Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1923, Page 18

JIL-BETT Stifling G onscience BY LAURA JEAN LIBBEY. w0 far: | aduke Smith is engaged to pretty . for whom le lLas asked the Liffiny's of New York, to engra priceless ruby with the word *‘Mizpah. Their man Staples be 018 . triend. "Edwa in love With Claifena. w Jas Just urged Smith to be less demonstrath S his wooln. TODAY'S INSTALMENT. 111.—The Fickle Love of a Woman. AY laughed a hearty, good- natured laugh. pl ot to hear, | A s he dropped into a willow chair close by the Clairena had taken, aguin ting to capture the little hands Iying so prettily in her lap. “Very well” he said “only a fortnight more; then, instead | of being forced to content myself with kissing the fin of my sweet- heart, 1 will be Kkissi the lips of iny bride, no mat who looks on.” Such a declaration from an ardent over usually brings & glow to the 1 t and flush to the cheeks of girls whe procated love's rder emotions. Ula na Vail was exception “My girl friends who are to be my | Bridesmalds are iy, and 1 ought not to keep them waiting. { He stopped the words on her lips! with a k which he had to fairly| one atte Rrudge 1 teel s allowance “much bethrothed § you like to with father?' Jay threw back h laughte | deed, sweetheart. T want to| Ty moment of my stay with | Your father will ree quite, ugh of me after we return fi v oneymoon that we are live here with him.” he added quick! 5 I've just hought a beautiful e at Greenwic -one of the places. Here is the deed to it ear” | —~handing her document “1 =hould consulted,” she said slowly “My idea was to surprise you” he, returned anxiously. “My one thought | now, and in the ture, ] please your wish is my 5 woul never care to live enwich.” she announced ) lien you have every right to dis- e of it. Clairena. Have You given thought where vou would to mettle—where vou could be plest 7 intend to live P'he needs me, lover's face clouded for arv had not been his dream of domestic bLlies to dwell with a father-in-law; still, if Clairena had et her heart on it, there was noth- ng else to be done than to allow her 10 have her way—for the present. “Now that point is settled, there still remains the query as to where we are to spend the honeymoon. We are putting off that decision alto- ether too long, dear. You know a fortnight is a very short time in which to make the proper reserva- tions, especially if it is to be a trip abroad. Will you try to think about it, that we may settle it the next time 1 come—which no doubt will be tomorrow? “Not tomorrow, Jay. 1 shall be; busy with my modiste and trousseau.” | “So busy you will not spare me | even ono moment, dear?” ] She laughed. rather constrainedly, he thought. He did not understand girls and their intense interest in bridal fixings, and took it for grant- ed that her decisions must be quite all right. “Do you know it is very hard to understand you, Jay Smith?” she pouted. “Two hours ago I received | a phone message from you that you could not possibly come here this| afternoon. _In consequence, 1 was| thinking of going over to Piping | Rock to ses the races. Now vou are_here” “Not very much of a puzzle—easy | to explain. A man follows the dic- | tates of his heart, when his longings are the same direction. Mine | | i | right here with T sure.’ . i e resignediy, } his head | ¢ prompted me to come; you were the magnet; 1 could not stay away. A few minutes with you, my dear, will be ample compensation for the trip. It is only the !mportant engage- ment of the bachelor dinner I am giving tonight which tears me away from you, now that 1 am here. Bending nearer, he looked at the watch on her slender wrist, a small dainty affair, studded with sup diamonds. his gift to her. “good heavens!” he Slowly falls (he foot of time treads only on flowers” He sprang to his feet, adding: “T muet be olf at once; I came to tell yo dea that the ruby placed in the hands of the jeweler: but it may be many moons, 1 fear, ere the gem, bearing the in ription Mizpah, graces this lo ¥ little cjacul wanted 8o much to wear it & but I suppose vou -st that coukl be done, Tha very best, Clairena. I haven't ime to tell you the amusing in dent that ¢ °d in regard to today. You over it Again he captured the little white hands, locking wistfully into her lovely s ardent by ture, the of bounding through his v She was and proud to him almo that s N i . gh f 1 had not you have run 5 could rry him. " she u make he is indeed a tr 3 of mind) had not taken you there. was a little taken back to find here, sunning himself in vour n you know, Clairena, wonder if he were not ling himself with the hope that mething will happen to part us