Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-16

Luckily for the cabman's entertain
lent perfection that night. The late
hour gave him almost undisputed right
of way so that driving became an
automatic adjustment of his course In
line with the curb and released his
attention to gorge itself at leisure
with eaves-dropping. BY squirming
his shoulders he managed to cock one
ear over the top Of his high overcoat
collar; II was the ear ext to the open
speaking-slot.
what a dream of a night" said
the clear voice Of Miss Van Teller.
'Shall I be a traitor to my sex and
betray one of Its secrets to your"
"Please do" murmured Mr.. Ire
mont. From the very tone Of his voice
one could divine that he had slipped
an arm around her and was holding
her close.
swell, it's this" she continued.
women are not conquered by man
alone, but by man and atmosphere.
We never rush at the precipice; we
fiutter toward II with many stops and
pauses. The silliest breezes Of i'm
pulse may carry US on or a pun OF
unkind aid hold us back. II all really
depends On the man imposing his at
mosphere so steadily that the drifting
soul of woman forgets Its Unborn title
to vagrancy and sleepily assumes Its
enemy's goal"
"Madge," said Mr.. fremont almost
earnestly, "you brighten me. ! never
knew you could talk like that. You
brighten me because / have a terror
of analysed personal relations"
Randolph could hear a faint rustling
of her robe as though she had nestled
closer to her escort. II never meant
70 startle you, Beacher." her voice
continued, not quite so clear. Into Its
tone had crept. he~sitatingly. a trace
OF unaccustomed emotion. 81 was only
warning you. Every man can make a
world Of his arms for n woman /;
not all can hold the Illusion to be-
yond possession"
II can. IL you will only help me-"
whispered fremont. and paused as
though his own esrnestness were tax
ing him by surprise.
IL wonder" said Miss Van Teller.
You have played the right game.
You have never said a vulgar thing
to me or stopped to the usual hypo-
c~risies; those are compliments by In
ference that have fiattered the best
that is in me. You have set the play
in q high plane that winning. wins
all Of me-: but"
But what?" asked fremont.
But there Is danger in the high
flight" finished Miss Van Teller. An
air-pocket in your atmosphere and
poufI all Is lost-the good in me that
you will have missed as well as the
bad that you could have won by a
baser effort"
What do you mesn7' asked IRE
mont. no longer making the slightest
effort to hide his awakened interest.
Il was thinking" said Miss Van Tel
Tier, dreamily, that every woman Is
a group Of three individuals Shall
tell you their namesr
YES" said fremont
The first" continued the girl, her
voice floating from her as though
carried on the bosom Of her dream
-is called Flesh; the second, Spirit
and the third-the third shall name
the Yelled God"
"Nadgei" cried fremont. and Ran
dolph. listening with all his Ears. could
almost feel the clutch on his own
arms with which the man had seized
the girls, as though TO drag her back
from her minds far distance.
People wonder she continued her
mood unbroken, at the wreck OF APP
parentiy perfect marriages and yer
It's so simple TO any woman that
it's amazing that ] should be the first
20 display our open secret Only The