The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-09-26
A Maid and a Method.

he finally managed to get his cigar
to working satisfactorily and stretched
himself com ortably on the grass.
She leaned back against the tree
trunk and watched squirrel on Il
neighboring branch.
Harrington noticed that she seemed
to have entirely forgotten his presence
unless there was merely a comforta bic
consciousness of the fact that he was
there If she needed him.
when you have satisfactorily ex-
amined the trees, the squirrel, the wa
ter falling over those stones and have
formed your opinion concerning the
entrancing horizon" he sail in Slight
ly injured tone, wouldn't you like to
talk to me somef'
She took off her hat and laid it on
the grass beside her with sigh of
satisfaction.
None OF those things is more in
teresting to me, Diogenes, than the
study of you, assure you"
"Somettmes I almost conclude that
positively dislike you" he said amia-
bly,. taking long puffs at his cigar 81
never cared much for women. but in
this case there Is stronger element. I
believe it al.oost approaches dislike"
She wrigG!ed her blond head into a
more comforta BILE pose against the tree
trunk and beamed upon him as if he
bad said something truly gratifying.
cts an achievement. Diogenes, to
have inspired you with a strong feel
ing Of any description"
You have such COMPOUNDED way
OF bouncing upon a fellows thoughts
and holding them up to ridicule You
can annlyze man as easily as a chem
list can annlyze patent medicine.
Didn't you know. Miss Burton, that
women ought to make themselves-er
attractive? It's uncanny for them to
go in for psychology, analysis and-er
-vivisectien."
Attractive? Oh, Diogenes, you are
woefully lacking in manners! I was
taking solid comfort and content in the
belief that the powers that be had
made me attractive and was amusing
myself with your so called yivisecfton
merely as side issue, I SOC. nv dear
philosopher, that you are not fitted for
the gentle ways of polite society. II it
didn't sound slnngy ia say, Back to
your tubr 1t was tub that Diogcnes
enjoyed so thoroughly, wasn't itl'
He was by degrees working himself
into an exceedingly bad temper.
Miss Burton. do Won know that
blond women have always en1oyed the
reputation of being fools-more or
less?" he asked scathingly.
"All Of which leads to?" she tnterro
gated, with elaborate innocence
1.-THE fact that it's time Won decided
whether you are going to marry that
idiot Darrell or me. We've both heen
dangling around Won the whole sum.
mer."
"Your climaxes are strong" sho smi,-
ed admiringly, THAT idiot Darrou or
you? Don't you recognize a certain sim.
ilarity to Pope in the wav Won con.
struct your sentences?"
Its impossible to make c,imox
after Darrell" he snorted az wo,,1d
be an imposs,bilitv to find h;ooor
idiot to nnme after him"
"Everything. nv dear man denands
upon the point Of view" She n,nne1 M
her hat and turned toward tho nath
leading to the hotel
That afternoon Harrington Law half
asleep his new magazine over his fare
in tho shoda of tho h,,sho, 49, rx,.o,,'
back Of the summer house.
"Virginia, YOU are actin. shameful.
ly." He heard Darrelrs voice
So he called her Virginia did ho7
And she allowed If,
Virginia evidently oniovea tho ;doo
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