The Marshall republican., 1908-03-20
THE NAN
EATER
BY IRENE Du vERNEr
by Daily story Pub. Coz

" p'' 1Vo th bbttht ttb D''ttF
aggravating." Bettine King put her
tea cup on the table with a violent
bang.
"~Aggravating is putting it mild
ly," chimed in pretty Dolly Elwood.
Z assuming an indignant pose. "The
way that girl acts is perfectly mad
dening."
Exactly, my dear girl. She
aroused all the primitive instincts.
why, this morning / was seized
with an almost uncomfortable de-
: sire to bury my fingers in her curly
{ p~ompadour." The third speaker, an
| indolent-looking blonde, finished her
sentence vehemently.
Complacent little Mrs. Waring
looked ~perplexedly from one to an
other Of her indignant guests. FL
nally her mildly inquiring eyes met
those Of her young daughters, who,
curlcd up on the couch, had taken
no part in the conversation.
"Don't you see, mother?" spoke
up that young person, with all the
frankness Of II. "Well, apparently
you don't, s I will proceed to en-
Tighten you.
"The trouble is all about that
fascinating young woman whom il
has pleased Fate and my Lady
Mother to bring under IL roof as
a guest at this delightful house.
party. / refer TO Miss Cynthia Lee.
If / had not been brought up in the
way a young girl should be brought
up, I would unhesitatingly call Miss
Cynthia a Man-Eater."
"a Man-Eater! My dear child,
what on earth do you mcan?' Mrs.
Waring .gaspcd, and gazed around
upon her guests as il seeking en-
lightenment, but they we're frankly
enjoying the fight Of her daugh-
ter's eloquence.
81 will explain further" Mary
delighted to torment her mother,
who was usually quite incapable Of
following the crratic workings Of her
agile brain. miss Cynthia has
gaily seized upon every available
man and calmly made him her slave.
These poor damsels are deserted"
She smiled wickedly at the girls.
"Shc laid a spell upon Herman
driving up from the station, with
the result that he failed to see Bet
tina dressed in her daintiest stand
ing on the veranda waiting for
him."
81 wasn't waiting for him." pouted
Bcttina, her crimson cheeks belying
her words.
90! pardon, I thought you were.
You inquired twice about the trains
fromtown, you know" Mary giggled,
and Bettina bit her lip angrily.
"To continue. At dinner that
night Tommy Terrence tried to eat
his soup with an ice cream fork, and
the more upset he became the closer
the siren leaned and the sweeter her
voice. I'll bet he was holding heI
hand when the salad was brought
in"
Dolly Elwood rose abruptly, and
walking across the roo stared
modify out of the window.
you'd think, that would bt
enough for one while, wouldn't you
Not so. After dinner / strolled into
the music room and there was Miss
Cynthia, softly playing the 'Beduir
Love Song and she half talked and
half sang the words:
"'Till the sun grows cold,
And the stars are old,
And the leaves of the judgment
Book unfold
"You ought to have seen Mons
St Jeux. He was devouring hel
with his eyes. OF course he was TIN
man in the case" she answered i'm
patiently the question in the blond
girls eyes. "You don't suppos
she wal wasting a song like tina
on herself or any Of the others, d
H you"
DWELL, girls, as you admit I'm no
to blame, but if things are - Mar.
represents, Pm terribly put out
You may be putting wrong con
structions on perfectly innocent &C
tions. Cynthia is such q nice girl
Why, only this morning / saw he
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