Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-08
A Good Way uith Women

At least / protested to be watching
them. AS a matter of fact, was day
dreaming. The dreams-I may as well
confess it-were about Bob Chalmers
and myself. He had paid me marked
attention during the fortnight that he
had been staying in the neighborhood.
Some one reused me by slogging
Eball into the tent. When had thrown
1T out and settled down again noticed
that couple of men were talking on
the bench just outside. One voice was
dear old Col. Wardell's. The other be-
1onged to stranger-the gentleman
who was staying with him, 1 supposed.
"Just fancy Bob Chalmers coming
down here!" said the stranger. 81
shouldn't have thought there was any
thing at PARKWAY to attract him." 1
smiled contentedly. He had seemed to
-fnd-something.
''Oh!" said the colonel, "'I don't
know. If he likes a country life, you
see? %
81 shouldn't think it was the least in
his line. He's regular society man,
knows all the best people"
''Does he? I should hardly have
thought-er-"
"Well, you see his wife" His wife!
The tent seemed to whirl round me. I
lost the conclusion of the sentence;
also the reply. When I recovered the
visitor was speaking again.
"a niece of Lord Hevington," he
said. lawfully pretty woman. The
belle of her season. He carried her off
from regular crowd of fellows, some
I, "a Love fOh -
she Always had a good way with
women" remarked the colonel, with
laugh.
He had a "way" with one woman I
knew.
"a jolly good fellow declared the
stranger, emphatically. 81 can under
stand anyone liking him.
I.heard them walk away and join
in the Babel of merry voices. Some
one came into the tent and asked me
to make one in the next game, but 1
pleaded a headache. The excuse was
true, 1 think; but wasn't sure about
the headache or anything. Glow
could he have been so cruel!" kept
thinking to myself. He had seemed
so frank and open. It was part, sup
posed, of his ''way" with women.
decided to go home and avoid meet
ing him until had recovered little,
but before could carry out my reso-
luton heard his quick step upon the
gravel path. 1 set my lips and made
another resolution. He should not
have the satisfaction of thinking that
cared.
"Why!'' he cried, with his merry
laugh, "there isn't anything wrong
with the ground after all. I thought
it looked awfully unipteresting till I
saw this side of the tent"
smiled and made room for him.
81 wonder" inquired, whether you
really think that I believe all your
pretty speeches? Come now, do tell
me-"
them?' He tossed his cap into a cor
ner and stretched himself lazily.
"Oh, dear me, yes! You have an
admirable way with poor, helpless
woman. I heard some one say so the
other day, do you know
He pulled his mustache obviously.
81 should be satisfied if one woman
thought so'' He looked down upon
me with smile. He is big, even when
he is sitting.
'Oniy one?"
"Only one"
''Of course. you say that to all of
them. It is part of the way" He
folded his hands across his knee and
considered the matter.
would you like me to record a sol
L
inquired.
More of the 'way!' Really, Mr.
Chalmers, you are excellent" He re-
garded me carefully and grew rather
grave.
81 am afraid" he remarked, at
length, 81 have done something to dis
please you" looked at him Innocent
ly. 1t hurt me to meet his eyes, but
1 did not finch.
1.-The weak spot of man." pro-
nounced sis his vanity. He considers
all his doings of interest-pleasing or
,disp.easing-to Others"
''To his particular friends he cor
rected
"Am I honored by inclusion in that
category" Yesterday the question
would have appeared needless. To-day
it seemed absurd.
''It is a matter which requires two
persons: TO settle. So far as am con-
cerned--" He paused and glanced
swiftly at me. Possibly you would
say it WAS only part of the way if I
finished the sentence?"
studied the tennis carefully.
He rose hastily to find a wandering
bail. I was glad to see him throw it
80 savagely. 1t was a little consola-
sion TO hurt his vanity.
''You are-impossible- even
in~." he remarked. with his usual GOOD