The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-05-26
The Other Woman

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@F course" said Polly, showing
VI her heel down into her skate
with little tramp and striking
out over the Ice like a bird learning
to hop, at was the fault Of the other
womanT'
We had been talking about thu
breaking of Of Abingdon Dars's en-
gagement to the authenticated Down
ing girl, and Of how Miss Downing
had discovered tho other filtration by
listening down the dumb waiter shaft.
"Of course" 1 agreed. ut is always
tho fault OF the other woman"
Polly g1rgled mirthfully and l
thought satirically.
Surely" 1 asked anxiously, you
do not blame the dumb waiter shaft?
never saw a dumb waiter shaft
with peroxide hair and q dimple in Its
chin"
Polly gave me reproachful glance.
and" went on, you certainly do
not blame Miss Downing for breaking
1t of when she found out"
"And, Of course" broke in Polly. II
could not possibly Decentralization
Dare, for instance"
Wont you take hold Of my hands,
Pollyl The ice is-er-very slippery"
For answer, Polly buried both her
hands deep in her mum and continued
to nope along in jerky little semicir-
cles.
And now" she went on. ignoring q
brilliant pigeon wing 1 had cut for
her benefit, 1.-The authenticated Down
ing girl and the other girl don't
speak"
Then." said I. bringing up beside
Polly with flourish, Miss Downing
blames the other woman, too?"
Polly looked at me as though know
ing things like that were the most
natural thing in the world.
"Of coursep' she declared emphatic
ally. "A woman always does blame
the other woman. That is the funniest
thing about it she seems just as
anxious to make a pack-horse for the
masculine sins out of some other wom-
an as the man himself. 1 suppose to-
morrow that, If you held one hand
over your heart and the other over the
family Bible and took an oath of al
legiance, and If the very next moment
I detected you admiring a pretty
face"
ut would have to have a brown
pompadour above it and a dimple In
its left cheek" l declared, looking at
Polly.
Polly blushed.
"Or saying nice things to another
girl in the conservatory" she went on.
Everybody would expect me to blame
the pretty face or the other girl. But
l shouldn't" and in her monetary
excitement Polly forgot to be fright
eDed, and almost did some real skat-
ing
WELL" 1 grumbled, why shouldn't
you?"
Because" said Polly, 1T wouldn't
be the girl who owed me allegiance"
Then l suppose" remarked, that
you approve of the fact that Miss
Downing has cut Arlington Dare off
irretrievably"
II would" said Polly, "if she had;
but she hasn't He'll only have to wait
until the first burst Of temper wears
off 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 factery and lob
ster la Newburgh."
"And told him a sad little story of
Aer past life"
"And actually pursued him to his
Office"
"And had her brother bring him I'D
to dinner"
"And sent him pink notes-that he
couldn't in politeness, refuse to an
swer."
well, that's the WY they do it."
said 1.
"Do-whatr'
Polly had to wave her arms wildly
10 catch her balance.
Polly" said I, ''the moment 4 man
becomes devotedly attached to some
one girl all the other girls In her set
begin to ind him fascinating. I fancy
It's something like setting a new style.
II one Of you wears q fur hat or q
feather boa Immediately all the rest Of
you buy fur hats and feather boaA.
! r ens e you Ands Q nan woFtA WhiIs