Warren sheaf., 1900-05-17
she wore her skull and cross bones

when a man has proposed, you have
everything on your side. He has cl-
pitulated; given in; thrown up the
sponge
81 should think, draWled the Wom-
ans Rights girl, "that it. is the gisl
who gives in, capitulates; forfeits her
freedom; her individuality? b
"Oh, not at all, said the Medical
Student, with the air of one who
knew. s'.Nine men out Of ten propose.
without meaning it. They are at
tracted to some girl but without any
definite intention of matrimony. In
fact, nowadays most men look upon
matrimony as a trouble that they
must avoid. But there are various
influences s-usua4ly another man who
may appear upon the scene; often d
quarrel, and he finds he's engaged.
A girl. on the contrary, expects H..
And then it just happens!''
s'And sometimes it doesn't happen" :"
said the President. 'sThere are many
ways in which man may avoid pro-
posing. A favorite plan is for him to
tell every girl he knows that he never
intends to marry while his mother
lives Then he calls on a girl seven
nights week, and objects to have any
one else call, and finally she finds her
self unconsciously waiting patiently
for his mothers demise" t.iqG
''But those cases are all simple to deal
WITH" said the Newspaper girl; when
you contrast them with the system of
wordless wooing which is most confus-
ing. 1t is impossible to come to any
conclusion. Some men lie eloquently,
and we believe them, or pretend to,
and then others tell the truth, and we
disbelieve them. But the man who says
nothing is hard to make OUT
''Those are the really earnest ones"
said the girl who wrote verses; you
know poet once wrote about empty
hearts resounding with words of va
cant promise A man who is absolute
ly mute has depth. @r
s'Yes; too much" broke in the Type
writer girl, ''they go on looking vol
umeS-" .-
''But not saying word said the
Fashion illustrator, speaking for the
first time. ''Yes, I know that kind.
Those are the foxy ones.'
II know one said the Fluffy girl,
blushing slightly. ''who called on me
quite often, brought me vioiets and
candies; but never-well. always acted
with perfect politeness.
"Yes" said nearly all the members in
one breath.
Zone evening"" however, went on the
Fluffy girl, she rudely attempted to
kiss me in the hall
''Well'' said the girls in chorus.
II think he succeeded. said the
Fluffy girl. gaining confidence as she
saw the deep impression her words
were making on the club. 81 felt some
thing tingle on the tip of my left ear.
I wasn't sure if it was that or his col
lar that had scraped it"
II should think you could easily de-
tect collar" said the Woman's Rights
girl. r:
Naturally, I was indignant said
the Fluffy girl.
''You will notice." said the Widow
girl, ''that a cowardly man always
kisses girl on the nose or the ear and
then pretends it's nervousness
.r 81 should never forgive him. said
the President, emphatically.
Il looked at him sternly for several
moments said the Fluffy girl. 'whiie
he positively covered before me. Then
I began. I had made up something to
say in case anything SO dreadful should
occur. Sir said.''
':Dh he speall?' asked the Medical
Student. .....
''No-I expected him to speak, but
he only stood there looking foolish, so
I went on. 4 have no idea why you
should act in such rude and uncalled-
for way. I thought you were gentle
man. I shall never speak to you again
under any circumstances. I shall tell
my brother"
s'Did he seem scared?'
mo; he only said: 'Oh, I wouldn't
do that if were you What do you
think of that?''
''You made mistake said the Wild
ow, girl. ''You should have laughed.
and it would have made him so mad
that he would have proposed right off.
When in doubt what to do always
laugh. You gain time and a man will
do any desperate thing to make girl
think he's serious proposition. Many
a man has proposed under such cir
''':yVhat should a girl do?'' asked the
Fashion Illustrator, under circum-
stances er-well, somewhat similar
r. r. er-only not in the hall---and err
not on the ear--??'
"Yes- go on" said the President as
the cuckoo created a forced pause to an
nounce the hour of nine.
I "And then when one grew indignant,
apologized, grabbed his hat, went home
and didn't call again.
Perhaps you We're too abrupt Z sug-
gested the Widow girl. Under such
circumstances, you might write note
saying: deeply as you offended me.
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