Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-24
. PRACTICAL
VIEW OF 1T.

49, @NAg RASoA w. 49,
aunt"
~PraetieaII OF course I'm practical
where would ! be now IL I were mott
when ] was your age had your pros
peet before me-the prospect Of slave
labor. That's what Il ie-aIavery-~
work all day and in the evening q By
Q haIi bedroom on the top noor; an
oAmce BY day and the eheeFiess room
By night: q never ending struggle till
n - finished By death. Ny practical
stature saved me-"
what can ! dor
Marry Leonard Taylor"
sHe has deserted me for ESteIie
Miner"
Bring him back"
sH0wY
@By the old method-another lover"
There's not . single man ct my dis
poaal.S
~You don't need q man. A dummy
win do far better. A rival that one
sees - not nearly 90 formidable as one
ln the dark. Invite Taylor to dinner"
TOO late. He IL already In love with
EseelIe."
size loves q coed dinner better. He
WIN accspt. and you may then intro
ducs his rival to him"
bat I thought you said his rival
Yves to Be kept in the dark"
Certainly. bat his exponent IA to be
made prominent On the evening Of
Mr.. TayIoF's appearance. while you are
entertaining him before dInneT-yOuF
plnk silk will do very weIl-yOu win
Fec4iye Z box Of cut nowers. IL will
be sent into the drawing room 20 you
Won win opan the boz with manifest
surprise and curiosity q note
On top. You run your eye over the
note. blush slightly, place Il hurriedly
back IN the boz. put on the cover and
resume your conversation with your
guest"
you don't really think. aunt. that
Lsn Taylor win be caught By such an
hFtiaceT'
HE q at an age Of emotion. Emo
ton watts rs about like the wind and
lands Us heaven knows where. Self
eontrOl, aud handling causes. give
~ what we require. Ian u pllable 10
hls feelings. You win excite plque
he viii discover that he In about to
lose something. That something will
consequently become necessary to bis
comfort. happiness. possibly his very
existence"
sBut who Il 70 send the fowersF'
II VIII attend 70 that"
"Anntie." thoughtfully, Il can't do
b. It's contemplate"
10 e. ! say"
"wen, dear, I suppose since be has
goue % saFly you are convinced that
Foue work u Ill for nothing"
II certainly DO. cunt, 90. rather. It
haM been harmful He hardly spoke
70 ~ after dinner, and when turned
che ,convoFnMtion without regarding his
hint 70 tell him from whom the low
srs came he made an excuse 10 leave
ne
'.And yOu cali that harmfaIT'
"Cartainly. Ny guilty conscience
hEOaght blush 70 my cheek. He GER
eMNB4I NNNB bMAVWHW kaA4 NN@4s
sLndeedl How fortunatei ! did not
count on your really blushing. Heav-
en- hAlps those who help themselves"
what DO you meanr
why. he supposed yOu were blush
ing e. the thought Of yCur absent lover.
% COufse"
-of you. aantisl Ha. BAL YOu my
abaont loverF'
If any lover ever does a. much for
you ~ am doing now you should feel
under great obligation-s
IAN 10 invite him 70 dinner againH
He WIN decline, I'm sure"
'Tavtte him asAinl By no meansl
He viii eoms Of his own sweet viii.
and very sOoa."
Never"
wait"
'aar. TaylOFNs can has been a very
ahoFt ona Doubtless you have oaHend-
"a him. Cecilia"
II fear have. auntia He came In
somsWhat agitated and flushed. ask
- aim to slt down He declined aud
demanded TO know n I was engaged.
an he had heard u reported. Some
basybody has BEEN
= am that buaybOdy. co on."
-withOut waiting for me 90 reply he
hsoks iato q jumbla about treating him
baAly. aiahonoFabie eoa0neG. and all
that endiHg By asking me point blank
VITO cent tho aowerA by dlshonorable
e0aduet ~ must msan using you as =
feOtLs
eetonssnaet Tie haa treated you the
way hs considers y0u have treated
AiSa-gone % after another. he means
that you have replaced him. aSd Il
maddens hlm."
-Oh. auntisr'
~What1 Are yoa engaeedr
sHoW IN the world did yoa ever
Euass ltf'
"a little bird told ma"
-Fm % happy. butt
sBut Whatf~
ssTsva wnrh 4 ain On nv eonarlannnS