New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-05-11


Take my advice, Rick;
~ have nothing to do
- with them''
~ It was Stanley Bur
roughs, with sarcastic smile on his
handsome face, who made the above
remark to his friend Rick Wilson.
Both men occupied free-and-easy
positions on the piazza, smoking their
safter-dinner cigars.
"Old fellow, Tom Moore must have
been hard to hit in his day, or he
never would have written those lines.
In fact, I never saw any one except a
disappointed man SO dusedly hard on
the fair SEX" replied Rick Wilson,
who always said what he thought.
4'Humph! that's one for Moore, and
two for me, I suppose" grinned Stan
ley.
You may take it that way, if you
like" answered Rick laughing "rve
always thought, Stanley, that you
must have been Tilted some time or
other"
"Shouldn't WONDER" and Stanley
took his cigar from between his lips
and laughed carelessly. Yes, I've
been iilted," he added, replacing his
cigar and speaking slowly. 81 don't
mind telling you about it. 1t hap
pened. nearly five years ago, and as
time is a great healer, you know, l
can look back on it now as a foolish
affair, and talk about it without feel.
ing any disturbance in that organ
near my left side.'
''And you think all the women are
alike?"
Eyes; as [ said before, they're all
the same, "a jilting, smiling, cheating
Chrong"
GLOW about your cousin Margaret?
asked Rick, coolly.
Stanley Burroughs raised his hat at
mention of her name.
my cousin Maggie is an exception
Four years ago [ would have gone to
perdition had it not been for Mag,
and she has been my good angel
ever since. No, there's not a. woman
living to-day whom have any faith
IN, except Margaret" said Stanley,
earnestly.
s'Then you don't think they're all
the same. There are a great many
more like your cousin, il you only
took the trouble to discover them -
II can hardly swallow that, Rick, "
replied Stanley with an expressive
shrugh Of his broad shoulders.
al N
you'll ever have faith in, why don't
you marry her?"
"Marry Margaret? Ineyer thought
OF such a thing!' and Stanley eyed
his friend in astonishment.
"Any one can see that she loves
you, Stanley"
81 hope not, in that way
you hope not in that way" mi
micked Rick. "You are not a fool,
Stanley Burroughs; you know how
your cousin loves you!" ~.
"Well, then, can't help it; Pm not
inclined for matrimony. Pm perfect
dy content as am, and I know Mag
will never marry. She finds happi-
mess in being near me-" - -.
''Stan, you're the compound ex-
tract of selfishness! You won't marry
her yourself, and you are keeping some
other man out Of a good WIFE said
Rick, hotly.
"What!' said Stanley, Laughing,
care you interested in that direction?
Well, [ don't know how I could get
along without Margaret, but |
wouldn't mind making a little sacri-
flee for such an old friend as YOU,
Rick Iff,you are in love with Mag,
Stanley, you're Incapable of max
ing a sacrifice, . interrupted Rick. Il
am not in love with your cousin, but
know somebody that is"
CHOW, Rick, can't stand lecture,
you know" laughed Stanley. "Sup.
pose we have a game of chess; it may
keep us from quarreling."
Both men rose, and as they did so
heard the rustic of a woman's gar.
ments at the window behind them
STANLEY turned hastily, and drew
aside the curtain, but no one was Wis
able, SO they concluded they had been
mistaken
Little they dreamed that Margaret
burroughs had been standing there
and heard every word that had beer
said about her.
Ten mingtes before, she had beer
about to join them, when she over
heard her name and stood still within
the window, though every wore
pierced her heart like a dagger.
She Eeat a hasty retreat from tht
window when her cousin proposed TIL,
game OF chess, and hurried to her owr
room, where she buried her pale fac,
ON her pillow and murmured: