Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-04
FAIRLY WARNED
By Jeanette Nichols Phillips.

CFrom the Washington Home Magazine,
by Special Permission.)
TRACEY CHANNON and Annis
Wydeman. residents of the same
city, met for the first time one bright
summer day at a certain ocean-side re-
sort. A few evenings later they were
chatting rather confidentially as they
strolled along the beach in the twilight.
He was saying:
~ have never yet found the one ire
sistible woman. and l do not intend
ever to marry. But I'm fond of the la
dies-nice ones-and l mean to enjoy
their society SO long as they are will
ing to take me in frank, friendly way
without expecting me to turn lover,
signing like furnace after few days
acquaintance.
Here's my hand on that, Mr.. Chan
non. / have long waited to know the
man who isn't studying ones available
ity as wife. or looking aghast If she
casts a friendly glance in his direc-
ton"
"You and need not be afraid of each
other with such an understanding, need
we?" asked Tracey.
Not in the least. shall enjoy you
immensely, know, for though expect
to marry when the right man presents
himself. do like TO be myself without
constantly standing guard against low
ers and proposals"
'You can be yourself with me. III
take my own heart risks, Miss Wyde-
man"
Annis had left her debutante season
behind by less than a half dozen years.
Tracey was older by a. decade. She
was an orphan of tempting fortune,
and ranged at will between comfort
able city quarters in winter and select
seaside resorts in summer. As bach
ebor he was independent as to fortune,
and inclined to take life easily.
When Annis reached her room after
the twilight stroll, she laughed and said
TO herself:
"Now. Miss Wydeman, you have been
fairly warned, and if your rather un-
susceptible heart should happen to
prove a target for Cupid's markham
ship you will have to make yonr own
repairs. No gallant Sir Knight de
Channon will take pity on you. | won
der il he warns off all the girls in the
same way, and I'm glad answered him
just as I did. Perhaps that is his wa,
of storming hearts. But I'll stand by
the compact we've made and prove that
one woman at least can enjoy a mans
society and still withstand his charms
Never, never will show the faintest
sign of heart interest. l simply will
not fall in love with Tracey Channon
If see him every day for 40 years"
Accordingly, during the remainder
of the season and after their return
to the city, whether Tracey came often
or seldom Annis made him equally well
come. When he danced attendance on
some belle of the hour she smiled as
sweetly and remained as cordial as
when he was paying devotion at her
shrine. She had other admirers. but as
they came tentatively, one by one,
found her preoccupied, and saw Chan
mons semipossessive position, they
went their way.
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE-The Him
ois Central railroad will put in new
fast schedule on their Omaha and Chi
cago line, whereby train No. will be
cut down one hour. 1t will leave
Omaha at Z AS p. m. daily via Fort
Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque, Freeport
and Rockford, arriving i'll Chicago at
$50 a. m. next day. rrain No. will
be made daylight train leaving Omaha
at q. m. via the same route as above,
reaching Chicago at 9:45 p. m. same
day. These two trains also carry
through equipment between Omaha and
st. Paul via Fort Dodge and Alber. Lea
reaching Minneapolis at 7:25 a. m. and
6:55 p. m. respectively. The equip
ment OF these trains includes the latest
pattern wide yestibuled Pullman Sleep
ing car, buffet library smoking car, free
reclining chair car and dining car.