The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-28
THE WAY OF A MAN
~ ALICE wyeksEf.

ways HDuteu Deity ~ FSgit ~ HeT Sis
ter's lpterrognHve colnmeDt concernin
the tQg evident state ut affairs betwee
: ber ana Owen, and as Betty wa
meyer NJ the Yallaowcr ypFieiy Of gir
. her remnFk seslpad sufficiently axplana
: tpry.
fBetteE not caFFy that s9rt ~ thin
too far, my dear" advised slrs. More
land, with IN 0minous giF pf wisdom
Having assumed Betty Nv n responsible
lty, she ngtqrslly destSea TO add ecln
20 tho bugs performance ~ duty, "it'l
q Flsky experiment. There aTe always
4 9ther Eipis; g0u know
h4hey aEe YelcgIna n Nv, Oven,
attentions, Pp sgFa,f yeJngFkod Betty
eoollyr "a few pfheg people ere ME.
~ mo.H
hNow, Betty, what's tho matter with
yong' afmandsd MFs, A9VOland Sc,
yereIy, hYou ggys us oyrFy Feason L
believe yau really intended 20 marry
Mr., Owen, q perfectly suitable match
And It's time you married somebody,
pnlass yon m6aH TO settle into hope
less old maid. You can't keep up this
trl1lng fqFryer,"
Betty vas tFying new style of do
ing her hair, md Mt that moment was
much absorbed In achieving the proper
| twist.
"What lrinlng, henrT she asked pc.
lltely. when She assured herself upon
the correctness Of her couture.
hBetty Farlclgh, you're enough To
e9nsperste saint" declared the IN.
dlgnant refQrmer after all the fllrtn-
Hons yop have carried on, and Just
when va Feaily thought you were go,
Ing 10 be sensible. TO flare up like this
IN way 10 bring about another broken
engagement. can tell you. my Indy,
IL you ever mean to marry. you'd bet
ter make up your mind about II soon,
IN few more yenrs you'll not have tina
chance
Lot u hope for the best" eonsoled
Betty with provoking equnnimlty,
nTye never yet gone begging"
you viii soon II you don't watch
nut," was her sisters vicious retort
Determined to Jab her little darts deer
enough Ia reach any sensitive nerve
that might underle Betty's lnvlncibld
grmnF, she volunteered II little fiction
she thought calculated TO produce thai
desirable effect.
"Alrendy people nre saying that Mr.
Owen has been won away from you
by Hester Alloson's blond beauty and
big fortune"
"Who are 'peopleT" inquired Betty
tranquility but the involuntary catch
In her voice and the sudden flash OF
her eyes wore not lost on her tor
meptor. you are giving yourself u
lot OF needless worry which the facts
In the cnso do not Justify Since you
Insist upon taking him seriously" sha
went on with pence-nt-bnyrprlce In
Election ia her tone, u viii tell you
some things about hlll that you evil
IDENTIFY do not know, Mr., owen IL
simply very correct gentleman who
Is eaten up with egptIsm, aBd who
has favored me- with mild and uncer-
tain admiration which ia its initial
stages he mlstenk for love, He is be-
ginning 70 realize his little error now
that his tentative affections are again
occupied with M old sweetheart re-
Gently hscnmo II widow.
"Shnll | enter the lists with this
parugon1 Shall | run after him7 !
think see myself On the contrary,
have Just sent back his ring, with
polite note reRrsttlng that | won't be
able 20 sea him again before leaving
for my long visit to Mabel pacre. SO,
as they say IN diplomatic affairs,
hope you VIII recognize that the Owen
Incident " closed. and won't worry
yourself any more about II, I'm sure
| shnnt,"
This unwontedly long and sober
speech from Betty was genuine sur
prise to her sister, 10 whom jealous
or neglected Betty WIS q novel and in
credible idea requiring effnrt 10 Rsslml-
late.
"PorAups you would better manage
n In your own way, my denr," she
said meekly and withdrew to adjust
her mind 10 this novel situation.
But Fpte--and refused to
conslder the Incident closed. That
very evening when the last visitor
had departed from Betty's pRrlor there
came quick, lmperlous ring at the
door bell. Thinking that her visitor
had forgotten his cane, umbrella or
other OF his belongings, Betty opened
the door 10 admit him. He was a
haraSsed. appealing Owen, whose heart
wns Ia his eyes, and who held out
both hands eagerly In way very diff
ferent from the correct nonehalanee
Of his ordinary manner,
"rve been hanging round here for
IN hour waiting for that fellow to
leave" he burst out lmpetuously. ''Oh,
Betty. l didn't know 1 could care so
much for any woman living. What
ever I've done 10 offend you, and
swear don't know what II cnn be,
wont you forgive me? Tell me what's
wrong. won't your"
Betty gnzed at him with Won
derlng eyes, and her lips began to
tremble.
II thought you were still in love with
Tint hnteful June, and wanted TO BIO
free" she confessed humbly.
"Whut rot" he declared rudely. II
can never be grateful enough to her
for prcferrIng Hart, poor fellow.
Won't you take me back, Betty? It's
my only chance to be happy"
And Betty, with queer tremulous
smile that almost turned to tears, an
swercd In a way that doubtless was
perfectly satisfactory to Mrs. More