The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-25
THE WAYS.
OF MEN

One OF the girls who had met down
town wore white serge suit that was
gray. as are SO many white serge suits
In Chicago The other girl wore cut.
away tailor suit II mems goods and
about ten yards OF gray willow plumes
on her taupc-color hat ard 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 q perfectly splendid r.-you
ought to see tt"
Goodness! said the girl IN near.
white serge. i've seen Charles car
SO often could tell II In the dark.
dear! used TO be quite crazy about
1t, but with so many others at my dis.
posal far better ones, too I've rath-
er lost interest In Charles. OF course
to person without SO many chances
to 60 riding az have Charles car
might seem rather wonderful,
"Reallys" gasped the girl with the
willow plumes. @Do you know, |
think II Is dreadfully Hat to pretend
to lose enthusiasm and interest 10
things! No matter how much / have
| or anything am always Just as inter
ested at the finish as at the start!
Somebody said that was why re-
minded him Of perpetual yoa.h,
"How pleased You must have BEEN"
murmured the one In the meanwhile
serge. after a person gets along In
life It must be SO pleasant to know
that one 10 still attractive in some
ways.
THE last time saw Charlie went
on the girl In nearwhite serge, 4
thought he looked dreadfully seedy
and discouraged didn't feel In the
least to blame. though for !. told him
from the very first that never would
that is---well, everybody knows how
crazy he was about me for years.
never saw man hang on SOFT was
pathetie!"
He seems to have recovered beau.
tifully." said the girl. with the willow
plumes, smiling an acid smile. '''rhe
other day he was simply stunning
Charities an awfully looking man
happened to mention your name 10
him once and he said yes. he knew
who You we're nice girl, but--well. 4
didn't mean TO quote hiniip i
What did Charlie Ferguson say
about me? Y demandedth girl In near
white serge, furiously, TELL me this
instantlr ss
There's such a8dirrerent way III
saying a ithingeyon know" temporixed
the girl with willow plnmes, as. " try
Ing TO soften the, blow T"I.m sure
Charlie spoke In the kindest way Still
he said III you must know he said
you were nice girl, but 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 10 hurt your
feelings and you seemed to expect II,
Now, II you had heard him say IT,
The girl In meanwhile serge seemed
on the verge of fapppiexy Heard
hint she sphttered, II don't believe
he ever said it, You simply made ii
UP! II yon think ] care u penny about
Charlie Ferguson-s-that back number
| With hts ramshackle car, which never
exceeds the speed limit because Il
would fall to pieces II II, did you're
much mistaken!c Why. had forgot
ten he was on earth I'LL you men,
TONED hifi!" v As
y suppose" said the girl with the
( willow plunes, that you can't helr
feeling yindictiye toward Charlie.
Some girls are that way--if d man
Doesn't care anything at ali about
them they simply cant say enough
hateflilt things. Ny nature Is 90 dif-
fsrent-I'neyer cherish revenge
How lucky!ss said her friend IN
aear-white serge, ~ 1t were other
wiss you would be kept busy, Wouldn't
you, aearr heardtthat you were tet.
Fihly cut up last summer when Arthur
suddenly married the Springer girl.
After all your patient angling too II
felt 80 sorry for you! Stili, I knew
Oh along Il would turn out that way
The young woman with the willow
plumes was smiling with dangerous
brilliance- "Your sympathy ii DO
sweet, dear" she said. because
know you speak from experience. Only
you are mistaken az course. knew
| oil shout tho Springer girl. for Az
thur had told me. Yoa caat under
stand 4 friendship like his and mine,'
That, too, - lucky" Isn't itf
yes. aren't, they!" agreed the girl
With TIE willow pllmes "Especially
In regard to girls they think they like
Only notice they generally get over
the Attacks quickly and permanently
like Charlie, for instance I'm "a
sorry 10 hare 70 Leave you. but he was
10 meet me with the car TO take ME
homo and don't suppose you care to
see himr
HIM" echoed the girl In near. " bite
serge. scornfully. a. she gathered up
her purse and parcels. II should say
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