The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-01
JIM.

with the big hat. My, doesn't he. look stunning in that long coat?"
 oh. I don't know" said the young woman with pink cheeks, disapprov- ingly.
 Why, the ideal" chirped the girl with the big hat, stopping short, there by causing a long row of pedestrians back of her to tumble against one an other like a falling house of cards. When you and he"
 "oh, I know all that" murmured the pink-cheeked one. dragging her on and letting traffic resume it's course. but he's too conceited. He thinks he's funny"
 Well, isn't he?"
 The pink-cheeked girl looked scorn- full Possibly your idea Of humor dif- fers from mine" she said, coldly. "The last time he was over at my house we were sitting on the porch and there was a bonfire burning cut in the driveway. Father had been raking the yard and gathered about half a bushel of acorns and set fire to them Don't tn sy sound cheerful?' ' said. Do you think sop Jim asked. TO tell you the truth. they make me feel nerNous-Td feel safer in the house. Let's go in, if you don't niind.' 7
 Why, what"
 The acorns were popping, you see. call that cheap wit.
 And then there was the evening he sat and watched one os the candles on the candlebrum bond and drip wax on Charley Woods head directly under meath. At the end of two hours. when Charley carelessly brushed his fingers over his thick hair. he turned white as sheet. He said afterward he thought lie had suddenly turned bald, but what he said didn't sound like that. If I'd thought you'd been as nervous as that over 1t, Charles, Jim drawled in a pained way, I'd have told you to move your chair long ago, But I hated to get you out os the radiance of these pretty pink shades you've no idea how they improve your complexion. You can get 1t off by getting your head shaved And Charleyswas So proud of his thick hair! At present he Is going around looking like an escaped con- viet and Jim only. laughs in the most brutal way. It's because he's jealous of Charley. and told him SO
 You don't mean 1t. What did he say to that2'
 That 1t was an inDossibility to be jealous of nothing. I'd have told him what I thought of him If he hadn't followed up his slur at poor Charley by asking me to the theater and, of course, as I wanted to go, couldn't tell him how disapproved of his attitude"
 "of course not. You have so much tact"
 Then there was the day was out driving with Charley and down in Jackson Park we met Jim in his auto mobile. For some reason the horse acted frightfully and I had to get out of the buggy while Charley tried tt quiet the anmal. Jim had stopped his machine till the horse got by and sat watching proceedings, Charley really showed good nerve in tanning his horse but just as was ready to get in again Jim was at my side. Get into the auto, he said to me casually, and added: Charley, I'll see that Bess gets home safely. You surely don't want to risk her life again behind that vicious bruteI know you care toe much for her safety for that. I'm sur prised you should endanger pedestrians driving such an undisciplined beast. Get right in, Bess!'
 And the queer part of it was I did as he told me. Charley was so taken back by Jirn's argument that he couldn't say word, but Just drove off I Wns too bewildered to make out how I had come to change escorts and vehicles till Jim explained leisurely that he had called for me fifteen minutes after l drove away and had followed us. But how-how'd you know the horse was going to act up? stammered. My dear, he just laughed. He said the gods helped II1US6 they #lONGui UuI | liO IeiliSillbSi now that he gave three hideous toot: on the auto horn just as he met us.. knew l ought to be very angry, but i really was lots more fun riding In { | fast automobile, SC I concluded not t, say anything just then.
 | Jim has gone about ever since whel Charley is within hearing telling peo pie what a splendid horseman Charle. | Is and what dangerous animal h. | drives. And Charley can't say a, word l for Jim is so complimentary to him It may seem funny to Jim, but cal | it taking mean advantage. I hay, l fully made up my mind to make ffrn l stand and show Jim that I don't lik | his little ways and will have no nor | to do with him. I" Here he comes back'' interrupted the girl with the big hat, feverishly ! "Quick-we can run into this storei,
 But the girl with pink cheeks wa straightening had hat and smoothing her hair. I'm surprised at you!" sh remarked with dignity. T couldn' be so rude-even when IT dislike man." And then she smiled brilliant. upon the approaching Jim.--Chicag, .t. .".- 'sMel
 
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