Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-28
"We? Who are 'we:'' he queried.

my dear" she replied calmly, "you
are not SO silly as to be jealous, are you:
Jealousy is Il thing l could never I'M
derstand. Of all things l abhor it is
jealous NAV. | should never think Of
you for one being jealous Of Captain
Beaumont. Look how much olde. he is
than am.
81 do not care pin" said George,
''if he is older or younger, know you
are my wife, and it is my place to take
you out for rides and drives and to bring
you flowers and am not going to al
low single man to be banging after
you always and to have every one in
the hotel speaking about it. Yon 90 out
driving with him, he takes you to tic
theater, gives you flowers, and you al
low him to pay you any amount of at
tention.'
My DEAR" said Doris, "you arc
really exciting yourself an sure you
are far too much Of man of the world
to be Jealous Besides, you take Mrs.
VIM for drives and you give her flow
ers. You hang about and have all tho
people in the hotel speaking about it,
and when | receive attentions why
should you worry about it,"
because | love you, Doris" said
George atTectionate,y, because You
are my wife, l do net care hang for
that little fool Of widow-a liltlo
empty headed doll. firted with hcr-
well-because | never could help max
ing an idiot Of myself fer some silly
woman. You know | love you and am
not going to have you spoken about aud
talked about like that little fool If you
want to go tor he theator, | Will take
you, aud if you want flowers | can buy
them for you; if you want any one to
ride with You, will give you my So
ciety-and Doris, love you-aud upon
my soul you will drive lie nad alto,
gother if you do not leave off flirting, y
ooh, you old GOOSE cried Doris,
when she had recovered from her fit Of
laughter "But You are so like man
l, forsooth, must not be jealous OF you,
but, oh, let me firt with another mar
and you are jealous Of me. You can give
a widow ba kets CT flowers, but let a
poor man give me even spray and,
oh, what to do! George, darling, you
are a silly goose! You are very hand
some, but You have not grain Ct st H. a
in your silly head We have only leen
having lark with you. Why, Captain
Beaumont is engaged to be married to
my cousin lice, privately, and must
confess that asked him to 1ilrt With
me Just to prove to yOu that what L.
sauce for the geese is also sauce for
cumberland you seemed so tend Ct MI
Ninn!"
"Nonsense, said George viciousl.
II hate her. y
and you paid her so mrch atten-
ton" continued Doris maliciously,
"She tol1 ne yesterday that she
going to be married to a man out in
dia, interpolated George.
And you said that you would never
be guilty of jealousy"
Il was an ass " said George.
And then he took Doris IL his arm
and ki:-ed and busged her
Upon ny soul" he said in few
moments, IL won't do it any mere,
The game is not worth the cahnle'
Don't you 1irt, and | won "
} "Flirtr' quoth Doris. with her gold.
ell head up to his shoulder. 81 should
never think Of such thing, for l love
you, George-love you with all my
heart. But you kno v love only feeds
and thrives on love, and you cannot Keel
, anything alive unless you nourish 1t.
! 81 have been an ass, said George
repentantly
When he met Captain Beaumont ii
the smoking room afterward, be iookot
at him rather shcepishly, and thtn NJ
J held out hi. hand and said, "Noll, Ole
t fellow, | know all about 1t
: Poor little gill, said the gallan
| captain. at was very plucAy OF her, bu
[ could not have kept up nlucn lohgtI
the hirtatinAs with her, because A!lc'
! and | are going to be married III 81
} weeks y
D
CAPTAIN Beaumont and Alice are
O very happy married couple and III
only oues that are perhaps shade nap
g uier are Doris aud ceor;,o.
s George pvyer goes IL for filrtatlc'
V now He has too vivid recollection
y the misery that was caused hlm y D'
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