The log cabin Democrat., 1916-05-27
TIE ETERNAL FEMININE
By IZOLA FORESTER.

Hello, hellol Yes, this is Milt Oh!" -Milton's tone breathed interest and surprise-"It's you, girlie?"
 Beth turned around and stared with wide-open eyes, listening. | Indeed, I will-right away. Not a bit of it. I'm awfully glad to help out. Goodby"
 He hung up the receiver and wheeled about, looking not at Beth, but at the clock.
 It's Mrs. Hewitt Her husbands in Baltimore, and wired her to meet him, and the maids gone, and there's no- body to help her down with her suit case. She wants me to run up to din- ner and take her to the station after ward. You don't mind, of course. Beth?'
 Who is Mrs. Hewitt?" she asked frigidly.
 Why, she's girl I knew out in Denver, you know"
 q don't know. How old is she and what does she look like?"
 Now, Beth"-Milton looked a bit bored as if he hated to go into the subject, it was so trivial-"I think we agreed that real love is above jeal- ousy. This is only common courtesy. I've known Grille Cooper-she used to be Cooper-since I was boy at school She's about twenty-four, guess-around there"
 
 ly wise and experienced. Beth pursed her lips.
 I'll be back by nine," added Milton. Beth looked at him with growing suspicion.
 Do you think you'll need a cushion as a tame cat?" she inquired wither- ingly. You needn't come back here, Milt She could call a taxi and go down by herself. Of course, you can do just as you please, but you needn't come back here if you go carting suit cases around for old sweethearts."
 You know. Milt, you cant deceive me one bit" She leaned her adorable chin on her palm and looked up at him. Eve heard of Grille Cooper Mrs. Daniels told me you were engaged to her and perfectly wild over her five years ago. 1 think it's terrible for the man you love to have memories of other girls"
 She rose suddenly and left him standing there, expostulating. She really did need a lesson, Milton told himself severely. Utter lack of faith in him was too much to bear un- checked
 All this he told himself going up to Girlie's, all the way through dinner, all the way downtown. Grille talked in- cessantly of Hobart, her husband, of his congressional ambitions, his | tastes, his achievements. She was a little, appealing sort of woman, with big brown eyes and a wistful chin. Mill ton found himself comparing her men, tally with Beth's beautiful clear-eyed buoyant girlishness.
 You know the real reason why I asked you to see me to the station, | Milt," she said as they entered the taxi, Its for Hobart's sake. want you to see that his new bill is handled fairly by the papers. You will, won't you, Milt? I don't know myself just what it's about, but it must be splen- did measure or he'd never take it up. He's that type of man. you know, Milt. Just ask Miss Wharton
 "Beth?" asked Milton. alarmed, what does she know about him?"
 Why, didn't you know?" The big brown eyes met his in surprise. She saved his life. We've been married a year, and it was before he met me. She was hardly more than a child, he told me, and they were all down at Pinehearst for the late winter season. believe he was accidentally shot, and she found him as she was riding through the mountains and saved him"
 "Was-was he in love with her?< asked Milt feebly. Quite romantic, wasn't it?"
 He was till he met me-" Grille an- swered complacently, but he'll never destroy her pictures. He's got forty snapshots of her. l do believe, taken that schSOu udltu uti tjil l you were going to marry her.
 The next morning, Beth met him, radiant and ready for their usual walk in the park.
 I'm so sorry, dear" she said, but you know you would go. know wom- en are perfect cats, and she only want ed to tell you about Hobart and me; so l tried to keep you from going. refused him about ten times, Milt, and I'm not one bit jealous of her"
 Milton stared thoughtfully at the spring vista ahead of them. And he had feared to wound her. had wanted to teach her a lesson.
 Why didn't you tell me you knew him?" he asked.
 T never even thought of him Don't you know, Milt," her voice was strong with faith, when the real big love