The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-04
{ A GIRLS MIND.


Jack-It isn't very great compliment
to congratulate the lady, IL its
Kitty-Sisters don't expect 3ompll
monts. fortunately, but really thought
you liked Harry Baxter immensely.
Jaok-Did your
Kitty (still nervously Yes, did, and
I'm sure he's vory nice and very good
sort. Every one says 80.
Jaok-Do theyP
Kitty--Yes they do, and 80 you ought
to like him, and-and-well, think I'm
a very lucky girl.
Jack-All girls say that. It's part of
the formula. Baxter IL probably telling
his friends that he's the luckiest man In
the world. not that disagree with him,
of course-that's part of tho mans formu-
Ia, you know-and 1t isn't likely that
you've both made such an out Of the way
bargain.
Kitty deciding to make an appeal ad
misericordiam Yes, but, Jack, aren {
you going to congratulate mes Naturally
expected my brothers. good wishes for my
happiness almost first of all, and-and
(breaks down little fictitiously)-
Jack-My dear girl, II you're happy, of
course I'm simply delighted. How could
! be otherwise?
Kitty (still unsatished) )-That's q little
| cold, isn't 1t?
Jack-Well. / don't see how I could
well say much more.
Kitty (ippetuously y)-Jack, you dislike
Harry. Yoh.-you hate himl I do be-
lieve you hate him
Jack-No, don't.
Kitty--Oh, do be sensible, thenl What
do you means
Jack-Really, don't quite know. I've
scacrely had time to grasp the situation
yet. I think, perhaps, I'm just little
more amused than anything else.
kitty-Amused at your sisters engage
ment! Well, really, Jack, didn't expect
breaks of upon sudden intuition.) Gin,
know. You are still sore about that abb
surd little friend Of yours, Mr.. Whitel
Jack with brazen untruthfulness)-I
wasn't thinking Of him bit, but as you
have mentioned 1t do think you treated
him rather badly.
Kitty-Ridiculou person
Jack-You never let him know you
thought so till he proposed to you.
Kitty-Of course not. never dreamed
d his having the inpudence to do such
thing.
Jack-And yet by that very impudence
he paid you the greatest possible compli-
ment In the world.
Kitty-Absurd creature!
Jack (righteously)- girls mind beats
me. However little you might have felt
disposed to accept the offer
Kitty-very little disposed, assure
you.
Jack-I should have thought that you
would have felt yourself under certain
obligation to him, at all events grateful
for his admiration.
Kitty-Of course notl
Jack-I know, but don't understand
It. II were girl. / should feel like that,
I'm sure. 1t would be only decent, and
well-the sporting thing to do. (Sardon-
ically) AT least suppose you don't in
clude his taste in your general condemna-
tion?
Kitty-I simply regarded him as imper-
tinent.
Jack-Wasn't Baxter impertinentp
Kitty-No. That's very different.
Jack-But is it SO very differently Now,
If you had fulfilled your original ideals
Kitty-What ideals2
Jack (relentlessly)- the artillery
officer with the Victoria cross, the honor
able saber cut and the numerous other
decorations
Kitty-I said oil that when L was a
child.
Jack-Let's see. What is BaxterS
Kitty-Hes in business.
Jack-What?
Kitty A large drapery kusiness,
wholesale, Of course, but it's not, after
all, what he is
Jack-But what he isn't
Kitty (irrelevantly)-You are pleased,
Jack, aren't your
Jack-Are you very fond Of himP
Kitty (shyly)-Yes, very. Wellf
Jack (who secretly has no great opinion
Of Baxter, apd has blackballed him before
now at the club)-Of course am pleased,
dear, II you are (kissing her). have no
doubt Baxter Is a very good fellow indeed.
Sorry I don't know him better. He's not
the man / thought you'd marry; that's
all.
Kitty-why noti
Jack (vaguely)-Oh, I donv know.
Well, for one thing he's been hanging
around for a long time, and I thought at
one time you told me you disliked him.
Kitty-I may have said 20. ] didn't un-
derstand him then.
Jack--He's made you understand him,
Kitty, that's what 1t is. Fact is (rashly
venturing on a general principle) that any
man can marry any woman he pleases II
be can put up with some snubbing to be-
gin with. You've backed down bit, you
know, Kitty, and there's no man who
can't simply wear down opposition II he
tries long enough
Kitty-Nonsepse Sheer nonsensel (Tri-
umphantly.) How about Mr.. White, thenP
Jack-He made the mistake Of taking
your refusal quite seriously, poor chap.
Kitty (indlgnantly)-I should hope he
| did.
Jack (brightcning up)-By Jove. I shall
| never make that mistake.
| Kitty (laughing)-I think you've made
IL already.
Jack (rather confused) - You mean
Sbeut Ethel Urahamf
Kitty--Of course do You know quite
well Ethel will never have you. She's told
me as much ever 20 often.
'Jack-Oh, know she carries her head
| urettv high It's true she stmpIy WOuldn' g