Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-09-25
LafnSOnPride:
By CLARISSA MACKIE.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

II you NOulu ASleI ~ EedSOu, De-
gan Pauline argumentatively, but her
! fiance interrupted her
! Reason" he snorted contemptuous-
/ ly. There is no such word as reason
! In womau's vocabulary"
| Miss I.amson arose from her seat
and surveyed him with cool hauteur
You forget yourself, Mr. Seymour.
Remember. please, that you have not
now aud never will have the right to
address me in that manner beg you
will excuse me. sir Good night" She
swept from the room while Seymour
stared nserably after her.
| Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed, and
! Pauline did not return. Then Seymour
| got upon his feet and, taking his hat
and stick, left the house with Il sense
of deep injury, somewhat tempered by
| the knowledge that he was entirely in
| the wrong. II Polly wanted the dining
room on the south side of the new
house they were building, what mat
! ter?
| His own wishes were for cool,
shady dining room on the north side of
the sunny southern exposure, where
! Pauline could have blooming plants in
the windows and where he could see
her bright head bending over her sew
ing when he looked up from his work.
What evil spirit had tempted him to
| argue the question with her and to act
like an unmannerly brute? Now there
|
in at the club and spent the evening in
solitary Indebtedness.
Miss LamsOn made dignified haste to
her own ROOM where she locked the
door and cOnfided to her pillow that
Bob Seymour was a sour, cross, crab
bed old thing and that she was glad
they would never be married. Upon
this reflection she sobbed more bitterly.
Finally, when the fury of her brief
mental storm had subsidized, she heard
the closing of the front door and the
echo of familiar footsteps on the pave
ment dying into silence.
She sat up energetically.
Pauline Lamson, you are a little
foolp' she soliloquized. 'If Bob wants
house, what difference does it make to
you? He has to work In there most of
the day, while the dining room is only
used at mealtimes, and it doesn't mat
ter where it is. Now there won't be
any library, north or south, nor any
dining room nor anything. for l cannot
go back on my word. A Lamson never
does thatr
She sobbed herself into a most I'M
pleasant slumber. which was broken
by frequent lapses into wakefulness,
and at last a gray morning dawned
And all the mornings and afternoons
were gray after that, for Bob Seymour
did not come to sue for pardon, and
neither did Pauline send the little note
which would have brought him repent
ant to her feet.
1t was Seymour pride against Lam
son pride, and so Love drew his rosy
mantle about him and spread his wings
to be about other and more profitable
business.
81 came by the new house today,
Pauline, and it is a dearr Emile
Raymond helped herself to another
bonbon from the dish on Pauline's tea
table and nibbled 1t appreciatively.
"Yes" Pauline's voice was faint,
and there was a pink flush In either
cheek
eyes" mimicked Miss Raymond pet
ulantly. "Your Indifference is we'll as
Sumed Polly dear butt
Emile" said Pauline, with sudden
decision. 81 must tell you'll haven't
told another soul-that Bob Seymour
and are not going to be marriedw
Miss Raymond uttered a surprised
shrek
Polly Lamson, what do you mean?
Why, | was talking with Bob not five
minutes ago-he was standing on the
steps of the new house-and from
what he said She paused with en-
barrassment and busted herself with
the bOnbOn dish.
"What did he say?" Pauline's tone
was icily cold.
"Why-now, dear, of course l don't
understand anything about the matter,
but he said when I limited that would
like to go over the house, Mrs. Sey-
mour will have that pleasure In the
spring and he smiled so naturally
that | Supposed She looked ex-
pressively at her friend.
1t is probably some one else-some
other girl" smiled Pauline stifhy
1T might be-" was the disconcerting
reply. Il did see him talking to Linda
Burton the other day and just as
passed them Linda was saying, 4
much prefer the library In green too
J didn't think anything about it at the
/ time. but-Linda Is certainly attrac-
tive"
Linda is Il dear" gushed Pauline,
pouring herself another cup of tea.
We'll" remarked Emile practically,
/ 'of course I'm surprised to hear that
your engagement is broken but
must say that Linda Burton can GER
/ tHinly make that hOusa Iool, lilo a