The Tupelo journal., 1910-10-14

Il don't care,' returned Inc uauen-
ter.
"Evangeline, you'll drive me dis
tracted!" lamented her mother. How
can you be so blind to your W In
terests! You'll get married some
day, of course-and let me tell you
that you'll never get a chance IKE
Ross Everts again! Why. any girl
might be proud to have him to show
a preference for her!"
"Oh, l don't know" said Evange-
line, indifferently. Then she yawned.
He has the finest eyes!" went on
her mother In an aggrieved tone.
"And he is so thoughtful"
rs he?" inquired Evangeline. alb
sently.
Look at the lovely things he has
done for you" said her mother. i
should think that would touch you!
Right on top of his giving you a din
ner and theater party you forget an
engagement with him and go away
with Ted White, who doesn't amount
to a row Of pins! I'm surprised that
Ross Everts ever came to see you
again!"
WELL" remarked Evangeline, Il
could have managed to exist II he
hadn't! He isn't exactly the light OF
the world to me! There are lots OF
interesting people on earth besides
Ross Everts. You certainly have been
hypnotized by him, mother!"
"I think" said her parent. with dig
nifty, that l have sense enough, II
you haven't, to appreciate a fine young
young mar when I see him! Don't
you really like him. E~vangeline?"
"Oh, l don't know" returned her
daughter. Sometimes you get tired
Of so much devotion"
Tired of Ross Everts!" cried the
mother. throwing up her hands to
heaven. Il wish some of the girls
who are so crazy about him could
hear you say that! They'd be certain
that you we're putting it on!"
I'm mott" declared Evangeline. HE
Just doesn't appeal to me. / don't g
that he is a bit different or better
than half a dozen Others"
Il don't understand you in the least,
Evangeline," her mother returned.
"Still, it's your own affair. If you
don't like him you don%t-though /
must say l can't see why you let him
come around SO much If he bores
you! Maybe you're right. though
we can't all see things the I'M way.
1t really isn't so much his looks, it's
just his expression. When you com
down to 1t his eyes are more green
than hazel"
why. how you talk" cried her
daughter. Ross has splendid eyes.
Green? Absurd! Even if don't care
about him l guess l know his yes are
as brown a~s-brown!"
Well" said her mother, "all right.
But possibly his having such an in
come won't be the best thing for him.
Money has ruined many a young man.
lie may take to drink or to gambling
In stocks or something equally"
Mother, Pm surprised at you."
broke in Evangeline. you certainly
haven't observed him much net TO
know that Ross Everts has the
strongest sort Of a character and sim
ply could do nothing undetermined
or small or foolish!"
las for his being so devoted" COM
mented her mother, you can't always
tell. I wasn't going to speak about
it, but while you were away he was
running around all the time with
Mabel Todd and people said"
Il simply don't believe it," cried
Evangeline, getting to her feet. why
he wrote me that ne was lonesome
and spent all his evenings at home
thinking of me. Anyhow. If you want
10 believe such stories you may. but
WON'T" l guess 1 know Ross Everts
and I guess 1 know he's the finest,
most trustworthy person that ever
lived, and I'm not going to hear mean
things said about him"
That's all right. Evangeline," said
her mother, beaming. Maybe / was
mistaken about Mabel Todd. In fact,
/ am sure am, because | just thought
OF It on the spur of the moment.
lust wanted to flnd out something that
I you wouldn't tell me-and have!"
! Find out something" stammered
Yc7angeline. I'D like to know WHAT
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