The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-01-06
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ship between man AID woman is i'm
possible!" she would cry, with flash
ing eyes. "What degrading cantw
with flushing cheek. She liked
the society of men. They gave her
a new outlook On life. She would
enjoy it if they confded their love
affairs to her. So she said. Some
how they had not as yet given her
that enjoyment. She was twenty
two, with a piquant face and figure
and a man of the world style of con-
versation that half yelled an un-
fathomable Innocence.
1t was hot evening early in
June, and one of Annabeps friends
had dropped in. They were sitting
together in the miniature veranda,
discussing q subject they had often
discussed before.
Zone comfort about my man to
man style of friendship" said An
mabel, "one great comfort, is that
one needn't be eternally bothering
about ones looks and that sort Of
thing when one wants to have ra-
tional conversation. ] don't know
anything more aggravating than to
talk ones best talk to man, as I
did out at dinner the other day, and
to find him obviously speculating
us to whether ones hairs all ones
own. Now, I don't think you or.
any other of my special chums
would even notice if wore sack
when you came to see me. That's SO
refreshing"
cit is" said the friend. For in
stance, some girls would be dread
fully put out if their shoe had lit
tie hole in it, just at the tip, when q
man was there. But you"-
"Where ?'' And Annabel jumped
off her lounge chair with one bound
and passed her pretty feet under
agonized inspection. For one with
whom appearance was stno object"
she was wonderfully shod.
Sim so sorry" saidrher friend.
<I didn't mean to imply that you
had a hole in your shoe; only that
If you had it wouldn't trouble you
in the least"
s'But it would,' said Annabel,
with dignity. "I never said one
would care to exhibit slovenliness to
ones friends, and a hole would be
slovenly."
He smoked in silence.
s.. Glow do you define a mans
friendship for woman?" he in
quired after the pause had lasted a
long while.
AnnabeI took her time before an
sweringg. ~
81 think. :. she replied at last rath-
,ser slowly, cit means having her in
terests at heart so much that they
could never bore you--so that her
pain or happiness would always be
to you almost more than year own.
You would never hear her lightly
spoken of. Y ou would save her all
you could. You would let nothing
of hers be injured. Where you
could you would put velvet between
her and the rough things of the
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