| Show CRUEL WOMAN rixdhty the 1anlihinent lira II 11n r re There was a delujlitfill little draIn enacted dra-In a Third avenue exprtt train t1s other day at tho crowded time lie In common with many olhtr ablebodied member of the sex had prettod his way imcccufnlly through the gate seized upon n desirable mt and opened hli evening paper protect Ingly before him so that his pitiful eye might not be awaited by any pl lure of n dlitreed damsel standing The car filled rapidly The scats were all taken and a good deal of the standIng stand-Ing room aim when she entered She looked about for a moment her eyes rotted upon this particular youth aai I she took up her tand directly In front of him 11I1 absorption In the news of the day was itomethlng Inspiring to behold be-hold Ills eye never lifted themselves them-selves beyond the printed page A curious cu-rious gleam came Into her own orb which were singularly pretty ones She hlfled her position slightly and stood upon the glistening shoo of the reader lie winced stirred uneasily but did not look up Hvldently faint remnants of chivalry lingered In him yet and he felt that once to bo aware of the fact that n woman was standing meant to give up his seal So he consciously strove to be unconscious of the C feet 4 Inches of graceful femininity before him and of the 125 pounds resting upon his foot Sho waited for a minute and then smiling slightly to herself she settled more heavily upon the polished boot She even gave a little whirl on her heel like that which small boys give with their heels when summer begins be-gins to make tho tar pavements soft Tho reader could not be unaware of that Wincing with pain and flushing with anger ho looked up enraged The flush grew deeper and the rage faded away Ho stared nt her vacantly Ah Tom said she sweetly Thank you yes I will sit down And Tom Im no very much fatigued from standing so long that Im really afraid 1 shant be able lo era you this evening after all When will IT Im awfully sorry but I have an engagement for entry other night this week Hunt let me Interrupt your reading And she burled herself In a book while Tom rend Speaker Crisps view on silver upside down and reflected on Ihe cruelly of women New York World |
