Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-04-12
NEMESIS.
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667 Il Is easy enough to break off

66S7 Il Is easy enough to break off
with woman. Jack; don't
worry so. She will take 1t hard
for time, but if you Llust break her
heart sooner or later, save your own
out of the wreck il you can. After all.
woman's heart is hard to break. 1t is
off with the old love and on with the
new with the whole sex, find"
but you don't know the girl, Ben.
She is blamed sight too good for me-
She is one of those sweet. refined girls
whose affection absorbs her whole SOUL
and | know she loves me as few men
are ever loved. Every look. word or ac-
ton tells me it is true. and. though
feel that | have made Il mistake, Ben.
l cannot tell her So"
Don't tell her a thing. Jack That is
not the way to manage a woman. Sim
ply disgust her with herself. Stop send
ing her flowers and kncknacks; don't
take her out so much, and when you
do. praise up some other woman to her
And, Jack, don't go over 50 often: tell
her you are taking up II new study or
of course. but that wont matter. Make
engagements and fail to keep them, or
80 over late. or be seized with desire
to return early. Oh. there are Il hum
dred and one ways to aid you. You can
tease her Il little when she is serious
and be serious when she Is gay In
fact, differ with her .as much as posi-
II II, t.,tr ,iStf MI Il
fault and pick to pieces the little argu
ments she may give in defense. And be
as entertainingly disagrepable as you
can without really appearing to he So
! will wager that within month you
will be as free as air. The girl will
shake you. No woman can stand the
pressure. l have tried it, my boy. and
l know. My old-time sweetheart. Fran
ces Grayson, is now the Wife Of n far
better man than myself. and the happy
mother of Il charming boy. or course
she did not name the child for me
but did not expect it,"
II believe l will try it. old man. But
! am fond of the girl in way, and ii
you hear of our marriage you can know
! lost heart"
"Checr up. Jack. my boy" said Ben
Mallory. wringing his hand. Love is Il
lottery, and Cupid is Il merryslittle fell
low when you know how to manage
him."
Ben Mallory and Jack Downs had
known one another but u month, yet. in
that short time had developed firm
friendship that only the confidence OF
youth can instill. They were both stran-
gers in the city and brother lawyers in
the same firm. which added to their
cOngeniaity.
Jack was an only child. adored by his
parents. while Ben was one of large
family of two marriages, whose place
in his home numerous brothers and Sis
tiers usurped He had been reared by q
wealthy uncle of no family, with whom
he had lived for years. returning to his
own home once year for a short vaca-
ton. For his own people he cared
little and seldom spoke of them. not
wishing to explain sheir strained re,a-
tons. Yet II Ben Mallory ever truly
loved being on earth he loved his
sweet little half-sistcr. Kitty Kempster.
She was now mt college, and had lately
ceased to write to her big. handsome
brother as often as was her wont.
Ben had not seen Jack Downs since
their talk. though he heard from him
now and then from his home, whittier
he had gone for a rest. II am taking
your advice" he wrote. "but the girl
battles me. don't know how to take
her aud feel Ike Il COMPOUNDED brute
I've mind to make clean BREAST OF
it,"
The next letter said: "Ben. am free.
After all. | am not happy. wish had
been square with the little girl. She
let me down hard. Mother has set her
heart on my marrying an heress in
town. but of the two the little girl suits
me best"
"That fellow Ia fool" murmured
Ben. as he unf0lded small missive