The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-03-15

new moon over my left shoulder, and
because he laughed at me l know l
only bowed to it seven times instead of
nine before l made a wish. But he
needn't have been in such a hurry
about getting formally engaged, for
I'm sure I've been treating him just as
well as any n else, and better too.
He might have known that l think
more of him than any one else, and he
might have waited until l was good
and ready. But he just thinks that be-
cause he was at Santiago and all the
girls want to kiss him he should have
his OWL way about everything. But,
oh, l do wish we hadn't quarreled, for
never make up friends again." And
the tears came to her eyes.
! The fact is that Gladys was a 1irt
without the slightest intention of being
one, and she couldn't understand the
fierce jealousy that her conduct caused
in her circle of admirers. Before Lieu
tenant Holloway had accepted the posi-
ton of commandant in the military
academy on the outskirts Of the town
she had never had any serious trouble
with her retinue. But when he appear
ed on the scene he promptly began, aft
er the manne- Of a hero, to charge the
citadel Of her heart as he had the block.
houses in Cuba. Like all the rest of the
girls, she had worshiped him for the
dangers he had passed, but her wor-
ship was the only n that appeared to
interest him. He took 1t seriously from
the beginning, and when he began to
offer his worship in return she was
very much fiustered and very happy,
but she could not be expected to drop
all her other followers at once. Lieuten-
ant Holloway, however, insisted that
they be mustered out without delay,
and that ldeant that she must settle
down as being engaged, a thing she
had no intention Of doing for at least
another couple Of seasons. So when he
found he couldn't have his own way he
retreated in good order and i%ntrenched
himself in a dignifed military reserve.
Whenever he passed by her window, as
he was obliged to when going to the
p%ostoffice, his head was carried a shade
higher than would be demanded by a
martinez, and the set of his shoulders
would have satisfied even the critical
Mulvaney. He walked with "eyes
'front.'" though 1t is just possible that he
noticed the fact that the curtains usu-
ally shook as II they were being moved
aside a triie by some M who was
peeping from behind them.
A week Of this mastery inactivity
made them both very unhappy, and the
lieutenant was showing signs of at
tempting conquests in other quarters
before Gladys realized that something
must be done, though she didn't exact
1y know what. OF course she couldn't
send for him and tell him that she was
now ready to become engaged, and, II
he wouldn't come Of his own accord,
how could a protocol ever be agreed
TO? There We're M open hostilities, II
is true, but neither was there a siege.
The little war of hearts was in danger
of ending OF inanition, without a victo-
ry for either and with a defeat for
both, sc Gladys thought II all owe and
racked her mind for some plan that
would restore the status quo. 1t was
then she remembered that one evening
when Lieutenant Holloway was laugh
Ing at her superstitions he told OF an
~ one that was very prevalent in the