at the 'steenth hour, and there'd be @ chance for him vet.” Clairena drew her hands from him coldly. cresting her tty head proudly “If you are to develop jealousy, 1 tell 'vou now. I would for it,” Marmaduke” (She alwa called him by his middle name wh she was annoyed with him.) Adding, “Jn & lover, it is abominable; in & husband, an insuit Maurriage must broaden’ views of life, not narrow them down. 1 shall never drop any one of the friends who have been in the habit of calling on me, to gratify (ana in my peace =t youth 1t love | here, 1| not stand | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, the nonsensical whim of a jealous husband, I assure you.” urely you would not encourage Thorne to call—after we are married. e is infatuated with you, snd his presence wouid be irksome to me.” His words died away in a husky cough. Clairena’s lip curled: there was something in her violet eyes hs had | never seen there before; they grew | darkly purple with a glint of fire in | them. “What harm would there be if he did call?’ she persisted, looRing !him steadily in the eve. |, “None in reality, 1 suppose, & tut I do not like the idea of eternal triangle, as they phrase it an old lover making himself at hom. as it were, in the domicile of the m: who won——where he fafled. in the love and marriage game. The proper thing for & discarded lover to do is to keep away m a one-time swee: heart after another man has placed a wedding ring on her finger; he should find another deari, “You forget that with some men to love once, is to love forever,” re- proved Clairena with asperity. man of sense does his best to live and learn to forget, I assure you. 1 had not supposed affection could bt 1 be transferred from one object to an- other as readily as vou assume that (it can be done—I say a great love {cannot be stifled. I am glad to learn our views, however.” “Try to understand me, dear. Voring to explain. s not . b Iam A man who had encouragement from a no right to foster the rowth of a tender feeling for her n his leart. Men are, by nature, less entimental than women; they bring common sense 1o bear upon the ituation, which, of course, helps them h 4 «Xperience without It {8 & good thing for the world ymen that there are any meu of many minds, And, many nien of many kinds,” 1uoted Clairena. am sorry, dear, ving a discussion on earth in which m: splease vo that we are any subject expressions said Jay, quickly add- “As long e are happy and to live for each other, why dis- . our: elves with other people's blems " idward Thorne h erent views from the |declared Clairena ‘Have you discussed |adding indignantly: |man to attempt to put such thoughts in a gir's head. We'll ip his name from our list of friends.’ “We shall do nothing of the kind. I am more than suprised that you should voice such a thought.” “let's dismiss Thorne from thoughts, Clarena, dear, She was not her desire to giving him Sl “Edward Thorne is a gentleman | whose friendship any woman might be proud of, she declared spiritedly.” He will always be welcome in a home of mine, please understand that.” “Clarena,” he said slowly, “are you regretting that you chose me in- stead of my college chum, Thorne?" Her eyes dropped beneath the in- tensity of his gaze, her face paled a little. With an effort she controlled the trembling of her hands, which entirely dil e you expres: ch a sub- -d in alarm, le is no gentle our he coaxed 1o be thwarted in pursie the subject— the full benefit of her , qou said it/ { - GREAT! Sure hits the spot— some flavor! American Chicl .ACQUER-RED WITH SMART BLACK TIPS, OR FLASHING BLACK ALL OVER Not Duofold Quali Unless Stamped “Geo. S. 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A party of young men which included Thorne and himself had gone up to Maine for a few weeks fishing. Camp- | ing logs which each had done their that whole affair rose be- | w: 1ife and roughing it was the program. Fine messes of big fish were landed and game brought in, which was dlis- patched with gusto by the hungry crowd. At night all sat around the blaz- share in gathering—enjoying the sopgs and bright repartes of their comrades, through the smoke of corn- cob pipes. Temorrow—A Desperate Lover. ————— 1n the city of New York today there are 33,000 manufacturing establish- ments, with $3.040,000,000 of capital. employing in round numbers 640,000 age earners, who receive $806,000,- 000 annually, for their services in turning out products having an ag- gregate value of between five and six billion dollars. Nebraska primary in 1924 aia By the Asiociated Press LINCOLN, Nebr., April 18—Seqretary of State Charles W. 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