Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-04-18

But WON'T" Caroline frowned.
you've been such DEAR" Miss Van
Horn spoke vehemently-it was Miss
Van Horns mother who gave the house
party-"and you look perfectly beauti-
full lying back among those cushions!
1t won't be long until dinner, and he is
very clever, and you are clever,
and"
Very WE'LL" Miss Nicholson gave a
little sigh. "Who is he?" she asked,
but Miss Van Horn was out of hearing.
Miss Van Horn recrossed the long
portico to the vine Swallowed 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.
Mr.. Barringer's moody eyes were fixed
on her.
Its very hard to amuse clever
men," Miss Nicholson's voice was
.plaintive. Last night there was
young congressman at dinner. l knew
| was to go out to dinner with him. so
l studied political questions all day
Cuba. the outlook in Porto Rico, the
improvement in the Philippines. de-
termined to shine, and | had absolute
ly no opportunity. / don't believe,
reflectively, that he talked of any
body or anything but myself. He said
my lips were like cherries after a rain.
think they are more like woodland
berries, don't your The girls eyes
were lifted, to quickly retreat behind
the long lashes. "And De said my eyes
were mountain mists; and my hair
silken, golden mesh. was sorry he
came down to platitudes when ne
mentioned my hair. 1t was disappoint-
ing in the congressman. But perhaps
you are not interested in congress
men,"
NO" the man spoke deliberately. IL
am not"
an baseball?' hopefully.
mo"
ain golf?" pleadingly.
mo"
"You dancer"
mo"
"You must be very stupid person."
Miss Nicholson said. II think it is
easier to amuse the congressman
Mr.. Brewster Barringer was silent.
Miss Nicholson looked down on the red
lilies that Gwayed below them. A very
little smile twitched the corners of her
mouth.
81 met a Mr.. Brewster Barringer
down in Florida one winter" she said.
HE was engaged to girl who was Wis
iting the Peytons. But perhaps you
are not interested IN the Peytons. III
you are not" in severe tone, II will
leave you to enjoy the twilight in soli-
tude."
81 am interested in the girl who Wis
tied the Peytons," he admitted
oh" her red lips parted suddenly,
disclosing ravishing dimples and the
CLEAN Of regular teeth.
But Mr.. Brewster Barringer was
watching dusky moth drift toward
the mass of brilliant lilies.
1.-The girl was called flirt, but
don't think she meant to f1irt. She
couldn't be unconscious of the admira-
ton she received. She was rather a
pretty girl, you know
!, II shouldn't have used that adjec-
tive" the man said, grimly, and this
time he saw the flash of Miss Nichol-
sons smile.
MOP" she was still smiling. He had
suddenly decided that a deep dimple
on the left side of lips that parted in
sweet, eager way was the loveliest
thing in the world.
1.-The girl was glad there were men
in the world who loved her. all women
are" Into Miss Nicholson's voice
there had suddenly come an earnest
note. "They plead with her, or sighed
before her; but pleading or signing
her nature retreated before their ad-
vance. Then Mr.. Brewster Barringer
came into her life. He didn't belong
to her world. She was rich, society
girl; he hadn't penny that he didn't
earn for himself, and was different
from the men she knew-men of the