Gilpin observer., 1902-01-30
0utWittin3 an Oufwitter
BY MABEL ERWIN
Copyright. 1907, Daily Story Publishing Company


"Girls are the easiest things on earth
to manage when you know how, and
Kitty Is no worse than the rest. She
won't refuse you. Tom"
Easiest things to manage when you
know how. that's right. But l don't
know how"
We'll, Just go about 1t in a straight
forward way, old man. and II she be-
gins to act up use little tact and di-
plomacy."
But Kitty is so bright. SO gentle.
SO different from other girls. I'm
"Yes, yes yes. They all are when
you love them. Now, I've lived with
Kitty twenty years and I know she
averages with the best and is just like
every other woman has been since the
days of Eve. The comfort racket Is
good one, Tom. Ask her what makes
her SO unhappy"
'But Kitty is always cheerful and
gay and"
Eyes. l know. But the second or
third time you tell her she is perfect
ly wretched, just on the verge OF des-
peration and is merely putting up this
semblance Of gaiety out of her good
ness Of heart, that you can see her
proud, noble heart-don't forget the
'proud-is fairly bursting with grief
and all that song and dance. Why.
she'll begin to cry and think perhaps
you're right. A girl never can resist
being thought unhappy. AS soon as
she cries you've won. Catch her in
your arms and smooth her hair and
tell her not to cry, little girl; that
you'll protect her from now on through
all eternity, and you'll be engaged be-
fore either Of you realize it. That
never fails"
Jack Warner lighted fresh cigar
and stretched himself lazily. He could
Just see his friends face dimly in the
growing darkness.
II first realized that I loved her,
Jack. that week she came down for the
football game and the Junior hop. She
is so young. SO girlish and pretty
"She is pretty. old man. And that
reminds me Of another good point that
beats the comfort game. Tomorrow
mornings a good time. while I'm down
at the bank with the Governor. Get
and look at her. Then suddenly. as II
completely ensnared and In voice
that comes from your shoes. you know.
get behind her and tip her face back
so you are looking right in 1t, and
say-or gasp, gasping is better-'My
God. you are beautiful with strong
emphasis on the are Then kiss her.
She may get mad. but you can't lose on
that, Tom"
Soft. modulated chimes from the
dining-room announced that dinner
was ready at this point, and arm in
arm the two friends and college class
mates left the library.
"Sakes alive, chile! You all in
heah?" cried Georgia, moment later.
az she lighted the tall candelabra on
the library table. Georgia had nursed
Kitty Warner from babyhood and con-
sidered herself one Of the family. See
ing Miss Kitty curled up in an i'm
mense library chair with crimson
cheeks and blazing eyes and white
fingers clenched tightly together COM
pletely upset her. and winding her
plump arms about the slight little fig
ure, she said softly:
Ibid Mistah Tommy 'buse my
baby?"
mo, but he's so conceited and he's
been telling Jack all sorts of silly
things, and they woke me up. and n
not going to stand it. SO there!" And
Kitty threw the book she had been
reading before she fell asleep clear
across the room and ran after and
picked 1t up and carefully placed 1t in
ing. she went down to dinner.
The next morning Tom betook his
handsome self to the bank as planned.