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I iKWWi BY PETER ITARTHUR
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L GladyB was superstitious
But she wuh also young nnd pretty
and lovable bo this trilling folly only
added to her clmrin nnd made lier men
friends feel lirnve and enlightened
whenever she betrayed her weakness
Ah n natural consequence of this pe
culiarity she was always afraid to sit
on a dark veranda alone nnd would
never think of going for a walk In the
evening without a fearless escort She
wouldnt open an umbrella In the
house walk under a ladder or pick up
a pin that lay with Its head toward
tier nnd she wouldnt sit In n room
that had three lamps lit In It at once
though she didnt object strenuously to
that was more dimly furnished
jOf course she was laughed at a grent
deal for her foolishness but she shook
her head wisely and continued to carry
lucky stones In her pockets and to per
form the many little rites known only
to the superstitious Knowing these
thlngs nbout her the following solllo
fluy can be more readily understood
i I Just knew something would hap
pen that would be unlucky and now
weve gone and quarreled I saw the
0
I1K PULLED OUT AX ARROW
new moon over my left shoulder nnd
because he laughed at me I know 1
only bowed to It seven times instead of
nine before I made a wish lint he
neednt have been In such a hurry
about getting formally engaged for
Im sure Ive been treating him just as
iwell as any one else and better too
illc might have known that I think
more of him than any one else and he
might have waited until I was good
and ready But he just thinks that be
cause he was at Santiago and all the
girls want to kiss him he should have
his own way about everything But
oh I do wish we hadnt quarreled for
he looked so angry that Im sure hell
never make up friends again And
the tears came to her eyes
t The fact is that Gladys was a flirt
without the slightest intention of being
one and she couldnt understand the
fierce jealousy that her conduct caused
In her circle of admirers Before Lieu
tenant Ilalloway had accepted the posi
tion of commandant in the military
academy on the outskirts of the town
uhe had never had any serious trouble
iwith her retinue But when he appear
ed on the scene he promptly began aft
er the manner of a hero to charge the
citadel of her heart as he had the block
houses In Cuba Like all the rest of the
girls she had worshiped him for the
dangers he had passed but her wor
ship was the only one that appeared to
Interest him lie took it seriously from
the beginning and when he began to
offer his worship In return she was
very much flustered and very happy
but she could not be expected to1 drop
all her other followers at once Lieuten
ant Hnlloway however Insisted that
they be mustered out without delay
and that uioant that she must settle
down as being engaged a thing she
had no Intention of doing for at least
another couple of seasons So when he
found he couldnt have his own way bo
retreated in good order and Intrenched
himself In a dignified military reserve
Whenever he passed by her window as
he waa obliged to when going to the
postofflce his head was carried a shade
higher than would be demanded by a
martinet and the set of his shoulders
would have satisfied even the critical
Mulvaney He -walked with eyes
front though It Is just possible that he
noticed the fact that the curtains usu
ally shook as If they were being moved
aside a trifle by some one who was
peeping from behind them
I A week of this masterly Inactivity
wade them both very unhappy and the
lieutenant was showing signs of at
tempting conquests In other quarters
before Gladys realized that something
roust be done though she didnt exact
ly know what Of course she couldnt
end for him and tell him that she was
now ready to become engaged and If
he wouldnt come of his own accord
Ijow could n protocol ever be agreed
to There were no open hostilities It
Is true but neither was there a siege
The little war of hearts was In danger
of endlug of Inanition without a victo
ry for either nnd with a defeat for
both so Gladys thought It all over and
racked her mind for some plan that
would restore the status quo It was
then she remembered that one evening
when Lieutenant Ilalloway was laugh-
3g at her superstitions he told of an
one that was very prevalent In tba
time of Cntherfne deledlcl when peo
ple found It necessary to sway others
secretly to their will Ho told her how
the astrologers used to mnko figures of
