The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
Copyright by philip Little.

M CopyrlghGs by Plhlip Little.t S
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III her attempt TO appear unconcerned.
I'D Is often tie case. overdono d,cr bart
and made him feel that something had
happened for which lie was to blame, 81
lIo ttindo ono or two starts, but gave n
npfn despair, for an understandable ma
rnlysls had seized upon his tongue, and
ms he Ind ever been rather shy and
Ind with women, ho found
himself nuite helpless.
5 Mr.. Elliot and Mr.. Van Nostrnnd were
seated together ut The other end OF the
carr 58
What a good.looising pair they make. =
said the former. Indicating the two young
people. 4.
y es. but There seems to have been
some trouble between thcin, regret to
say. They have hardly spoken twenty
words since VIC started"
III you feel 5ns do PEE
Not n bad sign; feel aa you dor I an
nfrald ! am very dull this morning.
+ Please explain. y y IS ss
5l5''l do not know how you feel in the
matter. rs ] said. Mr.. Van Nostrand, but
IT Is my dearest wish to see the young
people untedant some future period.
you mean married r.
"Of course" IA
81" IT has boon mine, too, but OF course.
%I&could not speak to Anita about 1t,
as that is the surcst way to drive people
apart" y ii 5-
right, 4 should say. too. Now
y have never had q love affair or any
Kind, SO my opinion Is simply theoreti-
cal, bit i have always Understood that
a the time when n woman holds a man
Pr ana appears cool to him when she
. has previously been on The most pleas
n = "a fn rs,t t,Fe II --t
that SHE Is most Interested IL that not
supposed to be so?'' f
believe 1t Isl, and am sure that
i hope that 1t is so In this case. But
tho ways OF woman are inscrutable
and the man who thinks that lle can
understand them is a great fool.''
$50 i have understood, but there seem
to be some general rules, some great av-
cragcs. SO to speak & upon which one may
base temporary opinion. and the ono
that j have mentioned seems to be one
OF them" 5E5
Women must rotect themselves, sup
pose, not only against men, but against
each other. They seem much more on Y
their guard with their own than with d
tho other Sex" "a III Fs55 Il S
They are an interesting. II they are
dangerous study, and n lifetime would not
solve the problem, imagine. Let us
hope, however. that this little GOODNESS,
or whatever 1t Is. Will blow over. I shall
have TO give Bobs some advice on the
subject, even II 1t Is theoretical. He is
such nice fellow that he must get a
good woman to help him along. He has
had very hard luck and no ono knows
swha may turn up next 32 ~
ies, poor lad! Every time that he
seems TO he getting along he has some
thing to happen TO him. III # s&
In the meantime Anita sat and won
4 n St,,t L.
again. In her perverse little heart she
knew that she had snnbbed him once or
twice In the course OF the journey. but *
1t vas only her rTay or showing her re-
grct ut her onthurst at the hospital.
Are You not going to say anything
to meg she asked finally in despera-s
ton. n
Everything I have said seems to be
the wrong thing, Anita. I do not know
what l have done 10 offend ypu.s' an b
swered Bobs, surprised ut the sudden
attack, 50 womanlike in Its method.
You haven't done anything to offend
me, but you do not say a word, l2 How
do you suppose / am going to stand this ID
long journey If you do not try TO enter 4
tain me T. ZIG ii it$t 535t
Bobs gasped at the audlclty or tlsa us,
sertion. HeFwas certain that he had trlets
very hard once or twice to make him-#
self agreeable, and was also quite sure
his pains. y However. he made up his
mind that he must have been mistaken Il
or that his efforts had been misundcr- 4
stood.
q IT suppose that 1t Is my head me said
apologetically; you see 1t Is not over II
strong as yet. SO you insult forgive me.
Anitas mood at once changed, and she
became sympathetic and sollcitous
s4"Oh. you poor thing" she said softly;
81 am SO sorry that complained" but i
nor quite ready to admit that she had
been a t fault; e'does it trouble you much? ~
why. no, J" answered the simplc-minded
Bobs, not realizing the advantage which
he might have gained, "but did try TO
be agreeable. and you did not seem to
like IT.
why. Bobs, how can You say so !? You
know that i would not have done such q
thing; you must have been dreaming
4 Bobs began to think that he had. lie
must have been be said to himself, for 1
how could this charming sympathetic.
beautiful young woman, looking at MIN
with rcproachful eyes. ever have snubbed
,hlm.8as he thought that she llad2
81 suppose that I&,must have been,
he answered, looking at her again.!
am sorry, Anita;aI know that you would
not try to hurt my feelings
(To be Contlnued.) III