Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-27
NEMESIS.
667 T IL easy enough to break OIL

worry SO. She will take 1t hard
Tor time. but II you must break her
heart sooner or later, save your own
out OF the wreck II you can. After all,
. woman's heart Is hard to break. 1t Is
on with the old love and on with the
new with the whole sex, l ind"
but you don't know the girl, Ben.
She IL blamed sight too good for me.
She Ia 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 &C.
tlon tells me 1t Ia true, and, though |
Feel that ! have made mistake, Ben,
! cannot tell her So"
Don't tell her thing, Jack. That ia
not the way to manage woman. Sim
ply disgust her with herself Stop send
Ing her flowers and knlcknaeks; don't
lake her out SO much, and when you
10, praise up some other woman to her.
Aud, Jack, don't 20 over 30 often; tell
her you are taking up new study or
working nights. She won'tbelieve you,
OF course. but that won't matter. Make
engagements and fall to keep them. or
80 over late. or be seized with desire
to return early. Oh. there are a hun
dred aud one ways TO aid you. You can
tease her little when she Is serious
aud be serious when she Is gay. In
fact, differ with her as much as posi-.
bic without being antagonstic, aud find
fault and pick to pieces the little argu
ments she may give In defense. And be
AZ entertalningly disagreeable as YOU
can without really appearing to be So
J will wager that within month you
Will be as free rs air. The girl will
shake you. No woman can stand the
pressure. have tried It. my boy. md
] know. My old-timc sweetheart. Fran
ces Grnyson. is now the wife OF a far
better man than myself, and the happy
mother OF charming boy. or course
she did not name the child for me
but did not expect It."
Il believe l will try It. old man. But
! am fond OF the girl In a way. and II
you hear Of our marriage you can know
] lost heart"
"Cheer up. Jack. my boy" said Ben
Mallory. wringing his hand .Loye Ia a
lottery. and Cupid Is q merry little Eel.
low when you know how to manage
him"
ben Mallory and Jack Downs had
known one another but month, yet In
that short time had developed a firm
friendship that only the confidence OF
youth can instill. They were both strau.
gers In the city and brother lawyers In
the same tirm. which added to their
eongcniality.
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
wealthy uncle Of no family. with whom
he had lived for years. returning to his
own home once year for short yaca.
tion- For his own people he cared
little and seldom spoke Of them, no,
wishing to explain their strained rela.
tiona Yet II Ben Mallory ever truly
loved being on earth he loved his
sweet little half sister. Kitty Kempster.
She was now at college. aud had lately
ceased to write to her big. handsome
brother a. often as was her wont.
Ben had not seen Jack Downs since
their talk. though he heard from him
now aud then from his home. whittier
he had gone for rest. IL am taking
your advice" he wrote. but the girl
battles me. don't know how to take
her. and feel like confoundeti brute.
I've = mind to make a clean breast OF
It."
The next letter said: ben. am free.
After all, am not happy. wish l had
been square with the little girl. She
let me down hard. Mother has set her
heart on my marrying an heiress In
town. but Of the two the little girl suits
me best"
THAT fellow 10 q fool" murmured
Den. - he unfolded . small missivs