Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-21

MET her. loved her, but J IVA a.
ufono4a 10 her. This h. Why. We
rn.t al Poughksepsie. week before
al. rsgatta when the river " not
too crowded and the weather y -
often perfect; !, always ,.sl s,a,t 6,s's "a
y snsrt hotei-i forgot the nams.-snnd
wore white frocks In the diviucst iAsA
ion ! love "a well-drersed woman. shu
a. rule my lady friends 40 NOT 49,
we'll avn "a New Yorker ana 80 ar
their husbands. and roughly speahink,
ushrldu shrdl thin hrtao
they share oUf taste Tor sp'cula,iun;;
Nothing else explains their varissateu
H. return. She was punting when ]
first saw her Nobody knows nov pref
Is a woman can look till you see pre-.
y woman puntins ! thlhh Under to
the hip. and the green rushes n'hinu
her. aud perhaps the dazzle OF ruh
helps II certainly brought out h'i h.lI'
thing "cendre" She was talking 60
mnn who Was not listening. but Just
looking and looking ~ u be- cnuidu
hook enough. lie Was good-lo2hlis
felIow-regnlar West Point cut-and Oh.
.iously trefns udously gone. When
found out she was staying az the same
hotel I vas. with her mother, ana that
she wore no ring ou the third Niger 81
Ter Ief hand 1 endeiVured 20 eject an
Introduction 10 was Nery fifiicult, the
soldier guarded her o. lrslouslN a. u
she had been IN important outpost anu
the mother vas Nerf selfct ana was
careful not 90 make casual acquaint-
ancr "a hotels - she said twice al
dinner the ssenlng after ! had seen her
daughter punfinK The observation was
Apparently called forth hy ms having
passed the mustard once 500 often as a
legitimate means 90 maxim her acguaint-
nnce. She also said that she diTiksi
Sew York met. with au AR % seuuing the
observation 10 my address How she
found ou Was New Yorker passes my
fomureheur on don't wear rtnga ana
my socks all tics II not somher are NOT
unduiy festive ~ COURSE she may have
noticed me in tho afternoon. az. must
confess that ! dO not lc"s my best ~
hannel~. ! am not eNgcilv fst. bat nut
on weight easily The few timo-hpuorcd
observations haxarled regarding tie
weather were received With friEad hc1iu-
fsceuce tn. soldier simply lcoke,l ~ ne
~ " ! WAS not there. the most nhtrusNe
way u recognizing mans existence !
know. The only person wnu showed TIE
slightest sign OF recognizing NY prcsenc"
Was my divinity wha had changed htr
white serge a.. Transparent back, AMI
managed TO lore nothing by the OK
change. which IA saying gnuc deaf She
smiled ~ me once. and asked me 90 pass
her the menu, u Was sons thing. fol-
lowed u up IN the hall hy picking up her
Handkerchief, and WAS rewarded by un-
other smile. and a supplementary g'af"
from the soldier After that things
moved fairly quickly, and discovered
that nv divinity. whose name WAS Rosn-
mund. Tar from belonging 90 the black
viewer. white-marhle type was quite Hp
proachable. 40 breakfast she started a
conversation which fhe engineered su
successfully thai the soldier had Ia ioiu
IN without leaving me out. He looked
very tired ~ the end. hut he realized the
obligation. Nrr Greye was less amena-
bic. she consistently regarded me as n
WIS uari ~ the furniture. which ! found
diScouragiug Eu' later, discovered
that she WIS by way ~ being something
II - nd fT4N n IA 80 IA
pathetic attitude while she related symp-
toms. gninsd mo favor
week from the date ! met Miss Greyr
WIS sitting In the punt. Just ~ ! had
seen the soldier sitting. aud she WIS
runtinE. and I was-looking She Insisted
IN punting. She said she wanted eh'r-
else Pretty women 30 often Do when
they gct u chance ~ puuiing. Then
tried 10 tell her that ! loved her but was
promptly stopped 90 th" FIRST suggestion
~ such thing. She was not flnal. hui
she managed 90 elude me You viii
play bridge with uS this evening ] have
friend rominR down from Aihany-such
n pretty girl. sh. said. Just when had
made decent start of course ] ar-
cented. although " there IL anything iu
this world ! hate NOR" than another n "
playing cards with women. They Een-
orally cheat and they always light Rut
u course ! accepted So aid the soldier
when the pretty Firl arrived-she was
not pretty. had arrived 40 that coii-
clusion before ? saw the lady. Nils Rosa
mund Greye. N divine was extremely
feminine. and np woman calls annihsr
urettv unless she IL comfortably aware
that she IL not. The soldier TUNED very
restiye 10 the cioss ~ the first rubia'f.
His temper for the last few DAYS had
shown distinct signs ~ wear and tear.
and was not improved hy hi~ inability 70
cut Miss Greye as partner. trc-
nendous scowl ~ Miss Lister Uhe So
ralirf pretty girll wis Intercepted hy
Roaamund who promptly commented on
Il with disastrous result Il am afraid
Can't. Trevor u horcd. she said. gently.
lie does not APPEAR 20 think much 81
oar bridge" - was not aware that We
were niayinE il" refortcd that gentle
ran With considerable acerhiiv Here
Hiss Lister lung away an ace Instead of
a two and explained the performance
Nv observing that it was the mere differ
sncr Of % pip-n'i explanation received in
stony silence. "One mustn't d. too par
tculur when one PLAYS with ladies' ]
remarked The observation struck me uF
Diplomatic. but WIS lll received. Women
play Just as well as men, rctorted Rost-
mund with some heat
Bridge was invented hy a lady ~ hIgii
degree in order that the equality ~ ihr
sexes might b. finally proved beyond dis
pute Tut Ia Trevor with sncer
Wisdom whils Nuu watt ] said in
n great hurry ! dislike people annex
ing clever things 40 ihcir own o. which
they have no claim. tie didht deign to
answer. hut rewarded mo with muir
that glance ! read recognition n rival
'.Dld you see that an Encyclopaedia
Rfittannioa was among things lost iu Il
train and advertised for' asked Miss
Lister who had passion Tor futile in
.some one Loot an elephant IN France
the other day Frowlsd Trevor MY
dear Miss Lister. bridge is not game
~ grab.
this. and the agreeable rubber proceeded
10 H. end Al last she went O. bed In u
hum and Trevor and I proceeded Co en-
feavor 10 mouopnlize scvcrally Miss
grcye she smiled ~ him. she smiled
a. me Never have ! known % NOR" inn
partial distribution % favofs.
She maintained the sume attitude Tor
mother four and twenty hours. ana then
relaxed considerably IN my favor
II WIS such an evening 49, the poets
write about
The river went lap-lnp among the
ruehra and the sly was Hll pink aud
-oav II I hnt ordered The evening !
COULD not have had one provided more q
~ mind Rosamund wore whife-ull soft
"a rufrv-aud WIS boz usnsivs mood
.she sat ~ the end ~ the lawn in cane
hnfr with ID uvrIW'd ~ becoming
.rabiors arranged behind her adorable
r.~a 90 hnd curly heir. quite r'ultloss
= what the ladies Home Journal calls
tramafoffan tiors ma % showed up wei
rnlnst fhc cushions She WIS r"atine
tf.,d and Hand hy Mother and
Daughter. and promptly quoted The
Woman share
Women love lifetime; that's not the
vav with mon.
rls ~ b. ga aud ugly an will Do" love