Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-04
JUST A WUMAN'S WAY
BY CLYDE DUNNING.


IN a weilfurnished room, before a CLOWN:
hearth. A long silence, when Elizabeth
says, suddenly.
Jack. do think Of something TO amusg
me am as blue as ind gol'
Certainly, my dear cousin. What shall
do! Favor you with a skirt dance turn
cartwheels, pull 20 colors OF six ribbon from
MY chops, orr
"Oh, Jack Why are you so foolisA:'
.Weally, cawn,t say, We know, unless
thoughtiully. I'm a micreneesphalous sort
OF animal But what can ] do:' And Jack
seats himself on the head Of the sofa and
gazes down. rather disconsolately, into q
PAIR of moiss eyes. by jove / wish Airing.
ton could see you now! He'd have a little
foundation Tor his unreasonable 'Odes t.
E fun OF liquid ewes and"
A furtive dab of a handkerchief 10 the
| said liquid eyes appealed powerfully &c
him. and he broke OFF abruptly.
"By the way he says finally. "have you
| heard that Eastman leaves for Europe soon:
Some fellows at the club limited that you
are the prime benefaetor in blessing society
with his absence for an indefinite period"
The handkerchief is unreseryedly in use
now. 1T can't be that you're snuislius
about him. savagely. faint sound,
rather difficult to classify, is the only re
ply.
Are you" he persists relentlessly.
The handkerchief goes down, and Eli
aheth sits bolt upright,
Finally she says: i can't tell YOU what
I'm CRYING about but I'm ia trouble, Jack,
aud want you TO help me-
Don't see how / can help YOU"
We'll, by giving me advice, and"
"All right, Barkis Il willin'; but # that
cad Eastman is in It tin go hard with him
and don't YOU forget tl'
We'll Elizabeth begins, pulling at the
fringe on the sofa, suppose, just sup
pose
"Ail right I've supposed it"
That certain Young lady had known
certain young gentleman for long time
IN fact, all her life, aud he'd been very, very
kind to her
Eastman to I! growls Flck
"And that be bad asked heTto marry him, |
and she had refused
50 Eastman and are in the same boat,H
interpolates the landscape observer
Telling HIM that she Kad the sincerest |
regard for him, and that she felt like a
sister to him, you know" pursues Eliza
beth
Yes, I know"
And she really thought so then. but
afterward, when he seemed to be a little
afraid TO be quite the same dear old friend
she felt different, and later, when she heard
that he was going away for a long long time,
she knew that she cared great deal more
for him than a sister ever could"
Lucky dog"
And that she would never be happy
without him, and"
Say, Elizabeth, what do you see in that
frog anyway" demands Jack, turning
squarely around just leave him alone
rou needn't be afraid OF being an old maid
you've got me to fall back on u
'ou don't get another chance. I'm whole
ot better investment than"
Don't interrupt me! Turn your back
md pay attention.
That's the way! You'll never take !
rood thing when you see it, But. remember,
{ isn't my fault" And Jack readjusts him
EFF.
And she is just as miserable as she can
'e. II may be that he doesn't care for her {
my more 7
The heart that has truly loved, etc, |
tc., quotes Jack, softly. v
Wei. suppose that he does love her yet I
he can't tell him she's changed her mind,
nd-O, Jack, what shall doy'
Might insert a personal in the Sunday !.
apers. Eastman doesn't leave till Mon
ay.8
Now, Jack, I'm sure you can devise some d
Ian 10 help me- -------- IL
Il don't saow, unless You can arrarr, III
n 80 |
With your lett eve turned up and your far a
] your right hand pointing downward on \
direct line with the toe Of your right boot
eems to me that that is part Of Loves
'eegraph that means j relent-
"Oh, Jack. how can youg"
How can Amt l doing my levelest ?
, help you back with Eastman, and you I
-eat me like that: Never mind, you'll be Z
finished sufficiently when You get him. Il
nd Jack turns his aggrieved back on her n
perhaps TO hide his real feelings. Ii
But Jack" pleadingly. Y
but WHAT" grufly' !,
Cant you suggest something"
well, you know that / am going away
lyself tomorrow, but | might see East :,
IAN tonight and suggest that he bad bet y
,r call again Then you'll be happy And
u 90 to the devil, he adds, after short :
ause
"oh. that would never dol"
well, Elizabeth, it's what / call hard
mes to have to advise the girl you love bet
II than all the world beside on such a mat. :,
r. But if You really want to let him know ;.
rat you feel differently now, you might
nd note and tell him that you would like >
see him once more, on some preteXt or 4
her He'd surely come. Then all your diff n
Guilty would end, and you'd have the bliss a.
1 privilege Of seeing his blooming picture a
long a. even you would care to, he nm 4
hes, moodily. How does that strike
lu"
Dear old Jack, you're a DREAM" ex- !,
aims Elizabeth bestowng a kiss on his
rehead with heartiness which sets him
nglng delciously Before he could turn 4
lwever. she Is gone, leaving him nothing u
se to do but to secure his hat and um q
-eIla and walk to the club. W
When Jack calls the next morning to bid | Il
K family good by II Is not the Flizahpth | 81