Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
SHE WAS A DIPLOMAT
AND UNDOUBTEDLY WOULD HAVE
/ BEEN A GOOD STATESWoMAN.

A. wnx Proved by the Neat Way In
Whiel, She Induced the Man of Her
Choice to Keep Away From Her
Dreaded Rival.
'Dear me, 1 haven't seen you since
Tou came back from the south" cried
the girl with the appealing eyes. 81
must say that was surprised when I
heard you had gone, but suppose you
know your own business best, So
> II rather fancy do, dear, but 1t is
Gwrully sweet Of you to admit it. Most
people said the girl with the dis
tracing curls.
"Can manage the affairs of every one
else better? / know it. Still, even
Sou"-
"Settle the affairs of others some-
times? 1 do, dear. Indeed l fancy
that have just been doing so. No,one
is, however, aware of the fact, so'--
ut really doesn't matter, after all?
see. BY the way, what has become
of Tom? l haven't seen him for an
age, though / have asked Grace about
him several times. 1 thought
'You should have asked her elder
sister, dear. She could have told you
more. By the way, had lovely time
In Florida. could hardly make up my
mind to come home when did"
"Who was the man, dear? Was he
rich or only good and handsome? Do
II haven't seen an unmarried man
over 1S and under so since l left
home," smiled the girl with the dis
tracing curls.
ooh! Then you were trying new
freckle eradicator or a complexion i'm
proyer! see 1t all now, and l beg
your pardon But You must admit at
first it did look odd for you to run Oft
to Florida in that fashion just when
Tom had found out that the nearest
way to his office led him past Gracc's
house just at the very hour at which
she was In the habit of taking her little
niece for walk each day"
"Did 1t, dear? You might have had
more faith in me. Why, 1 have often
gone with you to the drug store to
make purchases and still declared that
your complexion was entirely naturalw'
"Ah-er-I had perfect faith in, you,
DEAR" said the girl with the appealing
eyes. II only said that 1t looked odd.
Have you seen Tom since you re-
turned?"
Il have, several times. And, by the
way, l have just come from Grace's
house. She said she had never seen
me looking SO radiantly lovely in her
life."
"Oh, my goodness, gracious me, how
dreadfully she must have been talking
about you in your absence!" cried the
girl with the appealing eyes.
HIN! Perhaps so, dear, but fancy
that after this she will feel bound to
say things which are much nicer than
she would ever think of any girl, no
matter how much she loved her."
"If you say so, you must have some
foundation for your belief, dear. Still,
II any one else had said SO l should
have-er-thought she was an optI-
mist"
"She was very sweet, though a iittlc
thoughtful, the day l went to see her,
just before went away. Tom hurried
around the corner just as l came up
the steps to her house that day, and
she threw sheet of music 30 careless
ly over the top Of the piano that l
knew even before she went out and
had chance to Investigate that it was
box of candy"
"H'm! After man has threatened
to shoot himself because you hesitate
as to whether 1t is wise for n man to
marry on eight hundred year it must
seem rather odd TO find him bringing
candy to another girl
ut was, dear. But never even said
that her complexion was bad. III
said had request to make of her.
She turned pale but stammercd out II