The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-12-13
A Good Way uith Women

WAS sitting alone IN the tent,
watching the others play tennis.
At least 1 professed to be watching
them. As matter of fact, was day
dreaming. The dreams-I may as we'll
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 a
ball into the tent. When I had thrown
it out and settled down again l noticed
that a couple of men were talking on
the bench just outside. One voice was
dear old Col. Wardelrs. The other be-
longed to a stranger-the gentleman
who was staying with him, I supposed.
"Just fancy Bob Chalmers coming
down here!" said the stranger. u
shouldn't have thought there was any
thing at PARKWAY to attract him." l
smiled contentedly. He had seemed to
find-something.
"Oh!" said the colonel, Il don't
know. If he likes a country life, you
see?'
II 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.
lost the conclusion of the sentence;
also the reply. When recovered the
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"A niece of Lord Hevington," he
said. lawfully pretty woman. The
belle of her season. He carried her of
from regular crowd of fellows, some
how or other. Quite love match"
"He always had good way with
women" remarked the colonel, with a
laugh.
He had sway" with one woman !
knew.
"a jolly good fellow" declared the
stranger empha tically. II can under
stand anyone liking him."
They're nice family" the colonel
agreed. "Hulloa! They've finished the
set. You must try game. Not play
Nonsense! You used to hold your own
remember"
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
pleaded headache. The excuse was
true, think; 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. It was part, ] sup.
posed, OF his way" with women.
Y I 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
8 gravel path. I set my lips and made
another resolution. He should not
s 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
y looked awfully uninteresting till
saw this side of the tent"
smiled and made room for him.
wonder" inquired, whether you
really think that I believe all your
pretty speeches? Come now, do tel
me-"
Don't say them as If I mean
tnem?' He tossed his cap into a cor
ner and stretched himself lazily.
oh, dear me, yes! You have an
ednirable way with poor. helples:
woman. l heard some one say so the
ether day, do you know"
He pulled his mustache obviously.
should be satisfied If one woman
sAought So" He looked down upor
ne with smile. He is big, even wher
Ae is sitting.
Only one?"
Only one"
Of course. you say that to all O
& saem. It is part Of the way" III