Show Short Story f. f th rn Day il THE TEE LITTLE GREEN BADGE J T any man who ho chances chance to be enslaved by the wiles lles of a a. coquette I would er the following adv advice ice ever aver permit her to gu guess SS that you that you ar are Jealous and above do not not tax fickleness r rI f I I chaps Harry Mallory lad had never ne r received re cei this sage bage warning or else dis- dis ed d it it for he made the stupendous f take of upbraiding id g his fian fiancee ee forr for forr r j anding ending before her with st stern brows 8 he i gaid ald dictatorially IlY our our indicates that you car no more tor foi me than thin for a dozen men You distribute your favors most generously ly lyle 1 le to gui girl looked up with a saucy flash of hei her s s blue sea eyes here heie is safety ir Ir- numbers she said sald lightly oth safety and peril perU IJ ho answered ed 0 o o sit down she urged You look most mosi unc uncomfortable standing in that attitude She was lounging on an n a divan am am among ng ng anest a nest of t gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous' ons oris the man said sternly trifle n ri no longer o ger if It y you u to bre break k with t it be done l T he IC c commanding tone would have r roused used the girl girls girl's s angler anger anger had not the note a n 0 in his voice touched her her her womans s heart ii a silly boy she laughed leaning orwald and catching at one one o Q hands Tell Teli me this wise dictator If I do not DOt prefer prefer fer you to all other ther men men tm m I betrothed to you j You iou only know he said bitterly l cannot understand nd nd It jl I 1 t be had I known you po possessed pOSseSsed a jealous nature she said re- re q shing his hifa captive hand and sinking back among the cushions cushions am not he protested I h What then r I I s simply desire to understand your ow ard me which is becoming g i it uncertain l e girl clasped her hands behind h her t head rand nd leaning back further still led loel broadly up In his fac face i i I 1 arry riy ti enabled tj with impotent rage I You ou are ale absolutely heartless heartless' he cried Then hen it is you vou who have deceived me she ans answered for you said Ur ert eart rt was mine hut t your own own he he stammered feeling feeling- worst worsted d in in- inthe the skirmish I f I l to Ih h. h that was given into your keeping long ago cheerfully Harry Barry capitulated He sank down on the rug at her bet fe feet t and buried rl d his d dark rk iii her billowy gown J Ila fla ha You surrender she laughed and find stroked d his hair hall Listen j K seriously You must le dence in me or orve ve we shall be most un ap Now T j have no desire to wound you yet It seems I do so unwittingly f could only convey to me in tome some some way that my actions were displeasing IP I t I. For I might immediately ease cease whatever I chanced to be engaged In at the Jj or stance instance if I were dancing with Dan Clement whose step suits mine J perfectly r J and I caught your signal I would Immediately desert him If I JJ d a playing an a accompaniment for tor forthe the the new tenor who sings so divinely I leave the piano 01 or if I chanced to be bo singing myself I would instantly os IL my y mouth like a bivalve Dont t b br be- absurd Harry said m in a smothered voice IDon nut But I really wish to please you jou I have no interest in other m men n. n yet A er r dr ci i feel pel C an aversion towar toward them since oce roy rny betro betrothal hal to you See with a sudden Idea tia Baking Taking from thE paraphernalia depending from her girdle a tiny knife she I ei S a ra n. preen green ribbon bh f front from Us tg on nn one 0 Of the he cushions h n and I I z u H severed a small portion This she tied In a bow and raised her lovers lover's face Lace that he might view It Now you take this this' little badge which shall he a a. sign of jealousy and whenever I am making making you unhappy by my ray behavior attach it to your our coat This will admonish me to relinquish vh Whatever t. t ver I Ima Imay Imay ma may may- maybe mabe be engaged in at the time I What nonsense is thIs this Harry in inquired 1 C am quite serious At any time that you display this little badge I promIse prom prom ise to at once once desist from my diversion of of the moment rut nut I am asi never never Jealous Harry insisted flushing g. g Then you need never ne use It But Butt take ke It put lt