The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-21
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"Good evening, Miss Mickleton," said
the young man to the girl who had Just
been seated next him at the buffet sun.
per.
"Good evening, Mr.. Bopps," rejoined
the girl, apparently in immense sur
prise at seeing him.
Naturally" went on the young
man, II regret making you uncomfort-
able, If only for a short time, but
could not very well object when the
hostess asked me to sit here. She, Of
course, did not know"
"Oh, don't apologize" murmured the
young woman. "It is matter of per-
feet Indifference to me whether you are
here or ten miles distant. trust you
realize that so far as am concerned
you might just as well be somebody
else as yourself. Il am not In the
least annoyed by your, presence"
II am very glad Of that!" said the
young man. II dislike inconvenlencIng
anyone. 1t is rather shock to be
told that don't matter twopence, but
I suppose the shock is merely proof
of my egOtiSm. You needn't talk
to ME If you don't want to--Tll under
stand!"
"And have everybody in the room no.
ticing?" demanded the young woman
indign unity. "They would say that we
have been quarreling!"
"Well, haven't WEI" inquired the
young man. "Why shouldn't they no.
ttce it? I don't care!"
"That's because you are so abom-
inably selfish!" flashed the youhg
woman. "Just like man! Do you
suppose 1 want everybody gossiping
about us and talking us over and
wondering which of us broke the en-
gagement?"
I'D be interested In knowing how
you are going to help it?" remarked the
young man. II presume that some time
In our lives Wen each marry someone
else, and then 1t will be impossible to
keep the public from knowing that you
and are no longer engaged"
"You are hatcful!" said the young
woman. "And I must say that If you
have already fallen in love with some
other girl I have my opinion Of you
l wouldn't have believed it even of
your
1T takes years to probe the depth of
mans inlqulty," the young man told
her. :.
"Who is she2" asked the young wom-
an, putting salad dressing on her ice
cream.
81 didn't mention anyone" the young
man said carelessly. "Im going to nd
dress few words to the girl on the
other side Of me. She seems neglected"
"You are going to answer my ques-
tion," 1.-THE young woman told him, firm
ly. "You're here and you've got to take
the consequences. You let remark slip
out by accident and have right to
know what you meant. AT least-that
is-well, had right so recently that
1t extends to now! You needn't think I
haven't seen the way that hateful
Olivia has been working to get you
away from me, and you know you al
ways admired her eyes. You snid that
next to mine hers were"
REALLY, what does it matter ?paskcd
the young man. 81 am nothing to you,
for you said SO yourself when I first
sat down here, and feel that I am
robbing the man on the other side Of
you Of his right to your attentions. Be-
sides, I know it Is painful to you to
talk to person you dislike as much
as you do me-"
II hope know how to be polite"
said the young woman, "even to an
enemy"
"1'm not your enemy" objected the
young man.
swell, from the way you acted tho
other day" said the young woman, II
had right to think you just hated
mel"
"Not at all!" said the young man.
"You were doing all the hating"
"Why, George Bopps!' she cried.
Laying it on me like that! You made
me think
"Well, you certainly led me to
think"
II never did! !" she said. "You are
mlstaken!''
"Really, Geraldine?" asked the
young man, a bit huskily. Didn't you
mean it?"
"And didn't your" she quericd. 'Look
out-there are other people in the