The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-03-26
HE WAS THE FELLOW

"Aly dear fellow, your ideas OF wo-
men are all abominable rot II youll
excuse my saying So"
Don't mention IT,. All the same.
know more OF women than you do. I'm
only putting you on your guard. Tell
me about your goddess"
"Can't you bc serious? I'm in earnest
this time. want to talk seriously
about her. want to know what you
think OF her"
"Wcll, I think she's pretty; I think
her eyes are blue aud guiRless: | think
her hair the brightest and her figure
the neatest have ever seen. and
think have met her before some
where. Yet she didn't seem TO rcmem-
Der me, did shcG II must have been
before I went to the cape. Let me see
two years ago. Tell mo, has she ever
loved beforei For surely, with 50 much
bcnuty aud soul yours ls not tlvr first
heart she has taken captive
Look here. Drop poetry. That's Just
what / want To tell you about, only.
upon my word, you make II so Jolly
hard for a chap 10 tell You anything.
What's come over yOuG one would
think by the way you talk uhout wo'
men that you'd been crossed In love or
something. ouly can't think any wo-
man would be- such an idiot. suppose
you're about the most popular man
about town. Why don't you drop cyni-
cism and get mnrrlcdr
"Ncycr mind me, you were going to
tell me that
"She's been engaged before
"Woll, that's not serious. Most OF
them have. Who broke IL ofiT'
'She. of course. You don't Imagine
any fellow who had once won her dear
little heart would part with IL In a
hurry, do YOU; From all can make out
the man was a lazy scoundrel, aud she,
10 show YOU the good sort she Is. didn't
care 20 marry a. man who lounged
about all his days ana never eXcrtcd
himself To work for her"
Had lac no money!
"Only paltry f2,OuO year. What's
that To a girl like herr OF course nat
urally she wants. with her good looks
90 hold some sort of position la town.
she, like the good angel she Is, tried 20
spur him ON to work. but he as good
as told her that II t2,OOO year wasn't
enough for her well-it ought to he, OF
something like that Then ne went
abroad.
Crom Gorlng TO himseltl "'ro the cape
and returned unexpectedly, but Ina
time (Aloudl "Nesy Anything elsey'
"Nes Not only that, hut he was a
confoundedly jealous brute"
absolutely without causef"
"Of course, Just as though grl with
her lofty ideas would stOop Ia nlrta-
tion when she was engaged 10 be mar
rled."
Look here, Malcolm. you take her
part. Naturally you're a bit down on
the chap she was engaged 20. D'you
think its quite fair when you've only /
heard one sidel suppose told you / |
knew the fellow she was engaged tor
We'll, | should still take her part"
"Quih right ! admire you Tor IL. j
hut give the other fellow chance and 1
look before You leap. Love is all very !
we'll hut beware Of infamation. my ,
boy, You've known her how longr
Two months, and I've seen her ev-
cry day, Last night. as you know. she
accepted me-
sand your 10000 a year aud your
future chance-a very good One>-Of a
baNnetcy, No. don't get up; Keep calm.
| don't want 10 see you make a mess
OF your life. First OF all. when you be-
gan 70 talk about her l thought Il was
just another OF your larks, thought
probably you could take care OF your
self. hut. upon my wori you're biz
too tFastful, not TO say green. for this
wicked world; 50. though l don't like
Interfering IN just tell you something
you ought 20 know, ana then You can
think Il over and take your own way.
III have no more 60 say, You've known
me all your life-haven't you g-and
you profess. I believe. 20 have good
opinion OF me- AZ any rate you know
In not d liar / know the felloNV she