The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-06


which banlcd vanity and spite wtre
uppermost She changed her mood. as
ono changes "a much worn dress which
has ceased to De becoming
And 10 you are madly 10 love, H3a'
ald7'
ile stared violently.
I'm lovcT
"Reporl says 30. And with a hnby.
fresh from her nursery bread anu
milk"
what on earth DO you meanf
you know quite well. But ita hope
less my dear boy. quito hopeless
lie said nothing but he hated her
from that moment. as be had never
hated any woman. Perhaps she In
tended that he should. somctimea'
when q woman falls 20 charm. she Is
glad to wound. Both deeds give sense
Of power.
You 500. know al about A." she
continued. you met in the country;
she told the whole story TO my aunt
Mrs Marker
"shc told. what do you mean?'
1--WE are talking about Miss Barnes ~
lie showed he was hit. us man VIII
never do to another man. Tine woman
being low In his respect ala not matter
lie spoke very quietly. Eyes. ! am
awiully devoted TO Miss Barnes. but
what do you know about here
The you" hurt. aa he may have
meant Il should
"Oh. only know that sho conndoa In
Aunt Betty. aud Aunt Betty eonhdes ib
me.
And you"
Il conndo In YOU"
Ito grew clever. az a dull man may.
when he feols the need Of arms against
fomconc It would be cowardly TO strike.
you may az well tell me what you
intend TO tell me" he uald.
only. that you are making a TOOL OF
yourself, my dear boy. An Old friend
has surely the right"
"Cr takes IT,"
"Yos. or takes II. to say these franh
ihlnEs The girl doesn't care chip
about YOU"
"sho raid ao?"
mot exactly. nut she confessed &c
being dreldhlly In love With SOMEONE
else"
"Ah. we'll. that's possible"
"You viii discover that I am speak
Ing tn truth when she marrlca him.
III she does"
tfff Ia, ,,.,,,....., ,.,t, ,,,cav Ifo aaffna
TO be rather slow about Il. She do
clnres be IN shy. too doubtful Of his own
merits. A woman always wants to
think that, when a man doesn't come
TO tho point"
Il wish you would remember that
you nro talking about girl"
who "a In love with someone else
Yes. do You sec. Ronald. l know tho
world and you are woefully old-fnah'
Toned In some ways"
you have told mo so before"
ayes. In the old days. But you I'm
proved a little under my tuition. You
have gone back since"
lie rose TO 80. but chance caused him
10 oyerturn a vase OF flowers as hC
pushed his chair back. and he stopped
with many apologies to pick It up.
Sic. continued softly. as II there had
been no interruption:
"You may know the man she IA IN
love with. ana Il adds conviction TO ms
story. You were IN the house at IN,
time. She Ia very romantic over him
and she did not tell my aunt his rca
name. She called him Prince Charm
Ing"
Tho vase fell and smashed into NAM
pieces at his feet lie burst out laugh
Ing as a school boy laughs. and he ig
nored the breaking and seized Mrs
Jacks hands.
THANK you. a thousand limos.
knew you were a good sort al the bot
TOM lilo spoke as II he meant Il, hu
she knew better. and WINGED. wv
acted In some beastly pantomlmo oil
Christmas eve. and was Prince Carm
Ing In falry-tale thing when she Wa
the princess. You've done me a goo
service by mistakc. Mrs Jack. an
you'll know that the man loycs her
when she mqrrics him."
She smiled, said good-by and ran
the bell with compoaurc, but her fac
was eurlously out OF keeping with he
voice.
Ito went downstairs with brls
atop, and out into the street Tn
whole world had suddenly grown vor
wonderful, and. to prove a.. he halle
hanson and went 10 call on Mis-