Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-22
Making Up

Good evening, Miss Mickleton,' sal
, the young man to the girl who had jus
! been seated next him ut the buffet SUI
4, per.
"Good evening, Mr.. Bopps," rejoine
.. the girl. apparently in immense SUI
prise at seeing him.
Naturally" went on the youn
, man, 81 regret making you uncomfori
, able, IL only for a short time. but
could not very well object when tn
. hostess asked me to sit here. She, o
course, did not know"
ooh, don't apologize" murmured tn
young woman. ut is a matter of per
feet Indifference to me whether you arr
here or ten miles distant. l trust yot
realize that so far as / am concerned
you might just as well be somebody
else as yourself. l am not in the
least annoyed by your presence"
81 am very glad of thatr' said the
young man. II dislike inconveniencine
anyone. IL is rather a 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 toll under
stand"
"And have everybody in the room no
ticlng?" demanded the young woman
Indignantly. "They would say that we
have been quarrelingW
"Well, haven't wei" inquired the
young man. "Why shouldn't they no
tice it? l don't carel"
"That's because you are so abom-
lnably selfish ~ flashed the young
woman. "Just like a mani Do you
suppose / want everybody gossiping
about us ard talking us over and
wondering which of US broke the en-
gagementT'
"Td be interested in knowing how
you are going to help itT' remarked the
young man. II presume that some time
in our lives wen each marry someone
else, and then it will be impossible to
keep the public from knowing that you
and l are no longer engaged"
"You are hateful I" said the young
woman. "And must say that If you
have already fallen in love with some
ether girl have my opinion of you
I wouldn't have believed it even of
your
sit takes years to probe the depth of
a mans iniQuity," the young mai told
her.
"Who is sheT" asked the young wom-
an, putting salad dressing on her Ice
cream.
II didn't mention anyone" the young
man said carelessly. SIN going to adj
dress few words to the girl on the
other side of me. She seems neglected"
"You are going to answer my ques-
ion," the young woman told him, firm
y. you're here and you've got to take
he consequences. You let remark slip
ut by accident and have right to
now what you meant. At least-that |
swell, had right so recently that
extends to now! You needn't think l
aven't seen the way that hateful
Dlivia has been working to get you
way from me, and you know you al
rays admired her eyes. You said that
ext to mine hers were"
REALLY, what does it matter?" asked
he young man. 81 am nothing to you,
or you said so yourself when 1 first
at down here, and l feel that l am
obbing the man on the other side of |
GU of his right to your attentions. Be
ides, know it is painful to you to
ak to person you dislike as much
s you do me-"
81 hope / know how to be polite"
aid the young woman, "even to an
nemy."
'I'm not your enemy" objected the
Dung man.
"Well, from the way you acted the
Their day." said the young woman, 81
ad a right to think you just hated
le!"
mot at ALL" said the young man.
You were doing all the hating"
"Why, George Boppsp she cried.
Laying it on me like thatl You made
ne think"
swell, you certainly led me to
hink-"
II never didr she said. "You are
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