The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-06-08
The Game
of Love
By JAMES BRAlNARD

Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union-)
Two young men were drawing on
the gloves in the robing DON There
was no one else there at the time.
"Jimmie," said Edgar Darlington,
(which Is 1t to be tonight between you
and Alice Turnlee7 Is she going to
coddle you or to snub your"
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 a sigh.
Jimmie" continued the former, mo
matter how bright n is, in the
brain Of everyone Of us there is a stu
pid spot. In your brain this spot Is
a want of perception of a 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 IL you were in
my placer"
"The first time the girl gave me any
of her nonsense I would drop her as 1
would a hot potato"
III hui up W tudb. IL SHOuA0
bring about an %irreparable breach be-
tween Alice and myself 1t would ruin
me-"
Someone came into the room and
the dialogue ended. Partington 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 a quick coup will ave you.
You are incapable of making 1t your
self; but If you will do what 1 tell
you I think we can bring her round"
"She's lost to me-" was the despond-
emit reply.
"We1l try a desperate remedy"
After a long argument Darlington
succeeded In securing a 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 a 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 hidden
SO he reluctantly wrote the note as
directed.
Jim was In agony about the matter
and when his friend having asked hin
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 hel
brother for an escort. Jimmie did moi
dare look at her for sometime and
when he did she stared at him with
out nodding to him.
1.-THE game is working fne," sale
Darlington.
"What gamer"
'The game of love; don't You SCI
how troubled she loOks2"
"No, I don't. You've blighted my
life."
"Not if you trust to me and keeI
up your courage"
Then came a period Of entanglemen'
between Jimmie and Alice, during
which Darlington found it difficult tt
| keep his pupil from going to the CIR
/ he loved and begging for her forgive
ness. But Jim kept on the tract
/ and destined for greater sufferings
| In due time he met Alice at anothel
/ dance. Partington ordered him t.
| keep away from Alice and not ask he
| for a single dance. Jim obeyed. In
| deed he did not believe that h would
| give him a dF.nce. When he and Part
| ington went away together the latter
said to his friend:
"The games nearly played out, OLE
I man. I danced with her and 1 saw
| at once that she was suffering. Sh'
seldom heard what I said to her an
kept looking for you whenever yo'