The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-12-13
HER STRONG REMARKS
BY FRANK RousELETT.

corner of the divan where he was
seated.
The young woman sitting with her
head obstinately turned from him
moved II back perhaps half Gil inch.
What are you going for?" she de-
manded
We'll" said the young man. Il
gathered from your last set OF re-
marks that you could breathe more
freely II the atmosphere Of the room
were not contaminated by my pres
ence-that there would be more space
to turn around II the place were not
cluttered up by undesirable commod-
tiles. In short, / rather figured 1t out
that II was a hint for me to leave!"
I'm sure" said the young woman.
that / don't want you to stay IL
you'd rather go! wouldn't keep
you for minute against your Will. 1t
certainly shows when you eagerly
seize upon the simplest remarks and
twist them about to suit your own
convenience that you are looking for
a chance to escape! Don't let me de-
tain you, beg!"
On, you HEeH ihO, ShO
young man assured her. Before go
I'd like to point out that you are
in error when you call your remarks
simple. They were not On the con-
trary. they were exceedingly forceful
and emphatic.
while those remarks we're clear In
meaning they were complicated In de-
sign-you started on one topic and
included sixteen others In the same
sentence-so | am rather proud than
otherwise that | was able to make out
precisely what you meant. 1t proves
TO me that / have at least brains
enough to come in out of the rain.
rather doubted this at first in the face
! of what you said. But / couldn't go
! away and leave you laboring under the
: delusion that you had something to
= say that was entirely ineffective and
simple. What you said hit the spot!
81 don't know what you are talking
about" said the young woman. !
suppose you think you are funny
Funny" the young man echoed In
. hollow tones. What do you think
am? Do impress you as the sort OF
person who would dance and sing al
his own funeral? Why should l be
q mirthful at having received my walk
= Ing papers?'
q IT hate slang" observed the yount
y woman. Don't be silly. l never sait
anything like that"
The young man shook his head II
a resigned manner Don't draw GU
;. the agony for me, Genevieve," he said
-. 'It's cruelty to attempt to smothe
the blow. Having given it, why al
= tempt to feed me chocolate drops
:, AS said some time ago, good night!
!. IT wish you wouldn't be so foolish,
said the young woman, turning clea
around toward him. "If you go HON
now. at nine o'clock, mother an
n every one else will want to know wha
e on earth is the matter! So Will tina
y Spreese girl across the street. | ca
81 see her in their front window nov
She'll spread 1t all over the neighbo
hood in no time at all that we've qua
reled!"
why fear the TRUTH" inquired tn
young man. 81 suppose sooner
later It will dawn on the people th'
I don't come here any more and
do you mean to say that you aren
ever coming to see me again. Il
a Young woman broke In, sharply.
"Why should II" asked the your
man, resignedly. ct never would
cur to me that ] was welcome art
having been told that I wasn't
81 didn't tell you that"
you may have clothed the idea
graceful language" conceded q
young man. "but it was there wi
both feet. all right! 1t is plain to
seen that you're tired Of me and
b has all been a mistake. / apology
for hypnotizing you into engagi
yourself to me and regret the amou
of the electric light bills that ha
81 piled up for your father. / VIII s
nothing about my ruined life becau
that is a subject that would not
terest you. I think it is time to s
good"
81 never in my life" interrupted
young woman with indignation, "saV
person twist things the way you do.
a didn't say anything at ALL"
Eyes, you did-plenty!"
well" said the young won
anxiously, '1f I did I didn't mean
really"
well, that's different" concet
q the young man. Can it be that
n don't want me to go?'
b "Of course not-foolish! t
Spreese girl across the street wo
4 be perfectly sure to hear Of It."
d Really" said the young man, n
& ing over close to her, that Spre
q girl is an angel, since she has b
kind enough to fix up our quarrel
us"-Chicago Daily News.