Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-12-13
A Feminine Coup d Fiat.
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trunSi under the disadvantage OF
"no ap ,pSrown. While attending re-
lotion there held by the wiie Oh
sohinet officer saw young iaoy si'-
t,ng Inv herself who seemed 10 nie 70
saI under this category couio not
20" Col that If she remained In the
~ Cor any considerable time IN
s", of being a wallfiower she would
81 SEE center of attraction. ! was
,da,inc whom | could get to ntro
",,,o n her when she surprised me
nv bowing to me.
~. arst thought was that l had met
on,ewhere. my second that she
W. ,,,istal,en me for some other per-
son She looked an invltatioh ior ne
40 ioin her, and l started TO 90 50
when | saw young man In naVai UNI
so.m also going toward her. hesl'
800 Int she kept her eyes on me
80 internreted her look to mean thar
r,,as her choice. The naval ofilcer
ar,dantlv saw the same thing, for he
turnad in another direction. So | join
cd the lady. Following conventional
tines concealed the fact that dld
NOT remember her, though ] felt quite
sura she had erred In my Identity. ]
smoke of the notables present and, as
snm,ng that she was stranger point
Oh many of them out TO her. con
fess did most Of the talking, for the
g,rl seemed distrait and, to tell the
truth did not seem especially inter
osted Indeed, several times she made
ramsrks entirely irrelevant to the sub.
iact Of conversation. She said nothing
10 show that she supposed me to be
some one else, made no blunder In
speaking of my position, family OF
friends
presently we arose and strolled
through the rooms, passing senators,
sunreme court judges, cabinet officers.
members of the diplomatic corps ana
other distinguished people. My com
napion seemed to be unimpressed by
them but there was one person who
nroduced quite a different effect
THAT WAS the young naval officer who
had started to Join her when | had
done 80. Whenever he passed us
could feel her hand tighten on my
arm. He always looked at her intent
". wistfully and l thought reproach-
fully. would have given way to him,
but my companion gave me no oppor-
unity to do so. / gave her chances to
drop me. but she did not avail herself
& OF them. Toward the close she drew
me to room where she could see the
guests passing out. / was standing
looking in another direction when
heard her give sight seemed to me
a sigh Of relief-and she asked me te
take her to her mother. She led me
toward an elderly lady, but before VIZ
reached her bid me formal goot
evening and fastened on alone.
The next afternoon | met my com
panion of the evening before on on
of the residence avenues and received
dead cut.
had thought that there could be n
inconsistency Of womankind that
was not prepared for. but this wen
further than anything / had ever eS
perienced. The girl had taken me u
for a purpose. But what purpose
Was it to pique the naval officer?
did not think so.
/ have one rule with women-not
do what they expect. The girl VIII
had used me would doubtless wait fc
me to seek an acquaintance, so / mad
no move in that direction. l met e
often in society, and, as | had presun
ed, she became a central figure. Fina
ly at ball | was casually presente
to her. ] greeted her as a perfe
stranger. She put her arm throue
mine and drew me away to a qui
corner.
IF the mountain won't come to Nj
hammed," she said, "Mohammed mu
90 to the mountain"
(Which, being interpreted, mea
that you have an explanation to make
"And | am sure you will make
easy for me-"
That have done from the first"
What did you think when l spo
to you at the reception
THAT you were mistaken in I
identity"
"And when l failed to recognize y
at meeting you afterward?"
THAT you had discovered your IN
take"
"Nonsensel You needn't make it
easy for me as all that! You knew
had used you for purpose"
Il am delighted to have been
service to you"
Il must make a clean breast of
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