Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-13

"Oh, you are very difident, aren't
you, sitting there so bashfully!"
II may seem timid or bashful, but
it's merely sleepiness."
you're a bit of a humbug, Dorothy"
"Whyw
II don't know why, but you are No,
1t was not a case of love at first sight.
It was a case Of feminine vengeance.
Yes, you may look surprised, but I'm
telling the truth. After l walked SO
proudly off with his high mightiness
we had q most agreeable dance to-
gether. Then I proposed to return to
you, but the young man would not
have it so, and for the moment l felt
lattered. BY and by l became aware,
however, that it was not because of
my company be avoided your vicinity,
but that he was sacrificing himself for
his friend"
"What friend?"
Lieutenant Drummond, Of course"
GLOW was he sacrificing himself for
Lieutenant Drummond?"
II surmise that the tall lieutenant did
not fall a victim to my wiles as I had
at first supposed; but, in some unac-
countable manner, one can never tell
how these things happen. He was
most anxious to be left alone with the
coy Miss Dorothy Amhurst, who does
not understand how long a time 1t
takes to fall in love at first sight, al
though she has read Of these things,
dear, innocent girl. The first villain
Of the piece has said to the second vii
lain of the piece: There's a s%uperfuous
4Atroduce you to her. You lure her of
to the giddy dance and keep her away
as long as you can, and I'll do as much
for you ONE day.
"Whereupon Jack Lamont probably
swore-I understand that profanity
is sometimes distressingly prevalent
aboard ship-but nevertheless he al
lowed the lieutenant to lead him like g
lamb to the slaughter. Well, not be-
ing powerful enough to throw him
overheard when l realized the state Of
the case, I did the next best thing. I
became cloyingly sweet to him. I
smiled upon him; l listened to his far
rago Of nonsense about the chemical
components of his various notable in
ventions, as If a girl attends a ball
to study chemistry! Before half an
hour had passed the infant had come
to the conclusion that here was the
first really sensible woman he had ever
met. He soon got to making love to
me, as the horrid phrase goes. as if
love were a mixture TO De Compounded
of this ingredient and that, and then
shaken before taken. I am delighted
to, add, as a testimony to my own
powers OF pleasing, that Jack soon for
got he was a sacrifice, and, really.
with a little instruction he would be-
come a most admirable firt. He is
coming to call upon me this afternoon,
and then he will get his eyes opened.
I shall tread on him as if he were
one of his own m%oujiks."
"What a wonderful Imagination you
have, Kate. All you have said is pure
fancy. l saw he was taken with you
from the very first. He never ever
glanced at me-"
"Of course not; he wasn't allowed
to-"
Nonsense. Kate. If / thought for a
moment you were really in earnest l
should say you underestimate your
own attractions
"Oh, that's all very well, Miss Doro-
thy Dimple. You are trying to draw a
red herring across the trail because
you know that what l want to hear is
why Lieutenant Drummond was so
anxious to get me somewhere else.
What use did he make of the opportu-
nifty the good natured prince and my
sweet c%omplacency afforded him?"
HE said nothing which might not
have been overheard by any one"
"Come down to particulars, Dorothy,
and let me judge. You are so inexpe-