Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-02
Her CHIEF AIM
BY JOSEPHINE, S. BROOKS.
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ed with all her little, Shapely ears
to the animated flow of talk between
the two men in front of her. One OF
them proved to be her old friend. Bob
Grizzly, the other. chief offender TO
Betty's ears, was unknown TO her.
Suddenly at the strangers words:
Il tell you. Bob. all girls are alike.
flippant. frivolous, ycs-and sense
less. l want nothing to do with Them"
Betty emitted "h'm!" of scorn.
At Betty'S exclamation Bob turned
| his head, and. staring astonishingly.
would have spoken. but for an up
raised finger Of warning.
Chuckling, Betty produced a pencil
and tearing a leaf from her diary,
wrote rapidly. Then. after several
couplings and maneuvers to attract
the attention of the puzzled Bob. she
motioned to the aisle. She slipped
softly along. and under pretense Of
rescuing her handkerchief, she press
ed the note into Bob's lowered hand.
Bob. taking the advantage Of his
friends sudden interest in the out
door view, read:
IF this-this man (?) of yours is to
make one of our week end party ut
Metals. just nod your head and put
me In the seventh heaven Of bliss.
Rest assured he'll get paid for de-
nounclng us girls. Above all things.
don't recognize me-"
In one second Bob's head went a
bobbing Eyes" At which Betty set
cd Of h
When nearing Joyville, Metals sum-
meri home. Betty started for the door.
Then she. audaciously innocent. re-
manned there facing the aisle.
1t was no avail. the stranger gave
not one fiecting glance. which slight
to her charms peeved the fair girl.
Not so Bob. who gave sigh Of re-
lief that he need fear no rival in his
friend
It was later that evening when Betty
met the stranger, who gave no sign
that he had ever seen the girl. lovely
vision though she was, at the tea table.
He grew absorbed in his partner of
the hour.
When Betty Cloyton once made up
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sure to come TO pass. Therefore, every
day she played some prank.
If she slyly overheard Paul Brent
bewailing girls nonsensical, indecent
fashions, Betty appeared in an eX-
tremely abbreviated skirt, and in the
most diaphanous quality of waists. In
such garb she would waylay the enemy
of her sex, and begin flirting outrage
ously, talking frivolously, and inter
spersing her words with bits of slang,
until the Indifference and scorn Of her
victim drove her nearly to shame.
Overhearing one evening his explo-
sive views of jazz. the audacious beau
ty suggested the forbidden dancing;
even enticing one of the girls to help
her pay Paul Brent for his denounc-
ing their SEX"
1t was remarkably singular that at
ter every escapaGe, Betty's emotions
changed at bed time to fearful con-
diuon, more especially after re-
proach from Bob.
One glorious day when the soft foil
age Of the trees barely moved, Betty
rowed up the river to secluded spot
where she hid in the thick Of the
woods. She longed TO be alone with
her strange, disturbing thoughts-un-
utterably wild thoughts.
Sounding clear on the breezeless air
a musical voice reached her ears. q
voice repeating poetry-his voice, Paul
Brent's! Her enemy. Oh. no-never
that. 49,
The girls face went scarlet. In her
eagerness to punish and annoy, she
had become entangled in the tolls.
Miss Cloyton-Betty-isn it time
to show our real selves?
"Real selves? What do you mean,
Mr.. Brent?" she queried, majestically.
"Why, end this farce. It's cruel Of
me. Forgive me, dear girl"
"Forgive you-what?" she slowly
emphasized
Betty, you know you love me-" and
the dark eyes twinkled roguishly.
"Your coneeit far surpasses your lei
ness" she scorned.
"And you must know how deeply l
return your love. DEAR" tormented the
man.
"Oh, yes, deeply, by scorning every
girrs presence, and denouncing Them"
sarSastically retorted Betty. Then she
added. my chief aim was to-"
Betty, dear, your aim was true.
for you hit me-" beamed the lrrepres-
sible Paul.
Down Topped Betty on the grass,
6sgusted and speechless.
You're such catch; why shouldn't
II" she snapped.
why not, indeed-it's not so hard"
he goaded.
"And you thought II xyould do-