The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-08
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but he had taken Jim Harborou gh'S advice to heart and excused himself warily. His idea was to let New York society pass before his eyes in review before risking a premature entangle- ment. To this course he committed himself in cold blood. Since he could not have Lesley Dearmer, all that mat tered to him in a girl was decent manners, decent looks and-many u.il- lions.
 He had planned moonlight fare well for the night before. but Lesley thwarted him by talking the whole evening long with a sporting youth whom Val wrathfully stigmatized in his mind as suffering from motor bi- cycle face, bridge eye, clutch knee and tennis elbow. Then when she had tired of hef irritation she went to bed.
 Next morning it was only as the Mauretania neared. her slip that the girl appeared again. Without seeming to notice Loveland she stood leaning her elbows on the rail not far from him. 1t occurred to Val that after all 1t was a matter of no importance to her that their lives were to be lived apart. And the separation was at hand- He had thought of this hour. but now it was here. He was going 
 tonorrows he would have no sweet. merry. mysterious eyed friend to ad- wise him and listen. half amused, half h earnest, to his condolences.
 Suddenly his heart fell like a large cold boiled beet root in his breast He went and stood behind the girl, dumb with strange new misery he could not understand, and, as though she had hear the ''Unerring speech" of his silence, she turned.
 At first her beautiful brown eyes flashed laughing challenge at him as if they said: tsWouldn't you like to make me think you really care? But I. don't think it and won't And neither do you care. We've both been play ing"
 Then something in his look softened hefs- She smiled kindly, though not wholly without guile.
 Aren't you exe1ted?'' she asked.
 .sWhy should I be excited?" he grunbled.
 'eBacause-wel1. you're a soldier and know what war is like I've heard that the most exciting thing which can happen is call to make a sortie in the middle of the night, in the midst of a dreana-and on an empty stomach But I should think the call to matri- monia1 sorEe'-
 -.On an empty purseT' 'sYes, when it's a question of selling yourself to fill it.''
 ssI don't mean to sell myself shall still belong to myself and to one other. won't say who that other is, for I've pretty well told you already
 -.It's no use pretending not to under stand. I know what you want me to think you mean"
 .'f I never knew before how much do mean 1t know it now, when Eve got to say goodby.
 Look here, Lesley-do look at, me. I'm awfully cut up at leaving you-'
 You're not to call me Lesley"
 You can't prevent my calling you Lesley to myself"
 You'll soon forget the name"
 'sNever. can never forget yot1- worse luck. The thought of you is go- ing to come between me and-other things
 .HThe thought must learn better man nec@not to butt in,' as we say over here. Oh, it will soon be tanned. You'll have so much to do.''
 ''I hope I shall" said Loveland. 'FI say, are you going to forget me as soon as we're parted ?'
 The girl was silent for a moment Then she laughed "I shall make a note of you for my next story but one." she answered.
 You're not very kind.''
 Are you sure you deserve kind sess:9
 .T'm sure I want ft-from yoI."
 'eYou have always got what you wanted in your life, haven't you, one
 
 life wouldn't be worth living if one didn't''
 ''Ch. it's rot much good saying to you that that's a selfish way of look ing at life. But you've never had any lessons, and J suppose you never will have You'll go on getting what you want and taking it for granted that fou ought to get it till the end.''
 tsI hope so sincerely said Val with put shame. "But I shan't get one of she things I want most unless you promise to write to me-"
 She shook her head. 'I can't prom ise that. I wouldn't if could As for getting your news. l shall read it in the papers. which are sure to chronicle all Lord Loveiand does and says and a lot he doesn't do or say shall see rumors of your engagement, then an announcement l wonder if it will be the survival of the prettiest-Aiiss Coo1idge-or if you'll be knocked down .-on your knees-to a higher bid?" ~"You're not letting me get much pleasure out of my last moments with ycu.'' te complained. his blue eyes really pathetic 'HDo you desplse me, after ali2''
 She looked up at him. .'on1y one side of you" she au5wered little sad iy .BW-you're rather like the moon. we see only one of her sides The other we have tS take on faith. Per