Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04

II think l exhibited great self-con-
troll. Instead of telling Arthur that she
was a selfish, cold blooded, designing
little mink with no sense and whose
motto in regard to womankind was
No quarteri' l agreed with him. This
encouraged him to add that such a
girl, who was so helpless and con-
fiding 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, l
didn't fancy letting Veronica Bondy
walk off with Arthur just to show me
that she could do it.
$50 when Veronica blockaded the
way as Arthur and l started out to
walk three miles through the woods
to a farm house where they sell APP
pies, and said pathetically that she
was so lone and there was moth
ing to do, ! promptly asked her to
come along That three miles Is most
y climbing hills or coming down
them, and part of the way the sand is
deep. She had on delicate pumps and
silk stockings and frilly dress-and
was CARRIED In khaki and walking
boots.
"She hated to walk-I saw 1t in her
eyes-but she hated worse to let me
escape with Arthur for the whole aft
srnoon. So she started. When Ar
.hur walks he walks-and though he
slowed down when / murmured that
we were firing Miss Bondy he chafed
under 1t. He dislikes sauntering.
When we had stopped for the fourth
time SO he could help Veronica re,
move the sand from her absurd shoes.
his lips were setting In a straight
line and he looked to me for sympa-
thy, but ! merely beamed.
When we started back It began to
rain steadily. II there Is anything
soppier and wetter than the woods
when it pours rain I'd like to be in
formed Of 1t. Ny hair curls naturally
and rain doesn't hurt khaki. SO ] didn't
care, but Veronica was indignant She
comblainea dreadfully and somehow
conveyed the idea that the rain was
due solely to Arthur's carelessness.
The more her complexion ran off the
more she complained. and at the end
Of a mile her hair looked like seaweed.
Her style demands fluffiness or Golf
fure to appear well. At every hill she
stormed. She said once that 1t must
be nice to be a great, husky, muscular
creature like me and be able to nego-
tiate bad roads like an amazon. but as
for delicate, womanly person like
herself, II was different.
THAT was when blithely suggested
to Arthur that he carry her. Shed
have let him, l truly believe. only he
pretended not to hear me. She In
sisted on clinging to his arm, however
and being dragged up the hill Now
a man has got TO be utterly hopelessly
In love with a woman before he en-
Joys dragging her up hill when she
is quite capable of walking by her
self. ! think the sight of me amblinl
merrily along as though l was gooC
for another 25 miles added TO his irri
tation.
when we were In sight OF the he
tel | turned around and smiled hap
ply at them. At that moment ! az
preciated TO the utmost my curly hal
ana the color the rain had brought q
my cheeks. And Arthur had had 4
look at her for three solid miles.
1--we had a perfectly beautiful
timel' was hateful enough to say
~ hope. said Veronica. in a voic'
OF rage--for she knew how she looh
ed--'that don't have pneumonia an
die from thisl'