The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-26
TIE ETERNAL FEMININE
By lZoLA FORESTER.

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 Hello, hello! Yes, this is Milt Oh!" -Milton's tone breathed interest and surprise-"It's you, girlie?"
 Beth turned around and stared with wideopen eyes, listening.
 Indeed, l wilI-right away Not 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
 Its Mrs Hewitt. Her husbands in Baltimore, and wired her to meet him, and the maids gone and there's mo- body to help her down with her suit case She wants me to run up to din- her 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 a girl knew out in Denver, you know"
 T don't know How old is she and 1 what does she look like?" ! d bored as if he hated to go into the subject, it was so triviaI-"I think we agreed that real love is above jeal- ousy. This is only common courtesyA I've known 'Girle' Cooper-she used to be a Cooper-since I was boy at school. Shes about twenty-four, i guess-around there"
 I,I 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, Nilt She could call 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.
 
 her and perfectly wild ever her five years ago 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 i'll Ts ALWAYS A. TOUR sE4t:ZE.TT M tastes, his acHiarehents. olle was II I 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 cIeareyed buoyant girlishness.
 You know the real reason why asked you to see me to the station. NIilt, she said as they entered the taxi. Its for H0barts sake. I 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. MiIt, 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 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 sine was riding through the mountains and saved him."
 "Was-was he in love with herr" asked Milt feebly. Quite romantic. wasn't it?"
 He was till he met me-" Grille an. 'Wered eomplacently but he'll never lestroy her pictures. He's got forty snapshots of her, l do believe, taken hat season. I hated her till I heard iou were going to marry her" The next morning, Beth met him. adiant and ready for their usual walk n the park.
 I m so sorry, dear" she said, "but ou kno" you would go. know wom- n are perfect cats, and she only want. d to tell you about Hobart and me: o l tried to keep you from going. efused him about ten times, Milt, and m not one bit jealous of her." Milton stared thoughtfully at the bring vista ahead of them. And he ad feared to wound her, had wanted teach her lesson.
 Why didn't you tell me you knew im?" he asked.
 T never even thought of him. Don't ou know, Milt," her voice was strong 1lth faith, when the real big love ones into your life it seems to list sweep away everything else. Be. ldes, didn't want you to know I was +l1t