The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-18
A PIatonic Affair.
scene-A piazza table by the sea.
People-The Boy and the Girl.
Tme-Afternoon.

.14Ine-AIternOon-
The Girl-Funny that we should meet
Iherei came in quite by chance. was
going down the Cliff Walk
The Boy-Yes, I saw you.
The Girl thought of you as passed
but Of course 1 couldn't look.
4 The Boy-Odd how things happen
The GirI-We seem TO meet so often
hafternoons-quite by chance.
The Boy-It's one of those condolences
You go by at certain hour every day.
The Girl-That's why our friendship is
SO delightful. get so tired of senti-
menti
The Boy-But we can talk nationally.
| 1 find myself wishing to consult you
about even the most ordinary things
find your point Of view is more direct
than my own You look straight at
things. L blink
The Girl-You never do quite open your
eyes, do you? Let's see-gray blue eyes
mean that you are very. determined
will be quite desperate when you fall in
love-
The Boy-Never intend tots too slow,
| What does the color Of your eyes mean?
Look at me. I knew they were black.
If you should ever love-there would be
no half way about it.
The Girl-But no one does nowadays
|
century people will have outgrown such
foolishness. Then friendships ike ours
will be more frequent. 1t will be a case
! Of mutual-respect and-er-people won't
/ remark II. Why, you have no idea what
/ silly ideas people get sometimes For
instance, they suggestion, well, it's too
ridiculousi
The Boy-What?
| The Girl-That we are engaged Just
fancy! Ha, hal
| The Boy-Hai hal But-by Joye-tbat
doesn't seem fair to you!
! The Girl-Oh, I don't mind 1t In the
! least.
The Boy-But there may be some other
chap that
The Grill don't care for any one in
that way! But I never thought that
well, there may be some other girl?
The Boy-No-really-I don't like girls.
as rule. You are the only one that
can understand. Do you believe in
affinities?
The Girl believe in mental magnet
ism. When I first met you-it seemed as
though we had been destined to be
| friends! Your face-your smile-your
manner were all my ideal of what
man should be!
The Boy-And when you came into
the room-you remember it was at AL
ices teal said to myself-that is the
| incest girl I've ever met.
The Girl suppose commonplace peo-
pie would call it
The Boy-Exactly-but It's sonA+b;ne
more than that
The GIrl-You take the other sort Of
thlng-there are so many unpleasant
Things about it-jealousy, for instance.
The Boy-We might have mistaken the
sentiment and imagined we were in love
If your logical way of talking hadn't
made me understand that 1t was a men
tai affinity.
The Girl-As 1t is we shall go on
forever, just being good friends.
The Boy-But suppose you marry some
day-that would spoil everything I don't
suppose your husband would under
stand
The Grill am quite sure your wife
would object! Women are funny that
way. Very few girls understand mental
love affairs
The Boy-oh. I shall never marry.
There's only one girl that I like well
enough, and She
Tn Girl (quickly)-It isn't Alice-is it?
The Royalties, Now, you know bet
ter than that. don't like those mousy
looking girls. She's not my style.
The Gir-Alice is well meaning girl.
The Boy-If you should ever marry,
what kind of a chap would you pick
out?
The Girl-Oh-ha-ha,-h What an
idea!
The Boy-But, really! You will have
to think about it some day.
The Girl shall never marry. The
man that I might lil1e-well he doesn't
care for me in that way.
The Boy-Doesn't care for you? Well,
Ia
know him?
The Grille has charming qualities
more so than any man / know
The Boy ipoodily)-Oh, then, I see
I'm not in It?
The Girl (softly)-wel, there's that girl
you care for! After all, a mental love
affair may not last any more than the
other sort. I suppose 1 should get jeal-
ous-Just like any other girl!
The Boy-But there is no other girl
but you.
The Girl-Now, you are beginning to
love. Next hting you'll tell me I'm the
only girl you ever
The Boy-I know you've cared for lots
Of fellows They accuse you Of being
something of a 1irt-like to play with
chaps heart, and all that. Is it true?
The Girl-Not with a man I could re-
spect.
The Boy-Oh, hang respect. ould you
care for me?
The Girl-That way?
The Boy-Oh, there's only one way
when you get to it
The Girl-How can people tell when
they're really
The Boy-Up against It?
The Girl-In love?
The Boy-Oh. you know all right-when
1t really happens.
The Girl-But people confuse-all sorts
Of things with love nowadays. Magnet
ism and-mental attraction and
The Boy-Oh, look here--I didn't ask
you for a cold-blooded analysis. i
want
The Girl-what?
The Boy-You.
The ,Girl-Perhaps you only think YOU
do. Wait q few years. and then we will
he sure. Then we may meet some other
afinities Some people have two or
three, you know.
The Boy-Oh, say-if It's Joke to
The GirI-It's so ordinary to just b.
in Lowell A platonic affair is more up
70 date.
The Boy want an answer You can't
play with me I'm no boyl
The Girl-F&a. ha- Ia, I've heard that
somewhere before,
The Boy-AIl right-Tm going.
The Girl-No. wait-a minute. It's al
new to ne,
The Boy-weIl. try to absorb the idea
and tell ne
The Girl-Waat2
The Roy-Yes-
The Girl-Tt seems 81 funny
The Boy-Tes. it's much jojiier TO be
engaged
The GirI-But never thought Il would