Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-02-02

~ SIG was tneT0 WDen JODn ana Ar.
thur happened TO be there also.
Violet recalled, when she thought II
over, that Elsie most generally had
been sitting there on the porch when
the young men were around. II was
no wonder. then. that she actually be-
gan wearing Arthur's fraternity pin
no doubt she had wrested It from
him by main forcel Violet had OBJ
served that pin two seconds after Ar
thurs arrival and instantly wild hopes
OF wearing II herself before his depart.
ure seized upon her. Only a week Of
Arthur's visit had gone by before Elsie
ostentatiously displayed the pin and
also maddenlng air OF ownership OF
Arthur before Violet's very eyes Any
one can see, therefore, that Violet was
justified in longing to say "smarty!"
aud wrinkle up her nose.
The unwrltten laws of girlhood
frown upon one girls flirting with a
young man TO whom another girl has
a prior right. AS Violet told herself
holly, If she didn't have first right to
a visitor in her very own home, she'd
like TO know who did!
What was hardest to bear was
Elsie's sweet COMMUNICATION. Her
every glance seemed to say how sorry
she was for Violet because Violet's at
fractions were so limited that It was
impossible for her to capture a hand
some young man. Violet, however, was
convinced in the depths OF her heart
that IL she had used one.slxteenth OF
the artful wiles of Elsie she could
have beaten Elsie in the first inning.
That was what came of being re-
served and modesto wasn't true that
men wanted to do the chasing them.
selves. Hereafter-Violet set her lips
in a way that presaged Ill for any help
less and unsuspecting masculine indi-
vidual that fate henceforth threw In
her path.
Arthur says he Just loves brown
eyes," Elsie would conilde to her. Vlo-
let's eyes were blue. Or Arthur says
he much prefers smooth hair like
mine" Violets hair was naturally
wavy. After these little episodes VIC
let would retire to weep in rage and
mediate revenge.
II only In some way she could get
even with Elsie II would assuage the
bitterness ranking within her. That
she should have been such a simple
ton as to let another girl get ahead
of her was a dreadful reflection.
In the last week OF Arthur's stay,
when Elsie dropped frequent remarks
that were calculated to show Violet
that Elsie expected to hear from Ar
thur frequently Violet broke six en-
broidery needles. Arthur had said moth
ing about writing to her!
The day the visitor was to leave Ar
thur and John came home to luncheon
and Elsie, who had the chair nearest
the porch steps, bestowed her sweet
est, most bewildering smile upon them.
Il was as though she said to Vic
let: See how Arthur rejoices at my
welcomed"
Then Arthur paused instead OF go
ing indoors. lie smiled down at Elsie
and for an awful instant Violet won
dered II he was going TO make love to
her before Violet's anguished eyesl
Then he spoke:
"say, small GIRL" he said from the
height of his % years, don't forget
that I'm going today and want my pin
back that you borrowed. You see.
there's a lady back east that I've given
that pin to-she's going to DO Mrs.
Arthur some day. She just loaned me
the min 70 wear on this trip. Thanks
Fastening on the pin, which Elsie
had torn from her dress feyerishly. Ar.
thur went whisthng into the house.
Violet drew a long breath as she re-
covered from the shock. She smiled
happily now, for she saw her revenge.
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