The Princeton union., 1900-12-27

out OF the glare OF glAs liz HtS. ;et
..Yo ou are looking very beautiful to-
night, e whispered lowIy. I was be-
g,pning business early There was no
barrier at my lips.
Thank you,' she replied. Then
with smile, "Supposing q were TO say s
that you were looking very hand
some ~
"Oh, I, said /, somewhat disconnected,
s'tllat would be rather embarrassing
II do not doubt It 8.
.And then it would not be true. The
duty we men owe to a beautiful Wom- {
an is constantly to keep telling her OF
it.
And the duty we. women owe to a
fine looking man p a rogue Of q dimple
in her. cheeks.
Is it to explicitly believe all he says
regarding your beauty z" answered,
eYading the question. "a man may
tell a woman that she is beautiful, but
a woman may not tell a man that he is
fine lookin that is, in public"
''The terms are not sair.''
hat may be true, but they make
the wheels of the social organization
| run smoother. For instance, If met
! strange woman and she told me that
| was handsome shouldn't be able to
speak again the whole evening. On the
other hand, beautiful woman after
you say that you are delighted to meet
her expects the very next remark to
concern her good looks
Your insight is truly remarkable"
she said, the dimple continuing its eiu-
siye maneuyers. Hush, here comes
Garment
And our voices grew faint in the
swell Of melody. Mrs. Wentworth was
entranced. Her daughter was fondly
gazing at the back of her fance's head.
1 Phyllis had turned her face from me to
/ the stage. AS for myself, l was not
/ particularly interested in the cigarette
4 girl. It was running through my head
that the hour had arrived. | patted
my gloves for moment, then I drew
long breath.
| tPhyllisi said I. There was qua
yer in my voice. Perhaps / had not
spoken loud enough. "Phyllisv' said I
again. - :: s.
She turned quickly and gave me an
/ inquiring and at the same time nery-
GUS glance. -"What is it,"
II want to tell you something have
never dared to tell you till now,'' I said
earnestly. The voice on the stage
scared heavenward. II love you. VIII
/ you be my wife?''
All, me! Where were those dropping
eyelids, that flush, that shy, sweet
glance, of which had SO often dreamt?
Phyllis was froWning.
"Jack, have been afraid of this,
she said. II am SO sorry, but it eannot
be- ,s4s.,= - -.
ooh, do not say that now" l cried,
crushing my gloves. ''.Wait awhile.
Perhaps you may learn to love me-
"Jack, I have always been frank to
you because like you. Do you sup
pose it will take me five years to find
out what my heart says to any man?
No. Had loved you should not have
asked you to wait. I should have said
yes. I do not love you in the way you
| wish. Indeed I like you better than
any man / know, but that is all can
offer you. should be unkind if held
out any false hopes. have often
t asked myself why I do not love you,
but there is something lacking in you,
something cannot define. Some other
woman will find what have failed to
find in you to love-
I was twisting my gloves out of all
recognition. There was a singing in
my ears which did not come from the
stage.
"Look at it as L do, Jack There is
man in this world whom / shall love
and who will love me. We may never
meet. Then he shall be an ideal to
me and to him. You believe you
love me, but the love you offer is not
complete :
mot complete" 2" / echoed. s #
No. It would be if I returned it. .
Do you understand? There is in this
world a woman you will truly love and
who will return your love in its full &
ness. Will you meet? That is in the
hands Of your destinies Shall meet
my ideal? Who knows? But till I do
shall remain an old maid - 81
nodded Wearily. A dissertation on i
affnities seemed i'll timed s
"And now" she said, ''this beautiful
friendship Of ours must come to an q
end" And there were tears in her
eyes. . s
Yes, said I, twisting and untWist-
ing the shreds Of my gloves. 1t seem
-ed as though the world had slipped
from under my feet and was whirl- j
Ing into nothingness. my heart is
very heavy s9
Jack, il you talk like that hastily,
you will have me crying before all ~
these people" $3.50 ss
Unfortunately Ethel turned and saw
the tears in her cousins eyes. Mercy, &
what Is the matter7" she asked.
Jack has been telling me very
pathetic story said Phyllis, with !
pity in her eyes.
Yes; something that happened to-
night said |, staring at the pro- y
gramne, but seeing nothing, nothing.
Well" said Ethel, this is not the 5
place for them" turning her eyes to s