The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-01-11
A QUESTION.
By Vera Seibers.

( Travers and Miss Wainwright had
| been discussing all the fastest happen
1ngs In their world. Now there came a
JUL: there seemed TO be- nothing more
TO say. Miss Wainwright stared alb
sently into the FIRE. Presently Travers
leaned forward and looked at her
ScarchinEly.
Miss Wainwright" ne said. slowly.
There In something I want To know. j
have been thinking" lie paused. then
went on abruptly: "If ask you ques-
tion VIII YOU promise to answer u
/ truthfully, yes or noT'
Miss wainwright looked nj him
| quickly. the color mounted to her
| cheeks. OF what was he thinking2
1T depends altogether upon the ques-
zion" she said. IN answer IL ut all, /
Fhall answer II truthfully. What IL
/ IT,"
"Oh. no. that won't do Before ask
the question you must promise me that
you viii answer ~. and truthfully' yes
| or no."
We'll. won't promise any such
thing"
Then I can't ask the question
But possibly Il Is something that l
couldn't answer"
NO. Il IL something that you can
answer. II you wildly a simple yes or
To-"
lis Il something concerning myself?"
Yes"
Does Il concern anyone else besides
myself?"
We'll. that would depend on the point
OF view" Travcrs said slowly. I'm one
kVay I might say that Il concerns you
alone. and then. again. might say that
u oncerns-somcbody elrc. However.
, refuse TO answer any more leading
questions"
! Miss Wainwright gazcd thoughtfully
into the fire. Then she looked at
frraVcrs again.
III l knew Il wasn't. But. then,
how could you?" she laughed cNcitedly.
her eyes glowed, she leaned forward In
her chair with flushed checks and part
ed lips. oh. what did he know?
Couldn't you-just give me little
hint OF what II tsp she said per-
kuasively.
Travers shook his head.
NO that would be the same ms tell
ing you outright"
well. then, I will do this--I will
promise to answer YOU truthfully. un-
less Il Is n question on one certain sub
jcCt. which-whiCh l really couldn't
wouldn't have any right To answer. you
know, VIII that satisfy YOU"
THAT isn't fair mt all. You might
refuse To answer: then. In any case,
you would know what ! wanted TO ask.
and I would know nothing"
Miss Wainwright pushed back her
hair pctulantly.
You are unkind. don't see where
the fairness OF your proposition comes
I'm. To make one promise 10 answer "a
question before one knows what IL Is!
No. won't promisc!"
Then let us drop the subject" said
Traycrs.
For some time They sat I'm silence.
Then she said suddenly.
You VIII tell me the question you
were going to ask, won't YOU
sh. leaned forward CuuE'ngly. iTrc-
SIstIiy. TrtvgrE hcaitatcd. then h. gath
cred himself together.
II had rather not say any more
about g."
II promise" she said. quickly. as II
fearful OF "a second thought.
Well. Il a. simply this. Weren't
you getting Just little sleepy bCtor"
we began this question business? Now
answer me truthfuily."
Miss wainwright stared AZ him with
giir open eyes
Mr. TrayCrs you don't mean 10 tell
me that that Is the question"
"That o. the question. ] have tried
Il before on girls when things were
g,tting a little dun you know and
have never known u To fail yet. IL
wakes them up: they always get eN-
cited. their cheeks glow and their eyes
AphEhifs NnFN lV'N i''N "N WY 49,
and Il ~ the most amusing game
know. They invariably promise In the
end"
Travers lcant back and chucklcd un-
III deluge Of sofa pillows almost
smothered him. Nevertheless, as he
walked home he said To himself:
There Is no getting round "A wom-
an. II had asked her the question
which she had I'm her mind she would
n't have answered II. ] saw In her
ace that she meant To break her
NrCmisc"