthur said Eva Eya slowly Im beginning be be- ginning to see real happiness ss as you Interpret it IU It I have been nb absorbed lately Intel In souse some ome exquisite essays S II-S on Friendship Love and The Inner T Life that tint have Just come out In book houTe form torm They ran In the newspaper first mind nd I saved them nil In a scrap book bool They have hove made m me do a lot of she he looked honked Into In ing and perhaps Arthur Arthurt eyes and wanted not to hurt I him Mm but added I J should like to meet the writer of ot those thoc r. r essays before I J mal make up P my mind about marrying Ing you ou Something t a. a great force hn has spoken to me through h them and Iud lifted me u up Into a n realm I 1 did not realize l' l existed I It seems to me when soul foul speaks fo to 0 I 1 paul Faul like that there thre must be some ome pow powerful erful kinship Eva En looked for the time expression ex ex- expression she size feared to see CO In his hrs eyes eci but there was tras only n a tremendous row I Eva iva a darling he lie questioned softly dont you ou vcr ever read the dedication in books n d that one come and you will pet get some Idea of the authors author's love Jove love for Cor you jou ou And Awl Arthur blinked at the swift t light In Evas Eva's eyes |