Smyrna times., 1900-11-28

you II you Crleu Tor nef'-
Tried for her! What a way of put
ting it!'
"My friend, do not be too excited; do
not insist on riding the high horse quite
so much. We are people of the world,
you and l."
81 am not" he interrupted, land l
didn't think you were either"
"Oh, we'll, we live in the world, and
we have to recognize its ways and to
fall in with them more or less. Now,
suppose this young woman did admire
you and that l told you l thought |
could help you and make things easy
for you, why should you not begin by
making love to her and end by falling
in love with heretofore or after mar
riage? 1 don't think it matters very
much, but on the whole fancy it had
better begin after than before"
'You are in a chatting humOr today"
he said moodily.
81? Not the least in the world. l am
thinking only of your good"
"Then please don't think of it any
more-in that way"
"In that way? Why, what harm
could it do you to marry rich young
woman who would be very fond of
your
but l don't care about her. l don't
want her. Who is shew
"Oh, come now, as if 1 could tell you
her name after the way in which you
have taken my offer!'
"YOur offer! You have no right to
make any offer of the kind. You are
not The Matrimonial News or what
ever it is called"
But, now, seriously" she said. ''is it
fair that my friend should be cut off
from all chance of marrying the man
she admlres and very likely loves or
would come to love merely because she
has lot of money? Is she to be left to
the delicate attentions of the mere for
tune hunter?"
Mrs. Maynard, l don't know any
thing about the young woman, and,
without being rude. l hope, to her or to
you, must say that l can't get myself
to take any interest in her or to believe
in her existence"
"Oh. yes. she exists. and l am sure
she loves you"
"You are chatting me again." he said
sternly.
Indeed | am not"
''Well, let the young woman be. at all
events. know nothing about her, and
1 don't believe she cares twopencC
about me-"
"Is that all you have to say?"
"Well, if you press me. can say tba
l don't care twOpence about her"
"Oh, why?"
"You are in a teasing mood today
and had much better go away. Wha
could | say more than that have new
er seen her?''
"But you can see her"
81 don't want to see her"
"But. whyY'
"Well. if you will have it. because
am in love with another woman! Good
byr'
mo; | must hear more about this
You never told me you were in low
with another woman. | thought yoj
told me everything"
81 didn't know it until today"
She had guessed at all this, yet
flush came into her cheeks and for
moment she was silent. Then she saiC
~ think now you had better go"
'T'll not go until have told you al
l am in love with you, and | did nc
know it until this very day-until jus
now, when you talked so cOmplacentl
of my marrying some other woman"
But didn't" she said quietly.
Didn't? Why. what do you mean
Didn't you urge me to marry a youn
woman with money? Didn't you urg
! it on me and say the young woman VIZ
in love with meY
"Why, of course did. and stand
i it. But didn't say it was any Oth'
young woman"
i OH he exclaimed, and his deligl
Il found no other word.
"Sit down beside me, Lewis" 81
said. Don't you know that it is lie;
q yearY
10 So he sat beside her.-St. Louis Star