West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-06
C0NUNDRU Ms.

30 woman, lovely woman muir
INJURED Tom, i'm fit OF nervous abstrac-
ton. "Why is it that when man a
wishes to be lett alone with his own
thoughts You are always at hand to tor
mcnt him. And why. when we fail to
respond to your que stionings, do YOU
accuse ne OF thinking of lady?n
81 don I see why YOU should make
yourself diSagrccablc, Tom, even if YOU
ito feel like il, said Il very pretty Young
lady who stood near by, regarding him
with an amused smile
Tom rose TO his feet and muttered
something which might have been
:, Hang H.! though the words had a
decidedly less orthodox sound. Then
he left the room and slammed the door
after him.
Jenny Bailey laughed. but she didn't
say; The horrid bear as many an
other young lady would have done in
her place. Instead of that. she re-
marked; Dear Tom! wonder if all
young mca are like him, and as touchy
on the subject of womankind What a
life n II lead of he ever gets married.
Some butterfly must have attracted him.
or ne wouldn't have got angry in the
way he did.
But Miss Jenny, for all her astute-
ness. was very far from the truth. Tom
Hard y was lawyer, and his abstrac-
ton hal teen causeI nv his vainlv
puzziing over complicated case which
ne had IN hand. In his way, Tom was
a peculiar character. If he gave the
ladies' q thought, his mother and sisters
had never been able TO discover IT, and
rs he was the est of sons and rotbers.
1t may SAFELY Q assumed that his wines
mad never been sirgcd. At all events.
u such were the case, he had been
shrewd enough to keep his OVID
counsel.
Jenny Bailey, an intimate friend of
Tom sisters. had come from her
home in Now York To pay them visit.
She wa ro-uiSh Girl, full of spirit.
and nat taken liking TO Tom as soon
rs she bad seen him. This lik;ng She
manifested by tJrmcntiDg him i'm every
way hat lay in her power Toms ten
years seniority. and the fact that he
was rising young lawyer dill not hold
her IN check in tic least He bore with
htr pcccadilloc, with wonderful pa
n'n.c. But day. having zone int,
'h' library, and thrown himself into a
chair 10 ,m be cigar and do little
I'm king he was in no mood 10 Ic in
i'rruptcd bv frivolous chatter. and
least OF all 10 te ma lc the lutt OF ridi-
'uio. 50, when Jenny came into the
room, humming a lively operate mir.
he paid her 40 attention Suddenly
the [onnS lady Stopped singing and
What are you thinking of?"
Nothing. answered Tom shortly.
ON, OF course. | expected vou'd
say that. But what IRE Won thinking
Tom wa tempted to reply None Of
your business. but thought better Of il
20 Various things
Indeed. ana what might those
They might bee things concerning
you, bu. lnct rc not rcioined Tom.
WIN q little how of temper.
on. really I'm sure ought to bo
'hapkiu. i'ut there no need of cate.
en- ing YOU. You're thiukinv Of q
lady
And ibcn 10 was ,hat Tom ptopoundcl
h- 'onundrums concerning lovely
plague on al. the women. he
exclaimed. vrathmlly When bc fhopgbt
was ou' of heariu-. Brt lTrl
troGnnd Upon him. for hc ran against
Do. elder sister, Kate who ddu't .oem
~ .I hoTihnI a' fhn words ,he heard
raH-u. H- arm AND. with a. broad
emile ripping over her face. said.
Whore arr sou go.ng1 tar, to the
'N'r. no. -' r.' tbs evening