The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-06

1 thick grass. uibbling . sweet pea with
contemplative eyes.
aEverybudy Knows that you knoy
I how to manage men, Honofia said
with meek usefulness. Please In
struct me-"
saThe most absurd idea" Emily De.
gan. You can't give lessons 10 tnai
sort OF thing. You-you know II natur'
ally. or you DON'T"
IAN very we'll" said Honoria. 1T
may be a gift: but people who have
xifts know something about using
them. / cant be totally without some
rudimentary trace of this gift winch
could be developed"
Emily laughed. What do you wan
him to dor" she asked perverseiys
You know what ] want him 10
do
mo. 4 don't. Tell me exactly. Else.
how can ] help?"
Honoria was fairly exasperated. but
not to be tormented from her object.
The tears flashed into her eyes N
she spoke in a %quivering voice, put
proudly. II want him to say-Hon-
oria. / love YOU" AS she uttered the
words. she covered her face, and EN-
| ily sprang to her side, anxious n
eager to comfort.
..Of course he'll say It." she cried.
sits the easiest thing in the world.
He has probably been dying to say II
for months
Honoria had recovered an incom-
plete command OF herself and pro-
ceeded to lash her dignity into be-
| havior. HE won't keep on dying.
like the immortal Gaul. He'll go
away. He's going soon. And you must
teach me how to make him say 1t be-
fore he goes"
Really, / don't know how to tell
you. Emily said awkwardly. It's
very different, doing a thing yourself
and trying to explain to someone
else"
Il opened my heart to YOU" Honoria
| preserved desperately, Il made my
confession which ought to stay locked
in a girls heart, because I'm desper-
ate about this. 1t is no more thai
fair for you to tell me your tactics in
return"
.Tacfics." Emily exclaimed.
Gould you make him do it? Tiff
things were at such a stage between
you, ! mean?"
Reluctantly, modestly, Emily an
swered, Yes"
Then you can imagine 1t. and tell
me-"
There was a long strained pause.
which Emily finally broke. its in
the manner" she said hesitatingly.
Il think-it's mainly in the eyes
Honoria listened with panied atten-
ton, rejecting that she knew the DIFF
ficulty was in her manner, possibly
also in her eyes; but she would not
interrupt the oracle by a word.
1t was Emily's turn to flush deeply.
She threw out her hands in a gesture
Of abandon.
Il can't explain, she said. ITS
like a challenge. A woman gives
that challenge to a man, to win her III
he can. and makes him think she's
worth winning-and he takes up the
| challenge. Now, the thing is--she
| isn't easy to win. and he makes tre-
mendous efforts, and she eludes him
at the same time that the challenge is
ever there"
Honoria emitted what was very like
a groan.
aYou might as well talk Arabic to
me- she said. How do you 'chal-
| lenge?"
Emily looked the picture of wretch.
| edness. why, Honoria." she ex-
| claimed h~elplessly. eIts-her eyes
brightened-"it is like this: your eyes
| mock them and dare them and occa-
| sionally your eyes say Il like you, or
If it is a serious case, I love you.' and
| then that expression vanishes instant
" into anything else-just friendli
ness or calm interest or disdain. OF
anything. so long as the I like you
doesn't stay for more than one in
stant's recognition BY him. And yos
never. never. never let your lips re
veal anything of the kind. They may
talk sense or nonsense, or b~adinage;
but they never admit what shines &C
casionally in your eyes-they deny 1t
! mock at It. And the man is bewild
cred and fascinated and consumed
with a desire to find out"
Honoria looked at Emily, who look
ed at her. both uncomfortable In thil
hour of revelation.
II think I'd die before I'd let Greg
DRY see in my eyes that ! loved him.
she said.
II suppose you would" said Emily
1t sounds rather crude in words An
vet. IL he should ask you. 1T woul
shine there in spite of you: and 1t !
a very angelic expression. I've see
it. Also. il you had let it shine b
would have asked You before nov
That's all. Let's drop the subject"