The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-03-29
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! and sweet and charming; but, from
her own account. there seemed to be
SO many people in love with her al
ready that | thought personally l
should do much better by merely main
tanning a friendly interest in her. Be-
sides, | always knew that II ever I did
fall in love 1t would be with quite an
other sort Of a girl-some one who
would be much more prepared to rem
der me homage than to expect II as
her own due. which was Miss Courte-
nays way Of going through life.
Still. in spite OF her many airs and
graces, which rather amused me than
otherwise. we remained good friends
on the whole. and am sure I gave
her no possible excuse for thinking
that | was one OF her latest victims,
for the simple reason that had not in
any sense succumbed to her fascina-
tons. and never pretended to disguise
the fact.
had known her now for quite
long time. should say IL was about
six months from our first meeting. AZ
our last meeting, which had been the
day before yesterday, had introduced
great friend OF mine TO her-Bertte
Beauclere. He was tall. handsome
fellow-no brains. certainly. but still
the sort OF type that felt pretty sure
would appeal to her. She really did
seem TO take an ardent fancy to him,
which was another proof that my es-
umation OF her character was fairly
correct one. judged her to be frivol-
Gus and shallow--a girl to be taken
with superficial show rather than a
woman to love a man for his sterling
worth. which is really the only kind OF
woman should ever feel inclined TO
love myself, for don't set much store
by blue eyes and pink and white
skin. II is the beauty of the heart
and mind that appeal TO me far more.
think, as matter of fact. that
there are a good many men like my
self, so that. when she used to enlarge
to me sometimes upon her conquests
| invariably discounted half she slid
didn't believe she had 1.-THE Of .he
success she made out Here was |. for
one, quite unscathed. II was really
astonishing to me to see the way Beau.
clere made up to her. and began Ia
think there might be something in heI
charm after all. But then. IF she be
not fair to me, what care how. fail
she be7"
All the same, felt vexed I had in.
PRODUCED BERTHE TO her. l didn't wan
TO see her make fool OF my tes
friend. I didn't want to see her male
n fool OF herself, either. and the wa,
she encouraged his idiotic comrll
ments was revelation TO me- hat
taken It for granted that she was
coquette. but had never actually seei
her In the role before, and didn'
know how these things we're done unit
then. and learnt a good lesson thu
afternoon. BERTHE fetched and carried
for her like a dog. and the other mel
seemed to go down like ninepins. toe
had really meant to look after her
little myself. but realized my fore
thought was quite superlluous.
The next day thought would i
on her and have quiet chat ! foun
her In what she was pleased to terri
her Study" Not having left schoc
long. she kept up an amiable fctto
for the benefit of fond mother and
doting father I suppose that she dl
a few hours Gaily practicing and read
ing within its sacred four walls
always liked 10 fnd her in III
study. For one thing, II showed.
not serious bent of mind at leaf
an effort in the right direction; AM
for another. her family never venture
TO disturb her there. She said 1t II
terrupted her train OF thought.
sat down and. after having helpe
her with a difficult problem-the san
problem, was fain TO observe whic
I had tackled for her last time-I b.
gan TO talk.
you and Beauclere seemed TO hit
OF pretty we'll always thought
lTSed a bit OF a bluestocking-in fac
preferred brains TO beauty"
"You don't think me clever, then
she asked.
Il didn't say that exactly. thir
you are clever In your own way"
"But you think my beauty is in e
cess OF my brains2"
1--WE won't say beauty" deprecste
That Is word only applicable
Greek goddesses. But you're certai
ly sweetly pretty"
90" she said, with her eyes dow
you think me pretty. then?"
II wasn't giving you my person
opinion" replied, guardedly. "b
what seems to be the generally acceI
ed one"
81 don't know so much about tina
she said, with toss OF her head. IN
Beauclere thinks me quite beautii
and clever"
"Beaucleres an asst" said, hasti
And then, feeling frightened at
ominous silence which ensued. | {
iarged my sentence by adding: "Wl
he went down without degree!"
Perhaps he didn't want one.
sooner have a straight nose than a
gree any day. she retorted. scornf
ly. "And scarcely anyone here kno
you are valedlctorSan, though
sure I've told scores Of people"
rubbed my nose ruefully.
forced to admit It is distinctly OF
Wellingtonian order.
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