The Coconino sun., November 16, 1901, Page 7, Image 7

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ONE TOO MANY
By Z. E. Garnett.
TIM, I want you to meet Elsie
J Kverton," wus the way Mrs.
Tom begun.
"Mutchiiinking," grunted Jim, "will
be the death of you yet, Sallie."
"1 could not die in a better cause.
Have you ever teen her'"
"Once. She was driving with Ho
bart." "Oh, then you know all about It."
"1 know Hobart," dryly.
Mrs. Tom nodded.
"But," idie deprecatingly reminded
him, "he is fascinating; quite the man
to attract a young creature unaccus
tomed to his type. She was just from
school."
"I thought that all the girls' sohools
now were colleges?"
"No matter; they don't taeh how
to read Iiert Hobart."
"So Miss Everton took private les
sons, eh?"
"They were engaged," Mrs. Tom an
noupced, briefly, "and he jilted her."
"It is a way he has. You want me,
I suppose, for a sort of soothing
sirup?"
"Oh, she doesn't need soothing sir
up, or tonic, either; not she. Of
course," musingly, "she is in a proper
wrath against herself. A girl no sets
her heart, you see, upon crowning a
real king. It is the very prettiest
among her castles in Spain, and
there's nothing like the humiliation
of having throned the wrong man.
Hut what is the use" leaning back
resignedly among the cushions of her
divan "of talking to a man about
that?"
"Do you suppose a man never wants
to kick himself?" asked Jim.
"He wants to kick the other party
first."
"Am I to Infer that a woman does
not?"
"You may be sure of It. Her in
dignation against herself swallows ev
erything else. -The foe in such cases
Is beneath attention. But," with a
vexed little grimace, "that compla
cent t,mile of llobarl's Is certainly ex
asperating. It would do me good to
have him thoroughly learn that Elsie
Everton bus his little soul's measure
and wouldn't marry him to save his
life."
"Oh, she wouldn't, eh?"
"Not," energetically, "to save her
own life."
Jim quoted:
" The case of Betty Baxter,
Who rejected a man before he axtd
her." "
and skeptically smiled.
"As I said," retorted Mrs. Tom,
bristling, "the matter is much too
deep for a man's understanding."
"Then why," Jim laughed good
naturedly, "are you prodding me with
it?"
"Because," suddenly gracious, "you
are a valuable ally. Elsie is coming
to visit me and "
Jim flung back his head to break in
with a jolly laugh.
"And Hobart Is to witness my de
votion and grow madly jealous. Oh,
Sallie, Sallie!"
"You know very well," said Sallie,
beaming on him, "that your atten
tions make any girl the fashion. Ho
bart and a doren others will follow
your lead. I want Elsie to have a
Hood time."
"Scalping a lot of poor fellows that
never did her any harm; that's a
girl's idea of a pleasant timt."
"You'll help, dear?"
"Oh, I'll be polite to your guest, of
course."
"Of course," gleefully, "w'll soon
have him subdued."
"And married?"
"Well," slowly, "it's really wonder
ful how much a woman will forgive."
Jim chuckled.
"I am glad," was Mrs. Tom's next
remark, "that the trellis at Hobart's
is being cleared away; it obstructed
the view."
I Jim stood up. "Shall I go over?"
he inquired, "and discover how far "
"I know," she interrupted. "He can
see every man that comes up t lie
steps, all the flowers that come, every
drie she takes, and I'll see lo her
clothes, they make such a difference."
"Poor man," Jim said, with a com
ical grimace. "I'll go and have a
smoke with him."
"If he should ask you," Sallie called
after him along the hall, "about a
report that she flirted with him, say
you heard it."
"I say, Sallie," Jim remonstrated
over his shoulder, "bar fibs."
j "There really is such a report,"
Mrs. Tom assured him. "I started it
myself."
I "Good Lord deliver us," said Jim.
"It will get him in a proper state of
mind."
"I dare say."
I "Do you really mean to marry her
to Hobart?" asked Tom, who had
been an amused witness of this little
chat between his wife und her broth
er. She united to hear the front
door shut, then smiled and touched
a finger to her lips.
I "To Jim," she whispered, and
passed the linger from her lips to his.
"I see," genially, "and I'll join the
game."
"Oh, will you?" rather startled.
