The Raymer enterprise., 1913-11-20
METHOD AND A MAID
ey TROY ALLISON.

ed himself comfortably on the grass.
She leaned back against the tree
trunk and watched squirrel busy on
a reighboring branch.
. Harrington noticed that she seemed
to have entirely forgotten his presence
he could not decide whether the sit.
uation interested him or piQued his
masculine vanity.
When you have satisfactorily ex.
amined the trees, the squirrel, the wa.
ter falling over those stone, and have
formed your opinion concerning the
entrancing horizon" he said In u
slightly injured tone, wouldn't YOU
like to talk to me some?r
None Of these things are more in.
teresting to me, Dlogones, than the
study Of you, assure you,". her lips
curled with teasing smile, and
there was touch Of fun in her eyes.
Sometimes almost conclude that
positively dislike you.' he said, ami.
ably, taking long puffs at his cigar.
Il never cared much for women-but
in this case there is stronger ele.
ment, believe 1t almost approaches
being dislike.
She Wriggled her blond head into
a more comfortable pose against tho
tree trunk and Scanned upon him as
ii ho had said something truly graft.
flying.
ITS an achievement Diogoncs to
have inspired you with a strong feel.
ing Of any description-Tm proud OF
myself"
You have such confounded way
Of pouncins upon fellows thoughts
and holding them up to ridicule-you
can analyze a man as easily as chem.
ist can analyze patent medicine.
Didn't you know, Miss Burton, that
women ought to make themselves
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uncanny for
them to go in for psychology, analysis
-er--yivisection.'
Attractive? o Diogones-you are
awfully lacking IN manners-l was
taking solid comfort and content in
the belief that the powers that be had
made me-attractivs- was anus.
ing myself with your so-called vivisec.
tfon-merely as side issue. see,
my dear philosopher, that you are not
fitted for the gentle ways of polite so.
ciety-if it didn't sound slangy, Id
say: Back to your tub 1t was tub
that Diogones enjoyed SO thoroughly,
wasn't it?'
He was, by degrees, working him.
self into an exceedingly bad temper.
Miss Burton, did you know that
blond women had always enjoyed the
reputation Of being fools-more or
less?" he asked, scathlngly.
"All Of which leads to-" she In.
terrupted with elaborate innocence.
"The fact that it's time you dc.
cided whether you are going to mar
>ry that idiot Darrell or me, we've both
been dangling around you the whole
summer"
Your climaxes are strong" she
smiled, admlringly, that idiot Oar.
rell or-you-Don't you recognize q
certain similarity to Pope in the way
you construct your sentences?"
ITS impossible to make climax af.
ter Darrell" he snorted, ut would be
an impossibllity to find a bigger idiot
TO name after him."
Everything. dear man, depends up.
'on-the point OF view," she pinned on
her hat, and turned towards the path
leading to the hotel.
That afternoon Harrington lay, half
asleep, his magazine ovor his face, in
the shade OF the bushes that grew
back of the summer house.
"Virginia-you are acting shameful.
ly,' he heard Darrell's voice.
Virginia evidently enjoyed the idea
OF acting shamefu!ly-for he heard
a little ripple Of merrlment.
But you know, Jack, he really does
I rneed some OF the conceit taken out OF
h!T-women have spoiled him So
Il think you have tormented him
enough" Darrell insisted, "and you
have carried on with me outrageously.
feel party to n fraud. You can't
keep it up much longer, for when
Eleanor comes next week he will soon
find out that I've been engaged to Your
sister all along. Why not put him out
OF his misery? You know you like
him."
"Of course do-and I'm going to
marry him--but he needs little train.
Ing first"
Darrell rose and started towards the
house. I'm going to finish my letter
to Eleanor" he said. III leave you
here to finish your book. Shall tell
Eleanor that we'll make 1t a double
wedding in November?'
Il think he'll make an awfully hand.
some bridegroom" she said, softly.
Darrell laughed delightfully."-. First
time ever saw you with real attack,
Virginia. ] don't see, TO save my soul,
how he's failed to find out that you
care. But ag for handsome bride.
grooms-I'il have you remember that
Ill be there. myself and lie walked
down the nafh vhtstIiuy