Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-04-19

"HOw often have | told you, my
dear Eva, that u self evident TACT
requires no assertlngi" he asked IN
his most dOgmatic tone.
Sic shrugged her shoulders.
"How often? Ga, | don't know.
A hundred times, [ dare say. YOu
look cross, Charlie"
Charlie frOwned again. There
was all intangible something IN
Eva's tone and manner that was
not wont TO be there, something
that be could neither DE- fiue nor
understand, though he felt 1t ln'
stinctively.
81 am not cross. Eva, but | am
grieved grieyed beyond measure
Your conduct last night caused me
acute pain the more so as YOU ex-
ptc,ed no regret for 1t. But | hope
YOU are in a better frame of miud
today aud ready 20 s'y you are
sorry for what you did. Until You
have done 50 | really don't feel l
can kiss YOU
Charlie fully expected that this
stupendous threat would reduce
Eva to the lowest deDtbs
of despair and bring her,
6guratively speaking, to her knees,
but for once was he out In bis CAL
culations. She drew up her slen-
der figure and purscd up her rosy
tlips with an air that made him
feel vaguely uneasy. Was it TO
defy hlmf Yes. Her next words
proved that it was 80.
81 am not sOrry," she said. "Not
"A bit. l am glad. 1 would do 1t
again"
Charlie gasped. Tne situation
was so unlocked for that be could
not rise to it all at once.
Gas for kissing me-" Eva went
on, with a little disdalnful move,
"well, you will never have the
chance of doing that again, so you
need not excite yourself"
Charlie found his voice then
"YOu are talking at random now,
Eva" be said severely, "a bad
habit, against which l have alwa! e
warned you. viii you be kind
enough to explain yourselfP'
"Oh, certainly" Eva answered
II can do TINA very few words
Lord Dolly proposed to me last
night, aud l accepted him."
Charlie gashed again.
"But you are engaged to me-" be
ei ,cuIated. "YOu must be mad
You cant seriously contemplate
throwing me over for Dolly DISH
wood. The things impossible"
She looked at him and smiled.
Incredible as It may seem t.
on l do contemplate it,"
"But-but-but," stammere(
Charlie, "this Is very-ex-extra
ordinary behavior on your part
Eva. Are you aware that ou pro
pose to treat me 10 a most dis
honorable wsy, ARCHAEOLOGICAL
short, very badly"
; Her face grew grave.
81 should be sorry to do that,
! he said more gently, 'T-I dOD'
want TO be dishonOrable or to trea
you badly, Charlie, but am Onl.
; human, and no one but mysel
; knows what / have gone thrOugI
IN the last few months. You haI
tried me too hard. was very ion
= Of yoI at one time, and # you hi'
D treated me fairly | should nav
Z been fond OF you still. But 20
r would wear out q saint, and al
only a woman. don't think l. "
, Dolly would be- hard on me II
/, may not be very brilliant, but a
all events he Is q man--the sol
:. of man We call a gentleman-an
3 knows how to be generous, eve
}. to such an altogether inferiC
creature as a mere woman"
y She paused aud looked critical
r at her rejected lover, who now pr
Q sented truly pitiable appearance
e with all the starch taken out
OF HIN and . general air of lin
Q depression pervading his beinl
p "Thst IS all, she went on pr
It sentIy. "Bat before you 60 ther
$ is one thing that I should like
impress upon you for future gol