Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-03-11
An
Interference
BY JOHN Y. LARNED

that we're opening on the trees.
Nothing" replied.
Mes; there Is.
9TH and ! were great chums. There
not much more than a year be-
len Ms. and was used to giving her
/ confidence about everything. | re-
-od 10 throw my burden upon her in
case.
Non know Alice Woodson"-
IN a case of lovesickness."
made no reply to this. l was sorry
od begun a confession.
|Co on, Billy" Beth added.
II won't. You'll only poke fun at
Nat 4 bit of it. I'll help you. Don't
| know that l, being girl, know
4 how Il girl should be treated to be
thg'
Iyop can't tell me how to win Alice.
tbe first place, she's in love with
IA Perkins; in the second, she seems
Have some sort of grudge against
and in the third
sThat's enough. You needn't tell me
4 more. Now. listen to me. | knew
Iabout this before l asked what was
matter with you. I've been watch
Won and watching Alice, and I'm
hyineed she's playing you"
What"
PLAYING you-a sort of cat and mouse
Elness.'
{Oh hosh! For a week past she has
jnted me abominably and all the
lille has been looking up with her
Is at Fred like a.
Nike chick in a thunderstorm.
In YOU do what l tell you to do?"
tThat depends upon what you tell
kTbe next time you meet Alice pre-
bd to be thinking about something
e and don't see her"
tTbat will make matters worse"
VERY well; if you won't take the
kdicine | prescribe. go your own
3D."
concluded to try Beth's prescrip-
IN. The next time ! saw Alice COM
] PRETENDED to be absorbed in some
tng else, and just before we were to
Ime together | turned off in another
lection. That was in the morning.
the afternoon of the same day we
1t again. | couldn't play the same
me twice in the same day. SO l
bked at her. She looked at me, too,
rather. she stared at me with a cold.
bnk whitening stare that froze the
brow in my bones. | went to Beth
d abused her for getting me into
ch pickle
You're as weak as watered milk. I'm
FRY | tried to do anything for you.
couldn't love man l could bluff
ke that"
FWhat would you want him to do?"
FCrush me like a worm"
FElow crush you?"
Twin Fou simply do nothing so far
Alice Is concerned and leave the rest
me?'
flnce | felt entirely incapable of
Frying on such contest myself l
reed to this Fabian policy. During
next few days | kept out of Alice
pOdson'S way so far as could.
leh saw her coming toward me I
fihged my course. tried not to look
PuO'ed or angry or anything in par
quar- did my best to show no espe-
emotion while waiting for Beth to
something.
'ue DAY l met Alice face TO face.
oade me good morning in a rather
" tone | replied to her salutation.
gan understand now she said,
Y recent unfriendliness to me
have learned the cause"
What eause?"
~ don't pretend ignorance. l used
una that you had "A mind of your
md you don't think so now?"
Ou re the first man ever knew
would permit his sister to run
oesan to catch on to what was at
o0'tom OF this. Beth had evidently
p at work.
nat do You mean by my sister
ming me?'
IL mol supposed to tell, but made
p'olnlse' Beth has told me all about
about what?p
Aoout your new fancy. Mr.. Igno-
~ Or rather, her fancy. Any one
sh oee that she is trying to bring
syOut herself, and with such a pli-
brother | dare say she will"
n 'l l up lot of courage at this.
uad evidently produced a revolu-
- you mean to say that my sister
zen oetraying my confidence?"
bon confidence! Why, she told
seI that she was bent on MAX
eDt., match for you. She said she
f, fri you to marry a girl that was
as pletty stupid, but not so stu
bal y not TO see Beth's device and
btto. mad accomplished. / cut the
brriaa 1nort by saying that when 1