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

on eartn is less III
"You Have, Too" clined to be jeal
GUS than l am! l don't care for BIZ
of attention that isn't given me will
ingly. l 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
tent" said the young woman indig
nantly. you've mixed me all up in.
terrupting! And 1t wouldn't have been
so bad If l could have borne i 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. l don't, for the life me, know
what 1t 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 l 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! It
wasn't that l 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
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 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 it comes to that" per
sisted the young man, sternly.
THAT isn't the question at ALL" sait
the young woman. 81 didn't mint
your talking to Gladys, not the least
| want you to do as you like, of course
l suppose she seemed amusing and in
teresting to you, after you had beef
with me, for l never pretended to b,
clever. Still, I've heard people sa,
she was as stupid as-as mush. Their,
is no accounting for ones preferences
suppose. l shouldn't wonder /
Gladys really was very lovely girl
l have no right to judge Of her, no
being any better acquainted with he
than l am. She never especially al
tracted me and"
I'D like to know what's got int
you'll" said the young man. "Yo
know perfectly well that don't car
a rap about Gladys Jones!"
"You didn't act that way!" fiashe
! the young woman, twisting her hant
kerchief.
"And there isn't bit of reason 70
> you to be jealous of her." went on tn
( young man.
III you think for a minute" sh
e said. distinctly, that I'd condescen
e to be Jealous of that foolish girl your
very much mistaken. Even If / wer
t Of Jealous disposition l couldn't b
Jealous of her 1t isn't in my natur,
, Those things don't bother me bit!
"Well, they do me-" said the youn
man with an inspiration. do yo
want to know the real reason | talke
e to her? Just because l was SO fea
e fully jealous of Howard, and the we
# you were enjoying his conversation
The young woman in pink began ,
dimple. Were you really?" al
asked.
0 "Frightfully.' said the young ma
t frowning as hard as he could.
You foolish boyl" murmured IL
young woman ssrt e e =; - a