Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-02-03
A STORM AvERTED.

til | had ventured on my third salu-
tation that she condescended to be-
come conscious of my presence.
Il wonder you are not ashamed of
yourselfr she began encouragingly.
1T sometimes surprises me- l adj
mitted
Jane glared. She had particularly
demoralizing glare.
1T is a good thing you are able to
see what cause there is for it, she
said
"Ah.' said l. SHOWS there's not SO
much the matter with me, after ALL
after all what?"
well, Of course there have been
times'-I grew reflective. THAT Hen
ley affair, for instance. 1t was, per-
haps, hardly fair to the girl"
Jane was upon me at once.
What girl?" she demanded.
"Oh, nothing. 1 beg your pardon.
Thinking aloud, you know. Bad habit.
Must break myself of it.
Jane did not follow my lead. My at
tempt to create q diversion was fail
ure.
Il hate men who thiuk they know
everything" she observed, shifting
marguerite abstractedly and looking at
nothing in particular.
! agreed, 80 do [. Most objection
able ANIMAL
1T seems to me that the very things
they think they know are the things
that anybody who does know could
tell them they don't know"
l rested my head on my hand for
moment or two.
Give it up" said finally
Jane was really quite angry. Her
cheeks were flushed like wild rose
petals. She looked so entirely kissa BILE
| had difficulty in restraining myself,
but concluded that it would not be
safe
Besides we had broken off our en-
gagement the day before
What do you mean?' she demand
ed.
Sorry! Thought 1t was a riddle, you
know" l smiled at Jane vacuously.
Jane stamped her foot. She was
wearing very dainty shoes, 1 noticed.
''Nc one can call me unreasonable, y
she began.
L wouldn't advise them to- said l.
'But''-Jane continued taking no no.
Hce of my remark-''in this instance I
consider your conduct outrageous
Here she threw out her arms in a
manner too graceful to be believed un-
less seen, and apparently appealed to
all the visible universe two
rocks and a tortoise shell cat-for sup
port.
Upon my word, | don't know what
you mean," 1 began, when light
dawned upon me. unless you hap
pened to see the Times yesterday
morning"
l felt very nervous.
L did see the Times" said Jane.
with all the severe dignity Of which
she was capable.
1t occurs to me that it is astonishing
how dignifed she can look for so small
person.
but you always have the Tele-
graph l objected feebly.
Mr.. Timmins, who lives at the
Gooseberry Bushes, was good enough
to send me his copy of the Times last
night, thinking | might be interested
to see your letter. And" said Jane,
freezingly, II was
I registered internally VOW to
wiring Mr. Timmins' neck, and burn
the Gooseberry Bushes at the first
available opportunity.
Jane was continuing.
What do You know about The lack
of the governing instinct in women !?
What do you know about women, in
deed: Or about governing, for the
matter Of that?"
/ was dumb.
What do you mean by saying that
all history proves women to be abso-
lutely failure as rulers? What dc
you know about history? Or about rul-
ers? or about anything except tennis
And what about Queen Elizabeth? and
Cleopatra? and Mrs. Fawcett? and that
1a@syran woman? and ever so many of
them?'
Jane paused for lack Of breath.
| smiled a rather unsuccessful smile
and began to explain. | am good al
explanations. AS matter of fact,
was very proud Of that letter. 1t was
full of close and careful reasoning, and
had given me no end of trouble to
write. That was why l wanted to put
my name to it, thinking Jane would
never see it.
But no matter.
After about an hour and half OF
careful evasion and prevarication ]
succeeded in ayerting James anger.