Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04
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CHOW could you bef'
She looked at me sharply. but my face
was without expression, and she sighed.
She remembered that had no humor.
Whatever my faults are, and they
are many, vanity is not one of them"
"When / said you had bad temper
you made the same remark about it.
Also when"
"That vas last week, stupid But,
of course, if you think me ugly
81 did not say that.
"Yes, you did,"
"But if you think nothing of your
personal appearance, why blame me if l
agree with you2"
She rose haughtily.
"Sit down"
81 won't. Give me my scarf Her
eyes were flashing. She has all sorts of
eyes.
"If you really want to know what /
think of your personal appearance
81 don t."
Presumed my pipe.
"NVelll" she said.
"yver2"
ooh, I thought you were going to say
something"
"Only that your back pleased me in
certain other respects"
She let the chair take her back into
its embrace.
'Mary, dear!
1t is fact that she was crying. After
| had make remark or two:
III am so glad you think Inc pretty"
she said, frankly, "ior though l don't
think SO myself, like other people to
think it, and somehow I thought you
considered me plain. My nose is all
wrong, isn't it?"
LET ne see"
$50 you admit you were entirely mis-
taken in calling me vainF'
"You have proved that was"
However, after she had drawn the
daggers out of her head and pls them
into the scarf Tor whatever part of
lady's dress it is that is worked with
daggers), and when the door had closed
on her, she opened it and hurriedly fired
these shots at me:
"Yes, | am horribly valn--I do my
hair every night before | go to bed
was sure you admired me the very first
time we met know | have pretty
nose-good afternoon"
HER sELFfsHSESs.
She was making spills for me, because
those Thomson made for me- hal run
down.
"Mary."
"Well?'
"Mary, dear
II am listening
"Fhat is all.
"You have such a curious, wasteful
habit of saying ones name as if it was
remark by Itself
eyes; Thomson has noticed that also.
However, think meant to add that it
is very good of you to make those spills.
/ wonder if you would do something else
for me?h
"As iriend''
"Yes. want you to fill my pipe aud
ram down the tobacco with your little
finger"
"You and Mr. Thomson do that for
each other9"
"Ofteu.".
Every well. Give it me. This way2"
at smokes beautifully. You are a
dear, good girl"
She let the poker fall.
"Oh, I'm not, she walled, 81 am not
really kind hearted. 1t is all seltishness!'
This came out with a rush; but | am
used to her, aud kept my pipe in.
even my charities are only hideous
kind of selfshoess. she continued with
clasbed hands. "There is that poor man
who sells matchboxei at the corner of
this stree, for instance. | sometimes
give him twnpence.' (She carries an
enormous purse, bnt there is never more
than twopence in it,
"That is surely not selfish" said.
at is, said she, Selling the poker as
if intending to do for herself that in
slant. 81 never give him anything simply
because see he needs it, but only occa-
sionaliy when feel happier than usual.
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