Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-01

"i think l exhibited great seifcou- trol. Instead Of telling Arthur that she was a selfish, cold blooded. designing little minx with no sense and whose motto in regard 10 womankind was No quarter I agreed with him. This encouraged him 10 add that such a girl. who was so helpless and con fdng and trustful always brought out the best in a man. somehow. Where upon told him I'd like to sit down and rest.
 'Of course there is nothing else so plentiful in the world as men: still, diGn't fancy letting Veronica BOndy walk of with Arthur just to show me that she could do it.
 So when Veronica bloeksded the way as Arthur and l started out to walk three miles through the woods to farm house where they sell ap- plcs. and said pathetically that she was 70 lonesome and there was nOth- ing 10 do. l promptly asked her 10 come along. That three miles is most ly climbing hills or coming down them, and part Of the way the sand is decp. Sbc had on delicate pumps and -stockings and a frilly dress and l was garbed in khaki and walking boots
 Sine hated 10 walk-I saw it in her cyes-but she hated worse to let me escape with Arthur for the whole aft ernoon So she started. When Ar thur walks he walks-and though he slowed down when l murmured that we were tiring Miss Bondy he chafed under it. He dislikes sauntering. When we had stopped for inc fourth time SO be could help Veronica re- move the sand from her absurd shoes, his lips were setting in a straight line and he looked 10 me for sympa thy but l merely beamed
 When we started back ir began 10 rain steadily. If there is anything goppicr and wctter than thc woods when it pours rain I'd Iise Go be in formed of it My hair curls naturally and rain doesn't hurt khaki. so didn't care. but Veronica was indignant She complained dreadfulIy and somehow conveyed the idea that tho rain was due solely 10 Arthur's Careiessuess. The more ber complexion ran of tbe more she complained, aud at the end of a mile her hair looked like seawecd. Her style demands fuffiucss or coif- furc 70 appear well At every hill she stormed. She said once that it must tte nice 10 be great, husky, muscular creature like mc and be able to nego fiafr- f-.' f- ii-a oV amazon but as for -,-.. lCrsOn like hcrself, it was different
 "Tbat was when ] blitbcly suggested to Arthur that he carry her. She'd have let him. ] truly believe. only he preteuded not to hear me. Sue in- sisted on cliuglns Co his arm however, and being dragged up the hill Now. a man has got 10 be utterly hopelessly i'm love with a woman before be en- jovs dragging her up a bill when sha fs quite capable of walking by her aeIr think the sight of me ambliug fnerriIy along as though I was good for another 25 miles added to his irri- tation
 eWben VIC were iu sight of the bo- lei turned around and Emiled hap pily at them. At that moment I ap- preciated to the utmost my curly hair and the color the rajn had brought 10 my cheeks And Arthur had had to look at her for three solid miles.
 i've had a perfectly beautiful tine,' vas hateful enough to say.
 'I hope. said Veronica. iu voice Of rsge-for she knew how she look c6-that J don't have pneumonia and die from tEist