Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-28


go to the makeup of any respectable man
Whati you can name no morel j could ac-
cuse myself of more than that Don't you
know anotherF
YES" said iIillicent gravely, while she
put some of tie sweetbrier roses in her
breast
II am impatient to hear. sit here only
for that The sixth fault. Comel"
THAT you dor I care for women's society"
Jacob rose and folded his arms, facing the
girl, and looked long at her. Then he threw
back his head and laughed heartily: Upon
my soul, that Is a fault Have not liked
your societyf
Yes but thai Of no other woman"
WELT Upon my soul! Talk of jealousy.
never saw its opposite so set forth. Do you
wish me-shouli you wish, ought TO say,
your husband-to be fond of other women's
societyp
IL don't like mans man. said Millicent.
evasively.
Il am more edited, = said Jacob, seating
himself again, This evening than | ever was
in my life, Why do you not like mans
manp
Because" sal the girl, becoming a little
nettied at her companions searching look,
Il know well en- )ugh how that worksf'
IL am waiting for information" said ia
cob.
mans man soon wearies OF the woman
! he loves and he seeks mems society constant
| Is. Men influence men more than women
do | should ne 7er be Jealous OF other wom-
en- for l could a ways be a woman, but men
would be a cont -ary influence l have seen
| the lonely lives q the wives of mems men"
| She paused.
Il am still listening" he said.
AT the best, men understand women very
| little, and mems men grow at last to under
stand them not at all Mems men become
at last 20 be world wide apart Their
| wives have no excuse for being, except inso-
much as they co ltribute to their comfort"
"Mnlicent, dc you say that women are
! younger than Ileni l don't believe that
| men of 60, or I'M n that have been widowers
two or three times, have thought this ques-
ton OF marriage out like you Six faults
my name, my age, my native rudeueSs my
| jealousy, my inoredulity Of Platonic friend
ships, aud my being a mans man. You
must name at leJSt seven deadly sins 10 con-
Wet me Isn't there anotherf'
/ "Yesn-
/ "Millcent Won are Accordingly interesting
/ / never knew that you thought 50 much about
me-
] Il ought to have thought about you be
/ fore She paused.
Jacob waited a moment. Il understands;
before YOU refus ID TO marry me. You ought
~ n,ka some s-s,use for that Win wbat
s.ysntb fault Al, Won stran,-thsn voBr csss,,,
/ ..Tbat ,,on ars :, dra.afuIly ,,ssc,,linar
/ II rlead only Tba roSas are ~, ,ba
br;srs are morn the s-rass is o-raan and
/ Iscob Pans the man who loves Won arm
| ,,.s,uli,a Alast alast IL ths. mora me-
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tbat l. II fart
Jacob,s snirits were rising. Millicsnt,s ner.
sentiblv falling.
YES il l. fair that / being feminine. should
ohiact ~ vour hing nasc,,iins The i've are
,pnosites They are at variance. II nature
bss made a mist axe tbara am not rasr.,n.i-
Ne Men and qornen meyer understand Zach
1,h.- L.,..,,s, ,vb,t ,,a,,rs h,s bliriIr hl,,,-
dered into beginning. education accomplishes
instead of tryin}. To set It right
But have al no education said Jacob
Mulicent wenf on without answering him,
falling now into an injured tone:
Even YOU are constantly misunderstood
ing me. You sometimes trample my tend
crest feelings Inconsciouslv, lust as Won
tranpIei my bst white petunias the other
day. walking ever NV flower bed as If it
versa path
Yes" he saiG. Il saw you ran to YOU
I | did not notice the way Welll In the
west they Will Ire all wild flowers, and If |
trample them hey will come up again.
shall think of the petunias, and wish that
| ! had chance TO trample them, and you
will forget wha- ! did when you have found
that paragon who loves you without jeal-
ousy, likes all other women and no men,
who is polite, and credulous. and efeminate.
am none Of III se-but love you passion
Rtely."
He tried to asp her hands, but she drew
them away, saying excitedly:
And this is your greatest fault. II Won
! loved me tenderly ! might trust YOU; but
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