The Bourbon news., 1913-09-09
1T WAS so PULLING
BY JOHN NEWTON.

| Dobozy and Angyal were sitting on
the divan in the smoking room talk
| ing of fair-haired lady. The still
| ness of the night, the red light of the
| lamp on the armors, swords and
shields on the wall, the strong Turk
ish tobacco wrapped everything in the
| room in blue fog and led their imag-
| nations into the empire of mystery.
They talked of many things in the alb
stract, though the principal subject Of
| their conversation was golden-haired
lady who was very real indeed.
| "You know that 1 am madly in love
with her." said Dobozy, the magnate.
When see her have to use all my
| self-control not to throw myself at her
feet. But listen-last week we were
on our way towards the Turkish ruin
and it was getting dark as we return
ed. She and 1 had walked a little
ahead of the others. We stopped on
bridge to wait for them. Below us
the Danube was rushing and above
our heads the moon was shining.
Suddenly / felt her hand gripping my
| arm and she said II can look into
your very soul as if it were made from
glass. l can read every word writ
ten there. Surely you can also read
mine. No, please do not say any
thing" Strange words, you must
admit. I did not answer. The others
caught up with us. She was unusual
/ 1xy OF oil ~ fh4
Occasionally she looked at me and
smiled sadly.
"And what happened then?" asked
Angyal, the poet, very much interest
ed.
1--WE arranged a new excursion to
Bookstal, and then we drove home.
The next day we started out in six
carriages. She sat opposite and until
we reached Jause she was bubbling
over with good humor. There some
gypsies began singing their ugly mel
ancholy songs. Her face had turned
quite pale and she bit her lips nervous
ly. At last l did not dare say any
thing more to her, for l felt her soul
was filled with bitterness. Suddenly
she arose and went away from the
rest of us to sit down alone on a
bench in the wood. l followed her
and noticed that her eyes were full
of tears and her face was convulsed
with pain"
Trina, do tell me what is the matter
with your" l asked.
"She stamped her foot angrily and
said: Please leave me alone An
hour later she drove home alone with.
out saying goodby to anybody. But
now comes the strangest part of all
When we returned we passed her
villa. She stood on the balcony with
her sister waving her hand at us, and
when my carriage passed she threw
red rose to me and cried Goodnight
DoboZy.' What do you think Of this
my friend? How am l to explain the
sudden change in her treatment OF
me? She must have a secret. But
. what can it be?"
ga very interesting woman" said
Angyal. 'It would be something to a
poet ito look into her soul. Perhaps
|
Now, here is the real explanation
On the day Of the excursion to Rock
stal Irma had just received pair oi
! new shoes, which, of course, she mus
put on right away. Until they reached
! Jause, as long as they were sitting
in the carriage, everything was we'll
but when she put her foot on thu
ground she might have screamed will
, pain. She felt as If she were sitting
on a crater of glowing lava bathing
J her feet in it. The others who no
ticed her distorted face began II
question her and to put an end t.
this she walked to the bench in th'
WOOD and when Dobozy did not leav,
her alone even there she had an at
! tack Of nervous crying. At last th'
I pain became so unendurable that sh,
drove home. AS soon as she got ri'
! of the two instruments of torture sh'
] felt as happy as ever before and he
happiness eliminated when she saw
] Dobozy driving by and she threw hin
the rose.
J The next day the golden-haired girl
beautiful and charming as ever, prom
] enaded In the park.
In front of the bandstand she me
! Dobozy, who at first felt rather en-
I barrassed but Irma's bewitching smil
J soon gave him back his courage.
An hour later Dobozy called on hi
friend, the poet Angyal. In buttor
hole was a rose Irma had worn Il
) the morning. AS soon as he saw Ar
= gyal he burst out:
Congratulate me, old boy, 1rma ha
promised to be my WIFE"
But neither of the two ever SUI