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


II you can't wrest him from her. Add
ed to this fashion. the very fact that
he Is not attainable makes him all the
more popular. That's a little twist In
the feminine makeup, Polly dear"
''Mr. Sylvester" said Polly-and the
ice looked warm beside her volee-sI
can skate quite as well IL you do NOT
hold my hand. An engaged manor .
married man, either" she continued,
lis exactly like the little fox terrier
who couldn't be made to come out of
his house until they tied him up. Then
he ehewed up the rope aud began
romping around the back yard. The
very moment a man feels the cords
of an engagement or tie bonds OF mat
rimony binding him he wants to sllp
them Off. Why. a man who would
laugh at pink notes and snub the girl
who pursued him with Holsters before
marriage win succumb to them Ike
violet to the sun or an iclcle 10 the
IRE after matrimony but | don
blame him. declared Polly. trying to
wriggle her hand away.
Neither do Ir agreed. enthusias-
tically, clasping the hand tighter than
ever
Il blame the woman" announced
Polly
Which woman. Pollyr' said /.
The other woman
Why. mo- said Poly. The other
that Is, both OF them. Now II they
would only Join hands
'Whatr' exclaimed. Two women p
And cooperate for the punishment
and confusion Of the man"
Polly Lee" | asked tragica.iy.
would you undermine the whole soc Al
system1 Why. cooperation between
two women would be worse than the
Servant Girls Union. Ever since there
have been two women and a man on
earth there has been feminine war
fare"
And that" said Polly, has been
the cause Of most Of the masculine
sins. II Il always a case OF woman
against woman. You and Il every
where, from the nursery 10 the divorce
court. When Bobby is a small boy
he promises Marjorie and Oracle each
his box OF candy. when Marjorie ami
Oracle ana out this perfldy. instead OF
uniting against him and taking IL out
Of him, they begin pulling one an
others hair and scratching at each
others eyes: and Bobby walks serene
" OF and gives the candy TO little
Mary Anne around lhs corner. when
he grows up Bobby may have as many
wives as Solomon. but when he Il
brought into court there arr always
half Of them dying to send him to
prison and the other half aching to
take him back to their arms again.
and all OF them Elartag daExsrs at
each other-'
And" I added. there IL always
Ttill another woman waiting round tho
corner with a heart full Of sympathy"
And such fascina lions a. peroxide
hair"
is Il absolutely necessary that the
other woman have peroxide hair
Polly7" l inquired.
-Oh. that's way with oths.
women" said Polly.
And get" I remarked, gliding alonE
meditatively, Il once knew-anothrr
wornan-who didn't dye her hair"
Polly wFiggied her hand out Of mine
and tucked II IN her nun.
1T was-let me see-about the tine
I announced my engagement" went
on. renectlveIy.
Polly turned and struck out for the
shore with a squirt Of which had no,
thought her capable
she WA" continued, "a Eirl tn
your set"
II do believe the sun is going down.
Mr.. Sylvester" remarked Polly. slow
ing up perceptlbly.
For reasons Of my own ala not
attempt to carry on the conversation.
After few moments silence what I
expected happened
Who" said Polly. family. was
the girl IN my setr'
Why. the other woman. Of course"
replied. she had hardly observed
ny existence before the day that ny
engagement was announced The very
next evening she asked her brother to
invite me 40 to dinner"
l fanCied Polly sald something ike
tcoutemptibleg' but I must have been
mistaken.
"of course you didn't 20. SIR. syl-
vester?" she remarked. aloud.
I'm afraid did" confessed, rue
fully. You see. didn't exactly un-
ierstRnd things then. IS do since you |
md I have been engaged for some
lime. Add the girl was very pretty |
and alluling Polly gave q little |
gasp, and sped on.
And" continued. keeping beside |
1eF, when she invited me for a
,leighing party on the following night |
md named 4 nice girl
Polly stopped short In the middle OF |
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