The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-08

Ing a little pale. Miriam writes. She
says she'S-er trying to do altogether
too much for her endurance"
Whatever the bit of news was Garry
passed it on religiously little guilty
sometimes, because of his own great
happiness. Once he had failed signally
to read behind his friends moody 81
lences His surmiSe concerning the
reason for Steve's changed bearing
was not so wide of the mark this time.
Often within himself Garry's wrath
seethed hot, but he was no longer Us
ready as ne had once been with verbal,
cynical criticism. Only to Far Joe
did he dare pour out his soul with that
vivid incisivcness which always held
Ios spellbound
.He's eating his heart out over her.
he'd explode, over u girl who is prov
ing every day that she isn't worth a
minutes heartache of a man like him!
| used to think she had brains If any
of them did. used to think that
Barbara Allison was something be-
sides Il fluffy little fool! Why can't he
see for himself that she's just as
worthless as most of the rest of them"
And from there without knowing
how truly funny such argument sound
ed coming from his lips, he would soar
m, 10 ft11 hninb 70 nf npnfn nitU Rnt
save for the pleasure which he took in
the pyrOtechnics his outbursts made lit.
tie impression upon Fat Joe. The lat
ter maintained a sort of placid superl.
, GRITTY, perhaps because. he had learned
early that this attitude aggravated
Garry's RACES, perhaps because he was
SO very certain Of his man.
Il wouldn't go to getting all stirred
up like this so early in the game" he'd
reply with UNMARRIED calm. "Shucks,
it's too early to begin counting either
mans pile of chips'-elther man to
both minds meaning Steve and Wicker
sham without the naming of names
You are too liable to premature en-
! thusiasms or dlscouragements, Garry.
That's why | mostly manage TO beat
you as easy as he beats me whenever
we throw hand or two. Amt you
never going TO learn that a man must
gamble bit on the cards still waiting
to be dealtY
And again, confidently:
] Hes worred-of course he Isl He
amt enjoyin' his meditatlons little
bit these days, but he's enjoyin' EN-
more all by himself that he would be II
We were up there with him, forcin' him
to look everlastingly like four aces
when it's deuces at present he's hold,
ing. He's worried, and that's why |
don't grow nervous myself, because 1t
is only the man who is too sure who
is awful likely TO finish broke. Don t
you waste any pity on him yet, and
wouldn't let him hear me passing un.
complimentary words concerning his
girl either If | was you. Lightning
mint particular where it strikes when
it's been a long time cooped up. Every
man to his own taste in such matters,
says |. And shucks, man. cant you
tell just from SEEM 'em together that
they was made for each other? If a
man quit every time woman began
to put him over the jumps we'd have
dangerous decrease in marriage II
censes staring us in the face. He's
Just learning to care more for her
that's all, and caring a lot about any
body never was a comfortable state tC
be in. It's entirely too uncertain and
unsettling But you wouldn't enjoy
not caring about anybody at all your
self, would you!
Garry admitted that he wouldn't.
'"Well, then, don't waste your time
plying him" A cold CLEAN aickeret
in those bleachcd blue eyes. Don
you suppose I'd have taken apart Ions
ago this animated Ice chest who /,
making all the trouble Just to see wha
makes him so cold II | didn't know
Id be spelling the big show? Couldn'
you see without my tellin' you that Il
rise up some day and leave him look
ing like a premature blast after al
I've learned he's pannm' to slip u.
il | wasn't sure that he's going to ge
it, worse than | could ever give 1t t
him, from that girl herself? Well,
would. He makes me shivcr, tina
man, makes me crawl and itch to taxi
his head in one hand aud his throat II
the other and exert Il little strength
In opposite directions. Give our entry
time! The game is running deaf
against him at present, I'll admit, bu
he's outstanding his chips. He ain
drawing wild and squandering hi
chances. And he's only begun to play
Before snow came that fall Stew
had recovered his outward confidenc
, at least. He had begun TO hope agail
while he waited and labored prodi
glously against the coming of spring
But in his heart he was no longer sure
: lie could not summon back that screen
self surety which toward the end ha,
shaken even the girls certainty in her
self. He could no longer argue con
: vlncingly with a vision Of her, as b
, had often argued with Barbara herself
that his way would be her way In tn
end, for he had begun to realize tn
width OF that gulf which he knew mus
= seem to exist between them, II not t
her then to the eyes of others Of be