The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-23
SNAPSHOTS
BY MILDRED WHITE.


coming of the one girl. There Is al
was zone girl" and after Jim had
met his the others were mere human
beings. But even If he had loved
Nan. she was kept so very busy with
dozens of other friendly young men,
and half.dozens of dearly-frlendly
girls, that she might not have been
able to bother with him at all. Every
body" loved Nan, she was everybody's
friend, so constantly concerned with
their affairs, as she ingehlously said,
that she hadn't time to think Of her
own" You could tell Nan all your
perplexities and she would listen with
really 81 do feel so for you," ex-
preston instead Of gazing distracted
~ ahead while you were speaking. And
Nan would feel for you, to the extent
of earnestly studying ways out or
your difficulty. So when jim encoun-
tered the most serious difficulty Of his
life, In violet's disfavor. he went at
once, deep in the depths of his disap-
pointment. to Nan.
"WellH" said Nan.
"Its Violet" he exploded. "She's rs
good as broken our engagement be-
cause of fool snapshot which inu-
tual friend was kind enough to pass
| along 10 her"
"Said snapshot, take IT," Nan said
slowly. "being yourself and-T
"Yes," Jimmie nodded, "and gicl.
You see, II was just after l had met
Violet and she had every reason to
believe that l thought her the only
girl which did. And she-cared
enough TO drop all the other fellows.
happened TO go out to Fredericks'
on the lake shore, for over Sunday
you know Dan Fredericksr Es lured
me out for the fishing. And at their
bungalow was girl from Kansas
City. She was little coquette. and
had been having mighty dull time
with only Dams folks for company.
but she wanted TO impress the girls
back home otherwise, and have certain
tales of far conquests circulated
around among her Kansas City admir-
ers. SO 1t entered her rattle-brain
to get Dan to have our pictures taken
with her separately.
| stt, suiN ANuii. Dhu 'ioich 10
seriously angryf"
"She says" Jimmie replied as IL
repeating lesson. "that she could not
conceive of herself pictured In that po-
sition under any circumstances. So
she can't make allowance for me-"
Nan gave Jlm's Respondent head =
sisterly pat.
"Quit worrying. boy" she comfort
ed. "and go home to Sleep"
Sleep, however was far from Jim's
pillow. and when upon the next
day, and the next, he passed Violet
on her vernnda, and was vouchsafed
but cool bow, his despair became
almost suicidal. The letters of abb
ject longing received from her no re-
ply. Nan, too, had failed him, he
: feared. when upon his homeward way
: one evening he saw among the guests
Mt n garden party on her lawn, Vio-
let herself, In company with Mans
! dashing brother. Thereafter, Jimmie
decided to conceal his heart ache and
avoid both girls. During the week
|. OF avoidance he actually grew pale
: of cheek and duh OF eye, and 1t was
:, Nan herself who was obliged at last
TO seek him out. Her CHEEKY face
{ showed for moment through Jim's
: half open office door. as he bent
Q dejectedly over his desk. Cant
Y come in," Nan explained. "Just stop
ped to leave a message, or rath-
= er, to give you bit of advice. I'd
:. go past violet's house on my way
I home tonight, II were you, Jimmie"
she went on hastily. "and would
: walk very slowly"
: "Violet has not spoken to me-" he
Q answered with dignity. "since the
= night we parted"
r "She will now" Nan replied-and
h was gone. Jim didn't walt until
d closing time: he grabbed his hat from
}. its nail and started yioletward. From
y distance he viewed her upon the
n veranda. Could IL be possible that
= she was expecting-or hoping for his
,. chance passing2
= "Jimmie, Oh please come here"
she begged, and when wondering. but
i eager, he assembled the veranda steps,
= Violet, aglow with embarrassment and
apology, laid Detore MIN httie pho-
n tograph.
g "Of course" she said, 'you have seen
l. this hateful thing. Nan told me
It that she did not know whether her
o brother had showed II TO you or not,
q but undoubtedly he would; he loves
n Joke"
d Jim examined the trembllngly Of
o fered picture. It was Violet, seated
u upon garden bench ON Mans lawn.
n Her head rested upon the shoulder of
Mans brother-his arm entwlned
It about her.
e man snapped the thing" Violet
tearfully explained. II really couldn't
10 help II, Jimmie There was !, on
k the bench at Mans lawn party, when
= her brother dropped beside me. and he