Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-11
AWKWARD FOR MRS. JIMMY.

Il was a long journey, and We were
fellow passengers. She was a very
pretty woman-her profile, at least, of
which she showed me a good deal dur
ing the first part Of the journey. Our
conversation had dealt with generaI-
ties until the carriage had gradually
emptied itself
For two hours We were TO be alone,
and the dusk closes in early in Deem
Der / think il was she who first APP
preached condolences. I discovered
that she had been married four years
and that her husband was a good deal
cider than herself, and rich.
/ did not think il necessary to inform
her that my wife s-slightly-my
senior. and also rich. In fact. did not
mention that [ was married at all. It
seemed unimportant.
1T is Wearisome journey" she
said; and hate the country. ! almost
cried when ve left London"
Happy London" l said.
Il shall be tied here for the next six
months. she went on, ignoring my
ejaculation.
Il wish YOU might" I said with
glance round the carriage.
How foolish YOU are" But I fancy
she blushed. II mean in Cornwall.
What possesses people to live in Corn
VALE"
81 am sure don't know. The Lands
End is there, isn't ito"
"Of course. But my husbands place
isn't quite so remote. Do you know
L0stwithiel?"
] did know it,. / was on my way TO
make It's acquaintance: in fact. rela-
tive Of my yifes had recently died and
left her a small property in that place
leaned back and reelected on the
law of coincidence. l also thought I
would not inform her OF my destination
yet To might check the tide OF con-
hdence. and / felt sympathetic.
His people live near us she went
on. If there is one thing more o5jec-
tion3cle than another il is having ones
husbands people in the same neighbor-
hood
ON ones own. 7 said.
20. mine don't trouble me. she went
on. Jimmy are bad enough I don't
know wha; ! should do with two sets Of
relatives"
Jimmy" I said interrogatvely, lis
the happy possesSOr Of"
A glance said the rest.
Yes. I don't know that it consti-
tutes happiness"
You wouldn't. Of course. You are
/ only comforting it,
All, she said. Its easy TO see YOU
are not married. You couldn't make
those speeches if YOU were"
felt a prick Of conscience. and bless
I ed the friendly dusk, as 1 stopped to re-
I arrange my rug.
Husbands l said. are ungrateful
+ beings. as rule But you-I mean the
man who
her light laugh covered my confusion
/ Decidedly she knew something OF the
arc OF flirting did Mrs. jimmy had
/ nct yet discovered her other name.
You we're speaking. l said irrele-
/ vanity. about relatives"
Not mine-my husbands"
She paused and looked a me reflect
lively; then sketched some portraits with
/ a light touch and a soupcon Of femi-
nine malice
I enjoyed the sketches immensely.
felt I should have no difficulty in recog-
nizing the originals when l. too. had q
I proprietary interest in the society and
/ the neigh00rhoOd.
THE worst OF the lot is my sister-in-
/ law she concluded. she is-wen.
/ just a little bit OF a cat. And So"
Jealous" I suggested. She really
. looked so much prettier now she was
/ animated
She nodded. OF course. 1 don't say
So but l know it,
You naturally would I observed;
cts a thing a woman detects very
f. quickly
Jealous because I'm younger and
. better of and more popular, and-well,
. Won can guess the rest
There is not much left 20 guess. un-
. less IL is-that your personal attrac-
/ tons"
20. no mere compliments. please"
"I was merely going 20 add-make
| YOU naturally more popular with men
i than
20" she said. innooently, women
| are very fond of me. too"
/ "I- is possible 1 observed, ''but
/ much TO their credit"
/ She looked al me more keenly than
she had vet done
I'm afraid" she said, you are in
clined TO be sarcastic"
I assured her my worst enemy could
never have brought such a charge
against me. Ny great fault was too
[ too cordial acknowledgment of the
[ feelings Of the moment.
"I don quite believe that, YOU know
she went on.
Yet / gave YOU credit for Intellectual
power" I said. reproachfully.
She laughed. If YOU meant one-half
OF what you've said I should feel l
! had been-wsll a little tCo-too-"
Don, spare me, I pleaded. WAS it
too friendly"
That expresses il we'll enough.
"A woman. I observed. may receive
a remark with displeasure-yet not be
really diapleased."
You appear she said, Ito know
good deal about women
you are all interesting" said, con-
vincingly. "A few of you are beautiful
as we'll That makes YOU dangerous.
'I should fancy. she said. that you
liked danger
"And YOU. I said like adventure"
CT like most things that I can't getr'
How like woman
ct desest a man to saw that, Do you
never fancy that what most women say,