wax or any substance thnt would melt
readily and then destroy the person
piecemeal by piercing the ctllgy at
whatever part they wished to affect
While she was thinking of this sho
was looking Idly from her window at
the boys of the military aendemy who
had erected a snow fort on the top of
which they had built a square shoul
dered snow man When they complet
ed the figure they placed a military
cap on Its head and attached to it a
placard bearing the name Lieutenant
Ilalloway Here was a figure that
would surely be melted In a few dnys
and it was ready to her hand Of
course she did not wish to destroy her
hero but she was very anxious thnt
his hardened lienrt should be material
ly affected and what she should do at
once became clear to her
On the following afternoon Lieuten
ant Ilalloway was passing the snow
fort on his way to the postofllce Ho
stopped to view the fortifications In
tending to give his pupils a lecture on
military engineering and presently ho
noticed the placarded efligy of him
self It was rapidly melting in the
afternoon sunlight and while looking
at it idly he noticed something pierc
ing It under the left shoulder just
where Its frosty heart should he Step
ping nearer lie pulled out an arrow
which he at once recognized as one of
half a dozen that he had made for
Gladys little brother and finding It
there perplexed him He knew that tlio
little man was one of his most ardent
admirers and besides not wishing to
do him Injury would not wish to loso
his arrow While he turned It over
In his hand the truth suddenly flashed
on him He remembered having told
Gladys about the superstition of be
witching by etllgles and the foolish
little minx had evidently acted upon
it Laughing softly to himself he put
the arrow in Ids pocket and went his
way
Thnt evening Gladys was both sur
prised and delighted when the servant
I urougnt xo ner lieutenant iiaiioway s
card But of course It would not do to
let him know that she was glad to see
him Anyway he was under the In
fluence of the spell and being sure of
him she could afford to punish him
somewhat before consenting to make
him happy Summoning all her state
liness she went to the parlor and bow
ed stiffly in response to her visitors
cheery greeting He had been think
ing the matter over ever since finding
the arrow and was glowing with self
satisfaction owing to the conviction
that she really loved him after all But
her coolness disconcerted him a trifle
Of course the evidence was solely cir
cumstantial but still he didnt feel
that he could possibly be mistaken
I thought that you had forgotten
your old friends she began
Not at all he replied I was sim
ply waiting for them to show a flag of
truce
Why I thought heroes never wait
ed and that above all they didnt ac
cept defeat readily nnd beat a retreat
But I am glnd to see thnt you have evi
dently accepted the terms of peace and
have modified your claims For my
part since we were good friends before
HER COOLKE6S DIECOKCERTED BIM A TRUXK
you developed Imperialistic tendencies
I am willing to let bygones be by
gones
But I dont want bygones to be by
gones It was because I thought
Dear me How could you do such
a thing I always understood that sol
diers were not allowed to think
Not when under orders he replied
but your orders were not quite tangi
ble enough and I thought it allowable
to use my discretion
But I have been told that discretion
makes men retreat Instead of advance
But the orders I last gave you were
surely definite enough
But I had reason to suppose that
you had either countermanded them or
wished to And I didnt feel It could
be possible that after having been so
dear to another you could bo so cruel
ns to throw me over simply because I
wanted to have you all to myself and
to have the right to let all the world
knov bow happy I wa
In short you wanted to have the
THE NORFOLK NKWS VIUDAY MAKOII In UMIl
right to tnnke all the nice fellows of
my acquaintance recognize your bel
ligerency nnd not let ine have any more
good times
Now please he In earnest Gladys
dear You know how much 1 love yon
even though I let anger keep me away
for week and mnko me utterly
wretched Hut 1 wouldnt be here to
night If It were not thnt I knew you
wanted o mnko up
What on earth Is the man talking
about said Gladys with a pretty af
fectation of wbnder
At this point Lieutenant Hnllowny
began to fear that he had allowed him
Keif to full Into an nmhuseade and he
prepared to defend himself
Why he said I came because I
thought you wanted me
Dear mel What could have put
