The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09

on earth is less in |
"You Have, Too" clined to be jeal |
GUS than am! / don't care for BIZ /
OF attention that isn't given me will |
ingly. merely object on the principle |
of the thing. There isn't a bit of per
sonal--"
The young man dramatically clutched
his hair. Il can't wait" he said TEL
me what it Isl"
q am telling you, if you'd only lis.
ten!" said the young woman, indig.
nantly. You've mixed me all up in,
terruptingi And 1t wouldn't have been
so bad II could have borne 1t alone
but other people saw, and no girl likes
to be sighted before other people"
Mabel" said the young man, grasp
ing one of her hands, 81 seem to gath
er that you're mad at me about some
thing. ! don't. for the life me, know
what it is! Please"
you took me to the Smiths to call
last evening, didn't your" demanded
the young woman. And after we got
there you never paid any more atten.
ton to me than If had been in the
Klondike. You talked the whole even.
ing to Gladys Jones, though, l must
say, how any human being could en-.
dure her SO long is more than / can
guess. I'm sure don't care how much
or how long you choose to hang
around Gladys-but it was the pointed
way you did it-over in the corner by
yourselves, as If you were having the
best time of your life, with no eyes
or ears for any of the rest of us! 1t
wasn't that | wanted you to devote
yourself to me any more than to the
others. but you sighted the whole
roomful, and / am morally certain the
color of her hair is artificial"
Weren't you talking to Howard as
II your life depended ON it?" broke in
the young man. I'D like to know
what else l could do
THAT was very different" said the
young woman in pink. did you ex-
pect that | was going to sit gazing
with weeping eyes at the corner
where you sat engrossed with Gladys %
"You sighted all the rest of the
room, too, when 1t comes to that" per.
| sisted the young man, sternly.
That isn't the question at ALI" said
the young woman. 81 didn't mind
your talking to Gladys, not the least
want you to do as you like, of course
| suppose she seemed amusing and in
teresting to you, after you had been
with me, for l never pretended to be
clever. Still, I've heard people say
she was as stupid a.s-as mush There
is no accounting for ones preferences
| suppose. l shouldn't wonder II
Gladys really was very lovely girl
| have no right to Judge OF her, MOI
being any better acquainted with hel
than l am. She never especially at
tracted me and"
I'D like to know what's got int
you!" said the young man. "Yo,
know perfectly well that don't car,
rap about Gladys Jones!"
you didn't act that way!" flashed
the young woman, twisting her hand
kerchief.
And there isn't bit of reason TO
, you to be jealous of her." went on tn,
young man.
III you think for a minute" sh
said, distinctly, that I'd condescen,
; to be Jealous of that foolish girl your
very much mistaken. Even If l wer
I Of Jealous disposition / couldn't b
Jealous of her. II isn't in my nature
Those things don't bother me a bit!
well, they do me-" said the youn
man with an inspiration. do 70
want to know the real reason taIke
e to her? Just because was SO feal
e fully jealous Of Howard, and the wa
r you were enjoying his conversation.
The young woman In pink began /
dimple. Were you really?" sh
asked.
"Frightfully," said the young maj
! frowning as hard as he could.
you foolish boyi" murmured III
young woman. 1T is so ridiculous [
n be jealousi You ought to be as In
Why, Howard isn't to be compare
with youi"-c Chicago Daily News.