Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-11-17
HER STRATEGY,
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ruaIter." said my old chum, Bess,
.u,v is II that have never made
.,y impression on you?"
ayou have. I'm fond OF you In spite
=, your many faults"
.xot the way the others are. BY
.,o hive, which is my chief faultr
"yanity.
9you don't mean that know you
don't"
woman. or course, II you said It
vou'd mean the opposite"
~ do so wish you had 4etter opin-
I'm of me-"
mo. you don't. II you did you would
strive TO make me have a better opin-
lon Of you.
"How would you have me beginT
.By turning the cold shoulder to
avery man who shows he wants you
whom you don't want"
she shrugged her pretty shoulders.
couted, knit her brows and finally
aid; well. will. Now tell fhe who
all these men are. I wasn't aware Of
their existence"
Burnett for one"
~ have never encouraged him the
least little teeny weeny BIT"
"And Shotwell."
"Nonsense! Mr.. Shotwell has never
been devoted to me-"
"But, above all others, Atterbury."
"Mr. Atterbury and have had a.
"Tif"
ale has been very rude to me-"
81 don't believe 1t: but. whether he
has or hasn't. forgive him"
would You consider that turning
the cold shoulder to himr'
at would be preliminary to treating
him with Indifference. Indifference
would indicate that he had no chance.
Men always accept the inevitable; he
would tx his mind on another girl"
''The wretchw
You said you invited my good
opinion. have told you how to win
IT. There's no necessity to discuss the
matter further. I'm reading about this
new aeroplane. 1t will supplant all
the Others"
"Aeroplane be bothered! I wish this
matter about Mr.. Atterbury settled"
81 don't know how It can be settled
except by you"
II mean the matter about Mr.. At
terbury that has come up between you
and me. How l shall treat him?
Don't you think he should apologize?"
certainly"
why. you don't know what the
trouble Is"
Nor do need to know 1t. Any man
who has a difference with you Is
fool not to apologize at once"
Even II he Is In the right"
"Certainly. You don't suppose he
should go on arguing with you till the
crack of doom. do you"
"well. never"
"You don't care whether he Is right
or wrong. All you wish is to make
him bend the knee to you"
"Its no wonder" she said presently,
shat you have never felt toward me
anything but the most commonplace
friendship. having such contempt
BILE opinion Of me-"
You're right Men seldom fall In
love with girl they understand.
They must be fuzzled. like After
bury"
81 did think once" she began In
plaintive voice, that She paused.
you didn't think any such thing.
You never felt toward me in any way
except as a pal-the only one you had
who would give you his honest opin-
ion Of you"
She raised her big, black eyes and
turned them upon me in one prolonged
look Of reproach. l wondered II l
were not doing her an injustice. But
would not trust her. i resumed my
paper while she sat stabblng the sofa
on which she sat with big needle.
well" l said presently. having fin
ished the article, that beats anything
in the shape Of flying machine ever
dreamed Of"
Ny remark excited no response. Ev-
identity she took no interest In flying
machines l turned over the sheets
lazily.
Hello" l exclaimed, "the abomina-
BILE style Of ladies' hats In vogue 20
long has changed"
She raised her eyes with look OF
inquiry in. them. l laughed. She low
cred them again. arose.
SHALL you see Mr.. Atterbury this
EVENING"" she asked.
YES"
'Tell him. please. that send a
humble apology for my rude treatment
Of him."
''Phew. Is this preliminary to drop
ping him?''
1T is preliminary to winning bet
ter opinion from you"
With that she walked out Of the
room.
Atterbury and were bosom friends.
went straight to his house, found
him at billiards, told him that ny
friend Bess was trifling with him and
hot "a r