The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-24
ALL "A MISTAKE.
BY Frank A. Myers.

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I was sure you were suited. and If
you did it would be a good match"
What did he say?"
He poohpoohed the idea, and said
you were no more suited than-than
anything; not the least bit. I told
him you were, and We liked to "a got
into a regular quarrel over it. He
said he knew you were awful sweet
on each other, and then he said with
a wing of the eye, as the Dutchman
said:
Dat makes holdings oud,' as there
is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip"
"Humph," calculated Floss Much
passed through her mind in a minute.
Just then Finney passed by, and Floss
turned the other way in order to shun
him. Josie pretended to be busy ad-
justing her balloon-sleeve and so did
not see Him. The two girls then
walked away to escape him. 80
In justice here to Finney, it must
be said that he was not the cause Of
what followed between Mel and Floss
Before they left the festival hall
Floss remarked about MeHs new tie
and pin that she had noticed that
evening for the first.
II think its a horrible color. The
idea Of red dot in it! And a fly for
a pin-O, my!"
Mel had hoped she would approve
Of his tie and taste, but when she so
numerically criticised it he was hurt.
1t was not a joke on her part, and her
manner stung his too sensitive ma
ture. In fact, he had before observed
her independence in Directing to Ger
tain articles of his clothing, and her
habit grew and became more open.
Don't you like it?' he asked in a.
calm, perhaps somewhat icy tone.
Il should say I don't"
"Why?" dispassionately, feeling that
she was doing him an injury.
'Such taste!' And she did not
laugh.
Mel was not himself after this, try
as he would. and when he left her at
her home he felt a. sense Of relief
someway.
Not long after this he wore a new
stiff cady, and her greeting was
"Shoot that hail"
NOW he had a pride in this hat, for
he thought it became him the best of
any he ever wore. And here she was
making fun OF it.
whats wrong With the hat?" he
asked. "..,.
well, I'd never wear it again." she
said.
AS he did his tie and pin he laid
aside the hat and never wore it again.
It's more than likely he did not do
altogether right in this, but he was
particular to notice that Floss never
mentioned again the one or the other,
nor offered excuse for her too ready
remarks about them.. To him this
had an acute significance Was she
revealing her latent nature to him,
and was she really uncongenial? He
loved her, dear as 1.-The apple Of his
eye, and for his right arm he would
not have made this discovery, as he
took it. Criticism cut desperately
deep with him. He should not have
been that way but he was. This was
his failing. and he knew it not He
rather considered it an element Of a
fine organization. He should have
been more charitable. And Floss had
not studied him Alright. She did not
know him, as he was deep down in
the foundation stones Of his sensitive
nature. She knew not that she was
alternating him from her. In her larger
freedom she could not understand
him. She was most liberal, very in
dependent, and not lightly offended
Trff1es did not disturb her. Her criti-
cisms were good-natured, were pass
Ing chance remarks, but they pune
tured Mels supersensitive organiza-
ton and greatly disturbed him. He
couldn't help 1t. Perhaps he didn't try
very hard. Now, all this is not an
apology for either Of them; it is Of
fered merely as an explanation of their
misunderstood relationship at this
time.
Not long after the incident Of the
hat Mel got new tailor-made suit.
All the boys said it was the neatest-
fitting suit he ever wore, and they
particularly said the coat fit him to a
dot. It was with some pride that he
visited her in his new suit. He did
not ask her opinion Of it.
New suit, eh?" she said in a few
| minutes after he had arrived.
"Yes." gladly, thinking she could