thnt Into your head Im sure If you
didnt come because you wanted to
yourself I couldnt think of detaining
you for a minute 1 know yon nre ex
pected elsewhere nnd thnt the town Is
simply full of rocouecntrndoB who are
dying for your company And as sho
said thlB her tone was decidedly Irri
tating The lieutenant however was
not lined to warfare of thlR kind nnd
as he wns getting the worst of it he
no tou surrender1 he asked
decided on Immediate action Taking
the nrrow from his pocket he held it
out to her
I thought you meant this to be a to
ken that there was to be peace be
tween us
Gladys blushed crimson when she
saw the little splinter of wood and
tried to stammer that she didnt know
what he meant Her embarrassment
proved thnt she understood only too
well and the- soldier proceeded to de
liver an ultinintuin at once
Do you surrender he asked
Oh give me time to think she re
plied
Indeed I wont I am tired of this
manann policy and will agree to noth
ing but unconditional surrender See
ing that her little folly hnd been found
out and that the lieutenant was in
deadly earnest in spite of his Jesting
words Gladys surrendered
After their differences were made up
and the terms of the treaty agreed to
Lieutenant Ilalloway said laughingly
So you actually believed all that
nonsense I told you that night about
bewitching with elligles and tried to
destroy my heart by piercing it with
nn arrow Just as if you hadnt pierced
It long before
But why shouldnt I believe In it
It brought you back didnt it
Oh nonsense 1 would have come
back anyway for I could never have
lived without you
You were managing pretty well
she said with a pout
Not nearly so well as I appeared to
be or I wouldnt have nccepted the
message of the arrow so readily
But you couldnt help yourself You
were under the spell you know
Spell nothing I can hardly believe
that you put faith in that old nonsensi
cal mummery
But It brought you back said
Gladys with a wise shake of her head
And seeing there was nothing to be
gained by arguing the hero dropped
the subject and made his prisoner as
comfortable as possible as became a
generous conqueror
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crowded with men of parts Almost
every one you meet Is a polite scholar
nnd a wit Jokes and bonmots are
echoed from box to box Every branch
of nature Is critically examined and
the merit of every production of the
press or performance at the theaters
weighed and determined This school
to which I am myself indebted for a
great part of my education and In
which though unworthy I am now
arrived at the honor of being n public
lecturer has bred up many authors to
the amazing entertainment nnd In
struction of their readers
Buttons the grand archetype of the
Bedford was frequented by Addison
Steele Pope and the rest of that cele
brated set who flourished at the be
ginning of this century nnd was re
garded with Just deference on account
of the real geniuses who frequented it
But we can now boast men of superior
abilities men who without any one ac
quired oxcellence by the mere dint of
a happy assurance can exact the same
trlbuto of venerntJon and receive it as
duo to the Illustrious characters the
scribblers players fiddlers gamblers
that make bo large a part of the com
pany at the Bedford Connoisseur
Wily Woman
John she asked how do you like
thla hat on me
Oh I dont know ho answered
nave you bought it
No not exactly I brought It home
on approval I Intend to take either
this or another one which Is 250 more
in price but I thought
Florence he Interrupted thats
the most becoming hat I ever saw you
hnvo on Write to them first thing In
the morning that youll take it so as
to make sure theyll not sell Jt to any
body else
fine got the hat j
UNAWARES
A ffnn wfllcil tip iti the lntfr hurt
llkr tone In the throat fit hlrd
And limit lie miik mill tar it rutin
Tor W heart wt r tnuiKtly Mlrrnl
Arnl lif riK Iff Oi cry K Mwf
With ho thought it me who liciiil
Within the llntnicra nuitnl oul
A In a Mill ntlcnc irrrw
lit larnl mi hid y with hrnlma
in the Mnpir ulio nrrr Vnrw
How thr iuHim Mine I an lillc hour
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-Alice Williams Urotlitrton in Porta anil IoMry
it InilUtia
LOVES TRAGEDY
How a Girl Was Won
rOOOOOOCOOOOOK
The ghl was looking out of the win
dow humming softly with a tine air
of Indifference The man was leaning
his back against the mantelpiece
gloomily observing the point of his
boots
They were good boots but hardly
worth the amount of serious observa
tion lie wns giving them To any per