"How?"
"I'll be one of the rivals. A mar
ried man can get very much in the
way when he wants to."
"But, Tom, it really isn't necessary.
j With Jim in the lead, there'll be rivals
enough."
I "The more the merrier," gayly. "I'll
help."
"It's ever so good of you," said Mrs.
Tom, and hummed a little tune in the
pause that followed.
About two weeks later Jim was
hurrying along the sidewalk one day
when Mrs. Tom's trap drew up along
side. "I was going to you," he said, as
he stepped in, "with news."
"News?"
"Yes. Hobart is meeting your ex
pectations. We happened in at the
florist's together, and he grinned so
offensively that I judge you may feel
quite sure of him."
"You were both ordering flowers
for that girl?"
"You don't suppose that I am going
to back down for a cad like Hobart,
do you?"
"But you look and talk as if he
were successful."
"Well," sullenly, "I'll not take his
grin for it."
Mrs. Tom faltered a bit over her
next question.
"Is is anyone else in the running,
do you think?"
"No; unless You're not quarrel
ing with Tom about anything, arc
you?"
"He's in tha plot," with a faint
laugh.
"Acts Ma part," dryly, "pretty
well."
"He does everything well," said
Mrs. Tom, but she was pale.
"He pays a good price for orchids,
too."
"He was at the florist's with you?"
"He was. And his grin," sulkily,
"was very like Hobart's; and he went
off humming that idiotic jingle:
" 'The Hon ard the unicorn
Fighting lor a crown;
Up Jump- a little Jos
And kroeks thrni both down."
"Tom is so bright," said Mrs. Tom.
To which Jim grunted, and the drive
was finished in silence.
That pi-lit .Miss Kerton went to her
hostess for a bit of confidence; she
was prettily Hushed and shy.
"You persuaded me," she began, "to
let Mr. Hobart speak, so I did."
"Yes?" Mrs. Tom answered, coldly.
"But, oh, Sallie, I do feel small
about it. Don't you think, dear, that
a different sort of man, a man who
thinks of me at my best, would hate
to know I did it?"
"A different sort of man?"
""Oli. very different," demurely;
"you," with a shy, bright glance,
"think so, too."
Righteous, astonished wrath gath
ered in Mrs. Tom's eyes, but a knock
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interrupted. With the opening of the
door came a rainbow gleam of orchids.
"Oh, glorious!" cried Miss Everton.
There was a basket full of the rare,
spidery beauties. The servant waited,
looking to his mistress, who was pale
and silent.
"For Miss Everton?" she said, at
last.
"For you, madam."
She went hurriedly past him and
down to the smoking-room. Jim and
Tom were there. Flushed and a little
out of breath, she ran to Tom..
"Don't get up," settling an arm com
fortably over his shoulder and look
ing across to her brother. "I only
want to tell Jim that Bert Hobart has
been rejected."
"You're sure?" cried Jim.
"And I wish," with a peremptory
nod, "that you would go up and ask
Elsie if she'd like a a glass of wine,
or anything."
Tom began to laugh, but met his
wife's eyes with tears in them, and
stnred instead.
"I'm so glad," struggling with a hap
py sob, "about Jim and Elsie."
"Nonsense; you mustn't fib to me,
Sallie. What's the matter?"
The only answer was a long breath
of content. Later, however, there came
a retort question.
"What did you mean by that 'little
dog' jingle?"
This had to be somewhat elaborated,
and then Tom finished his interrupted
laugh.
"Why, I was helping the plot," he
said.
"Oh, yes. And I am ever so much
obliged to you," with another sigh of
peace; "ever so much; but next time,
dear, you needn't bother." Town and
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Notice for Publication.
Land Ofllcc atPrcscott, Ariz., Oct. 3G, 1901.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has tiled notice of his Intention
to make final proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Clerk of the
Probate Court at Flagstaff, Ariz., on Decem
ber S, IPOI, 7., Harbara Lohe, widow of G. K.
Lolie, deceased, for the SV H Sec. 31, T. S! N..
It. C n.
He names the follow Ing witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz.:
Geo. Hochderfler. of Flagstaff, Arizona; F. J.
Hochderffer, of Flagstaff, rlzona; Ludwlg
Velt, of Flagstaff, Arizona; Gus Dill Freuden
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