Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-07-12
IN BLACK
AND WHITE
By EVERETT P. CLARK:
Copyright by American Press Asso-
c:ation 1911
By EVERETT P. CLAEK:

Frank" said Evelyn to me one
evening when | went to see her-Eve-
Ign and were engaged to be married
In about a month-"I'm all upset about
Mildred"
What's the matter with Mildred?"
| asked
She's engaged to Ed Whitaker, who
Is utterly worthless"
We'll. don't see what you are going
to do about it,
There's one thing l could do. only
you'd object. Ed is the most vacillat-
Ing fellow about girls. If some girl
should make up her mind to take him
away from Mildred she wouldn't have
any trouble doing it. and when she'd
done 1t Mildred would not take him
back"
Il see. You want to help Mildred
out by taking Ed away from her. Go
| ahead. Anything goes till after we
are married, then you'll have to mind
home business and let your friends
| alone"
Evelyn gave me a hearty smack and
assured me there would be no trouble
in the matter. She only wished to
show Mildred what a tickle fellow Ed
was.
A week passed during which I be-
lieve Evelyn commenced her demon
stration of Eds tickleneSS. Then we
all met at Il bali. Ed and Evelyn were
| dancing together when | happened to
see Mildred standing alone. Of course
we two being engaged and our fances
being occupied with each other. | nat
uraIly Joined Mildred We both made
light Of what by this time was APP
parent between Ed and Evelyn just
as though we had perfect confidence
and didn't fear anything. For my
part, since Evelyn had told me just
what she was going 10 do and her rea-
son for doing it. | wasn't much wor-
| ried. Mildred didn't seem any more
worried than |. In fact she seemed
to be very We'll satisfied to have me
with her. | was modest enough to tell
her that ! Was doubtless a very poor
substitute for her lover but she said
| needn't concern myself about that
for no girl wished for one mans atten-
ton all the time.
Besides" she added. looking at ne
archIy. who KNOWS but that if you'd
) have come along before Ed we might
have made q match"
This was pretty frank. but l always
! liked persons who burt things out
and went on jokingly about the mat
ter till the next dance came round.
and we danced it together. After that
Evelyn joined me. | asked her how
she was getting on with Ed. and she
said "pretty we'll" When we left the
ball together and Ed and Mildred
passed US 1 saw Evelyn give him a
very meaning smile.
:, A few days later said to her that
since we were going to be married
! within few weeks ! thought she had
r better draw her good offices with re-
r gard to her friend Mildred to a close.
e She said that she wished to get Ed
down in black and white, so that she
might prove his faithleSsneSs TO Mil
g dred
One day l received word from Mil
dred. saying that she would like me to
come and see her. l went reluctantly
thinking that she was jealous of Ev-
e elyn and wished me to discuss the af-
fair with her. This. of course, didn't
e wish to do. understanding Evelyn's
object | found Mildred much more
= calm than had expected. She didn't
r seem disturbed at all. She asked me
if l had observed what was going on
: between Ed and Evelyn. l told her l
; had but it hadn't troubled me.
The upShot Of the matter was that |
was Obliged to tell her that | knew
= Evelyn was flirting with Ed for a pur-
= pose. When | had told her this much
it was only question of time as to my
telling her what that purpose was
If" | concluded. Evelyn can draw
= Ed away from you. proving that he is
not to be relied on. L really think she
= will have done you great favor"
Il agree with you" she replied. very
is much to my surprise. for few girls
would look upon such an act as friend
:, ly. When. she asked. lam l to
:. know the resuIt?"
l decided that since our confidence
had gone so far | had better tell her
= the whole thing When Evelyn gets
- Ed down in black and white" was
my reply.
r And suppose Ed gets her down in
l. black and white?''
What do you mean?' 1 asked, start
f Ing.
). Here is a letter Evelyn wrote to
Ed. Ed Is a careless, shiftless sort of
l. fellow and by mistake put it in an
i envelope instead of one he had writ
ten me-either this or he made the
f mistake on purpose. Read it."
/ She handed me the letter. and read
e !. 1t with establishment. 1t gave him the
= details of a plan by which she pro-
posed to get rid Of me and marry
h him. She had already begun her
II scheme in certain acts mentioned in
the letter. This confirmed me In a
knowledge that she was deceiving me