Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-04-26
THE WAY OF WOOING.


your neck and buries her face on your
shoulder and tells You that she can new
er, never care for you in that way, you
don't feel absolutely discouraged. Hea-
ton didn't, any way lie kissed her hair,
very mildly. so as not to call her atten-
ton to her position, and asked for an eX-
PLANTATION.
why, it's all 50 light and jolly, what
| feel for you" she said, unhappily. Il
never have cried about it or lain awake
over it or anything. When you come I'm
so happy / could jump up and down, but
when you go, really. don't much care
Don't you miss me-" he asked.
IF you are away long, | may think
about you a good deal, but | don't miss
you with an ache. Why, when you're
nice to another girl. | only feel a vague
prick or two. ! don't i'll the least want
to scratch her eyes out
did you ever care the other way for
anyone?'
mo. That's the worst of It." she
sighed. Il used to think | hadn't found
my SOUL but now-oh, my dear, I'm
afraid | haven't got any. Perhaps I'm
just naturally shallow. If a little, cheer
ful, easy-going. l0-ceEt love like this is
all ! can feel, we'll then, l just won't
marry n all"
And she drew herself away, to drop
down into the big chair. He came and
sat down on the arm unrebuked. She
even leaned against him a little, as
though refusing man gave him priyi-
legeS.
Isn't it possible, Carol, that you care
more than you Think" he ventured.
Perhaps if it were tested"
But | have tested it, hundred ways. !
For instance, / play that | meet All ac-
quaintance, and she says, oh, by the
way, did you know that Mr.. Heaton was
engaged to be married. | feel q queer
little squinch, but | can always answeG
right away, No, indeed; who is it? Do |
tell me about it. and listen to all the |
details without giving sign. If / cared |
the right way, why I'd be simply over
whelmed. No amount of pride could |
make me hide it. You see, I'm perfectly |
honest with YOU
But I'd rather be loved laughing than |
crying" he protested.
And you may like sunshine better |
than shade" she answered; ''but it's only |
on the surface of things. and doesn't last. |
Darkness goes right TO their centers. |
There's no use arguing. 1t isn't real love |
IL It can't hurt. If you can make me I'M |
happy about you. then"
Them" he repeated lifting her face |
her eyes were as frank aud innocent as |
a child's.
YES. then she said.
AAtAtOH iiid diW0Y5 lHOu&At WO0ing I
was merely a matter of loving, but he /
now turned TO artilice mud did his clumsy
best to awaken his princess BY worked /
up effects, since the simple. time-honored |
kiss had failed Remembering n hack
neyed saying, he tried for pity first, but |
1t refused to come to the aid Of it's kim
When he sat looking at her in moody |
silence, turning away occasionally with |
set lips and deep, quick hreaths. Carol |
found him too sleepy TO be interesting
and sent him home, And when he fiat |
tered himself he was becoming effectively |
pale and wan, She told him he was losing !
all his good looks.
Jealousy was equally disappointing. |
After he had bored himself by making |
n beginning with another girl and flaunt- |
ed her in the face OF his lady love, entire |
IL for the latter's own good, the two |
girls took a Sudden, violent fancy To each |
other. and spent all their spare time talk |
ing in low, intense VOICES that dropped |
back into commonplace on his approach. |
50 that it was he who felt de trop. The |
jealousy all came back on his own head. |
and Carol was frank and friendly and |
fond, but nothing more.
lie alternated weeks OF devotion with |
weeks Of neglect, and she did not seem to |
notice the. difference. Nothing piuued /
her. and she refused to quarrel.
Neither moonlight nor freight affected /
her moot. and when he caught her hand |
with sudden ticrceneSs she smiled serene |
~ and said he was n dear hoy 1t was /
like trying to cut hole in the water.
AT last, utterly discouraged, he gave |
up lie could not hurt her, could not |
even touch her inner self. He flung !
aside his poses, brayely accepted his fail /
IRE, and met her as he had before. with |
out ruse of any kind.
This went on for a week On the !
hight Of the seventh day Carol faced |
HpeCnif In
preston.
We'll, he has given 1t up" she said.
Tile has decided that I'm not worth win /
ming, and he's not going to try amy more. |
l hope you're satisfied"
She turned out the light aud crawled |
into bed. "Oh. | don't blame him." she /
said TO herself 'and | wouldn't hc ieai- /
ouS. and | wouldn't understand. l was |
simply hateful, And he has given up /
trying He doesn't care any more. It's |,
Its all ended"
And now she was cropping under the |
pillow Tor her handkerchief. An hour I
later she gave an impatient sigh.
IF this is the way it hurts, | wish ia /
never found out She said
The night went by very heavily, and /
in the morning her eyes were iuaamed /
When he came she was cool. distant and /
inclined to sarcasm and the stupid man !
then went away hurt Then she sent
him little note, aud after it had gone
burned with shame and resolved to meet
him more coldly than ever. But a glinl-
mer Of sense was dawning within him.
so he kissed her before she could show
her attitude And after that she didn't
have to.
$50 my wooing wasn't altogether
wasted, he said later.
Yes. it was" she answered ut was
the stopping it that did it," And She
never understood why he laughed -