Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-12-27
The Game
Of Love
By JAMES BRAlNARD
(copyrisht. 1917. western New.paper union.

Wnlcn is IL TO be tonight between you
and Alice Turnlee? Is she going to
coddle you or to snub you?"
james Williamson was madly in love
with the girl mentioned She would
neither accept nor reject him.
To Partington's remark, William
sons only reply was sigh.
tmmie," continued the former, mo
matter how bright one is, in the
brain of everyone of us there is stu
pid spot. In your brain this spot is
want of perception of girls whims.
If YOU understood Alice she wouldn't
trouble you very long; you'd soon
bring her to her senses"
"What would you do if you were in
my place?"
1.-THE first time the girl gave me any
of her nonsense would drop her as I
would a hot potato"
"I'm not up to that. If I should
bring about an irreparable breach be-
tween Alice and myself it would ruin
me-"
Someone came into the room and
the dialogue ended. Darlington and
his friend went down into the dancing
hall. Alice Turnlee during the eve
ming treated Jimmie more disdainfully
than ever. She did not save a dance for
him. Moreover she danced four times
with another man. Jimmie was in
agony. After the ball he and Parting
ton walked away together.
"Jim." he said, "you are in danger
Of losing Alice"
Jim, groaned.
"Only quick coup will save you.
You are incapable of making it your
self; but If you will do what 1 tell
you think we can bring her round"
'She's lost to me-" was the despond-
ent reply.
''Well try desperate remedy"
After long argument Darlington
succeeded in securing promise from
his friend to do exactly what he told
him to do, and not to do what he for
babe him doing. The first thing jim
was told to do was to keep away from
Alice till Darlington permitted him
to resume his attentions At the end
of a week jim received note from
Alice stating that she had two tickets
for the theater and would like him to
be her escort. jim rushed at great
glee to his mentor and showed him
the note.
'Tell her you have an engagement
FOR that evening" said Darlington.
Jimmie was Mortified but he had
promised to do what he was bidden
so he reluctantly wrote the note as
directed.
Jim was in agony about the matter
and when his friend having asked him
to go for a walk with him on the very
evening he had been invited to escort
Alice to the play, steered him into the
very theater to which she had the
tickets. Alice was there with her
brother for an escort. Jimmie did not
dare look at her for sometime and
when he did she stared at him with
out nodding to him.
''The game is working fine" said
Darlington.
''What game?"
"rhe game of love; don't you see
how troubled she looks?"
mo, don't. You've Iblighted my
life"
Not if you trust to me and keep
up your courage"
Then came a period of ENHANCEMENT
between Jimmie and Alice, during
which Darlington found il difficult to
keep his pupil from going to the girl
he loved and begging for her forgive
ness. But Jim kept on the track
and destined for greater sufferings.
In due time he met Alice at another
dance. Darlington ordered him to
keep away from Alice and not ask her
for single dance. Jim obeyed In
deed he did not believe that she would
give him a dance. When he and Part
ington went away together the latter
said to his friend:
SThe games nearly played out, old
man. / danced with her and saw
at once that she was suffering. She
seldom heard what l said to her and
kept looking for you whenever you
We're near her."
'You don't mean it?" said Jimmie.
"I'll go to see her tomorrow and We'll
make it up.'
''No you won't. If you should do
that she would begin to tease you
again at the first opportunity. She
must come to you"
"She'll never do that"
''Yes, she WILL
sWhy do you think SOP"
Because I'm going to tell her that
you have got another girl
"She won't believe YOU"
eyes she will. She knows that you
and are chums and will naturally
suppose that / know the secrets of
your heart. Besides I shall say to her
that she is more worthy of you than
the girl you have taken up with, and
s that she was very foolish to throw
you overheard"
"WelI, YOU engineered the matter so