The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-25
Jane and The net
BY MOLLY MINISTER.


seriously affected. All unconsciously,
while Turing the big Scotchman into
her net, Jane tripped and fell head
long into it herself. The sensation
was at first startling and finally most
alarming, for the Scotchman seemed
perfectly oblivious to the fact that
Jane was his for the asking.
Old.fashioned Polly sitting back
completely enveloped in the love OF
Willard Wright watched the proceed
ings with infinite enjoyment. She and
Jane had never broken the silence
that spanned an interval OF three
months. yet Polly was perfectly aware
of all that transpired in the life OF
her erstwhile intimate friend.
The two girls were often In the
same ballroom attending the same
dances. yet neither seemed so much
as to know that the other was there
and never by word or look conveyed
the secret knowledge that each bore
gnawing pain-the pain OF severed
friendship.
Jane tried desperately to conceal
her interest in John Guthrie, but her
eyes followed his every movement.
He fiirted lazily and mildly with most
of the girls, but most of all he how
cred over the old.fashioned, soft-eyed
Polly.
And Polly, looking swiftly across
at Jane, smiled In such a way as to
make James blood stand still. Polly
was going to break her lifelong habit
of demure, maidenly modesty and fiirt
openly and shamelessly with the
Scotchmln. f- "a,
James lips curled in scorn in spite
OF the fear and pain that was grip
ping her. She knew that Polly with
her absurdly trusting eyes of blue and
her gentle, persuasive manner, to-
gether with the touch of alluring CO.
quetry she was now employing, would
break the heart Of any man.
However, Jane had sufficient of
pride and self-control to carry on her
own fiirtations with very apparent
supply of blindness to Polly's ma
neuyer. Her smiles we're plentiful,
and no one in the ballroom suspected
that her heart ~r7 well.pjgh break
ing. She not only regretted the fact
that Guthrie found interest In other
women. but more than that she Ia
mented the fallen idol that Polly rep
resented. ttf
1T is all right for me toto fiirt,
Jane told herself. But Polly is diff
ferent. Polly is far too precious a
tyne nowadays to lose sight Of She
simply must not be allowed to smear
her beauty with such modern char
acteristics." Jane smiled wistfully at
her own shortcomings, and sent
swift glance of something akin to
love into Polly's eyes.
Polly was oblivious, however, and
continued her tactics with renewed
vim. Guthrie followed her lead until
the entire number OF dancers in the
room realized that something unusual
was in the air, for the most part they
were of the opinion that II was VIII
lard Wright who was suffering by the
Irritation so clever was Jane at jug
Cling with her emotions. She had
at least concealed her hurt from the
public.
She spent a sleepless night, how
ever. thinking of the lost ideal in
Polly.
The next morning, true to the in
born beauty OF character that lay
deeply hidden beneath the surface OF
lightness, Jane went into the garden
and selected Wonderful cluster OF
pink roses. Having arranged them
| to her satisfaction she donned her
most lovely frock and went. forth tc
Polly's cottage.
Polly, peering from behind the case
ment curtains to see who entered hei
garden path, caught swift breath
and smiled wondrous smile. She
flew down the stairs and precipitatet
herself into James arms. Neither cir
spoke for few seconds. Polly wal
the first to smother her emotion AM
find voice. .f,4
"You are my darling old Jane, al
ter all-arent you?"
= mot II you are going TO turn firt.
Jane said quickly, with soft glanc
into Polly's blue eyes. II can't stan
1t to see you making Willard misel
able"
Polly laughed softly,
What about YOURSELF" she quel
fed, "and what about certain bi
Scotchman with a heart OF gold
doesn't he COUNT
Jane looked questioningly at Poll!
"He does not love me-" Jane sal
sadly. He loves you"
"Never--silly," Polly laughed, III
and Willard and l planned the can
, paign against your heart, 1t was tn
, only way. little fiirt, to give you
good dose OF your own medicine
The dose was too big" Jane sal
unsteadily. Il nearly died from
because 1 thought ! was losing yo
! for all time as well as my power
: fiirt." As an afterthought she ad
Q ed. "A girl can't fiirt when she
. really in love, you know, Polly" I'll
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