Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-10
NEITHER
WAS JEALOUS
B, F. TOWNSEND SMITH
Copyright. 1910. py American Press
Association

How did you find that out Vat
clghteenT,
~ am much older Mt eighteen thnn
some girls are at twenty-five. Now
there are certain faults my husband
might possess which ! would nof be
able to endure. but others wouldn't
trouble me. Before we take the final
step / propose to test you TO discover
II you have one especial fault that l
am sure would separate u.s."
but II you tell me you're going to
test me isn't that giving away the
whole thingT
"My object in telling you beforehand
is that shall have to seem TO acf
wrongfu!ly to you. ! shall be able
10 tell you that I had an object. You
understands
Certainly. And suppose that 1
mad better tell you that I'm going 10
test you. too. so that If behave paoiy
you'll understand"
HIN! supposed when you told me
that was far too good for you you
meant It."
"And supposed that when you said
7 WAS the best fellow In the world. ana
vou were proud to be loved by
Dent be silly. I sometimes think
that you at twenty-three are younger
than / am at eighteen. How are you
going to test mey
How are you going TO test mel I
mean what for?
She did some very hard thinking In
that Youthful head Of hers ana then
said. at won't do any harm If tell
You I'm going to make you jealous
jealousy separates more married cou-
MES than any other cause"
did you get that from status
tician?" =.
Now you're talking absurd again.
"very we'll; go ahead; make me
Jealous. But I warn you that your
plan will be a failure Suppose you
succeedT'
.Tn that case ] shall Consider that
Il wouldn't be safe to marry you
.T shall test you for the same fault
But IL don't succeed ! shall consider
that It won't be safe to marry you"
"why not"
.Tt will indicate that you don't love
me. No one can love another without
Jealousy"
Except having perfect confidence
In that other"
Every well. Well try it."
And we did try 1t with a vengeance.
When we came together again we
resumed our dialogue.
"It's all over between u.s." said Lucy.
both sad and angry.
Didn't stand the testF l asked
in an injured tone.
81 should think not You haven't
spoken a word to me for week"
Il was. testing you"
WAS IL necessary to test me by con-
staptly sailing past here with that one
girl-a girl you know despiseF
1T wouldn't be any test to fiirt With
two
81 nirted with half a Dozen"
ct wasn't for me to tell you how to
test a fance"
II should think not. l couldn't have
acted on your advice IL II was to az
| as tCduQdi0uSy as yOu hd'O
1T seems to me that / have stood
your test and you haveE't stood
mine"
DO voc call II a test TO select
girl like that and go about all the
while with her looking as IL you were
about 10 Kiss her? Ii was disgusting
And didn't you GO about looking up
~ r0r0
for the other fcIlows-they were
blopds. Scrimser was the real thing.
I'm glad ! have him to fall back
UPON now it's all over with you"
And | suppose Camilla will help
me out"
II wish you TO understand that no
man 10 whom ] am engaged shall pay
the slightest attention TO such Q girl"
Not for a test?"
Not on any account. I consider u
an insult to me. IL you had taken
some OF the other girls. such ss Grace
OF Alice or Bess"-
NO one Of those girls would do for
test. Grace is homely as a hedge
fence. Alice is cold as an icicle. and
as for Bess"-
They ere all at Ienst to be respect
ed
Yes. end they are your friends.
They're so much TO be respected that
they wouldn't take your lance away
from you. because
-BecauseT
D Roth you and they know they
couldn't
was getting tired OF this and re-
solved 20 bring u 60 close.
Il say. Lncy. am delighted at the
success q my test on you"
-peIightedT-