Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-06-10

ply insisted that should go and have
some luncheon with him. He made
such a point Of it and l knew you
wouldn't mind"
"Oh, of course mott" said the girl
with the gold mesh bag. "Of course,
/ don't matter There were lot OF
things l could have been doing the
hour I've sat here, but don't mind
me-"
I'm sorry you feel that way about
it, murmured the girl with the big
hat, with patient sweetness. q
shouldn't have disturbed you by men.
tioning his name only I had to ex.
plain"
The girl with the gold mesh bag re-
buttoned 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 bat,
soothingly. You shouldn't feel $50.
Really, dear, very few people realize
that he dropped you as he did!gM ID
"Well!' gasped the girl witR the
gold mesh bag. 81 should hope so!
Drop me, indeed! AS il 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 it always up-
set a man to make a girl feel badly
who liked him awfully we'll. but for
whom he could get up no sentiment.
He said it went against the grain.
OF course, dear, he spoke in a general
way and no names were mentioned,
but naturally understood that he
alluded to you. He"
ITO mel" flashed the young woman
with the mesh bag. IF you were not
SO blind you'd have known at once
that it was only his way of trying to
let You know how he felt about your
devotion to him! He couldn't tell you
in any palmer way, it seems to me!
Before I'd"
It's no wonder you are preiudiced."
said her friend with the big hat.
After being seen with him so much
you can't help being bitter when he
shows interest in another girl. Not
that / care especially for him. be-
cause have so many friends that one
more or less doesn't count. Truman
is charming, but, dear me-he is so
intense! You can't imagine-well, of
course, ! never talk about the men
who are foolish about me, but your
knowing him makes this case differ
ent. 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 me?"
That's true said the girl with the
big hat. ITS lots better to take it
that way. Keep up that attitude and
others who are not familiar with the
facts will never knew but that it is
your real one. Truman said"
Il am very tired" said the girl with
the mesh bag, 'of hearing about Tru.
man! He seems to fill the universe
for you, but the subject pals on me.
I have other interests in life!"
'You are so brave about it, dear"
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 to 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
hat. 1T is always better to forget
disappointments. I'll have to hurry
because Truman wanted me to take
the 5:1G car home"
you mean, l suppose remarked
her friend, that you asked him what
ear he intended to catch and don't
want to miss it,"
The young woman with the mesh
bag was gazing up the street intently.
DO you suppose she asked smoothly,
ftbat the pretty blonde girl in the blue
suit whom he is walking with this
minute could have been itt"
The girl with the big hat stared
ahead at the young mans deceitful
back and the golden puffs Of the girl
beside him and swallowed hard.
ssWell, ! never!r she cried indig
nantly. 4 always thought he had
an untrustworty chin. anyhow. III
makes no difference at all Let's hur
" I'D SO we can see what she looks
IiIrel Not that / care, especially D'--
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