Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-08
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demanded Alison. with superior air
1T is good for one. Ii sharpens ones
intellect. Ii makes for the equality OF
the sexes. IT.
1T breaks numerous hearts" muir
INJURED
Hearts" Alison brought her hands
together with movement OF con
tempt. as though she were crushing a
heart between them. what aboui
thatr'
.Ca, nothing" replied quietly
She seemed to be annoyed because
l was not annoyed.
"Why shouldn't l Grit IL want to:"
she inquired again.
"Oh. why not. indeed. my dear lady"
l returned. and then. bowling low. l
added. II am everlastingly at your
service"
"Y-you? Oh, 1 couldn't fiirt with
YOU
why not? If l am deficient in in
teliectual capacity accept your die
tum that the pursuit sharpens the in
tellec-you see. it might benefit me If
You were to make use of me-"
She looked at me with a frank smile
so charming that-well. it made me
angry TO think that she should fiirt
with any one else.
1T isn't that" she remarked bright
~. 1.-The fact is | don't like the heart
breaking part of the business To en-
Joy flirting thoroughly the person one
flirts with must be devoid of heart
''Weli?" l asked.
She shrugged her shoulders.
I'm afraid l shouldn't enjoy it with
you"
Because have hearth"
'"That, / should imagine, is the infer
ence," she remarked superciliously.
/ nodded.
And is there the further Inference
that you have-er-no hearth l asked.
.Oh. not necessarily; because She
paused and then went on: Its like
this. you see: In a Irritation the wo-
man, as a rule. is the initiator., and
that being 50 she is prepared to place
exactly the correct amount of impor-
tance on anything that is said"
'In other words. she says things
which she doesn't mean and listens to
things which are also not meant, eh?"
THAT, l fancy. is flirting" she said
l shook my head in disapprovaL
Its a bad thing morally" l remark
ed. 1T tends to pervert ones sense
Of
Sense of fiddlesticks.' she cried.
Really. Hector. 1 am surprised to
hear you. good Irritation is
Like imitation diamonds l inter
rupted.
s.D -y,-
''but if one doesn't want to run the risk
of losing the real
''Oh. now you are carrying the smile
too far" said I'm lovemaking"-
Her face assumed an expression of
utter Observation-Disclosures
You are beyond me now. Hector"
''In the interests of the public. fiirt-
ing ought to be sternly suppressed" 1
said.
She laughed airily.
That's because you love one wo-
man. my dear boy" She waited to see
whether l would contradict her and
then went on. Zone cannot expect a
man who Is In love to tolerate the fiirt-
Ing propensity in the woman he loves"
1 stared hard at her. Her words
just dDO~C0 VI dH OtueI
than the one that I loved her: but I
was not at all certain that dual inter-
probation was in her mind.
you mean?" 1 asked
ooh, Hector. how blind you are! 1
mean that you never did see any one
you cared for so much as you care for
me. And r.
She paused, and a flood of tenderness
swept over her face.
"Yes-and you?" 1 asked eagerly.
surely you know" she murmured
surely you have seem
Il haven't seen anything" 1 inter
rupted holly. except that you have
kept me hanging. around you for
months. and-and-you know so well
that love you more dearly than life"
A smile flashed across her face and
the tenderness vanished.
There nowr' she cried. "What did
say? There isn't any fun in flirting
with a man of heart. You say what
you mean and you mean what you
say. You can't call that fun. Besides.
it's very embarrassing"
1 controlled myself with an effort
81 beg you pardon. Alison" / said.
with dignity. Il quite agree with you
there's no fun in 1t, and it's very en-
barrassing-for me-"
We stood staring at each other for
some moments, she with a smile on
her face and with a scowl on mine
1 had been fooled once more.
l bore the silence until it threatened
to turn my brain.
IF you were q man. I would demand
an apology said stifily.
IF l were a man-but men don't
dirt with each other. do they"
I ignored the question.
But seeing that you are a woman
.'Only a woman" she murmured.
Il shall accept my dismissal and
and go away"
could have kicked myself for hav-
ing said that.
But Hector she began; but l
would not allow her to go en-