son of moderate understanding the sit
uation was obvious To the two actors
In it it was becoming embarrassing
The man moved tlrst
You are sure your mind Ih made up
Georgle V
The girl stopped humming abruptly
and turned round
What Is tho use of beginning
ngnln she said with an Impatient
movement You know one cannot
serve two masters 1 am going to glvo
my life to my art
But Georgle you know what It
menus to me 1 mean yon know I
could never change or forget
Why not she returned quickly
That Is Just what I wanted to speak
to you nbout You see and her proud
head wns raised a trifle higher you
only want a wife who can see that you
get a good dinner every day and sew
the buttons on your shirts You have
known us nU for years Why do you
expect mo tho unpractical one of the
family to snatch at tho offer of this
post You would have Bhown more
sense In asking Madge or Lillian and
I dnro say one of them might have had
you
For n moment there was a dangerous
gleam In his eyes but It changed to n
tender look of amusement ns the girl
flung herself viciously Into a chair
with the air of a sulky child
I suppose It would have been more
sensible he agreed only I dont love
either Madge or Lilian If you will on
ly have me he continued n twinkle In
his eye nnd abject humility in his
voice I will do my best to overcome
my disgraceful appetite and dine off a
sentimental song if you deem it best
I will also look out for some patent
shirt fnstene s which will save you the
trouble of sewing on buttons
Georgle looked up quickly
You neednt try to be funny Hex
she said severely You know quite
well I should have to become a domes
ticated woman If I married nnd I
wont I nm going to devote my life to
music and If I wore to sacrifice that
and marry you 1 should stop loving
you In a fortnight and hate you in a
month There thats nil
Bex looked up quickly
You would stop loving me In a fort
night he asked Then I may Infer
you have begun already
You may Infer nothing sir she re
torted sharply but her fnce was crim
son
By Jove thats tho nearest Ive ever
got thought Bex I believe she does
half like me but must make her cave
in before shell respect me
There was a moments pause then bo
said gently
I beg your pardon Georgle I be
lieve you may be right after all
though It Is hard to think of giving you
up And he sighed softly but resign
edly If you nre not too nngry with
me will you tell me which you think It
would be best for me to try to like
Lilian or Madge
I am so glad Bex you arc sensible
at last Beally I have thought It out
carefully and though Lilian is awful
ly sweet nnd nnd everything 1 think
Madgo Is tho one best suited to you
You see she cooks splendidly and
knows exactly how everything ought
to be done In a house nnd would bo
perfectly satisfied if you kissed her
once a month or so and occasionally
said the dinner was excellent She
really wonld she Is so easily pleased
While I Well you know what I
nm
Yes T Know what you are he re
plied quietly You are very young
Sho misunderstood him as he had
Intended sho should and assented
eagerly
Yes I am young only 10 and you
are uearly 30 Madgo Is nearest you
In age and I believe you could make
her love you If you tried
Shall I try Do you want me to
YeB of course I wont you to It Is
for your own sake She would make
you a better wife than I because I
dont want even to bo loved I am
satisfied with my life as it Is
All right Georgle In a month I
shall have mado up my mind nnd I
will tell you Goodby
Goodby she murmured vaguely
afraid of what she had done Sho
tried to reason out the cause of her de
pression but it seemed to have no
cause and with a lagging step Bhe
made her way to tho sunny den which
she shared with her sisters
Madgo waa Bitting there alone sew
ing and singing gnyly Sho looked up
with a smile as Georgle entered and
an unusual merriment danced in her
eyes
Guess whos been here exclaimed
Madge
Wnor
m
Hex And hes got a box for The
Iovcn of Henrietta tnniotrow ami hes
ached mother ti ml mi to go
Im so glad said Georgle but with
singular want of enthuHliism
And Miulgo Htote a furtive look at
her and the corners of her mouth
quivered
A mouth hnd passed Ontv more
Georgle stood at the same window
softly humming She wim waiting for
Hex and her face was very pale It
was tho same face still but there was
a difference the difference which
marks every girls face when she be
comes a woman
She had learned her Icvmoii and borne
her punishment In silent c
Today she had nerved herself for n
supreme eftort that she might do no
