Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-12-06

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her scarf just as l hold Thomson's.
~ walked down Regent street be-
hind you yesterday" l said, steruly,
sand your back tod me that you were
vain"
81 am not vain OF my personal appear
Gnce at any rate"
How could you be7"
She looked at me sharply, but my face
was without expression, and she sighed.
She remembered that had no hunor.
Whatever my faults are, and they
gre many, vanity is not one of them"
"When | said you had bad temper
rou made the same remark about it.
Also when -"
"That was last week, stupid! But,
# cou,s', if you think me ugly :"
al did not say that
"Ye9, you did"
"But if you think nothing Of your
PERSONAL appearance, why blame me if !
agree with your
Shc rose haughtily.
"Sit down"
81 won't. Gave me my scarf" Her
ryes were flashing. She hes all sorts Of
Eyes.
'If you really want to know what ]
ihink of your personal appearance"
81 don't"
l resumed my pipe.
"Welll" she said.
"Nyellf'
"Oh, thought you were going to 81!
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:
81 am so glad you think me pretty
she said, frankly, "for though l don't
think SO myself, 1 like other people to
think it; and somehow l thought you
considered me plain. My nose is al!
wrong, isn't it2'
'sLet ne see"
80 you admit you were entirely mis-.
taken in calling me vainl"
"You have proved that was"
However, after she had drawn the
daggeTs out of her head aud put them
into the scarf (or whatever part of a
| lady's dress it is tha. is worked with
ia ygers), and when the door had closed
on her, she opened it and hurriedly fired
! these shots at me.
Eyes, am horribly vain-I do my
hair every night before l go to bed
was sure you admired me the very first
lime we met know 1 have pretty
aose-good afternoon.
HER sELFIsHNEss.
She was making spills for ME. because
nose Thomson made for me hal run
iown.
| MARY"
"Well"
"Mary, dear"
al am listening
"That is ALL"
"You have such curious, was'eiul
habit of saying ones name as if it was
remark by itself"
| .Yes; Thomson has noticed that also.
However, think meant to add that 1t
s very good of you to make those spills.
! wonder if you would do something else
for met"
LAS friend?" -.
ayes. want you to fill my pipe and
rem dywn the tobacco with your little
inger."
2You and Mr.. Thomson do thot fol
zach other2'
"Often." -.
VERY well. Give it me. This wayf'
sIt smokes beautifully. You are
lear, good girl.
She let the poker fal'.
uOh. I'm not" she walled, 81 am not
,esllv kind hearted. 1t is all selfshness!
Tbis came out with rush; but L an
,sed to her, and kept my pipe IN.
.Even my charities are only hldeous
lind of selfshpess." she continued WITH
,Iosped hands. "There is that poor man
pbo sells matchboxes at the corner oil
.h;s street. for instance. I sometimes
i've him twopence." (She carries an
onormous purse, but there is Dever more
than twopence IN it, ,,
..That is surely not selfish" l said.
..It is said sac, seizing the poker AZ
8 ;ntending to do for heEselt that ln'
.tant 81 never give him anything simply
! bccause i see lie uGSuS ~ 80 usIIoI
TsonaIly when / feel happier tnan usua'.
am only thinking OF my own hapPlne:S
uben / give it him. That is the personl-
ication Of seltshness'
nWeli. if that isn't, this is. only
rive him something when am passins :
him. at any rate. 1 never dream :. ~
crossing the street on purpose 70 49, pO =,
oh T should need to be territicaiiy naPPy
Sators ~ would bother crossing to give
10, .nvthiug. There! what 40 yo'
think of me nowf" ~ u,rd.,
..You gave him something on M0h"A'
when was with YOUR
eyes" ~, .;,,a7,
nTheu YOU were happy at that time' me,
..Wbat has that got to do with 'l'
asa great deal"
rose.
..Nol Go and sit over there
HER SCARF.
O. f,rI had not (as will have peer
.;oaJ, by word or look or sigl
ho, huoSen the agreement winch rendere
orr nlatopic friendship possible. & ma.
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