The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-28


would stay at home.''
! What have you against me?" Pau
line asked finally. why is it my fault
that you don't want to pass your time
the same way that | do? Many a time
l. have asked you why you We're sitting
along, why you were mot more cheer
ful-have you ever answered me?
What can l do if you like it that way
| You always want to be alone
mo, no." denied Rosie, "Only when
| go with you am | sitting alone; only
| then am | lonely. l want to enjoy my
| self, but | cannot in your presence!'
Go alone then" Pauline exclaimed
| with much anger.
so l will, if you don't like my COM
pany"
who told you 1 didn't like your
company? You are accusing me
against me, | don't know why. Go
alone, don't go alone-go, don't go; say
what you like, it is all the same to mel"
1T is we'll to know'' said Rosie viru-
lently, and then the companions each
went their way
For long time thereafter Rosie was
satisfied. Wherever she went she felt
much better than in Pauline's compa-
ny. WhomeVer she spoke to, and with
Whomever she spent her time, she was
sure they meant her and not Pauline.
They talked with her, they laughed
with her, they walked with her-not
with Pauline. No more Pauline! She
mot 1Nnfn yrf1 -1,1
plainly saw that she was one too many.
She thanked heaven for the happy sep
aration.
She probably would have forgotten
Pauline. Often chums forget each
other at this girls age But it was not
possible. Her joy did not last long.
She soon noticed that her acquaint-
ances We're getting fewer every day.
Almost all her previous associates, who
used to enjoy their time with Pauline
and herself, went over to Pauline.
She often met them promenading to-
gether She knew that they visited
Pauline every day, but they seemed
now to consider it sufficient if they met
her once a year, and in the street at
that.
When she asked an old acquaintance,
why don't you show yourself? Why
don't you visit us once in a while?" she
received the following reply: "You
must excuse me; l have been very
busy lately, At the first free mo-
ment | will be in to see you"
But you have time to visit Pauline
almost every day." she answered spite
fully.
1T happened to be on the way, SO I
looked in," he answered, somewhat en-
barrassed.
She grew more lonely every day
Some one must be at fault in this and
the only one who could be suspected
was Pauline.
THAT tickle, double-faced creature
must SANDER me" she thought.
Pauline fascinated the boys; she did
not leave Rosie one. Her grudge
against Pauline grew with her loneli-
ness Now and then they met. They
were not outwardly angry with each
other, just the opposite. They kissed
each other, but soon after they wound
ed each other as follows:
you are promenading a little too
much" Rosie would say, with SO and
SO. He is visiting you every day at
your house, so | am told
well, is it your affair? Do you envy
me?" asks Pauline,
What luck. 1t is much to be en-
vied ] am not so low as to walk with
him" Z
After such talks the old friends lost
much of their affection for each other.
Once it happened that Pauline be-
came so wrought up over Rose's sting
ing words that she lost control of her.
self and spat in Rosie's face. Rosie re-
piled in the same way. After that they
met no more, but spoke about each 9TH
er in the worst terms. Pauline used to
say that Rosie was an ugly, naughty |
girl" and Rosie said of Pauline what
ever her stinging tongue could utter. |
In course of time Pauline forgot that |
she ever had chum called Rosie. She |
lived too happily to remember her She |
made too many friends of both sexes |
to remember Rosie or have time to
quarrel with her foolish, childish COM
panion of long ago." as she began to
style her when she was mentioned.
Rosie, however. did not make new
friends, and had enough time, there
fore, to dwell on her grudge against
Pauline, and to talk about her. She
accused her of everything bad, includ
ing cruelty and unappreciatiyeness.
Just think" she used to complain,
how much ] did for her and how she
pays me for it!' If some one asked
what good she ever did for Pauline
she would reply with much bitterness:
Ask our old tutor; he will tell you
low much work I had to prepare her
lessons. If it We're not
for me she would have received the
lowest mark
ROsies few acquaintance knew her
acquired weakness for incessantly ma
igning Pauline and tried their best not
% mention Pauline's name in her pres
'nce, but Rosie voluntarily, upon the
east occasion, mentioned her ex-com
)anions name, and one word was usu
lily enough to make her talk about
Ter. She began her talk about Pauline
is of friend but finished always
hus: Pauline would have been
lice girl had she not been such
thing, so volatile, such a
good for nothing, such a coquette, such
liar. She does not say one true
word, such an unthankful thing"
According to Rosie's opinion no de-
ent young man who cared for his rep
TIA tiOn could afford TO be Acquainted