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BITING THE BITER
By GEORGE ELMER COBB.
"I would do It. If It was only out of
spite!" declared Florence Wood.
"Do you consider Mr. Ransom so desirable
a party that he is really worth
It?" challenged Norma Williams.
"I'd do most anything to get even
with Verda Wayne!"
It was veritable school girl chatter. .
the fiery pronouncement of a dark- :
skinned beauty and the vague comment
of her companion. The attitude
of the former, however, was
quite characteristic. Hers was a
strange and unhappy make-up. In a
way. Florence was handsome, bright. I
and. when she liked, almost fascinat- !
ing. Within a year, however, Wellvllle
had become divided into two social
factions. The acknowledged
leader of the one, Verda Wayne, had
become tbe society rival of Florence.
Hence, war was imminent, in which
Florence was the aggressor.
Of course, the two factions kept
track of the doings one of the other,
and tried to outdo each in what the
* other had done in the way of uovel
entertainments and new fads.
"Who is this remarkable, much
feted Mr. Ilajisom, anyway?" questioned
Norma of Florence, now.
"The "remarkable" feature does not
at all apply, according to my judgment."
was the rather scornful reply.
"The source of my interest fs that he
is said to be engaged to Verda. He
a urio uu u visn 10 ine lamuy atiu
conies from another state. A friend
of mine says that he la of & very
wealthy family. The Waynes have
boasted or their acquaintanceship with
the rich Ransoms for a long time
past."
"And your idea. Florence, is what?"
"1 Intend to pay back Verda for
some of the things she has done to
me."
"For instance?"
"Oh, you know very well!" retorted
Florence, with the pettishneBs of a
person consciously In the wrong and
uettled by that conviction. "She and
her set practically Ignore us."
"Well, don't we have our own crowd
and lots of fun, as well as they?"
asked Norma pointedly.
"That iBn't It. Ilefore Verda came
upon the boards with her soft, smirking
way. I was consulted in everything
going on. Now?"
"You just imagine all that, dear."
insisted Norma soothingly. "You ar~
quite the queen of our little circle.
1111^
"I'd Do Most Anything to Get Even
With Verda Wayne."
Let the Wuynes go their w;iy and
we ours, t'oino now, don't spoil your
pretty face with that disfiguring
scowl. With a dozen suitors at your
feet, you should not covet Verda's
fiance. 1 have seen hint,* and he appears
to nie to be a decidedly dense
and ordinary person.'*
"I have inot him twice," explained
Florence. "1 have made an impressiou
upon him, and 1 intend to follow
it up. Just as I said, if it is only
for spite, I am going to win Verda
Wayne's lover away from her."
Ail thla was the outburst of a bitter
siren nature that could not brook
any invasion upon its fancied rights.
' It was true that the former social
supremacy of Florenco Wood had been
challenged, but It was the sweet,
natural ways of Verda Wayne that
had won her adherents. The Wood
set considered themselves progressive,
but were really loud. The more
sedate and socially solid element had
chosen Verda for their fair deserving
queen. Florence sulked and fancied
all kinds of plotting.* against her. She
declined all invitations from Verda
to ordinary village functions. She
had isolated and embittered her own
special friends, and the situation had
grown to be decidedly strained and
unlovely.
Verda and the entire Wayne family
had been duly attentive to their
young man guest. Not mucb was going
on in a social way, but he played
tennis afternoons with a quiet little
group, and evenings was seen in
their automobile. lie was not the
kind cf a fellow, one would say, to
appeal to a lively but fastidious little
lady like Verda. However, Florence
had heard of au engagement for sojne
tune She juntftfed at 1 i-nrnr tail
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set her plans to achieve what to her
would be sweet revenge.
She was a natural born coquette,
and meeting Mr. Ransom once on the !
street knew that the flashing artillery
of her eyes had produced a certain
effect. The second time he loitered
near to her, smiling. The third
time the conventionalities of the
quiet little village were invaded by
both. They spoke.
"Miss Wayne has told mo about
you more than once," asserted Mr.
Ransom.
"Indeed?" reDlied Florence, hri
tiling.
"Oh, yea, she speaks very highly of
you. She is going away for a week?
unexpectedly called to the bedside of
an invalid aunt. I shall miss all the
kindness she has shown me. In fact,
f shall be quite lonely."
AfTairs turned Florence's way very
speedily after that. The siren ways
soon won the pliable heart of young
Ransom. It was a facile conquest,
an?l Florence wondered at it as she
got better acquainted with her suitor,
for such he quickly became. She
saw leBs of engaging qualities in him
and marveled that he had attracted
Verda Wayne.
Word came that the latter would
return home on Monday. It was ou
the Friday before that Mr. Ransom
laid his heart at the feet of the darkeyed
beauty.
It was the following day when Florence
decided ou a move to which her
sensational nature warmed. All the
| time her main thought was the disj
may, the possible heartbreak that
i would come to Verda Wayne when
j she learned that #er fiance had proven
false.
"He comes of a wealthy family,"
mused Florence. "1 learn they are
leaders of society in their city. He
is placable, easy to rule. 1 will give
Wellvillo something to talk about and
"verda Wayne something to grieve
ivcr."
