The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-08
THE WAYS
OF MEN

One OF the girls who had met down
town wore white serge suit tha was
gray. as are so many white serge suits
in Chicago. The other girl wore a cut
away tailor suit OF mems goods and
about ten yards Of gray willow plumes
on her taupe-coIor hat and she dangled
gold bag in her hand
Charlie was out to see me the
other day" said the girl with the will
low plumes. languidly "In his car.
He has a perfectly splendid car-you
ought TO see Ill"
~Gocdnesss" said the girl in near
white serge. i've seen Charles car
50 often ! could tell il ia the dark,
dearl used to be quite crazy about
It, but with SO many others at my dis
posal--far better ones, too-I've rath-
er lost interest in Charles. OF course,
to a person without so many chances
to go riding as ! have Charles car
might seem rather wonderful"
Really" gasped the girl with the
willow plumes do you know.
think It is dreadfully fat to pretend
10 lose enthusiasm and interest in
things No matter how much l have
Of anything | am always just as inter
ested at the finish as at the start
Somebody said that was why l re-
minded him Of perpetual youth!
"IIow pleased you must have been!"
Murmured the one in the near-white
serge. After person gets along in
life it must be so pleasant to know
that one is still attractive in some
ways.
"rhe last time ] saw Charlie" went
on the girl in near-white serge. Il
thought he looked dreadfully seedy
and discouraged didn't feel in tne|
least to blame. though. for told him
from the very first that / never would
that is-weli, everybody knows how
crazy he was about me for years. !
never saw man hang on SOFT was
patheticl"
-TIe seems to have recovered beau
tifully." said the girl with the willow
plumes. smiling an acid smile. THE
other day he was simply stunning
Charles an awfully goodlooking man.
] happened to mention your name to
him once and he said yes. he knew
who you were-nice girl, but-well,
didn't mean to quote himl"
What did Charlie Ferguson say
about me?" demanded the girl in near
white serge, furiously. Tell me this
Instant"
There's such a different way OF
saying a thing. you know" temporized
the girl with willow plu4nes, as if try
ing to soften the b.ow I'm sure
Charlie spoke in the kindest way. Still
he said--if you must know-he said
you we're a nice girl. but a man soon
grew dreadfully tired of you because
you said the same thing over and over
again. He explained that he went
about with you as much as he did be-
cause he couldn't bear to hurt your
feelings and you seemed to expect it.
Now. if you had heard him say it,"
The girl in near-white serge seemed
ron the verge Of apoplexy. Heard
himi" she sputtered. T don't believe
he ever said It'll You simply made It
upl II you think care a penny about
Charlie Ferguson--that back number
with his ramshaclkle car, which never
exceeds the speed limit because II
would fall to piecas il it did--you're
much mistakeni Why. / had forgot
ten he was on earth till you men
Toned him!"
Il suppose" said the girl with the
willow plumes. that you can't help
feeling vindictiye toward Charlie.
Some girls are that way--if man
doesn't care anything at all a5oEt
them they simply can't say enough
hateful things. My nature is so diff
ferent--l never cherish revenge.
How lucky" said her friend in
near-wbite serge. IF it were other
wise you would be kept busy wouldn't
you dearg heard that you were ter
ribly cut up last summer when Arthur
suddenly married the Springer girl.
After all your patient angling, too! !
felt so sorry for ycu Still. / knew
all along it would turn out that way
The young woman with the willow
I plumes was. smiling with dangerous
brilliance. Your sympathy is so
! sweet, dear" she said. because
know you speak from experience. Only
you are mistaken. or course. knew
all about the Springer girl. for Ar
thur had told me. You can't under
stand a friendship like his and mine
"That. too, Is lucky" isn't it?"
Eyes. aren't theyi" agreed the girl
with the willow plumes. Especially
in regard to girls they think they like
4 Only ! notice they generally get over
the attacks quickly and permanently
like Charlie, for instance I'm SO
sorry to have to leave you. but he was
to meet me with the car to take me
home and | don't suppose you care 10
see him?"
"Himl" echoed the girl in near-white
serge. scornfully. as she gathered up
her purse and parcels. Il should say
mott wouldn't interfere with you
for worlds. dear, and il he saw me