Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-02-12

~ with him SO much.
How you must
suffer!"
ooh, l dol" cried the girl on the
arm of the chair MY dear, you can't
imagine how l try to escape him, but
he follows me up!"
"Why don't you snub him." asked
the other girl Il wouldn't be so an
noyed!"
The girl on the arm of the chair
leaned forward earnestly and read
justed her puffs "Snub him!" she re-
! peated in a tragic voice. IF you
knew how brutally | treat that man
you'd feel sorry for him. If l didn't
dislike him so much I'd say he had
the temper Of an angel the way he
stands it! Sometimes I'm really
ashamed of myself! Why last night
when he asked to see my dance pro-
gram l pretended 1 didn't hear him
and kept on talking to JIM"
But l saw you dancing the german
with him. remarked the other girl
yes" admitted the girl on the
arm of the chair. You see, | felt that
| owed him something because | had
been so rude. 1t took me through the
whole cotillon to explain and smooth
him down. too"
What a shame!" said the other
girl 1t must have been such a bore
when you were wanting to dance the
cotillon with some one else!"
ooh, no." said the girl on the arm
of the chair. He's really the best
dancer here. l will say that for him,
always try to be fair to people, even
when l hate them. Sometimes I dis.
like him SO that l can't bear to look
at him!"
Mercy" said the other girl. That
is dreadful. And you certainly are
unfortunate in getting stranded with
him so much. Why, yesterday it took
you an hour and a half to do that err
rand up the lake in his launch and
there wasn't soul along to help you
out. You had to look at him all that
time and talk to him, tool"
ut was perfectly awful" agreed
the girl on the arm of the chair. 81
saw him coming to ask me to go and
tried to get away. l would have es-
capped, too, only had to stop on the
way to ask old Mrs Lowell about her
rheumatism. 1t wouldn't have been
polite not to do that when she was
sitting right there on the hotel porch.
Before | could move on he had caught
up with me and there was no escape.
l didn't want to go one bit! I"
why didn't you say so, them"
queried the other girl.
The girl on the arm of the chair
shook her head. Zone can't always
do what one wants to-" she sighed
you know how it is, my dear! l
should have been so glad to refuse
but l had to sacrifice myself and go. |
suppose If he were a person | liked
I'd think he was an interesting con-
versationalist Sometimes | forget
myself and really give close attention
to what he is saying. Did you ever
notice what fine eyes he has? So
dark and with so much expression in
them. You see, l notice such things
when | am with him to keep from be-
ing bored to death. l think it the
! queerest thing the way he keeps ask
ing me to go to places and hangs
around me when he must know | have
no earthly use for him! should
think he would see that and let me
alonei"
ut is queer" agreed the other girl.
Anyhow, l don't see why you should
hate him so. All the other girls are
crazy over him and delighted if he no.
tees them"
ooh, I'm different" said the girl on
the arm of the chair. 1T doesn't mat
ter in the least to me whether he no.
tees me or not. Goodness knows I'd
be happier if he didn't. l guess it is
just my luck that he seems to like me
so much. I don't suppose he really
does, though. Still, it certainly looks
- Tell me honestly, now, do you
think he likes me or don't you?"
The other girl looked meditative.
ut looks that way" she admitted.
Still you never can tell about men.
He may be just putting it on, you
know"
"Oh, mercy no-not hei" cried the
girl on the arm of the chair. very
much excited. You can believe what
he says" she explained IN admit
that And he doesn't need to go with
me if he doesn't want to, does he? So
that shows he does it voluntarily.
Not that it makes a particle of differ
ence to me, of course. You really
think he likes me?"
I'm sure of IT." said the other girl.
81 think he's head over heels in love
with you'll"
"Really?' cried the girl on the arm
of the chair. delightedly. Isn't it odd
how a man will care about a girl who
doesn't care in the least for him?"
mot even a bit?" asked the other
girl, with a smile.
Il think you are perfectly horrid, /"