The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-27
The Other Woman

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| ~ F course" said Polly, showing
w her heel down into her skate
with little tramp and striking
out over the ice like a bird learning
To hop, lit was the fault OF the other
woman
We had been talking about the
breaking Cd Of Abingdon Dare's en-.
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. ''Et Is always
the fault o. the other woman"
Polly gIrgIed mlrthfully and l
thought saurlcally.
Surely" asked anxlously, you
do not blame the dumb waiter shaft
l never saw a dumb waiter shaft
with peroxide hair and a dimpls Ia It's
chin"
Polly gave me a reproachful glance
And" went on. you certainly DO
not blame Miss Downing for breaking
It on when she found out"
And, OF course" broke in Polly, Il
could not possibly blame-Abbingdon
Dare, for instance"
Won't you take hold Of my hands,
Poily7 The Ice is-er-very slippery"
For answer, Polly buried both her
hands deep In her nun aud continued
10 NOPE along In Ierky uttle semlcir-
cles
And now she went on. ignoring e
brilliant pigeon wing I had cut for
her benedt. the authenticated Down
Ing girl and the other girl don't
speak."
Then" said I. bringing up beside
Polly with a flourish, Miss Downing
blames the other woman. too?"
Polly boxed at me a. though know.
ing things Ike that were the most
natural thInz In the world
of course she declared emphatic
ally. "A woman always does blame
the other woman. That Is the funniest
thing about Il. She seems Just "a
anxious TO make a pack-horss for The
masculine sins out OF some other won.
an az the man himself / suppose to-
morrow that, II you held one hand
over your heart and the other over the
family Bible and took an oath Of nj.
legianre. and II the very next moment
l detected you admlring a pretty
n ce-"
It would have TO have 4 brown
pompadour above il and a dimple In
It's EFT check" declared. looking at
Polly.
Polly blushe1.
"Or saying nice things TO another
girl in the conseryatory !" she went on
Every body would expect me 10 blame
the pretty face or the other girI. But
l Shouldn't and In her momentary
excitement Polly forgot to be- fright.
ened, and almost did some real skat.
Ing
Well" grumbIed, why shouldn't
your
because" said Polly. 1T wouidn',
be the girl who owed me allegiance f"
Then suppose remarked, ''thaA
you approve Of the fact that Mis-.
Downing has cut Arlington Dare OF
trretrieyably
Il would" said Polly. "If she had.
but she hasn't He'll only have to wait
until the FIRST burst OF temper wears
OF and then come around with a
pathetic story Of how the other wom-
an lured him"
And invited him to can."
And I'D him with ialtery and lob
Ster Ia Eewburgh."
And told him a sad little story Of
her past life"
and actually pursued him to his
once"
And had her brother bring him up
70 dinner"
And sent him pink notes-that he
couldn't In politeness, refuse to an
Swer."
Wen. that's the way they do it"
said I.
"Do-whatT'
Polly had to wave her arms wildly
b catch her balance.
Polly" said /. the moment q man
becomes dsvotedly attached 10 some
enc girl all the other girls in her set
hsgin to ind him fascinating. fancy
IT'S somsthing like setting a new style
u one Of you wears a fur hat or a
feather boa Immediately all the rest of
you buy fur hats and feather boaA
u en- Of y0u finds = naz worth Wills