The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-12
NOT CLOTHES ALONE.
1t Takes More Than hat to Make a
Soldier.


So the FIippant Youth learned When
He Undertook to Pose In the Uni
form, of q Roy In Blue Home ON a
FurIouGh.
A young officer of one of the local COM
panies is home on a furlough. Naturally
he is the recipient of great deal of atten-
ton. This COMES not alone from his
numerous friends, but from the general
public, which still-although the novelty
IS wearing off-regards the returned sol
diors With special eye. This applies with
special force to the feminine public.
Well, His particular chum is loud
youth whose soul is filed with regret ev-
cry time he thinks of his lost military OPP
portunitles. Nevertheless he CHATS his
soldier friend numerically over what he
calls cheap notoriety.
81 tell you, n-he said, Sits nothing but
the uniform that they care for. 1t ism t
the man by any means If they devised
cornfield scarecrow in soldier clothes,
you'd find pretty girls by the score throw .
ing kisses at it across the rural fence.
s'No. said the soldier steutly, "you' re-
wrong. It's mixture of man and uni
form. The man alone wouldn't be run
we'll there wouldn't be anything attrac-
tive III that either; but take the man and
uniform together, and there you have it. y
"Wollldn' any man do?' asked the
sarcastic youth
aNo, he wouldn't, y retorted the soldier.
st takes man who looks as if he be-
longed in the clothes to draw the right
sort of attention I"
81 4t,o o1,,,,,, nv old
masculine would do, and I'll bet on it. =
s'How much?'' queried the soldier.
sI'll bet you spotted fall neoktie that
I can put on your uniform, go down town
and attract the very same kind of atten'
ton that you do"
The soldier reflected moment.
ats co. he said. 'tTry it this even
ing. Put on the clothes and let me know
the result. !"
So the confident youth donned the natty
suit and trimmed down his flowing mus
taehe, and put on the jaunty cap.
"You make very sweet looking war;
rior, . said the real soldier.
'sDon'tI?' fippantly returned the youth
as he gracefully touched his cap and pir-
ouetted through the door,
With his shoulders squared and his cap
+ DullSu uUNl ONcI Has eyes u0 SpetI uCu AOl
the nearest car. He swung himself aboard
and took seat Immediately in front of
two pretty girls.
He noticed as he came in that everybody
on board turned to look at him, and this
filed his heart with delight. He sat bolt
upright. wondering what the pretty girls
would think of him. He didn't really
expect to be kissed, but he was prepared
for almost anything
Pretty soon he realized that the girls
were whispering about him
A word or two came to him above the
smooth roll of the car. His ears were
strained to the utmost, and his hearing is
abnornally excellent.
y Pretty, ism 'tihe" murmured one girl
Yes, quite too pretty" giggled the
other
".Just out of the bandbox,n whispered
the first girl.
"Or the moth bag said the other girl
why, Sylvia'' then soft duet of gig
giles.
Hasn't he lovely complexions''
Hasn u he2 Not a mite of tan.
Perhaps he wears a veil. y
Why, Laural" More giggles.
Can't DC q real soldier, can her"
"No-o-o. The ideal''
"But tho uniforlng,'
"Perhaps the real soldiers went away
and forgot him.
Prolonged giggling.
"Oh, Laura, I've guessed it,"
swell, what is it?''
"He isn't a soldier,
81 guessed that
"He's recruiting officsr!'
A fox
lew moments later the make believe
soldier stopped the car and alighted. Then
Jim, ne said as he flung the cap on
the chlifonier, you've won Cleveland
Plain Dealer