Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
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that after all am deeper than l seem: Perhaps ha,
because don't seem n: to try; perhaps because L
haps-who knows?-that in itself may be only we
studied effect" loo
if YOU tried! he exclaimed "Oh mol A girl never he
succeeds that game She's bound give herself bee
see. they don't have Ne to- Men are such chumps
that they grab at plain ordinary tafv All pretty am
girl has to do is to look at EN- sideways, and they
drop into the net" see
Let's go in. said Helen abruptly. It's cold: ho
Il couldn't stand it an instant longer, she said -,
her cousin later they went up stairs together Til
She continued when she had finished her, story, am
what box I'm in He's splendid! Why, the only ag;
reason he has revealed his real self to is
because he thinks l am some one else Ny very to-
embarrassment has deceived him into believing that
| am so much better than l really He doesn't
realize what I'm in by his very persistence
being with me, and he's dreadully honest that be
he will pay you any for fear you will Yo
think he trying to tilrt with YOU Oh Dorothy on
Its all my fault" said Dorothy, heartbroken. ser
I'VE both had every believe of course, gla
that he the same kind OF man as Charlie Whtby. ha
We might have known, If We had only thought tn,
about it. that it only because he is different
from Charlie that he is really fascinating. You see;
would disgustedly brush by any number Of silly thi
girls Just because they made eyes at hin him. and this #
of course" replied Helen that S the trouble. to
II he really Was Hlrt no one me would d care
have known how man like that could be
loved"
Dorothy looked at her keenly. rs it as
bad that, Helen?' she asked.
hot TO-. hope know asss5 than nr that
I've deceived him, however innocent we
both 1 know he will never forgive
me, never forgive me- and l respect
him much, his honesty, his manliness
that l can't stand it to go on decevlng
him She threw her head in the air
defant1y. And I'm not going to-, she
said I'm going to tell him the truth
l shall do it, even if l never see him again
l must do it,
She went to the table where there
writing material and wrote this note:
Ny DEAR Mr. HoLcorr-You have been de-
ceved. The you have been talking with is
Dorothy Dale, but Helen l am the guilty
YOU What you have said about Dorothy
YOU really said to about myself. am the
HELEN DALE
Helen rang the bell. Give this" she
said to the boy to Mr. Holcott"
She put on her simplest gown that evening
for dinner After this gathering function
over, the two girls strolled amlessly
through the hall. Suddenly Helen, her
heart cold, two dark eyes regarding her 6
gravely. He came
Would you like to go for stro: he
asked.
She hesitated. Dorothy had gone to the
desk. Finally she assented. q
Once more they paced the piazza, and then *
down obscure corner. The MOON
fuller and rounder than ever, just coming
He put his hand in his pocket Did
you write this?'' he asked, drawing white to
enxxs4le eRP" my my
He looked at her with smile whats in it?'' Gel
Don't you know AM
mo. l wanted to be you wrote it. I'm
going keep it of course, and read it later. An
But somehow had fancy not to open it. The Wa
fact is that sometimes people who don't rattle