The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
HER STRATEGY.
By +. A. MITCHELL


esvou have. I'm fond Of you in spite
Of YOUR many faults
"Not the way the others are. BY
the bye. which is my chief fault!
vanity"
"You don't mean that. I know you
don't"
"You mustn't Judge me as II l were
a woman. OF course, It you said 1t
you'd mean the opposite"
"I do so wish you had better opin-
ion Of me-"
"No. you don't. II you did you would
strive 70 make me have better opin-
ion Of you"
"How would you have me beginT
"By turning the cold shoulder to
every man who shows he wants you
whom you don't want"
She shrugged her pretty shoulders,
nouted. knit her brows and finally
said: "Well, I will. Now tell me who
all these men are. I wasn't aware OF
their existence"
Burnett for one"
"I have never encouraged him the
least little teeny weeny bit"
"And Shotwell."
Nonsense, Mr.. Shotwell has never
been devoted to me-"
"But, above all others, Atterbury."
"Mr. Atterbury and have had a.
Tiff"
"He has been very rude to me-"
IT don't believe it; but, whether he
has or hasn't. forgive him."
would you consider that turning
the cold shoulder to him."
'It would be preliminary to treating
him with Indifference. Indifference
would indicate that he had no chance.
Men always accept the inevitable; he
would fix his mind on another girl"
1.-THE wretchw
"You said you invited my good
opinion. I have told you how to win
it. There's no necessity to discuss the
matter further I'm reading about this
new aeroplane. It will supplant all
the others"
"Aeroplane be bothered! 1 wish this
matter about Mr.. Atterbury settled"
81 don't know how it can be settled
except by you"
II mean the matter about Mr.. At
terbury that has come up between you
and me. How I shall treat him?
Don't you think he should apologize?"
Certainly"
"Why, you don't know what the
trouble is."
"Nor do | need to know it. Any man
who has a difference with you is a
fool not to apologize at once"
even il he is In the rightw
Certainly. You don't suppose he
should go on arguing with you till the
crack Of doom, do you?"
"Well, 1 never"
"Ycu don't care whether he is right
or wrong. All you wish is to make
him bend the knee to you"
"Its no wonder" she said presently.
that you have never felt toward me
anything but the most commonplace
friendship, having such contempt
BILE opinion OF me-"
You're right. Men seldom fall In
love with girl they understand.
They must be fuzzled, like After
bury"
II did think once" she began in
plalntive voice, that She paused.
you didn't think any such thing.
You never felt toward me in any way
except as pal-the only one you had
who would give you his honest opin-
ion Of you"
She raised her big, black eyes and
turned them upon me in one prolonged
look Of reproach. wondered II /
were not doing her an injustice. But
would not trust her. resumed my
paper. while she sat stabbing the sofa
on which she sat with big needle.
"Wel," I said presently, having I'm
ished the article, that beats anything
in the shape Of flying machine ever
dreamed Of"
My remark excited no response. Ev-
identity she took no interest in flying
machines. 1 turned over the sheets
lazily.
Hello" l exclaimed, "the abomina-
BILE style Of ladies' hats in vogue so
long has changedw
She raised her eyes with a look Of
inquiry in them l laughed. She low
cred them again. arose.
"Shall you see Mr.. Atterbury this
EVENING"" she asked.
YES"
Tell him, please, that I send a
humble apology for my rude treatment
Of him"
"Phew! Is this preliminary to drop
ping him?"
ut is preliminary to winning bet
ter opinion from you
With that she walked out Of the
room.
Atterbury and were bosom friends.
l went straight to his house, found
him at billiards, told him that my
friend Bess was trifing with him and
that after lecture from me thought
she would behave herself Then gave
hor TIA