wrong to the sinter who had stepped
Into the place she had voluntarily re
signed
She had thought love not worth the
sacrifice of art and If art without love
had turned to dust and ashes In her
hand who was to blame but herself
She wns wnltlng for Hex Hex who
hnd fallen such n helpless victim to
Mndge that hu had had scarcely a look
or a word to spare for her the whole
month It was this that hail first
taught her what she hud lost and that
hnd nfterwnrd nerved her to play her
part for a weekH experience hnd
taught her that It was only a part of
careless Indifference nnd entire ab
sorption In her nrt
When It seemed too hard for her she
reminded herself Htemly of her own
words I am satisfied with my life as
It Is
They shall never see I am not satis
fled she said and struggled on
Today there was a set stern look on
her face for thlB wns to be the su
preme ordeal and at present there was
no one to hcc her But as she leaned
her head listlessly against the window
there came from the hall the sound of
a familiar whistle and instantly her
expression changed A smiling ex
pedant face greeted Hex as he entered
and she scrutinized him with playful
anxiety
The funeral and wedding marches
are side by side on the plnno she be
gan with an affected attempt at seri
ousness but I was waiting to choose
between them till I have been your
face iir tw
7rWhat docs my face tell you he
asked
Sho looked at him crltlcnlly
That the momentous question Is to
bo nsked no Inter than this evening
she replied Good luck attend you
Wrong Try again
Is It possible it Is to be postponed
till tomorrow morning And she held
out her lninil with a playful gesture of
sympathy
Wrong again I see I must tell you
He had seized the hand she had offer
ed and wns looking her straight in the
face
What do you say to the question
having been asked already
Tho last month had wrought many
changes In Georgle She hnd for one
thing learned to keep her face under
control and only the slightest trem
bling of the eyelid showed that she
was taken by surprise
My dear brother to she said re
gaining possession of her hand I con
sider I have been grossly ill treated In
hnvlng this fact sprung upon me so
suddenly I liacl heard of a delightful
little book called The Bight Word In
the Bight Ilace a help to those peo
ple born devoid of tact I was going to
purchase It In the assurance that I
should find a paragraph entitled What
to say to a future brother-in-law or
words to that effect and now you
pounce upon me like this and crush me
I feel unfit for conversation You hail
better go And she turned mnjesticnl
ly awny
I will Only you must first allow me
to make one remark You did not ask
what Madge said to me He paused
Impressively She has refused me
It was his trump card and lie was
growing desperate He took ndvantnge
of Gcorgles back being still turned to
ward him aud creeping softly behind
her took one glance nt her face before
she knew he had moved
It was enough
Georgle he cried hasnt the play
gone far enough 1 am tired of acting
and I want you Georgle I cant tell
you how much I want you There was
passlonnte entreaty In his voice
What did you mean she asked
slowly by saying you wero tired of
acting I dont understand
No I know he answered guiltily
Ive got to tell you Madgo and 1
have been playing at being lovers dur
ing the last month 1 have even asked
her to marry me and she has refused
It was the natural climax to the play
Bhe said and she told me to do It be-
cause nothing cIbo would put you off
your guard I had to know whether
you loved me or not he ended des
perately
It was very cruel she whispered at
last
Ah Georgle dont ho entreated
I thought of that but honestly would
you ever have known you loved me -If
wo had gone on In the same old way
There was a moments silence
I should never have knowu I loved
you she answered softly Chicago
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The moment you are Instinctively In
Inclined to rub tho eyes that moment
cease to use thorn also It is time to
glvo your eyes a rest when you become
sensible of an efTort to distinguish
Cold water is about the safest applica
tion for Inflnmcd eyes Never sleep so
that on nwakculng the eyes shall open
on the light of n window Never read
or sew directly in front of the light of
a window the better light being that
that comes from above or obliquely or
over the left shoulder Too much light
Is an evil Just as is scant llcht It cre
ates a glare that pains and confuses
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