put It In your waistcoat oat po pocket and if I ever should chance to make yo you jealous pin pInit it on your coat and andl I will see it and end your yom discomfiture immediately I will bend this little pin and catch it so It will be Ie ready to hook hoole on on Now put it in your pocket and nd let u ugo ugo uk go on to the They will nill think we are spooning g on the way Two Ti ho hours later r Harry Hairy was again disturbed disturbed by Pr tr ob observing ervIng his is fiancee seated In a p cosy corner with ith Jack Aden lad killer kIner a lady and apparently drinking In with delight all his dulcet flatteries Jack ground his teeth and soliloquized How Ho v. v can an she permit him to gaze Into her eyes eyes' lIk like that What can she find to l laugh at In his gabble Why does she clasp her hands round her knees in that coquettish mann manner r The cad is looking down at her slippers I believe she dropped her bandke- bandke chief purposely The Impudence of him to inhale the the theodor odor of oUt It as ie picks it up Great heavens Now he is holding her hand un under er pretense of palmistry This I Is too much pad jad I cant can't stand that Why is she glancing glanting at me me I 1 thought she had forgotten my existence Ha Ea ia She She is is looking for forthe the little green green badge adge No wonder she thought it might be forthcoming But no no- missy Issy I am amnot amnot not Jealous You ar aie making a fool of yourself yourself that Ill walk oft off to the other loom oom and nd watch atch the billiards Perhaps ps that will bring her to her senses I wonder what they are doing now now I may as well go 1 leisurely ba back k and glance that way I Jove That looks well for an enga engaged td girl heads gIrl heads almost touching They never missed me What's he doing doing mooning mooning over Jer hand handy y yet t Perhaps he heis 13 is holding both by this tills time Gad If It he isn isn't t pretending to to- compare them Every 13 one has strayed away and left left- them quite alone Jve ve a great mind to 0 take tale him by the nape of the neck and drop him over the banister r I could do it it-I'm it I m three times his size How the light glints on her yellow hair hall from the lamp over the r heads heads' Ah Ah he noticed It and Is it has flattering her about What Is 15 the fellow going to touch It it No ehe ahe has drawn her head back out of his reach I should hope so sh She is is' is looking for the badge again I I trust she is satisfied fied by this time that she cant can't make me Jealous It If that fellow hasn't the nerve of a Napoleon I believe he heIs is trying to hypnotize her hei else why does does' h he 1 lean an forI forward for for- I ward waid in that engrossing manner gazing Into her e eyes eyes eyes' s Gad It Its It's time that tom foolery came to an end Wheres Where's that little green de rol Anything to cook cool your goose goos Jack I Aiden Arden Ha she sees she lt has left lett him i hin but she isn't coming way Ill I'll take it off Now Dan Clem Clement nt has secured her for a waltz That will last as long as the music holds out hut Dan looks bolts idiotically IdI enraptured Ill I'll soon s pp p his fun Ahem I thought so She he has excused d herself hersel But ut she Is no sooner out of the clutches of one man than another man monopolizes her That rable ra- ra ble t tenor nor is dragging d. her l to the piano that he m may y warble love songs s' s 0 to her her Vh When he gets gets' fairly alrh under way Ill I'll cut him off oft short Ha ha Theres There's some amusement in wearing this little green low bow after al all all' Next Wha What now She's coming toward meI me I I would could like to go now Harry if it you dont don't mind I Certainly he replied in fiendish glee I am aol quite ready When they were in the carriage she spoke again 1 So So you you found use for the little green badge after aCter all all all' Yes I rather amused myself with It it You Vou have Jave a very queer expression on your race face when hen you are amused I have discovered tonight that you object to my m. conversing dancing or accompanyIng accompanying accompanying a a. singer sing on the piano I should say as your wife I should have haver r ther a dun dull ull time Harry I have decided tha that thai I cannot marry a Jealous man roan So Doris married a man who wasn't Jealous and now she has discovered 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