The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-01-09
Two Flirts
By RUTH GRAHAM

Ing to the place or Mr.. W1nneld Reck-
| ling. Can you tell me about where l
shall have to go?'
"Oh, yes; know the Recklings very
well. They live two miles from the
station"
/ Indeed. | was to have gone by an
other train, but came in advance, and
there will be no one to meet me. | can
easily walk that distance"
! ut will not be necessary. | am go.
! ing in that direction. My carriage will
! meet me, and | shall be happy to take
you to your destination"
That's very kind of you-to a stran
ger"
! I'm only too glad TO be of service to
any friend of the Recklings."
j 81 am a very old friend of Win Reck
! ling. We were college chums."
"He has brought Il wife home with
him from abroad, l believe"
Eyes. am going to make a short
visit with the express purpose of meet
ing her"
81 trust you'll like her"
whether shall or not remains to he
seen. Is she niceY'
"NIr Reckling doubtless thinks so.
She is rather straitlaced."
"Why. | heard she was just the op-
posite."
"Oh, you did? Please define what you
mean by the opposite"
81 heard she was great fiirt before
Win married her
The lady looked aside at him, then
cast down her eyes. He remarked to
himself that whatever Mrs. Reckling
might he. this person was inclined to
indulge in bit of flirting herself.
| Before the two left the train his hand
had come in contact with hers on the
seat between them; he had casped it,
! and-it was not withdrawn. At the sta.
ton they entered her carriage and were
soon bowling along road lined with
fine country places.
"How would you like to pay me q
/ brief visit before going to the Reck-
| Iings?" said the lady. you'll find it
dull there. Your host never comes out
until the o'clock train. and there'll be
no one to entertain you. | know they
would be obliged to me for taking care
of guest of theirs
81 shall be delighted But Mrs. Reck-
| ling will be at home will she not?
"No. l met her in the city while
shopping"
The gentleman was driven with the
! lady to her home. After brief alb
sence for change from street to din
ner dress she reappeared, afternoon tea
was served and they sat chatting.
$50 you heard Mrs. Reckling was
f1irt, did you?"
! "Only before marriage"
"And you think marriage terminates
all that?"
ooh. that's as one feels about it."
"Tm married"
"Indeedg''
"Yes. | liked a good time when sin
! gle, and now that I'm married don't
f.; object to an innocent Irritation"
"Of course, innocent
He felt for her hand, but she arose
and asked him to go with her into her
garden. He followed and, plucking the
choicest flowers, she handed them to
him.
II shall have these preserved" he
said with fervor.
"Mrs. Reckling will give you another
and you'll say the same thing to her."
mot at all. This meeting has rem
dered any possibility of Mrs. Reckling's
attracting me impossible
She smiled, he thought, ironically.
He was bending over her while she
was plucking a rose and was about to
say something tender when there was
a rattle of wheels on the road, and
the lady, looking up at coming two
wheeled cart driven by gentleman.
said:
Here comes my husband; let us go
in. l will introduce you"
"My name is Forsythe."
'Thank you"
They went inside. The lady left
Mr.. Forsythe in the drawing room and
soon returned with the man from the
cart.
The guest started. 1t was Winfield
Reckling who burst into the room with
outstretched hand to welcome him.
"Win," said the lady, "this is your
friend, Billy Forsythe He says he
heard I'm flirt. All l have to say is
that II l can beat him at the game III
have to get up pretty early in the
morning. He squeezed my hand on
the train"
Forsythe stood horror stricken, bis
face red as lobster.
"Oh, don't mind her, Billy. She
can't help it. She was born so."
AS soon as the guest could recover
, himself. turning to Mrs. Reckling, he
said:
, THAT you are witch, I'll admit
, but / don't see how even witch car
know the name of a man she meet,
casually in a railway car without som,
one telling her"
l Dear me; and Win always said tina
you're so bright!'
How did you find 1t out, Bess 2
asked the husband.
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