The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-02-04
SWAPPING CONDOLENCES.
)ne Girl Wastes sympathy on a Man; An.
other Makes SIX Men Waatc Theirs.


,ne Girl Wastes sympathy on a Man; An.
other Makes Six Men Waste Theirs.
I'm never be even civil to a man
again. muttered the brown eyed
girl.
The blue eyed girl shrugged her
shoulders incredulously. Have your
lnsophisticated affections been trihed
withE"
1T is worse than that \ man
1on't even like thinks | am in love
With him"
Did YOU give him cause:'
Indeed. l did not. Only Il conceited
prig could have mistaken my con
iuct. You know. l have just returned
rom Cousin Mans cottage. There was
bachelor next door 1 don't know
low long he has been bachelor, but
ong enough TO be utterly selfish and
embarrassing. He ran i'm every day,
md l told Mans husband that 1t was
Better to be lonely than to be bored.
Then in some uneXplainable way
got it into my head that he had been
m love with Cousin Nan, and was still
rue to her memory"
"You-a Chicago girl. and thinking
hat? You are queer" commented the
blue eyed girl.
II know it, but il made him interest
ng. His stupid expression seemed
soulful, and when he shook hands with
Cousin Nan 1 fancied that l could see
wistful expression, and when he
kissed her children l felt sure that
MS tears. l thought him so noble, so
accomplishing, and tried to enter in
% all his moods. 1t wasn't very thrill
ing, but as there were no other men
around, l thought it wouldn't hurt me
g be good to him and cheer him up as
much as 1 could We rode and walked
together in sympathetic silence, and
felt sure that he understood. for he
told Tom that l was such a restful
girl. One evening we stood ON the
porch, and 1 thought Of the years of
loneliness before him, and my heart
nched. Picking up his hand, l held it
for n second against my cheek, said
Good night very abruptly, and went
into the house,
mo wonder he thought that you
were in love" interrupted the blue
eyed girl.
Nonsense! II man picked Up
girls hand she wouldn't think that he
was in love-shc would know that he
was simply affected by the moon or
something that he had eaten for Gin
ner"
"Of course, he proposed?'
"Hardlr. This story isn't in any
story book. He was frightened to
death and never called again. /
found out afterwar7 hat he had never
been in love with anyone except him
self-conceited prigr'
The blue eyed girl looked thought
full. IF you want to be awfully popu.
lar I'll tell you how if you will prom
ise never to breathe IT,"
III promise anything"
We'll, l will tell you my own eX-
perience. Last summer there was only
one eligible man at the summer re-
sort, and L knew that my chances for
good time were slim, for the other
girls were younger and very attrac-
tive. Then some one who didn't
hhOW tOlu lu0L man tn2l the man
was engaged to had died. and since
that time l had been Indifferent to
men. 1t was better to have him think
that than to know the real unromantic
truth, so 1 dropped several remarks
which would confirm his opinion. He
hadn't even looked Mt me before, but
after that lie began studying my face,
and he thought it so wonderful the
way l hid my true feelings. for though
my heart was broken, only n very
close observer would have guessed it.
TO make long story short he decided
that / was very safe for summer
girl, and he showered his attentions
on me. and l accepted them with an
I-understand-you air. 1t worked so
beautifully that l now have sis men
trying to make me forget some deep,
unknown sorrow, for they all feel sure
that l can't fall in love"
But do you think any of them viii
propose:"
Il hope not l cont want to have
4 good thing spoiled
Then the blue eyed girl began look
ms over her engagement book for The
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