Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-01-11
NEITHER
WAS JEALOUS
B. r. TOWNSEND SMITH
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Association
b. r. TOWNSEND SMITH

"Frank." said Lucy to ne. mar
riage u q very serious matter"
.How did you nnd that out At
eighteenr
II am much older at eighteen than
some girls are at twenty-five. Now,
there are certain faults my husband
might possess which would not b
able to endure. but others wouldn't
trouble me. Before we take the 0nal
step I propose to test you to discover
II you have one especial fault that
am sure wonld separate rs"
But II you tell me you're going to
test me isn't that giving away the
whole thing?"
my object in telling you beforehand
b that ! shall have to seem to act
wrongfully to you. shall be able
to tell you that had an object You
understandT
Certainly. And I suppose that I
had better tell you that I'm going to
test you. too. 10 that II behave badly
you'll understand"
"H'm! / supposed when you told me
that | was far too good for You you
meant It."
"And I supposed that when you said
was the best fellow In the world and
you were proud to be loved BY
Don't be silly. l sometimes think
that you at twenty-thres are younger
than I am at eighteen. How are you
going to test mer'
How are you going to test mel I
mean what fort
She did some very hard thinking In
that youthful head of hers and then
said: ut won't do any harm II I tell
you TN going to make You Jealous.
Jealousy separates more married cou-
piles than any other cause"
did You get that from q Stats
ticianr'
Nov you're talking absurd again"
every well; 60 ahead: make me
jealous- But I warn you that your
plan will be a failure. Suppose You
succeedT
I'm that case l shall eonzider that
It wouldn't be safe to marry you"
81 shall test you for the sane fault
But II ! don't succeed ! shall consider
that II won't b safe 70 marry 20"
.why notr
ut win indicate that yeu dost love
me. No one can love another without
Jealousy"
Except having perfect confidence
In that other"
Every well. Wen Try Il"
And We did try 1t With . Vengeance
When we came together again ~
resumed our dialogue.
"It's all over between M" said Lacy.
both sad and angry.
Didn't ! stand the testT l asked
In an injured tone.
Il should think not You haven't
spoken a word to me for week"
II was testing you"
WAS II necessary to test me BY con
stantly sailing past here with that one
girl-a girl you know I despiser'
ut wouldn't be any test to fiirt with
two"
II flirted with half q Dozen"
ut wasn't for me to tell you how to
test a 6ance,"
II should think not. couldn't have
acted on your advice II 1t was to act
as scandalously as you have acted"
ut seems to me that have stood
your test and you haven't stood
mine"
do you call II q test to select q
girl like that and 60 about all the
while with her looking as If you were
about to kiss herr II was disgusting "
"And didn't you TO about looking up
lovingly at Scrimser7 didn't care
for the other fellows-they were
blends. Scrimser was the real thing.
I'm glad ! have him to fan back
upon now it's all over With you"
"And | suppose Camilla will help
me out"
II wish you to understand that nc
man to whom ! am engaged shall pay
the slightest attention to such q girl
mot for a testT
"NOt Cd any account ! cO0eSOer u
an insult to Inc. II you bad taken
some of the other girls. such a. Grace
or Alice or Bess"-
-'No one OF those girls would do fol
q test. Grace 10 homely a. hed9t
fence. Alice 10 cold as an icicie. and
~ for Ress"-
They are all At least to be respect
ed"
Yes. and they are your friends
They're 40 much to be respected thai
they wouldn't take your 6anee away
from you. because"-
''ReeauseT
Roth You and they know the,
couidn't.r
WAS getting tired Of this and n
solved TO bring n to . close.
II say. Lucy. J am delighted at the
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