The Parker post., 1914-12-26
INCONSISTENCIES

The Girl looked up at the Bachelor
and, even to his infatuated eyes, II
was clear that her glance was not
one of affection; it wasn't even pleas
ant.
'It's a stupid world" she said, land
I'm tired of it."
Him. returned the Bachelor
thoughtfully, "you seemed to find II
fairly decent last night"
The Girls expression become more
unpleasant still. Last night I had a
very congenial companion" she re
marked.
"pm sorry," said the Bachelor.
She tapped her foot on the ground
with manifest impatience. 1--WE were
7 speaking of the world" she said, with
graceful sweep of her shapely hand
"Ah! Just SO! Cosmos and all that
sort of thing" assented the Bachelor
| largely.
She frowned: IT wish you wouldn't
use words you don't understand" she
remarked with severity.
The Bachelor bowed submission:
'Do you understand them?' his voice
was meek. She tried to look more
severe still, but only succeeded in
laughing delightfully."-.
You're wandering from the point
of discussion again." she said.
"a point is something without
length, breadth or thickness" re.
marked the Bachelor. "How can we
discuss a thing that has neither
length, breadth, nor thickness?'
"But it has position" cried the Girl,
jubilantly, "and we can discuss any
| thing that has position, can't we? Ah
-ha! Had you there?"
WELL" he ventured meekly, (which
position shall we discuss?"
The Girl looked puzzled.
"Of the world he explained.
She frowned.
"The winter solstice, the summer
solstice-?" he suggested, questioning.
ly.
She grew angry. Are you trying to
give me geography lesson?" she In
| quired, with scorn.
mo-" he murmursd, forlornly, 81
never try to give yeu anything nova.
days-not even kiss"
She glared: Not even what?"
IT wish," he complained, you
wouldn't interrupt me in the middle
of my sentence. was about to OBJ
serve Not even a Christmas present.
What's the harm in that?"
She shrugged her shoulders and be-
came ostentatiously interested in the
people lunching at the next table.
What did you wish to say about
the world?" he asked, at length. II
believe you were inclined to take way
the pooTnthing's remaining shreds OF
character when we began this conver-
saticn?"
IT wasn't" she contradicted II was
merely going to remark-only you
have interrupted me 80 often-that l
want new sensation"
He looked at her critically: Health,
wealth, youth and good looks" he muir
INJURED, you have already; you want
something else; can ingratitude go
further?- shook his head.
whats the matter?" for she was
drawing On her gloves.
IT'D rather go straight home than
listen to sermon" she cried.
Again he shook his head: How
modern" he signed. How very-sad-
ly-modern."
'She looked at him dispassionately:
"a silly joke" she remarked, lis such
bad form"
He glanced at her fingers: Wont
you take your gloves off again?" he
suggested. This iced cream is really
very good" She hesitated. "Do," he
urged, and she gave in.
WELL" he said, difidently, "The
world"
She grew reckless: Bother the
world! I'm sick of it. It's a stupid
little morsel of insanity, making itself
giddy, because, like a silly child, it
doesn't know when the right moment
has arrived to stop going round"
He received this piece OF informa-
LlOQ VIII SLO1ClSm. Ou say, ne re-
marked, thoughtfully, you want a
new sensation"
Her, face cleared: "Yes?" There
was a question in her voice.
"How would it do to run away?"
She pursed her lips: mo fun all
alone"
-with-me?"
She cogitated for some moments:
For how long?"
II could WISH" he complained, that
you hadn't quite a such a commercial
spirit. You might be a countess set
ting up teashop In Bond street"
With total disregard of good man
ners, she put her elbows on the table,
supported her chin in her hands, and
fixed him with stern eye: Where
should we go?'
"Oh!" he said, nonchalantly, "any-
where you like; my motor and I are
very entirely at your disposal We
might po touring ahroad1