The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-02
A Good Way uith Women

nd myself. lie had paid me marked
attention during the fortnight that he
had been staying in the neighborhood.
some one reused me by slogging a
nall into the tent. When / had thrown
!, ont and settled down again ! noticed
that a couple of men were talking on
me bench just outside. One voice was
dear old Col. Wardell's. The other be-
longed to a stranger-the gentleman
who was staying with him, supposed.
AUST fancy Bob Chalmers coming
down here." said the stranger. u
xbouldn't have thought there was any
,hing at PARKWAY TO attract him" i
smiled contentedly. He had seemed TO
fnd-something.
"Oh,- said the colonel. II don't
lnow. If he likes a country life, you
seq
II shouldn't think IL was the least in
his line. He's regular society man,
knows all the best people"
DOCS he? l should hardly have
thought-er-"
.Wel.. YOU see his wife" His wife!
The tent seemed to whirl round me. l
lost the conclusion Of the sentence;
also the reply. When recovered the
visitor was speaking again.
"a niece OF Lord Hevington," he
said lawfully pretty woman. The
helle Of her season. He carried her off
from regular crowd of fellows, some
how or other. Quite love match"
HE always had good way with
women" remarked the colonel, with
laugh
lie had sway" with one woman ]
knew.
"a jolly good fellow" declared the
stranger. emphatically. ~ can under
stand anyone liking him."
| heard them walk away and join
in the Babel of merry voices. Some
one came into the tent and asked me
10 make one in the next game. but
pleaded a headache. The excuse was
true. | :hink: but wasn't sure about
the headache or anything. How
could he have been so cruel!" ! kept
thinking to myself. He had seemed
so frank and open. II was part. sup
posed. OF his "way" with women.
decided 10 go home and avoid meet
ing him until ! had recovered little,
but before I could carry out my reso-
luton ! heard his quick step upon the
gravel path. set my lips and made
another resolution. He should not
have the satisfaction of thinking that
cared.
"Why," ne cried. with his merry
laugh. .,here isn't anything wrong
with the ground after all. thought
1t looked awfully uninteresting till /
saw this side of the tent"
smiled and made room for him.
wonder" inquired. whether you
really think that believe all your
pretty speeches? Come now, do tell
me-"
Don't I say them as IL ! mean
them?" He tossed his cap into . cor
ner and stretched himself lazi.y.
"oh. dear me. yes. You have an
admirable sway with poor, helpless
woman. heard some one say SO the
other Gay, do you know"
He pulled his mustache obviously.
II should be satisfied il one woman
thought So" He looked down upon
me with smile. lie is big, even when
he is sitting.
"0n.y one3"
"0nly one"
"Of course. you say that 10 all OF
them. 1t Is part of the way" he
folded his hands across his knee and
considered the matter.
Would you like me to record sol
emn affirmation upon the subject" be
inquired.
More OF the 'way! Really. Mr.
Chalmers. you are excellent" He re
garded me carefully and grew rather
grave.
II am afraid" he remarked, al
length. II have done something TO dis
please YOU" looked at him innocen
~. II hurt me to meet his eyes, bu'
did not finch.
The weak spot Of man." ! pro
nounced. lis his vanity. He consider
all his doings OF interest-pleasing OF
clsp.easing-to others"
ITO his particular friends" he cor
rec.ed.
Am honored by inclusion in tina
category?" Yesterday the question
would have appeared needless. To-da.
1t seemed absurd.
1T is matter which requires tw'
persons 10 settle. So far as ! am con
cerned--" He paused and glance'
swiftly at me. Possibly you woul'
say II was only part OF the way II
finished the sentence?"
studied the tennis carefully.
lie rose hastily to find WANDERING
ball. 1 was glad to see him throw !
90 savagely. 1t was a little consoM
ton to hurt his vanity.
you are-impossible-th even
ing" he remarked. with his usual goo,
humor, when he had returned.
Il am sorry, because--do you know
was thinking that I am myself 70
once?"