Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-06-11

you Have, Too" clined to be ieal-
Gus than am. l don't care for a. bit
OF attention that isn't given me Will
ingly. | merely object on the principle
OF the thing. There isn't bit of per-
sonal-"
The young man dramatically clutched
his hair. Il can't wait, he said. Tell
me what it isl"
Il am telling you, if you'd only lis
ten!" said the young woman, indig-
nantly. You've mixed me all up in.
terruptiu And it wouldn't have been
SO bad ii | could have borne it alone,
but other people saw, and no girl likes
to be sighted before other people,
Ma l." said the young man, grasp
ing on Of her hands, Il seem to gath
er that cure 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, 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 1t-over in the corner by
yourselves, as if you were having the
pest time of your life, with no eyes
or ears for any of the rest of us. Ii
wasn't that | wanted you to devote
yourself to me any more than to the
Others, but you sighted the whole
roomful, and l am morally certain the
color of her hair is artificial"
Weren't you talking to Howard as
If 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 l was ding 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 it comes to that" per
sisted the young man, sternly.
That isn't the question at ALL" said
the young woman. Il 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
terestlng to you. after you had been
with me, for | never pretended to be
clever Still, I've heard people say
she was as stupid as-as mush There
is no accounting for ones preferences,
suppose | shouldn't wonder if
2ays really was a very lovely girl.
ave no right to judge of her, not
a.y better acquainted with her
'hs9 am. She never especially at
lracted ME and"
I'D like to know what's got into
you" said the young man. You
know perfectly well that | don't care
a 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 for
you to be jealous of her." went on the
young man.
If you think for a minute" she
said, distinctly, that I'd condescend
to be jealous of that foolish girl you're
very much mistaken Even if | were
of a jealous disposition | couldn't he
jealous of her. 1t isn't in my nature.
Those things don't bother me a Bit"
Well. they do me-" said the young
man with an inspiration. DO Won
want to know the real reason | talked
to her? Just because | was SO fear
fully jealous of Howard, and the way
you were enjoying his conversation"
The young woman in pink began to
dimple. Were you really?" she
asked.
"Frightfully," said the young man.
frowning as hard as he could.
You foolish boy" murmured the
young woman. 1T is so ridiculous to
be jealous! You ought to be as am!
WHY, Howard isn't to he compara5