"Oh! have you heard the uews?"
cried Norma Williams, excitedly the
1 following Monday, meeting Verda just
! as she. arrived on the tnorninc train.
"What is it?" Inquired Verda.
/Florence ha# eloped with your
Mr. Ransom!"
"My Mr. Ransom?" echoed Verda,
with a faint smile. "You mean the
gentleman who has been our guest
for the past two weeks?"
"Mr. Harold Hansom?yes," replied
Norma, staring in wonder because the
announcement did notiin the least disturb
Verda.
"I hope they will be happy." said
Verda, in her usual sweet way. "It is
a rather hasty proceeding, however,
and Mr. Hansom is not very well circumstanced
to care for a wife, ao
yet."
"Why, isn't his family very wealthy,
and weren't you engaged to him?"
"Oh, no," replied Verda. "lie is
a cousin of Mr. Wilbur Ransom,
whom I hope to marry. Wo have been
courteous and attentive to him because
of the relationship, but Mr.
Harold Ransom has not ?et reached
any settled position in life, has noth
ing, and?I hope Florence will really
love hint and help him get along In
the world."
There came a telegram to Mr.
Wood, asking forgiveness and a welcome
home. It was granted, and, the
Woods having some money. Mr.
Harold Hansom felt that he had not
made so bad a bargain.
Florence, however, made him take
her away from Wellville when the
sterling pure Mr. Hansom led Verda
to the altar. She never again alluded
to her keen trick and its unexpected
outcome. She was the biter bit, and
as such bore her chagrin and punishment
in silence.
(Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Chapman.)
OWE DEBT TO THE BEAVER
Good Work Done by Industrious Littlo
Animal Has Not Been Sufficiently
Recognized.
Tho men who fought the Indians
in the euriy days of tho republic and
later fought the Indians and British
combined have several times recorded
their gratitude for that great engineer
whose scientific name is Castor canadensis,
and whose everyday name is
beaver. Ho was a builder of dams to
such excellent purpose, this Castor,
that tho water of creeks was held
back, tlow of summer streams was
chocked and lakes were made of
j brooks. By means of theBO works,
meager and fluctuating waterways
were rendered navigable and troops
and supplies were transported quickly
and easily.
But the beaver's fine coat caused
the gratitude toward him to be reduced
to an impracticable sentiment.
Trappers soon made him a creature
rare and furtive in this part of the
country. His skin became tho currency
of trade. He was the equivalent
of flour and sugar aud calico and
powder and lead. In ten years, the
| two big fur companies of the United
States and Canada received 1,370,000
| beaver skins, aud tho "kill" even at
this time averages 75,000 per annum.
Nevertheless Castor is regaining some
of his lost ground. Because of strict
trapping laws, he is multiplying in
numbers In the forest and swamp districts
to the north of Lake Sunerior.
and in parts of northern Michigan
j there are thriving families.
If hunters will let the beaver alone,
or bo a little temperate In their
' shooting, and farmers will not break
: down his dams, he might come back
even to Ohio. Considering the big
. part the little animal has played in
I winning and settling and bringing material
blessings to the middle West,
it would be only fair and decent to
give him a show if he did decide U> return
to hia hoaan country. Toledo
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GROW MORE CATTLE.
Prominent Cattle Grower Urge*
Southern Farmers to Raise Cattle?
Conserve Soil Fertility, by Growing
Grass and Feeding Cattle. ^
By A. L. FRENCH. Prominent Cattle 1
Grower, Cascade, Va. 1
As our country grows older other
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ent dollar thrust themselves upon the :
man who handles tho soil, and to the .
thinking men of the south, soil conservation
stands in a class by itself
as our most pressing problem and ;
practical means looking to this end
demands from year to year an ever
increasing proportion of our thought.
The crop that is Indigenous to a <
country is not always the crop that
continues to be held in the highest es- '
teem by the leading thinking men of 1
that section. For instance, in the
linest blue grass section of Indiana I
know a leading live stock raiser and
feeder who is discarding blue grase
very largely for timothy, herds grass
and sapling clover as pasture crops,
because of the greater amount of ,
feed the new paBture crops are producing.
So while the grass has not
been much in evidence upon the farms
over much of the south up to this
time the change of sentiment that is
everywhere present among our people
regarding the care of the soil leads
us to believe that the matter will be
tried out in a large way during the
next ten years.
Grow More Grass.
And where the trial is intelligently
made grass will surely follow, for
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of a good Boil is ours yet and a
million or two tons of lime are within
our borders awaiting our awakening.
STRANGE MONUMENT TO WIFE.
Projecting from the wall of a
house overhanging the lake of Thun.
in Switzerland, may be seen the how
of a small rowing boat, with the
name Petronella painted upon it.
The wife of the owner of the house
was drowned from this boat while
rowing on the lake. Her husband
determined, as a memorial to his
wife, to build the hoat into his house.
The room destined to contain it.
! however, proved too short f<?r the
whole length of the boat, and the
bow projects from the wall, just beneath
the balcony. The house is
close by one of the steamboat piers. I
and the unaccountable appoarnnce of
i this strange memorial excites much
curiosity among the passengers on
j the steamers.
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1785 1914
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON,
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