Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-07-23
PER CONTRA


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INC e"I''e"' 'u'S'7 ia" p''' i''i0eu
TOT the evening, ana oy . o CLOCK we
were In the ballroom.
MAY have this dance" l asked OF
Geraldine
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PRISE" I"ter 10 see her san py me lh
waltz with the only man l feared as
rival. Had the little mink not looked
up at me, n plain question on her ex-
prcssive face as TO how | would bear
har teet uight NOT bovo known T ,roa
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'ne man Sl'e ih"FrleS' VIII DE uiiila-
oiilty Itself.
Seating myself beside nm old friend,
1 spent most of the evening with her.
Since / could not dance with Geraldine
did not care to dance at all, and my
companion was an entertaining woman
who did not dance. saw no reason to
change my seat Geraldine danced the
Cotillon and SO plastercd my rival with
''favors" that he looked like a Spanish
captain general. l bore her sights
with excellent good nature, congratu-
lating myself that l was winning the
coveted YES"
At last the dancing ceased and the
guests departed. approached Gerald
Inc and begged that she would give
me short walk on the piazza.
/ THANK you, no. she said curtly. Il
am going to bed"
/ Disappointed, LIT thinking this
without murmur.
GOOD night SAID. "A rest VIII be
OeheIiclaI aIter tlc responsibility OF en-
tertalhihg guests
mere are more trying thlhgs than
entertaining guests.
such asF
Belhg disappointed In the man
one
"Whatf You have been testing mef
ANA i nave lalledF
/ "Oh, you stood the test well enough;
too We'll People do not really love
VINO are PROOF against jealousy
But thal what was TO do-Dear 1t
with equahimlty, wasn't ltf
do you call II cquanlmlty TO sit all
the evening with one woman, mar
ried woman at thatT
! We both stood still, Geraldine with
nashing eye ana heaVing bosom, | an
| noyed at the turn the affair had taken.
Come l said kindly. The lights
are Delhg put OUT ana we must soon
part. zen me- sweetheart
III would not be safe to marry man
VINO hirts with every married woman
ne meets.
you We're not testing me for that
were yeur
NO. you showed your natural pro-
ch'i'y without test Heaven KNOWS
! Whht you would do with Deilah
huhs a' you.
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