Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24

I suppose n viii make the poor boy
dreadfully unhappy. but erve heard
that men get over AFFAIRS Of the
heart very easily. wouldn't do IT,
II I thought Robert would feel very,
very much cut up over II, but II
somehow seems to me as II he Is the
sort to find plenty Of solace In his
pathological researches Anyway, he's
perfectly set on trip into the South
seas, so that he can study the Poly.
nesian tongue at first hand"
AS Miss Hortense reached this stage
In her soliloquy, she glanced at a
little jeweled timepiece, suddenly re-
calling an engagement TO attend a
production of amateur theatricals by
the alumni of Roberts university. She
had barely time to make her prep
arations. Everything else was imme-
diately laid by, and half hour later
found her at Conservatory hall await
ing the rise Of the curtain.
Did you know your fiance is 70
take the leading part?" asked Miss
Ridge, her boon companion.
Why. no." admitted Miss Hortense.
he never said anything to me about
It."
We'll" rejoined the other, 1T was
not known until the last minute that
1t would be necessary Mr.. Rouih had
taken the part once before, and his
old friends wouldn't listen to his say
ing no."
The select audience that afternoon
was accustomed to witnessing the
performances of the worlds leading
stars, but it was unanimously con-
ceded that the part of the passionate
lover had never been so perfectly de-
picted as it was by Robert Rouin. II
was so natural that, in the language
of the press agent, the audience for
got TO applaud
Il congratulate you, Hortense. on
having a lover like that" exclaimed
Miss Ridge, roguishly, yet more than
half in earnest
The face OF Hortense flushed Grim
son, but inward agony was her por-
ton. "Oh, if it we're true, If it were
true!" she exclaimed, again and
again, but always with the realization
of how very far it was from being
true. 1t is. however, very seldom
that a sensible American girl fails to
accomplish what she desires to
achieve; and this is especially true in
love affairs In a fash of pure inspir-
alton a plan outlined itself wildly be-
fore the girls eyes. She laughed
aloud. That night it was carried into
execution.
When Robert Rouin, A. NJ, Phi. d.
called at 1880 o'clock that evening, he
seated himself in the usual chair, and,
faultlessly attired, without SO much
as an eyelash awry, began his Gus
tomary long distance admiration of
his fiancee, Miss Hortense, with look
of determination to do or to die in
her eyes, after a few minutes CONVEX
sation, rose from her chair, walked
over to her lover, and pumped herself
into his lap with a solid drop Of 1875
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creak and the chair threaten to give
way at every rung.
At the same time she threw both
her shapely arms around his neck,
and, careless Of germs. planted a re-
sounding smack on his lips, which.
as soon as he recovered from his first
establishment, he made haste to return
with interest
And you aren't play acting now,
Robert?" she asked, anxiously, after
a time.
Not a bit, little girl" he replied,
heartily. you see, thought you we're
really opposed to kissing and holding
hands and lovers embraces. You said
so, l remember, in your valedictory."
81 said a lot OF things in that
didn't mean" was the girls reply.
And, Robert, l can't tell you what
started to write you this after
noon"
But after awhile she did. She had
no fault to find in that quarter since
she explained why she had mentally
referred TO him as her unsatisfactory
tiance.