Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-03-04
A STORM AvERTEO.

81 81 tSS JANE IL III the Hafueii,
iNxHI said the maid.
0> She was quite right. Jane
was not only In the garden physically,
bnt was also entirely absorbed in IT,
mentally. At all events. 1t was not I'M
til | had ventured on my third sau-
tatiOn that she cOndescended to be-
come conscious OF my presence.
II wonder you are not ashamed Of
YOURSELF" she began encOuragingly.
TT sometimes surprises me-" | ad
mItted.
Jane glared. She had a particularly
demOralizlng glare.
TT Is good thing you are able to
see what cause there is for It," she
Said
All" said l. Shows there's not so
much the matter with me. after all"
After all what!"
We'll, OF course. there have been
times grew retiective--"thnt 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 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 a diversion was fall
ure.
II hate men who think they know
everything" she observed. smiling a
marguerite abstractediy and looking at
nothing In particular.
I agreed. $50 do I. 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"
1 rested my head on my hand for
moment or two.
Give 1t up" | said finally.
Jane was really quite angry. Her
cheeks were flushed like wild rose
petals. She looked 80 entirely kissa BILE
had difficulty In restraining myself,
but concluded that 1t would not be
safe.
Besides we had broken Off our en-
Eagement the day before.
What do you mean?" she demand
ed
Sorry! Thought II was a riddle. you
know" | smiled at Jane vacuousiy.
lane stamped her foot. She was
wearing very dainty shoes. l noticed
NO one can call me unrea soma bile"
she began.
Il wouldn't advise them to-" said |.
"But"-Jaue continued taking no no
tics of my remark-''in this instance |
consider your conduct outrageous
Here she threw out her arms In h
manner too graceful to be believed un-
lcss Seen. aud apparently appealed to
all the visible unlverse-lncluding two
rocks and O tortoise shell cWt-fOr sup
port.
''tipon my word. l don't know what
ron mean" I began. when light
dnwned upon me. Unless you hap
pencd to see the Times yesterday
morning"
felt very nervous.
Il did see the Times. said Jane.
With all the severe dignity OF which
she was capable.
1t occurs to me that Il IL astonishing
how dtgnItied she can look for 80 sma II
person.
tut you always have the Tele
graph" | objected feebly.
Mr.. TmmIns. who lives at the
Gooseberry Bushes. was good enough
I" send me his copy OF the Times last
night. thinking | might he interested
to see your letter. And" said Jane
freezingy. Il VAS
registered internally vow to
wiring Mr.. Timmlns' neck. aud burr,
the Gooseberry Bushes AT the hrs,
available opportunity.
Jane was continuing
What do you know about The lack
81 the governing instinct IN women :?
What do you know about women. In
deed Or about governing, for the
matter Of that2"
was dumb.
What do you mean by saying thu
oil history proves women to be abso
,utely failure as rulers? What dc
you know about history? or about rul
ers? or about anything except tennis
Aud what about Queen Elizabeth! anC
cleopatra? and Mrs. Fawcett? and tina
Assyrian woman, and ever 40 many u
them?"
Jane paused for lack OF brpat tn.
smiled a rather unsuccessful smile
and began to explain. | am good a
explanations. As a matter Of fact.
was very proud Of that letter. 1t wa
full Of close aud careful rea soning. ant
had given me 40 end OF trouble t.
write. That was why I wanted to p,,
My name to 1t. thinking Jane woul,
never see 1t.
But no matter.
After about an hour and a half o
careful evasion and prevaricntiOn
succeeded In averting James anger.