The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-18


Tom Myrtleby said, June, are
You never going to give me pos
tive answer2 You might as well
reject me entirely as keep me
along this way; and, do you know
it makes me fairly desperate to
see that stupid of Il Glare hang
ing around YOU"
Nonsense, Tom, l believe You
are actually getting Jealous"
"Heavensl beg pardon, but
June Leslie, do you imagine |
can endure this torture much lon
ger?'
Don't get excited, dear" June's
tones were as sweetly even as ever.
"List! what's that? Some one III
the shrubbery below, think"
and that was all.
Herbert Glare had almost
noiselessly swung himself to the
ground and a moment later was
with the company, wearing an I'M
usually bright smile to hide the
terrible conflict within,
Don't trust her. We're the
words that rang in his ears, and he
did leave the city the following
day without even u word Of good
bye for June Leslie.
"There it is little Quakeress,
didn't | tell You I'd bring the state
ly Herbert Glare to my feet? And
didn't | offer to wager the brace
let Mr.. Leighton gave me against
that curl that keeps creeping out
on your lovely forehead that he
would propose before the season
ended?'
"What did thee tell him."
Tell him. ha! ha! nothing; |
never do; just turn it off, you
know
"Why, June, how can thee? 1
should think thee would have to
answer an honest question.
"Well, you see Ruth, practice
makes perfect they say, and Mr..
Glare offer makes the tenth I've
to look 50 shocked, dear;G sup
pose you think | am a terrible
wicked girl because I'm what they
call 'hirt. But if you'll just
comb my hair a little while I'll
tell you how | look at these mat
ters. There, now this is SO nice!
You have such a magnetic touch,
cousin, did you know it? But we
were speaking Of flirting Now
my creed is just this: Men are
natural firtS, as our minister.
would say predestinated.' l
think they are all alike about it,
too; besides they are fearfully
conceited, think all the gals are
crazy after them and all that.
Now | believe it to be my mission
to mirror there pet weakness in
such Il way that they will recog-
nize it Mt once. | expect to ac-
complish much good in this way.
| have noticed in some of the
newspapers lately by the way, |
never used to look INTO a newspa-
per till you came here and seemed
to enjoy them so-that women are
severely censured for flirting, but
never word said about the men.
Oh! | tell you, Ruthie, | am in fa-
vor of Woman's Rights. Don't
you think | better go on to the
platform? THERE l am getting
sleepy you've mesmerized me.,'
Ruth and June Leslie were
cousins. Their fathers had been
brought up OIL a farm not many
miles from the City of Brotherly
Love in strictest Quaker fashion.
John, the elder, had married in
the church and remained ON the
old place. Nathan, the younger,
had preferred city life and city
wife He hal married beauti-
full heiress whose death, when
June was 10 years of age, had left
the handsome, willful child with.
out a mothers needed care.
"Thee is welcome to send her to
the farm, Nathan" Ruths mother
had said, but the father could not
bear the thought Of separation, so
they had lived on together unit,
June was Is, when Ruth, hnall,
yielding to her consin's entreates
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