The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-22
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Astory Giving Some Excellent
Views on Flirting.
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''Why shouldn't firt if I want toY'
demanded Allison, with superior air.
sit is good for one. 1t sharpens ones
intellect. 1t makes for the equality of
the sexes. IT.
ut breaks numerous hearts," muir
INJURED
Hearts, Alison brought her hands
together with movement Of CON
tempt, as though she were crushing
heart between them 'sWhat about
that?''
"Oh, nothing" replied quietly.
She seemed to be annoyed because
was not annoyed.
"Why shouldn't firt If / want tor
she inquired again.
'Oh, why not, indeed, my dear lady,"
returned, and then, bowling low, I
added. Il am everlastingly at your
service"
"Y-youa Oh, couldn't firt with
you"
"Why not7 If l am deficient in In
tellectual capacity-I accept your die
tum that the pursuit sharpens the In
tellec-you see, it might benefit me IL
you were to make use of me-"
She looked at me with frank smile
30 charming that--well, it made me
angry to think that she should firt
with any one else.
ut isn't that" she remarked bright
ly. "The fact Is don't like the heart
breaking part of the business. To en-
10Y flirting thoroughly the person one
dirts with must be devoid Of heart"
tsWell?" l asked.
She shrugged her shoulders
''I'm afraid / shouldn't enjoy it with
you"
Because I have hearth
ssThat, should imagine, is the infer
ence," she remarked superciliously.
4 nodded.
"And is there the further inference
that You have=er-no hearth" 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 so she is prepared to place
exactly the correct amount Of impor-
lance on anything that Is said"
SIN other words. she says things
which she doesn't mean and listens to
things which are also not meant, eh?"
'sThat, fancy, is flirting" she said.
L shook my head in disapproval.
ITS a bad thing morally" ! remark
ed. 'It tends to pervert ones sense
off,
"Sense of fiddlesticksw she cried.
Really. Hector. am surprised to
hear you. A good Irritation is
Like imitation diamonds" l inter
rupted
"But"-she fixed her eyes on me
ebut if one doesn't want to run the risk
Of losing the real
ooh. now you are carrying the smile
too far" said. '1n lovemaking"-
Her face assumed an expression of
utter Observation-Disclosures.
"You are beyond me now, Hector"
SIN the interests of the public. fiirt-
ing ought TO be sternly suppressed" i
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"
I stared hard at her. Her words
just allowed of an Interpretation other
than the one that loved her; but l
was not at all certain that dual inter
probation was in her mind.
"You mean?" | asked
sob, Hector, how blind you arel /
mean that you never did see any one
you cared for so much as you care for
me And r.
She paused, and flood of tenderness
swept over her face.
"Yes-and you?'' / asked eagerly
Surely you know" she murmured.
''Surely you have seem
II haven't seen anything" / inter-
rupted holly, except that you have
kept me hanging around you for
months and-and 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
l say? There isn't any fun In flirting
with man of keart You say what
you mean and you mean what you
say. You can't call that fun. Besides,
it's very embarrassing"
I controlled myself with an effort
II beg you pardon, Alison" said.
with dignity. 81 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 smile on
her face and with a scowl on mine.
l had been fooled once more.
/ bore the silence until it threatened
to turn my brain.
sTf you were q man. would demand
an apology" said stiffly.
'Tf were man-but men don't
dirt with each other, do theyT
/ ignored the question.
'But seeing that you are woman
''Only woman" she murmured.
II shall accept my dismissal and
and go away"
/ could have kicked myself for hav-
ing said that
"But, Hector she began; but
would not allow her to go on.
"Oh. no doubt you would like me to
remain to be made fool of again." |