The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-30
A RIFT IN THE Lutte

He thrust his hands into his pockets
She envied him his ability to do so, but
compromised by twisting her fingers tight
ly together behind her back. He gnawed
his mustache, with the hint Of an amused
smile In one corner of his mouth. She
choked and blinked bravely to keep back
the tears. From his standpoint this their
first quarrel was a pretty little joke, in
which he held the upper hand and meant
to end 1t all by taking her close in his
arms when he got ready and kissing her
back to her old sweet self
From her standpoint she felt that things
never could be the same again. 1t WASH {
that she blamed him for caring, because
she had seen too much of Tom Wells. She
had rather enjoyed his jealousy at first
She liked to see him standing by, clinch-
ing his hands and growing pale, because
she knew that 1t was all because of love
for her. But when the battle was finally
on, when he had got her alone and come
to the point. things changed. Instead of
having him at her mercy he some way
seemed to have her at his. She didn't
quite like the deliberate ease with which
he seemed to contemplate his ultimate tri.
umph, and, after the first burst of re-
proaches was over, he seemed to be per-
fectly confident that she was going to be
meekly penitent and full of promises of
reform in the future.
She tingled to her finger tips with rebel
lion. He should not conquer her. She
had been really trifle ashamed of herself
at first and had meant to tell him so after
she had teased him little but now she
was determined not to submit. This one
first case was the test case. Upon its out
come depended the tenor of their whole
future life, and Miss Beatrice Lane was
going to come out victorious this time II
IL tore her little heartstrings till they
snapped. II he, the great, tall Philip
Ewing were going to be such "a domestic
tyrant as this, the sooner she knew it the
better, especially as Tom was going back
to college In a fortnight, and she would
need him to assist her in her projected
torture of her despotic young lover.
There now, little girl, it's all over, and
we might as well kiss and make up
know you were thoughtless. You didn't
mean to hurt me by your flirting with
that little, Insignificant schoolboy. so
we'll forget all about it. Come, lift up
your head, Trix, and''-
Trix did lift up her head, but Ewing
stepped back, all at once realizing that the
lips weren't quite as coaxingly sweet as
usual. Her chin seemed to have lost its
dimple; her eyes might have been hard If
there had not lurked in them trace of
hurt pleading. But her voice was very
calm and even as she answered slowly:
You seem to forget that may have
something to say about whether or not
you will kiss me; also you don't seem to
remember that you yourself graduated
only last June, just year ahead Of this
other little Insignificant schoolboy. / am
almost afraid, she went on, taking on a
superior tone of condescension, as though
the new feminine ideas were really rooted
in her dear little soul, IN almost afraid
that men who have broad shoulders
and have won questionable fame on a
brutal football team when at college some
how grow to let their physical power dom
mate their motives as we'll Mr.. Philip
Ewing, you can't carry me before you just
because your arms are strong. woman
admires fine proportions in man, but not
after he betrays that his muscle and Drawn
arc mightier factors In his life than gentle
manliness. To think about 1t, don {
know but prefer Mr. Tom Wells lack of
stature, with its attendant abundance OF
honor and honesty, to Mr.. Philip Ewing's
six feet OF pompous stubbornness.
She was frightened at herself, for she
hadn't meant to say so much, but when
she had begun she couldn't find place to
stop. Then, too, she rather enjoyed seeing
him vince, and when he drew In his breath
n .f -. -
his questionable fame che was goaded
on by an irresistible power to show him,
once for all that she wasn't going TO be
wax In his hands She was too angry to
consider Pride had overpowered her love.
and as she went on the big fellow only
looked at the tiny fury in speechless amaze
ment, crushed, hurt, astounded, at her
sarcastic dclugc
At last she finished. He bowed his head
as II TO 20, and then turned, holding out
have given worlds 20 creep II only she
could have done 20 without sacrifice of
her pride. And all he said was.
"Beatricc, for heavens sake don't make
this mistake. Remember, dear, that you
once loved me; that was the first man
you loved; that you were the first girl
loved. You can't 60 10 some one else. !
won't Let another man have you and kiss
you and tell you things have told you"
But this tiny embodiment Of the new
womans discrimination to teach man his
place set her teeth and only smiled nc him,
smiled Just ~ amusedly as he had smiled
at her In the beginning of the little dis
pute which now had reached such alarm
ing proportions
Poor Philip stood and waited, holding
out his empty arms, and she merely smiled
So he turned and went, hut the new wom-
an received terrible shock the instant
that the door closed behind him for Miss
Beatrice threw herself on mountain OF
pillows and indulged In a deluge OF good
salt tears, Just the Kind Eve would have
shed had fortunate Adam had 20 TO