The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-05-14
BEATEn IN The
GAME OF Love
ResoIute Man COnquerS a
Tanta..zilJ Girl.


Il am not sure EStelle and / will be
happy together. She has passion for
attention. My love does not seem to
satisfy her Better give her time to
make up her mind that she really pre-
fers me to all the rest"
y must admit that you show very
good sense | will speak to EStelle, and
We shall see If she will not do better"
THAT would avail nothing. If this
love of admiration, which usually car
riCs with it Il love for dress. is Il part
of her nature, she will not heed your
admontion. Say nothing to her.
Leave il 10 me to decide when. if ever.
she is fitted to get on with one man."
There was no need for either to ad-
monish Estplc. for she overheard ev-
cry word from behind a portcre
The winter social season was at its
height. ana Estelle, being engaged. did
not scruple to go out in the evening
with her lover as sole escort The first
ball they attended after she had over
heard her lovers remarks about her
she put on her finest costume and all
her jewels. When Haywood saw her
thus arrayed. he frowned As soon as
they arrived nj the ball Estelle ac-
cepted the attentions of every man
who was disposed to seek her and
seemed pleased that their number was
greater than ever before. Haywood
stood beside her till her card was fill
ed. then left her to her first partner
and did not rejoin her till it was time
to leave The next day he wrote her
note breaking the engagement
Estelle inclosed his note without
word Of comment or reply in an en-
velope addressed to Haywood Glover,
Esq, and sent it through the mail.
Haywood was somewhat taken aback
at this unexpected treatment. He con
sidered it, to say the least, evidence of
wayward disposition. He deemed
himself insuted by the girl who was
to have been his wife, and the next
step if any, must be an apology from
her This was 4 mans view.
The next entertainment at which
Haywood and EsteIe met was prom
enade concert. EsteIe was dressed
with the utmost simplicity. This was
gratifying to Haywood, though some
what surprising He hoped it was in
Difference to his wishes till Estelle
passed him on the arm of her escort,
when she turned away her head.
There is no weapon with which a wO-
man can fight Il man so effectively as
contempt. Haywood WINGED. How tan
talizing that she should have respected
his wishes rs to her costume and at
the same time declined to recognize
him. There was another inconsistency
instead OF accepting the attentions Of
Il number of men. she confined herself
almost exclusively to one.
Things were not going Heywoods
way. Instead Of the apology he had
looked for as the only possible solution
to the situation. Estelle had cut him
and had evidently taken up with an
other man. When the self deposed low
er went home that night, he was very
near a collapse, very nearly ready to
sue for reinstatement. But the next
morning he aWOke an hour before day
light and thought it all over when his
brain was cool and resolved, come what
might, to fight to Il finish.
When a resolute man makes up his
mind that he is right and, after often
going over his premises. invariably
comes to the same conclusion, he is
hard to move. Day after day passed,
during which Haywood whenever he
met Estelle treated her as though she
had had no place whatever in his life.
EstelIe endeayOrod to freeze him by
her naughty demeanor and at times
made him feel that he was a worm of
culate a report that she was engaged
to another man. But he stood firm.
Then Haywood being somewhat left
out in the cold, took up with widow.
This move. though he made it without
the slightest intention of using it as Il
weapon carried CONSERVATION to his
beloved enemy. Estelle, panic stricken,
sought an immediate opportunity for
surrender, but instead of sending for
Haywood and frankly confessing that
she had been in the wrong she reSorted
to a very petty and transparent device.
At cOtillion party, suddenly releasing
herself from her partner, she went
over to where Haywood was standing
and without looking at him pinned a
favor to the lapel of his coat Then,
casting up her eyes. she feigncd to have
been mistaken in the person. Haywood
was not duped. nor did she expect him
to be. Why she had not surrendered
openly and aboveboard he. being a
man, could not see, but he did not
trouble himself about so small a mat
ter since he knew from that moment
he was her master. He put his arms
about her. and they sailed away.
After circling the room Haywood led
her into a window seat, where they re-
mained for the rest of the evening
Then and there a treaty of peace was
signed. Haywood was very lenient
with her. though she knew well that
he would stand no more trifiing.
However. all this was much ado
about nothing, for Mrs. Glover, now
saving several children to take care of,
has neither the time nor the inclina-
tion TO accept attentions from other
men than her husband. Besides, she
has lost some of her beauty, and her
admirers have fallen away.