The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-21
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next WOTdS reChllod me.
with neither looks, nor manners
nor STYLE" she was saying-"perfectIy
shocking. After that gave my whole
mind to the business-there was no
defying me--and In week." she con-
cluded, with smile that would have
been triumphant II 1t had not been
so severity superior, lin week the
engagement was off-finished--don
with" ,-
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
l demanded, with some show Of indig
nation.
Il told Lady Passay he wouldn't be
amenable to bullying" was the only
response, but she hasn't any tact
The other way was far the best, and
much more interesting"
| began to feel sorry for the Olsen
gagged girl, and said so, "a Tact" !
added, is very good word but it's
apt to be misplaced. And why did
Lady Passay interfere? Was Johnny
a friend OF her childhood as wellg''
d Mrs, Berkeley Dexter did not re-
spond directly. ,'lts not as II. he, cared
two pins, for the girl" she argued, nor
she for him. she ,tricked him, into
the engagement, and thought It would
be good match. Absurd!" :" %
= l"On your own showing."I pnfsued
"the entire matter was most dfscfed
liable, not to say lmproperl" '"'
Mrs. Dexter made variant effort to
retain her dignity. 81 beg your par
DON" she said, coldly, ION my part at
any rate, quite properly improper"
And, of course, you told Berkeley
all about it?"
She turned on me with counter
question. why don't you get mar.
ried yourself?" she asked, "or. at least,
engaged?'
With people like you and Lady Pas.
say about?" | calculated, heaven for.
bid"
Il should b. very kind to you,"
smiled Mis-. Berkeley Dexter.
The time for that" said |, ''is past
AS spoke my eye fell and rested on
a bowliof roses that stood OH an ad.
jacent table.p1I leaned forward, 1T
used to be your, favorites flower" |
murmuredg as, u selected a finei Gloire
de Dillon, and laid II beside her hand.
How we'll you rememberp' Mrs.
Dexter gave the suspicion OF a sigh.
Remembrance isn't taxed told
her, except perhaps with regret, and
sometimes, perhaps, with q. little sur.
prise. We are growing old, gradually.
but surely" ~ '8t'
And We ought to use our experience
for the beneht OF our friends, oughtnt
WEI" was Mrs, Dexter's sweet reioind.
er. which was precisely what I
thought when heard that poor
Johnny was so unhappily engaged.
Lady Passay said he was most awfully
miserable"
He doesn't show up very WE'LL"
commented why on earth couldn't
he manage his own affairs and not
allow couple of women to interfere.
You might ask him"
Il don't think shall" said Mrs.
Dexter
You're afraid"
I'm not. Only you see, he doesn't
think did interfere; he thinks he
did II all himself" @
HE ought to go back intoo pima
'fores and leading strings-,h imam p
Pooh.nod at "a rGsT on 20 ,9Dnpsdg 4
y Great men are mot always wiso;'i
retorted Mrs. Dexters SHE would have
been more. difiealtIm pinafores. Don't
you know your sex yatg'r baiiQmo9
! rose to take JOY leave. tis So a,
= ITS very sordid,' IHremarked, as J..
held out my hand, but after ALI. the
lady Is To be congratulated ON her
escape. She would have been.
wretched" ,..q.
You don't really think so?"
I'm convinced Of it And what ars
you going 10 do now?"
I'm not quite sure" hesitated Mrs
Dexter there are Just The usual
things going on, and I'm really rather
popular as a hostess, with always
spare place for an old friend Why
not consider AN early weekend?
Berkeley would be delighted
And Johnny"
"oh, Johnny" Mrs. Dexter's tone
consigned Johnny to everlasting obliy
loo. Didn't J tell you Just now how
perfectly good | could be II there were
no other women In the world Wen,
! could. But when you have a lot OF
worry, and go out of your way to be
kind to childhoods friend. and then
wake up one day TO find you've mere,
ly been made a cats.paw OF, IT'S hard
very harG I've had a letter from
Johnny to say that next week he's
going to'-marry Lady Passsy, aud
they've had the audacity to Invite
me toathe wedding, Me! And they'll
be awfully disappointed II l done go,
they say. always said that woman
hadn't any tact!"
The opportunity was irrisistfble
"Out of the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaketh," murmured. Did
you want him yourself?"
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