Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-02-18
HIS FRANK OPINION.

/ more firmly on his nose mo, mean
| TO one side. | want TO get the profile
Hmm. Now face me again. Close your
eyes. How can | exercise my judgment
calmly when you are looking at me?"
Il don't see what that has to do with
It," said the girl, but I'm sure / don't
want to look at you. Therel VIII
that do?"
open them, quick!" said the young
man, hastily. "Heayensl You had q
narrow escape then"
From what?" asked the girl, inno-
Gently.
IF you had taken step forward you
might have walked into the table and
smashed something"
"Ohl"
II think, perhaps, 1t will do II you
just fix your eyes on the bookcase
don't want TO be tempted beyond my
strength. Your chin up trifie, please"
You aren't looking at the hat at all, !"
said the girl. You're looking at me-"
"Strangei" said the young man, mus
ingly. IL believe was But, on the
other hand, you were looking at me in
stead of at the bookcase"
well, hurry, then; I don't want tc
stand here on exhibition all day. Do
you like 1t or don't your"
you really want my opinion?"
do you suppose I've been standing
here posing for ten minutes for anything
else?"
81 don't know. wasn't sure. mean,
of course, that / wasn't sure that you
attached particular value to my opin-
ION"
Make your mind easy. really want
your opinion. I'm not above getting
hints from everybody. Mr.. Carlow
thinks it's perfectly stunning-the most
becoming thing he ever saw me wear"
We'll, you certainly are not"
Not what?"
above getting hints from anybody.
SO he's been here, has he?"
HE happened to call--yes"
And you got out your millinery to
show him?"
Don't be absurd and don't look at
me so savagely. had it on when he
came. showing 1t to mother"
He called to see your mother, sup
poser"
mo, think he called to see me-"
"Ohi"
But mother took II for granted that
he came to see her, for she stayed and
visited with him. Perhaps 1t was be-
cause winked at her."
BLESS her dear heart" said the young
man, fervently. She's jewel"
We'll. what do you think of it?"
See here, l don't want to decide on
thing like that too hastily. What do
you think of 1t yourself?"
I'm not going to help you bit You
seem to have a mind of your own about
some things"
"As much as you'll allow me to have"
Nonsense! don't think | have a
particle of influence over you in any
way"
II like that Who made me give up
smoking. I'd like to know, and who In
duced me to sit out symphony con-
cert?"
you said you enjoyed it beyond any
thing
80 did. My pipes were the one
solace had on earth before met you.
Enjoyment is too mild name for It,"
II mean the concert"
We'll, enjoyment isn't too mild a
name for that"
I'm disappointed in YOU" said the
girl, in a changed tone. Il really did
believe you liked it,"
Il did. Truly l die" declared the
young man, hastily. Il don't know
when I've liked anything more. 1t was
! the first time | had ever sat next to
you every minute of an entire evening.
You see, that took my attention off the
concert itself"
81 dare say. But what about the
hat?"
| Its quite hat, all right"
That's what it was represented
to be-"
"Ye-es. Couldn't be any mistake
about it, could there? OF course, it
| hasn't a crown, but then it has decided
brim to it, and they don't put feathers
on a muff, do they? Well. as to that
hat Turn around full face once
more"
"Ive turned around until I'm tired"
"You say Carlow liked it."
Immensely"
well, | don't"
The girl removed the hatpins with an
offended air and then took off the hat
and laid it on the table.
''There!" said the young man, tri-
umphantly. You see for yourself.
Canlow's an ass-an idiot He couldn t
discriminate, that's all. Now, when you
first put that thing. ON and turned to
me Ii made me fairly giddy But /
wasn't going to let my enthusiasm run
away with my judgment"
We'll, you don't think 1t becomes
me?"
Not a particle" said the young man,
coolly. Just look at II there. Did you
ever see a more lopsided. idiotic, futile
Il