The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15

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IN plenty OF time. but Truman Wooey
was on the car and he simply insisted
you know his way, my dear-he sim.
ply Insisted that | should go and have
some luncheon with him. He made
such point of 1t and knew you
wouldn't mind
oh, or course mott" said the girl
with the gold mesh bag "Of course
don't matter. There were a lot OF
things | could have been doing the
hour I've sat here, but don't mind
me-"
I'm sorry you feel that way about
IL, murmured the girl with the big
nat with patient sweetness, Il
shouldn't have disturbed you by men,
tioning his name only | had to ex.
plain"
The girl with the gold mesh bag re-
bnttoned a glove haughtily as she in
terrupted the other girl to say: "Tru.
man Wooley is nothing to me. |
don't understand you You may have
40 luncheons with him for all care =
Some girls take things so hard !"
murmured the girl with the big hat
soothlngly. You shouldn't feel SO
Really, dear very few people realize
that he dropped you as he did"
Well" gssped the girl with the
gold mesh bag. Il should hope so.
Drop me. indeed! As II had not
had hard work to get rid OF him,
You worked so hard to make him take
notice OF you at all that, OF course,
you could not comprehend any other
situation, He bothered ME to death
| and of all the conceited--'
Truman told me" interrupted the
| girl with the hat, that 1t always up.
set man to make a girl feel badly
| who liked him awfully WELL but for
| whom he could get up no sentiment.
He said 1t went against the grain.
Or course, dear, he spoke in general
way and no names were mentioned
but naturally understood that he
llluded TO you. He"
TO met" flashed the young woman
with the mesh bag IF you were not
10 blind you'd have known at once
hat IT was only his way OF trying 10
let you know how ne felt about your
devotion to him. He couldn't tell you
n any palmer way, 1t seems to me,
Before I'd"
It's no wonder you are preiudiced,
hnr f,stn xY,Gy al ~
After being seen with him so much
YOU cant help being bitter when he
shows interest in another girl. Not
that ] care especially for him, he
cause have so many friends that one
more or less doesn't count Truman
Is charming, but. dear me-he is SC
lntensei You can't imagfhe-well, OF
course ! never talk about the men
who are foolish about me, but your
knowing him makes this case differ.
emit He said"
Don't bother to make up anything"
said the girl with the gold mesh bag
You can't make me jealous What is
Truman Wooley to meg'
That's true said the girl with the
big hat. IT'S lots better TO take il
that way, Keep up that attitude and
Others who are not familiar with the
facts will never knew but that II is
your real one Truman said"
II am very tired" said the girl with
the mesh bag. of hearing about Tru,
man! He seems to All the universe
for you. but the subject pals on me,
| have other interests in life"
You are so brave about IL. dear"
murmured the girl with the hat But
| suppose one learns that In time,
after series OF happenings like that.
How unfortunate You have been,
Every one thought you had really
landed Tom White and then he mar
ried that girl in Boston, And Richard
Galton-he never came back after he
fed to the Philippines. did he?
People sometimes go away 10 con
ceal broken hearts" said the girl with
the mesh bag. tartly. Are you ready
to go look at those embroideries
Il suppose It would distract your
mind, agreed the girl with the big
nat. 1T is always better to forget
disappointments. I'll have to hurry.
because Truman wanted me to take
the $40 car home"
"You mean. suppose" remarked
her friend. that you asked him what
car he intended TO catch and don't
want to miss IT,"
The young woman with the mesh
bag was gazing up the street lntently.
Do you suppose she asked smoothly.
that the pretty blonde girl In the blue
suit whom he is walking with this
minute could have been it,"
The girl with the big hat stared
ahead at the young mans decetful
back and the golden puRs of the girl
beside him and swallowed hard
Well. | uever'' she cried. lndig-
nantly. Il always thought he had
an untrustworty chin, anyhow. II
makes 20 difference at ALL Let's bur
~ up so We can see what she looks
Ike! Not that | care, sspecially!"-
Chicago Daily News.