Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-23

changed into an amused smile. But
really Eileen" he said reprovinglN,
you must give up these little ways of
yours. lust recollect your experience
with the Smith boy, and young Van Du-
sen. and he warned in time!'
Tho girl laughed in an amused way.
why, neither Of these boys will look at
me now" she said. IVAN Dusen cut me
perfectly dead in the street the other
, day. The Smith boy is quite as bad
! too! And all because ! tried 10 educate
| them!' \ plaintive reminiscent look
came in her dark and pretty eyes. The
cousin knew that look Of old-and its
dcCeptivenessl For years II had worked
successfully upon his simple bachelor
heart Now he knew its true worth, and
hardened his heart correspondingly!
LET us admit. for the sake Of the ar
-umcnt. that YOU are attractive. Eileen"
said he. hv way Of opening fire. but tho
way YOU lead men on is drCSdlful! No,
can't encourage It, Now. This poor In
fatultcd youth tonight"
She poutcd in the prettiest way. "1'll
cut his other dances, il YOU like" she said
concedinCly
The cousin took no notice and contin-
ucd: II do not wonder at the mon falling
In love with YOU. Eileen What I do
wonder at is the manner In which you
Keep them dangling on when you really
don't care scrap about them"
at is SO interesting" said she, quite
uuabashed ~ like to collect scalps
Each to his own hobby, you know
find this ono interesting
Tell me about these different scalps,"
said tho cousin in relenting tone. "If
| recolect Alright was the first man
In myself wasn't G?'
"Oh. no." she said; 'lots came before
YOU. II you'd only known 1t. The first
man was quite the incest of them all
that Engishman that I refused about
five years ago, Jim Gordon. He was
awfully poor and quite ineligible"
And there have been many since his
day?"
oh. yes" the girl replied; 80 many
that cannot count them"
Their conversation was interrupted by
the enamored youth. who now claimed
the Heart-Breaker for a dance. I think
that the next three dances are mine" said
he, most eagerly.
The girl stared at him coldly you
are mistaken" said she; your name Is
not on my program for any more dances
than those YOU have already had
The boy protested in sheer wonderment
"But | wrote my name there-let me
look" said he.
Your name is not among the list" was
the frigid reply.
The hoy moved off as II In vague
unhappy dream.
Now did please your" said the Heart
Breaker to her cousin. You told me not
to encourage him and have taken your
advice"
"You need not have employed such
drastic measures" was the dry response.
Two hours later. within the privacy OF
her room at home, the little Heart
Breaker stared at the outside of foreign
envelope. A vague foreboding stirred at
her heart. Could this be news OF her
old friend, Jim Gordon? He was an
Englshman, and fighting. that she knew
She sat there in her lovely ball gown.
a pretty, slender figure. with the letter
In her hand.
At last she slowly opened 1t. The news
was brief and to the point Jim Gordon
had been killed in battle, and just before
he died had sent a message to her. Five
years ago he had received dismissal from
her and gone back to England. He had
friendly, interesting letters at intervals
for those five years.
Now he was killed, and TO the last
he had maintained the attitude OF friend
II was a friendly message that he sent
no word OF love was there-yet the girl
knew that his was A faithful heart and
that he had loved her to the end.
She stared into the dawning day and
her young face was pale and drawn.
He was the only man that I have ever
loved" said she.
Tba End