The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-13
She Didn't Care

~ haven't noticed sny," said the
very dearest frien1.
ANY what?''
"Any but.
81 was going to tell you, but l
won't now. Oh, l like him, yes-in
way, but not in that way at all. You 'er
SO foolish. If any man comes 60 see
me you Observation-Disclosures some
thing special in it. 1t makes me cross.
"Mhen any one comes to see you
seven nights in the week and as many
other times as he can make excuses at
all, l think I'm justified"
"That's exactly the reason l don't
like him."
II thought you said You did
"In a way; butEhe just tires me-.
"Why dent you tell him."
II can't be rude. l don Il like to be
rude. I don't like to- hurt anyone's
FEELINGS, anyway, but honestly! I've
tried to discourage him as much as l
could. l wonder sometimes that he
comes at all, I'm SO mean TO Him."
"Why you awful girl!'
well, I just don't want him. l
wish he'd 60 away somewhere-to
China, or Australia, and stay here. II
let him 60 with me to fitting the
Other day and"
"Yor never did that, Coral
why, yes; I-oh, of course don't
mean that let him go into Grigsby's
with me. just met him accidentally
in State street and he begged me to
walk block with him, and sooner
than stand on the street and argue
with him, did. Whel we got to
Grigsby's said, rNcw you may go,
and went IN and lett MIN. I was mad
at him for insisting. He is just the
most persistent.
81 didn't think that was so bad.
well, you didn't hear all of il.
When l got in found that had mis-
taken my time and hal three quart
ers of an hour to wait. The girl said
half an hour, but they always keep
you waiting little longer than they
say. But 1 gotIiuto big leather chair
and opened a box Of bon bons that
that had and found an interesting
story in magazine and-weil, l be-
lieve it must have been an hour that
1 waited. Then the fitting took q loog
while. But got it all settle d at last
and-what dc you think? There was
that. Mr. Pankeya waiting outside for
me and it was beginning to snow too.
He Just looked as cheerful. said.
I hat have you been doing all this
afternoon oh. just walk ing up and
down with one eye ON the door, he
sal Now wasn't that absurd? And
lie was nearly frozen, if he was cheer
fl. His hands were--It doesn't
please me to have man act IN that
idoitic way. 1t Just exasperates me-"
"What are you looking at?" asked
the dear est friend.
81 was just looking out of the win
dow said tie young woman, return
ing to her chair. well, just told
him he could go home. or about his
business if lie had any to atten1 to-"
"Then how did you find out about
his hands?'
What do you mean? Oh, I saw
when he took lis gloves off. He teas
ed me to 90 and have cup OF choco-
late. No, really and truly, it disgusts
me. What time have you got:I believe
that clock must be fast.'
Just right. Well, should think
you could get rid of him if you want
ed to-
II do want.to and am gong to get
rid of him. You just see if don't.
It's getting worse and worse all the
time. He's been calling me up on the
telephone lately-about nothing"
Cora. what is it you're looking at
out of that window? You've done no.
thing but look out all the afternoon
ever since I've been here. Are you
expecting any body? If you are I'm