Willmar tribune., 1916-05-24
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At this moment Miss Langham le'
Raymond pinning a boutonniere on
mans coat and came toward Howard
with seductive smile on her lips.
II am awfully proud of you this
evening"" she said, her wonderful eyes
kindling as they met his This is a
triumph for you In particular. You
are the center of it all But for your
brains and energy all this would not
be taking place. MI. Daniel told me
yesterday that the paper was doing
wonderfully we'll saw you talking
to Mary Trumbley just now. Mr.. DAN
lei says she writes too. She looks like
a smart girl. She has a rather pretty
face. I'm sure you like her."
"Yes, very, very much," Howard an
swered sincerely. "She Is the best
and truest friend 1 have"
Miss Langham WINGED slightly and
gave him a reproachful glance from
her shadowy eyes. 'You say that to
me-" she said, "after all I have said to
your"
"You have said good many things"
Howard laughed softly and significant
ly, "but Mary has done so many that
can't count them. But there is no
use in our talking about her. You'd
have to know her as we'll as l do to
understand"
Howard" she said, with q little
sigh. "you make me very angry at
times. Do you know, you are the only
man that has ever dared to speak to
me as you doT'
He looked down into the beautiful
| eyes, which were so full Of reproach.
| The upturned face seemed as pure and
guileless as that of n child. Once again
he felt her influence on him. BE want
ed to clasp her In his arms. He want
| ed to kiss her. He might have de-
clared his love, or what he blindly
fancied was love. She read the pas
sionate flare in his eyes, pressed his
arm again. looked down and sighed
anew. As he had made no response
she said softly, ~Do you really think
you are treating me fairly3"
|
said frankly. Then, as he smiled he
felt himself somewhat immune from
the impulse which had just possessed
him. Cora. we might az we'll un-
derstand each other. You are q 1irt,
and do not approve of It You are
firt and you know it."
Il am not" she said, not wholly dis
pleased. "There Is difference be-
tween the girl who likes to be admired
because she Is rather pretty and attrac-
tive-between the one who loves to be
liked by others and the girl who Is
incapable Of genuine affection"
"What is the good of my criticising
you, even to gain point In an argu-
ment? know that you are playing q
great game" he returned, with gen.
tie smile, "and it has become second
nature to you Men are tenpins to you.
The bigger the bunch the more fun
you have knocking them down. I've
heard men say that they would not
marry a girl who was not desired by
many others; but am not like that
for certain we'll grounded reasons"
what are they. you stupid boyr'
She took his arm again. and they
strolled out on the veranda and to the
far end, where they were quite alone.
ITO be frank. and you make me
frank, Cora; you force it on me, for /
don't like false pretensions even with
women-to be frank, If a pretty girl
has innumerable followers it Is he1
fault"
"Fault1 Humphr'
"Yes, fault is the word" he answer
ed firmly, and he laid his hand fear.
lessly on her shoulder for a bare In.
stant, as IL for emphasis. mo other
man Of your acquaintance would say
this to you, perhaps, but it is true
nevertheless. Nature has blessed you
with beauty and power. but you an
misusing them. You have acquired 6
hnbit that Is as abnormal as the use
Of morphine, but you don't realize 1t
You are feverish and excited over YOU
game Of winning hearts and crushing
them. Even II you possessed the Low,
Of the tTuest, noblest man In the worlt
i + would not satisfy You. After mar