The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-10
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Why shouldn't / fiirt II 1 want tor
tanded Alison, with a superior air.
Il good for one. 1t sbarpcns ones
lteliect. II makes for the equality OF
N sexes.
e breaks numerous hearts, mur-
I4eed.
sst5earts!': Alison brought her hands
11Eether With a movement of con-
t8Iipf. as though she were crushing
tekrt between them. "What about
llat7,'
OH nothing ! replied quietly.
She seemed TO be annoyed because
was not annoyed.
Why Shouldn't fiirt II want to:'
die inquired again.
OH why not, indeed, my dear lady"
fatnrned, and then, bowling low. L
4fi. II am everlastingly at your
Y4yorg oh, / couldn't flrt with
siEs
why not? n i am deficient in In
ectual capacity-I accept your die,
kfipl that the pursuit sharpens the In
Il llec yon see, 1t might benefit me II
~ were to make use of me"
he looked at me with n frank smile
charming that-well. 1t made me
apgTy to think that she should tiirt
my one else.
Isn't that" she remarked bright
The fact is don't like the heart
EeAking part Of the business To en-
Ryk drifting thoroughly the person one
HITS with must be devoid Of heart"
s5sNell9' asked.
She shrugged her shoulders.
Pm afraid shouldn't enjoy 1t with
es0t:s
Heeause I have a hearth?
g Thaf. / should imagine, is the infer
ce she remarked superclliously.
u; N nodded.
Ind is there the further Inference
\ TINT you have-er-no heart" ! asked.
4Oh, not necessarily; because She
paused and then went on: Its like
this, you see: In Irritation the wo-
man, as q rule. Is the initiator. and
that being so she Is prepared to place
exactly the correct amount of impor-
tance on anything that is said"
MI 9In other words. she says things
which she doesn't mean and listens to
] things which are also not meant, eh:"
THAT, fancy, is flirting" she said.
II. hoo Il ft, n fca
FITS a bad thing morally" remark.
~ ut tends to pervert ones sense
of.s
tSense of tiddlesticksw she cried.
Really, Hector, am surprised to
hear you. A good Irritation is
Like imitation diamonds" inter
enpted.
.But''-she fixed her eyes on me
.sbut IL one doesn't want to run the risk
Of losing the real
ooh, now you are carrying the smile
too far" | said. In iovemakins'-
Her face assumed an expression OF
: utter Observation-Disclosures.
.sYOu are beyond me now. Hector"
SIN the interests of the public. tiirt-
. ing ought TO he sternly suppressed" |
said.
She laughed airily.
.That's because you love one wo.
man, my dear boy" She waited to see
whether would contradict her and
then went on, zone cannot expect n
man who is in love to tolerate the tlirt-
ing propensity In the woman he loves
stared hard Mt her. Her words
Just allowed of an Interpretation other
than the one that loved her: hut
was not Mt all certain that Il dual inter
probation was In her mind.
You mean:" asked.
ooh. Hector, how blind you are! /
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.
!. t..Yes-and you:a / asked eagerly.
surely you know" she murmured.
..ssnrely you have seem
81 haven't seen anything" inter-
rupted holly. Except that you have
kept me hanging around You for
months, and-and-you know so well
that love you more dearly than lfe.'
A smile flashed across her face and
the tenderness vanished.
.sThere now% she cried. "What did
!; I say? There isn't any fun in flirting
with a man OF Aeart. You say what
you mean and you mean what you
say. You can't call that fun. Besides.
IT'S very embarrassing"
controlled myself with an effort.
81 beg you pardon. Alison" said,
With dignity. II quite agree with you
there's no fun in 1t. and it's very emf
barrassing-for me-"
We stood staring Mt each other for
some moments, she with smile on
her face and with a scowl on mine.
j had been fooled once more.
I bore the silence until 1t threatened
to turn my brain.
'.If you were man. would demand
an apology" said stitily.
.If were man-but men don't
dirt with each other. do they"
l ignored the question.
"But seeing that you are woman
"Only woman" she murmured.
Al shall accept my dismissal and
and 60 away"