Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-23

THE ETERNAL FEMININE,
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80 there the matter stays"
"Yes? For how long "
"Well, not for much longer, an
afraid, the stupid thing Is worrying fol
q settlement"
MY dear Violet what an exp ession;
Just as II he were shop"
III you only knew him you would moi
think II so Inappropriate
Does he care for you, Violet"
81 don't know--yes, supposI 30; he
would not have asked me otherwise, OF
waited 10 long; though that might BIZ
sheer pig-headedness; It Is hard some
times to tell o, Lila, II he were not &c
oppressively worthy and-yes, lmusl
say 1t, wooden He reminds me OF q
mahogany sldeboard or cheat Of
drawers, and haven't got the key; and
1t Is so heavy that l wonder II 1t IL
solid right through; you lean 1t against
q wall and 1t looks comfortable, ana
further than that You can't co. This
wardrobe has planted Itself right In my
room; It Is horribly IN the way, but
cant push 1t out, or 1t won't go; | AM
not unreasonable; don't want Louis
Seize cabinet, all lavquer; anI don
want unvarnishpd mahogany ord.al,
only want"
Something combining both! Hadn't
you better drop a line 10 the moGufac'
turcrs
"Lilla, II we were not under the publ''
eye, would slap you! | woull like
him to be-well like himself; but, al
the same time, Il would be satisfactory
to know that he could read a page of,
say Carlyle without getting idlotic; to
listen TO Hamlet without yawnng; to
have some more descriptive terms IN his
vocabulary for the Alps beside very
pretty; TO show, In short, In any one
way that he possesses one particle OF I'M
agination. He hasn't done 1t yet, and
until he does we will almost certainly
bore and be bored. Isn't It cheerful
prospect"
"Why didn't he come tonlght?"
81 don't know. First he said that he
would; then, when ! suggested Ills taxi
ing us, he said that he was not sur'
that he could; then he got RED, and
feared he really couldn't, He Is nearly
30, but he bushes like baby"
"A sure sign, Violet, that he has emo
ton somewhere
Perhaps don't know"
(Next mterval)
LILA, do you mini changing places
with me9'
"No, hut why?"
81 want to set you between me- and
the gas,
"Thore is another on the Other eide
"Ncyer mind (aside).
"Why, ever! how curious! h. came
after all and he said ne wouldn't, 20 did
|, to be sure; never thought that h"
could change his mind | suppose hl
thought the same Of me; there he Is
anyway. won't tell Lila, Why not
though? No, won't"
"Why are you putting on your vel
again, Violet? 1t will make You awful
ly hot
There Is some one on the other side
OF you whom | don't want to sat.'
"A man?'
(Serenely) o. no, dear" (hoIds pro-
gramme agalnst-cheek from the stage),
"I've got a gal"
(Next Intcrval)
"Do you know, Violet, think you un'
derrate The emotional capacities o. tho
modern man, Here We are, sufficiently
calm, and can point out several OF the
despis9d sex conctalng their feelings
not so successfully; for instance, look
at that fellow with his arms on The chair
in front Of him.
"Where?' Cooks persrverngly In
wrong drcction),
"There to the right in lIghr over
coat"
Nonsense Lila; why, that could
bet you a box Of chocoates on ne con-
trary."
We'll, you have a glass; III ,1ke the
bet; you'll notice a slight rcdncss about
his nose or a moisture about nis cuffs;
but my eyes don't carry far enough"
LILA, look at that Mrs, Dives in the
purple bonnet
"Where?"
"To your left" (Hasuly Levels glass;
Lila"
"Well?" Gnquirngly).
"Am rlght?' (Violet put glass into
case with snap,
Come Violet, let me have the glass
a moment | want to be sure Of the
chocolates"
at is of no use lending them to you
something has gone wrong with them.
Where Is nv cloak? We shall be aw~