The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18
Linley, inviting his approval Of her seuti-

as Doris bent her face toward the lamp,
with a cigarette in her lips, her indiffer-
ence seemed SO much moro dignified, more
delicate, than the others blatant bid for
his fayors, that he answered half Grossly:
II like to see women smoke when they
smoke gracefully"
Doris, moving toward her straight chair
again, smiled little. He tried to meet
her eyes, to claim understanding with her,
but missed her glance as she passed. Her
smile puzzled him. There was something
strange in it. The other girl was speaking.
ooh, l dare say, when you don't care
for the woman very much. You wouldn't
like your wife or sister to smoke, would
your'
Linley looked quickly at Doris to see if
she resented the stupid rudeness of the
speech. She did not appear to have heard
it. She moved her cigarette from her lips
for a moment to ask her guest, who was
lounging about in her chair in various at
titudes of "girlish grace" if she would
not like a cushion for her elbow. Linley
had to rise and hunt for the cushion. He
was exceedingly irritated; he wished Doris
would appeal to him to defend her habits,
but as she did not he spoke on his own
account.
81 should have no objection to my wife
smoking, or my sister, if 1 had one, but
unfortunately have not"
"Oh, but thought you and she," with
gesture toward Doris, "were sort of
adopted brother and sister. 1 thought you
said so.''
This was given with an air of childish
ingenueusness, but it was the greatest
mistake the poor girl could have made just
then. She ought not to have implied that
he had discussed Doris with her. Very
likely he had, but she should not have re-
membered it then.
81 don't recollect ever saying anything
of the kind" he answered.
Doris interposed with a question as to
the reported engagement Of a popular ac-
tor with popular actress. This was a
subject in which the other girl was really
interested. Actors were her heroes. She
knew great deal that was not true and a
great deal that was tedious about theat-
rical life and she chartered on this topic
until Linley could have shaken her. What
had formerly seemed artlessness turned to
Irritating Stiffness as Doris listened and
questioned courteously.
At last the girl seemed to realize that
she was not making great impression.
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evas ~ . LOON Of envv and of cUriosi+n 10
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that other eg;rl @ oot HOLD of . Trencb royol
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artistic % r,eri+ tbat sbs ' rod - H.d 10
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dronned @ ont Of the conversation We I, The two
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said e., did. be, tona iarred Tn tba clear
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oyardraxy,, eve o,c,erated He, waist yyss
too small her co1oring too brilliant. her
yerv vouth was aogressive and tiresome
when the sound Of tbe door he'll announced
the arrival of her mother. he felt relieved
from intoIerable horedom
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