The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-04-24

t-But I WON'T Caroline frowned-
You've been such DEAR Miss Van
Horn spoke vehem ently-it was Miss
Van Horns mother who gave the house
party--'and you look perfectly beauti-
full lying back among those cushionst
1t won't be long until dinner, and he IS
very clever, and you are clever.
and
very WELL" Miss Nicholson gave a
little sigh who is hep she asked.
but Miss Van Horn was out of hearing
Miss Van Horn recrossed the long
portico to the vine-shadoWed corner
where the hammock swung slowly,
presented Mr.. Barringer to Miss Mich
olson, and departed
Miss Nicholson regarded her long.
slim hands as if she saw them for the
first time; she turned them over and
looked attentively at the pink palms
MI. Barringer's moody eyes were fixed
on her
cts very hard to amuse clever
men, Miss Nicho1son's voice was
plaintive. Last night there was a
young congressman at dinner 1 knew
I was to go out to dinner with him. so
studied political questions all day
Cuba, the outlook in Porto Rico, the
improvement in the Philippines de
termined to shine, and had absolute
1y no opportunity I don't believe,
refective1y, that he talked of any
| body or anything but myself He said
my lips were like cherries after rain.
1 think they are more like woodland
| berries, don't your" The girls eyes
! were lifted, to quickly retreat behind
the long 1aShes- '.And he said my eyes
| were mountain mists; and my hair a
| si1ken, golden mesh l was sorry he
came down to platitudes when he
mentioned my hair 1t was disappo1nt-
| ing in the congressman But perhaps
| you are not interested in congress
| men?''
~, 7o1i 1or 0felx
| am not
I'm baseba1l?'' hopefully.
mo
e.In goIf?'' p1eadingly.
| mo"
you dancer
tfYou must be a very stupid person,
| Miss Nicholson said. Il think it is
easier to amuse the congressman
Mr.. Brewster Barringer was silent
Miss Nicholson looked down on the red
| lilies that Swayed below them A very
mouth.
81 met Mr. Brewster Barringe1
down in Florida one winter" she said
HE was engaged to a girl who was Wis
iting the Peytons. But perhaps you
are not interested i'll the Peytons. Il
you are not in a severe tone. q vii
leave you to enjoy the twilight in soil
tude.''
| II am Interested in the girl who Wis
| tied the Peytons, he admitted
'+Oh,' her red lips parted suddenly
| disclosing ravishing dimp1es and the
CLEAN of regular teeth
But Mr.. Brewster Barringer wa;
watching a dusky moth drift toward
| the mass of brilliant lilies
stThe girl was called a f1irt, but
don't think she meant to hirt. Sh,
couldn't be unconscious of the admira
ton she received She was rather :
pretty girl, you know
tive the man said, grimly, and thi
time he saw the flash of Miss Nichol
sons smile.
Mop she was still smiling He hat
suddenly decided that a deep dimp1
on the left side of lips that parted in
sweet, eager way was the love1ies
thing in the world
1.-The girl was glad there were mel
in the world who loved her, all womel
| are Into Miss NichoIson's voic
| there had suddenly come an earnes
note. ''They plead with her, or sighe
before her; but pleading sighini
| vance Then Mr. Brewster Barring e
came into her life. He didn't belon
| to her world. She was rich, a societ
| girl; he hadn't a penny that he didn'
earn for himself, and was differen
from the men she knew-men of tn
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