The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-03

Il is about me that he likes. Next thinl
he'll be wondering why he thought he
cared for me- And now, very soon
he's going into the city to practise law
And some other girl will get him" Hel
voice fell to broken utterance. "You
see. Emily, IL want him myself.
don't care about any Of the others
Just Gregory"
Emily put her arm around her cousin
and led her to a shaded hollow, where
Honoria sank disoonsolately behind q
shelter of towering shrubs Emily
stretched herself at full length in the
thick grass. nibbling a sweet pea with
contempative eyes.
Everybody knows that you know
how to manage men," Honoria said
with meek wistfulness, please In
struct me-"
THE most absurd idea" Emily be-
gan. you can't give lessons In that
sort of thing. You-you know 1t natur'
ally, or you dont!"
"All very we'll" said Honoria. ut
may be a gift; but people who have
gifts know something about using
them. can't be totally without some
rudimentary trace of this gift which
could be developed"
Emily laughed. What do you want
him to do?" she asked perversely.
you know what / want him to
do"
mo, l 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 and
she spoke in a quivering voice, but
proudly. 81 want him to say-'Hon-
oria, love you" AS she uttered the
words, she covered her face, and EN-
lily sprang to her side, anxious and
eager to comfort.
"Of course he'll say IT," she cried,
Its the easiest thing in the world.
He has probably been dying to say 1t
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, l 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" Honota
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 than
fair for you to tell me your tactics in
return"
"Tactics!" Emily exclaimed.
Gould you make him do 1t? If-if
things we're at such stage between
you, l mean?"
Reluctantly, modestly, Emily an
swered, Yes"
Then you can imagine it, and tell
me-"
There was a long strained pause,
which Emily finally broke. ITS in
the manner" she said hesitatingly
81 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 word.
1t was Emily's turn to flush deeply.
She threw out her hands in gesture
of abandon
81 can't explain" she said. IT'S
like a challenge. A woman gives |
that challenge to a man, to win her If |
he can, and makes him think she's |
worth winning-and he takes up the
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.
you 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 helplessly. "It''-her eyes
is like this your eyes
mock them and dare them and occa-
jionally your eyes say I like you, or
f 1t is a serious case, I love you;' and
hen that expression vanishes instant
y into anything else-just friendli-
less or calm interest or disdain, or
lnything, so long as the I like you
loesn't stay for more than one In
jtants recognition by him. And you
lever, never, never let your lips re-
zeal anything of the kind. They may
ak sense or nonsense, or badinage;
,ut they never admit what shines oc-
in your eyes-they deny it,
mock at it. And the man is bewild-
red and fascinated and consumed
With a desire to find out"
Honoria looked at Emily, who look
d at her, both uncomfortable in this
our of revelation.
81 think I'd die before I'd let Greg
ry see in my eyes that loved him."
he said.
81 suppose you would" said Emily. 1
1t sounds rather crude in words. And {
ct, If he should ask you, it would {
hine there in spite Of you; and it is t
very angelic expression. I've seen
I. Also, If you had let it shine he
,ould have asked you before now.
hats all. Let's drop the subject"
II suppose it's matter Of tempera-
lent," Honoria murmured TITS your
to attract and conhette