New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-24
Copyright, 1909. by American Press Assoc
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was young or old.
Six months before he had been Tilted
lat least SO he considered aud
after yainly trying to recover from
the strain that followed he had gone
abroad for the benefit Of his heart
health. He was now SO far recovered
as to feel slight interest in pretty
girl-a convalescent appetite, so to-
speak, that might be coaxed into hun
ger-and he wished the train would
8 run out into the open fields, where he
could get view Of his travelling com
panion. When the full light Of day
came In at the window he saw 1.-the
figure, clad in the habiliments OF
wealth and refinement. leaning back
gracefully on the cushions; but, alas,
her face was covered by thick veil!
Oglethorpe was not only an Ameri-
can, but native OF the west, where
conyentionalism is below par. He had
no intention to remain tongue tied
shut up with young lady and tried
the usual method Of offering reading
matter whereby to make an acquaint-
ance. His effort was successful, and
they soon fell into conversation. The
girl spoke in broken French and with
a voice that Indicated an affection of
the throat. Young people Of opposite
sex must sooner or later fall to talk
ing Of love and marriage, and this
couple was no exception to the rule.
II Judge" said the lady, that mon
sieur has had an affair. It is that
which makes him so bitter against our
SEX
II was thrown over without the
slightest compunction.'
IF were to question the girl, per-
haps she would say that it was she
who had been thrown over"
''She couldn't say that I'll give you
the case in nutshell, and I'm sure
you will admit that my view is cor
rect" With true American western
frankness he gave an account Of love
spat.
and is that what you call being
jilted?' asked the girl. II think it was
you who treated your fancee shame
fully
ST? Treat her shamefully? What
could dor
You should have begged forgiveness
for your heartless, inhuman action
She spoke the words warmly.
well, like that! Sent about my
business by a girl In a freak, and l
must beg her forgiveness for sins that
she herself had committed! You Wom-
en- have no sense Of Justice
mo sense of Justice! You men have
no sense Of anything. You say things
to US women to torture us and wonder
why we show our feelings. II had
been your fancee l would have treated
you exactly as she did, think she
was very lenient with you"
"Well. upon my word! Did any one
ever hear the like OF THAR"
At this moment the train ran into
the station at Dover. Oglethorpe ask
ed the lady IL she was going across
the channel and when she said Yes"
escorted her on to the boat. The wa
tiers were boiling, as usual, and the
couple agreed they would maintain a
pOsAl1ou w nv e0SAA " = to1At 'Se.'A pIH =
ness So they sat down IN chairs,
and Oglethorpe unstrapped rug ana
/ threw it over her.
$50 you really think that | treated
my fancee badly and she treated me
as deserved 2,
"Of course"
Well. / suppose I may as well &c
/ back home and eat humble pie.
he said this fancying that il he had
made an impression she might show 9
bit Of pique. She did not. # he could
have seen through her veil he would
have noticed that with every plunge
OF the boat she was getting whittier
about the mouth and nearer condt
ton in which, far from feeling any
amour propre. one doesn't even care t.
live. Not knowing the cause, her fail
ufe to reply . 1rritated him.
III see her married to Mr.. McGinty
at the bottom of the sea first, !" he said
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