The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-08-09
THE ETERNAL Feminine
BY IzoLA FORESTER.

Beth turned around and stared with
wide-open eyes. listening.
Indeed, 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.
ITS 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.
BethY"
..Who is Mrs. Hewittr" she asked
frigidly.
why. she's = girl knew out in
Denver. you know"
II don't know How old is she and
what does she look like?"
Now. Beth"-Milton looked a bit
bored as II he hated to 20 into the
subject, It was 30 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-sincs | was q boy at
school. She's about twenty-four.
Iuess-around there"
AT eighteen twenty-four looks world
ly wise and experienced. Beth pursed
her lips.
IN be back by nine" added Milton.
Beth looked at him with growing
suspicion.
DO you think you'll need = cushion
as a tame cat7" she inquired wither-
ingly. you needn't come back here.
Milt. She could call q taxi and go
down by herself OF course. you can
do Just as you please. but you needn't
come back here II you 70 carting suit
cases around for old sweethearts."
You know. Milt you can't deceive
me one bit" She leaned her adorable
chin on her palm and looked up at him.
I've heard OF 'Girlie' Cooper. Mrs.
Daniels told me you were engaged to
her and perfectly wild over her I've
years ago. l think it's terrible for the
man you love to have memories OF
other girls"
She rose suddenly and left him
She really did need . 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
Girlis'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
little. appealing sort OF woman. with
big brown eyes and a wtstful chin Mil-
ton found himself comparing her men
tally with Beth's beautiful clear-eyed
buoyant girllshness.
You know the real reason why /
asked you to see me to the station.
Milto sfle said as they entered the
taxi. -lt's for Hobart's sake. | want
you to see that his new bill is handled
fairly by the papers You will. won't
you. Milt? l don't know myself Just
what it's about, but It must be a splen-
did measure or he'd never take 1t up.
He's that type OF man. you know. Mill
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, ana 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-wRs he In love with herf"
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. | do believe. taken
that season. ! hated her till | heard
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 tried to keep you from going. l
refused him about ten times, Miit. and
I'm not one bit jealous of her"
Milton stared thoughtfuIly at the
,ytafa ahaaA ~ fhaun h.