New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
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bv herself. How do they know" She said, but
that after all l am deeper than seem: Perhaps
because | don't seem To Try. perhaps because L
appear to YOU to bc different from other girls per
haps-uho knows:-that IN itself may be only 4
studied effect
If YOU tricd," he exclaimed "Oh. mol y girl never
succeeds at that game. Shes bound to give herself
away. Besides. women never go that tar You
see they don't have to. Men such churnps
tina, they grab at plain ordinary tattv. All pretty
rirl has to do IS to look at EN- sideways, and they
drop into the net. -,
Lets 60 in, said Helen abruptly Its cold
81 couldn't stand it an instant longer. She said
10 her cousin IS later they up stairs together.
And then She told her everything. on see,
she continued when She had finished her story,
what box I'm in. He's splendid, Why, the only
reason he has revealed his real self to me IS
because he thinks | some one else. Ny very
embarrassment has deceived hm INTO believing that
| am 50 much better than | really He doesn I
realize what torture I'm in by his very persistence
IN being with me, and he's dreadfully honest that
he VIII pay you any attention, ior fear You VIII
think he IS TRYING tlirt with YOU. Oh, Dorothy,
what shall do:
Its all my fault" said Dorothy, heartbroken.
I'VE both had every reason TO believe OF course,
that he was the same kind of man Charlie Whtby-
We might have known, if we had only thought
about IT. that it only because he IS 50 different
from Charlie that he IS really fascinating. You Sec
Helen he really doesn't care. He hates tatfy, and
would disgustedly brush by any number OF silly
girls Just because they made eyes al him. ana TINS
of course" replied Helen, that's the trouble
If he really a firt would care
But Charlie Whitby no fool. He must
have known how man Ike that could be
loved
Dorothy looked at her Ieeny Is it as
bad as that, Helen:' She asked
No, of not!' replied Helen
hotly. Il hope | know more than that.
But | feel like a mean, despcabe wretch.
I've deceived him, however innocent we
both l know he will never forgive
me, never can forgive me, and | respect
him much, his honesty, his manhness,
that | cant stand it to go on decelving
him!" She threw her head in the air
defantly. And I'm not going to-, She
said, I'm going 10 tell him the truth.
| shall do it, even if | never see him again.
| must do il. -
She went to the table where there was
writing material and wrote this note:
My DEAR Mr.. HoLcoTr.-You have been de
Ceived The You have been talking with
not Dorothy Dale, but Helen | am the guilty
person. We changed in order to deceive
YOU really said o about myself. l the
heartless firt, and not my cousin.
HELEN DALE
Helen rang the bell. Give this" she
said to the boy, 10 Mr.. Tolcott."
She put on her simplest gown that evening
for dinner. After this Gathering function
was over, the two girls strolled aimlessly
through the hall Suddenly Helen, her
heart cold, saw two dark eyes regarding her
gravely. He came over.
Would you like TO go for a stroll?' he
asked
She hesitated Dorothy had gone to the
desk Finally She assented.
Once more they paced the piazza, and then
sat down in obscure corner. The moon
fuller and rounder than ever, was just coming
up.
He put his hand in his pocket Did
you write this?" he asked, drawing out white