The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-11-10
The Other Woman


! ~ F course" said Polly, shown.
! vi her heel down Into her skat,
with a little tramp and strikln.
out over the Ice like a bird learning
10 hop. ''it was the fault OF the Other
woman
We had been talking about ths
breaking OF OF Abingdon Dare's IN
gagement to the auburn haired Down
ing girl and OF how Miss Downing
had discovered the other Irritation by
listening down the dumb waiter shaft.
"Of course" agreed. 1T Is always
the fault Of the other woman"
Polly gurgled mlrthfully and /
thought satlrIcaIly.
Surely" | asked anxiousiy. you
do not blame the dumb waiter SHAFT
/ never saw dumb walter shaft
with peroxide hair and a dimple In It's
chin"
Polly gave me rrproaehful glance.
And" | went on. you certainly do
not blame Miss Downing for breaking
1t or when she found out"
''Aud, OF course broke In Polly. Il
could not possibly blame-Abblngdon
Dare. for Instance"
Won't you take hold OF my hands,
Folly? The ice is-er-yery slippery"
For answer. Polly buried both her
hands deep In her nun and continued
to NOPE along In Jerky little semlclr-
Giles.
And now" she went on. ignoring a
brilliant pigeon wing | had cut for
her benefit. the auburn-haIred Down
Ing girl and the other girl don't
speak"
Then" said I. bringing up beside
Polly with a flourish. Miss Downing
olames the other woman. too?"
Polly looked at me as though know
ng things like that were the most |
Natural thing In the world.
"Of courser' she declared emphatic |
lily. "A woman always does blame /
he other woman. That Il the funniest
hing about II. She seems Just as
nxious to make pack-horse for the
Masculine sins out OF some other WON.
n as the man himself suppose to-
lorrow that. II you held one hand
yer your heart ard the other over the
amily Bible and took an oath Of al
sgiance, and II the very next moment
detected you admiring a pretty
Ice"
1T would have to have brown
Dmpadour above It and a dImple in
; left cheek" l declared. looking at
oily.
Polly blushed.
"Or saying nice things 10 another
ri In the conservatory" she went on.
Everybody would expect me to blame
e pretty face or the other girl. But
Shouldn't and In her momentnry
icitement Polly forgot to be fright
ed. and almost did some real skat-
z.
Well" grumbIed. why shouldn't
~" z
Because" said Polly, at wouldn't d
the girl who owed me allegiance" n
Then | suppose remarked, that q
u approve OF the fact that Miss a
'wning has cut Abingdon Dare of &
etrievably?"
Il would said Polly. ''if she had: h
she hasn't He'll only have to walt 81
I'll the first burst OF temper wears al
and then come around with a
thetic story OF how the other wom- u
lured him"
And invited him to CALI
And I'D him with nattery and lob ly
r la Newburgh." IL
And told him sad little story Of
past life" di
And actually pursued him to his nc
&C." mr.
And had her brother bring him up sh
dinner"
And sent him pink notes-that he Pt
ldn't, In politeness, refuse TO an Il
r." wi
Well, that's the way they do IT," ha
an
oily had to wnve her arms wildly
latch her balance. In
Polly" said I, "tbe moment a man on
Dmes devotedly attached to some sly
girl all the other girls in her set eli
In to find him fascinating. fancy DC
something like setting new style. tn,
me OF you wears n fur hat or n to
her boa Immediately all the rest Of
buy fur hats and feather boas. Po
ne Of you finds a man worth while