Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-02-04

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(W152asfl Willow and brown with
WEjt4Si NJ pins here and there
$s-- foot long and when
" IT they are not in use
she keeps them in
her hat, through
which she stabs them far down into her
brain. This makes me shudder; but so
is she constructed that it does not seem
to hurt, and in that human pincushion
the daggers remain until it is time for
her to put on her jacket again.
She comes here occasionally always
looking as If she had been born afresh
that morning. to sit IN the big chair
ard discuss what sort of girl she Is,
with other matters of moment. When
she suddenly filings herself forward -
clasping her hands on her knee-aud
says, "OhWI know that she has re-
membered something which must out
at once or endanger her health; any
whether it be Il don't believe in any
body or anything-thcrem or "Why do
we die so soon3" or ~ buy chocolate
drops by the half pound" am expect.
ed to regard it, for the time being, as
one of the biggest things of the day. l
allow her, but no other, to mend my
fire; and some CT her most profound
thoughts have come to her with a jerk
while holding the poker. However, she
is rot always serious, for, though her
face is often so wistful that to be within
u yard of it is too close for safety, she
sometimes jests gleefully, clapping her
hands; but never laugh, rather continue
smoking hard; and this she livery
properly puts dom to my lack OF hu-
NOR. The reason we get on together 50
well is because treat her exactly as il
She were man, as per agreement,
Ours is a platonic friendship, or, at
least, was, for she went off half al houi
ago with her head in the air.
After only one glance in the mirror,
she had spread herself out in the big
chair, which seems to one to put its arm;
round her. Theu this jumped out:
"And l had thought YOU SO trust
worthy" tshc always begins in thu
middle.)
"What have l doneIn I asked, though
/ knew.
yesterday" she said "when yo,
put me into that cab. Ga, you didn'
do it, but you tried to-
"Do whatI"
She screwed her mouth, whercupon
smoked hard, lest | should attempt t.
do it again. But she would have an
answer.
"Men are all alike, she said indig,
nantly.
"And you actually think" broke
out bitterly, Chat if did mediate such
an act 0or one brief moment) l was
yielding TO the wretched impulses to
which other men give way Miss Gun.
niugs, do you know me no better than
that?
81 don't see what you mean" she
replied. Her directness is sometimes 9
little annoyiug.)
| wagged my head mournfully and
there ensued u pause, for did not quite
know what meant myself.
"What do you mean2' she asked more
gently, my face slowing her that | was
deeply hurt-not angry, but hurt.
l laid my pipe on the mantelpiece
and, speaking very sadly, proved to her
that had nothing in common with other
young men, though | forget now how l
proved it. If l seemed to act as they
did my motives were quite different aud
therefore, l should be judged from
another standpoint. Also looked upon
her as child, while l felt very old
(therc are six years between u.s..
"And now, " said |, with emotion, "as
you still think that | tried Toto do it
iIom the wretched ordinary motive
namely, because | wanted to), suppose
YOU and ] must part. have explained
the affair to you because it is painful to
M to be misunderstood. Goodby; |
shall always think Of you with extreme
regard"
Despite an apparent effort TO control
it, my voice broke. Then she gave way.
She put her hand into mine, aud, with
tears in her eyes, asked me to forgive
her. which | did.
This little i1cident it was that showed
her how different am from other men,
and led to the drawing up oil our pia
tonic agreement, which we signed, so to
speak, that afternoon over the poker.
promised to be to her such friend rs [
am TO Mr.. Thomson; | even undertook,
If necessary, to scold her though she
cried las she limited she should probably
do, and she was to see that it was for
her good, just as Thomson sees 1t when
scold him.
~ shall have to call you MARY
81 don't see that"
"Nes, it is customary among real
hlends. They expect it OF each other.
l was not looking her in the face, so
1d4uoN ACll NOW sue iUoh TINS a. UfSt.
However, after she mad eaten a chocolate
drop in silence, she said
"But you don't call Mr.. Thomson ty
his Christian nsmel'
Certainly do. -
"Aud he would feel sighted If you did
not?"
He would be extremely painel.'
"What is his Christian namel"
"Thomson's Christian namel Oh, his
Christian name. Thomson's Christian
name is--sh-Harry.
but | thought his Initials were J.
r.! Those are the Initials on that UNI
brella you never returned to him
els tina! sol Then my suspicious were
correct; the umbrella is not his own.
How like him.
al had an idea that you merely called
INN Thomsoal'
Before otaer people only. Men
friends address each other in one way in
but il quite another way waen
they gre alone,
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