The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-15

staDllty OF an organize trOck, Will ole
for you If you pretend to admire his
muscle and lean upon his strong right
arm; and physical giant adores you
II you will only defer to his opinions |
on art and science; and literary man |
always expects you to admire the cut |
of his clothes and rave over the curl |
and color Of his hair; and-oh, forgot! |
Now l kucw how that slip of paper |
got into your chiffonier drawerl 1t
was the color of your hairw
''The-color -of-my-hair"
Yes said Polly. tripping over to
the chffonier, and pulling out a red
and yellow nccktie that must have
cost thirty nine cents. if it cost Il
penny. 81 dropped it when put this
in there. l got this to match your
hair, dear bought it out of my lunch
money and what was left from"
But my hair isn't yellow" l OBJ
jccted. brutally.
That's just III" said Polly. "If you
had the least bit of vanity you'd
know there is streak of gold running
through it. and you'd dress in mauves
and browns and taus instead of
blacks and blues"
But how about the red? never
wear red | grumhled.
We'll" said Polly. holding the tie
M meditatively, Il did think Of that
and | know that everybody cannot
wear red; but with yoT complexion
and that red-brown shade in your
eyes"
oh" | remarked. cynically. II am
relieved TO hear that they're red
brown. | was almost beginning to
suspect that they were green"
They're hazel!' declared Polly, en-
phatlcally.,
Then why" said |. "do you attempt
to coerce and wheedle me in this fash
ion?"
Il haven't asked you for anything"
said Polly patEetically; and her under
lip began TO tremble, while her eyes
looked dangerously wet.
There, little girlw said I. patting
her shoulder with the handle of my
razor. 81 didn't mean anything. l
only thought you wanted a bonnet"
Il don't want bonnetv' pouted
Polly.
"Then why" l asked, resuming my
shaving, did you 20 TO the Bond
Breaker sale?f . '-' - -
"Oh-well-besause,-! 5.St wanted to
see the pretty things"
and were they very prettyT'
4 n
sigh. "And there was one little to-
que"
II don't approve of lot of gew-
gaws," said | severely.
"Oh, but this was very plain and
simple" said Polly. assuredly. at was
just your taste exactly-rich and ele-
| CANT and artistic, Jack"
IF the average woman" I remarked,
'would put less time and money on
the outside Of her head and more
thought on the inside"
"And it was the very cheapest
thing in the store-only SIS. marked
down from $50"
"She would be infinitely more at
J tractive." ! finished.
THAT is just what I thought" said
Polly sweetly. "and so decided that
wouldn't ask for the toque, even
though 1t was such bargain and you
would have liked it so, and even
though my old blue forget-me-not hat
is gone, and the one trimmed in yellow
asters got soaked in the rain the other
day, and"
where's that black hat with the
feathers on it," / inquired.
you know very well that was lost
the night we left 1t in the automobile"
said Polly reproachfully.
"Well," l pursued, what has be-
come of the six new hats you had
when we were married?"
"My wedding hats?' asked Polly in.
nocently; 'you didn't expect me to
wear them forever, did your"
"And how about the two you got q
month ago"
''They were winter hats, dear"
"Havent you any sort of head cover
ing. Mrs. Heavyfeather," asked
brutally.
"Oh, yes" said Polly, with sweet en-
thusiasm, II can fix over that little
brown thing"
"What, the one l call the Salvation
Army bonnet?"
"Yes, the one you hate so. And II Il
wasn't that l shall look so shabby be
! side YOU"
"Me? l haven't spring bonnetw
"But you look nice in anything 20,
put on, Jack. Yes, you do! Even you
old golf cap makes you look distin
guished. And when you put on you
white flannels or your dinner coat
"It's shame" said /. "that 70,
have got to wear that miserab l
quakerlooking thing just now whel
all the other women will be decked on
in feathers and flowers"
Now Jack" said Polly, don
weaken. Your taste is too artistic 70
II poor little ladys pocket. You mustn'
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