Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-12


y What did You tell him that for?"
exclaimed. s.% 2& 4
Bobby would hate to think anybody
who was in the matrimonial market
had entangled him." explained Polly
HE likes to think he is pursuing some
body who doesn't want him. That's
the funny thing about most men. They
always want the girl who they think
doesn't want them, and thereby lay the
foundation for the divorce court pro-
ceedings right there in the parlor where
the proposal is going on. 1t is nearly al
ways safe to begin making man pro-
pose to you, by telling him you are un-
attainable. It is like telling a small
boy that there's jelly cake in the pantry,
but that it's locked up. He Immediately
begins to look for the pantry key.
Polly" said I, gazing down upon that
small bundle of fur with real>awe in my
eyes, "are you sure you aren't a reincar-
nation of Plato-or Socrates-or some-
body? For an unreasonable little per-
son, you can reason better"
"Oh, it didn't come naturally" laughed
Polly. ..'It's the result of-well, you
might say long experience"
WINGED. l was searching my men,
ory; and somewhere, at some time, it
slowly occurred to me, Polly had posi-
lively vowed to me confidentially that
she never intended to marry.
FH0I, cooO vEod tho 1iohf
dawned on me; you always say that,
just as you say: Charmed to meet you,
when you're introduced, Come again,
when man leaves the house, or Pardon
me- when you step on his toes"
"No-o-o," said Polly; you wouldn't
dare tell a timid man that the pantry
door was locked. He might take you lit
orally, and 60 away frightened or dis
couraged. And told you that didn't
treat them all alike by any means"
,,,,' "Well,"I remarked, Tipping Marc An
tony quite unnecessarily, what did you
do next, as regards Bobby"
II don't remember. Let me see. Let
me see-oh, yes. believe pointed out
to him why wouldn't marry, but what a
perfectly charming wife somebody was
missing; and how entirely ideal mar
riage between two sympathetic souls
could be made, and how awful it would
be if man should marry the wrong
girl; and"
LEANED over and looked Polly square,
ly in the face.
did you say all these things, Polly
Lee?" I demanded.
Look QUIT" cried Polly. That's the
second time you've 4slmost driven into
a snowdrift." NJ ~
Polly Lee" repeated. did youssy5
all those thingsl Y5s ,ssg
"Why, Of course not. silly!" saId
Polly. turning pink. II only suggested
them. NY words we're quite we'll. he
never would remember the words any
how, so they don't count" mai
s.,' We'll, what does count, anyway" I
retorted. Tipping Marc Antony spite
fully.
'"The looks" said Polly, and the tone
and the attitude"
gave Marc Antony the first lash he
ever had.
What attitude, Miss Lee?" asked,
in cold, hard voice.
1.-THE mental attitude,"t answered
Polly, without the CULVER of an eyelash,
land the mental atmosphere. Oh, it's
something you can't explain, but most
girls understand it. It's just like femi~
nine logic. There isn't any explanation
and you can't prove it, but it's true, just
the same"
There is" said I, "just about five
dollars difference between feminine
logic and masculine logic"
II don't understand" said Polly.
II mean" said l., that there is five
dollars difference between Bobby Pad
logic and your logic, - r
please explain" pouted Polly.
you're always so intricate!"
."For instance" went on, when
Bobby Paddington bet me five dollars
this morning that he would carry his
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posing within "a hours" .@
"Mr. Heavyfeather!" exclaimed Polly
sitting up perfectly straight. "You don't
mean to say-Bobby Paddington knew
I was engaged to you!"
ooh, yes; told him all about that
only this morning." replied, nonchal-
antly.~ .-~., 8,
Polly was looking straight ahead of
her with flaming cheeks and swapping
eyes.
And, as remarked to you" went on,
slipping my arm across the back of the
sleigh and glancing sidewise at Polly,
polly Paddington would take any sort
Of hedge, even if he knew it was a
brick wall"
Polly didn't even notice my arm. As
she leaned back into the depths of it
and the sleigh, with a long breath; there
were tears of modification in her eyes.
I 'Then," she said, looking pathetica,-
ly up at me, "he was only flirting-~itk
me-all the-time!"
Polly, DEAR" said I, bending over and
kissing the top of the fur cap softly,
'and what were you doing ?"-Washing-