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Show The Cede Feminine. At aoon as Mrs. Granger was fsU-ly fsU-ly past. Mr. Compton heard an Irritated Irri-tated "There! I knew Itl" from hla wife, and turned to see what waa the 1 matter. "She's just as provoked as she can be to think that Mrs. Lombard and I I didn't ask her to go out with ua to see the Williams baby!" said Mrs. , Compton. "She thinks that It was on account of her having said that she didn't find three weeks' old babies 1 very Interesting, when of course sbe'd ' make an exception of Lena Williams' 1 bty. Hut that wasn't the reason we didn't ask her; It was because we de : cided all In a hurry, and there waa Just time to catch the train. She's , made up her mind she won't propose our namea for tbe book club!" "How do you know she thinks all these thlngsT" Inquired Mr. Compton. "My dear, didn't yon see tbe way she towed r asked his wife In a pitying pity-ing tone. "Why. yee," said Mr. Compton. 1 thought she gave a rather more pro nounced bow than most women do, ( and smiled quite brilliantly." , "You dear thing." and Mrs Comp- , ton ptl4 hla coat-eleeve. "of course ' she did! That's how I knew exactly what she was thinkuag TewU's Compealoa. |