Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

ways sale 10 DeSln making man pro-
pose to you, by telling him you are I'm,
attainable. 1t 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 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. Its the result of-well, you
might say long experience.
l WINGED. l was searching my mem
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.
"Oh, see," remarked, as the light
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 timid man that the pantry
door was locked. He might take you lit
orally, and go away frightened or dis
couraged. And I told you that l didn't
| treat them all alike by any means"
"Well,' remarked. Tipping Marc An
tony quite unnecessarily. what did you
do next, as regards Bobby?'
Il don't remember. Let me sec. Let
me see-oh, yes. believe pointed out
to him why l 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,
~ in the face
Did you say all these things, Polly
Lee?' demanded.
Look OUT" cried Polly. That's the
second time you've almost driven into
snowdrift"
Polly Lee" repeated, did you say
all those things?"
why, of course not, Silly" said
Polly, turning pink Il only suggested
them. My words were quite-well, he
never would remember the words any
how. so they don't count"
We'll, what does count. anyway" I
retorted, Tipping Marc Antony SPITE
fully.
The looks said Polly, land the tone
and the attitude
l gave Marc Antony the first lash he
ever had
What attitude, Miss Lee?" asked,
in a cold, hard voice.
The mental attitude" answered
Polly, without the quiver of an eyelash.
and the mental atmosphere. Oh. it's
something you cant 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 l. ''just about five
dolla's difference between feminine
logic and masculine logic"
Il don't understand" said Polly.
Il mean" said l, that there is five
dollars difference between Bobby Pad
dington's logic and your logic"
"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
filtration with you to the point of pro-
posing within "a hours
'Mr. Heavyfeather!" exclaime ed Polly,
sitting up perfectly straight. You don't
mean to say-Bobby Paddington knew
l was engaged to you!"
ooh. yes; I told him all about that
only this morning" replied, nonchal-
antly.
Polly was looking straight ahead of
her with flaming cheeks and swapping
eyes.
And, as remarked to you,"1 went on,
slipping my arm across the back of the
sleigh and glancing sidewise at Polly.
"Polly Paddington would take any sort
Of a hedge, even if he knew it was
brick wall"
Polly didn't even notice my arm. AS
she leaned back into the depths of it
and the sleigh, with long breath: there
were tears Of modification in her eyes,
Then she said, looking pathetical-
ly up at me, che was only firting-with
me-all the-time!"
polly, DEAR" said 1, bending over and
kissing the top of the fur cap softly
land what were you doing? "-Washing-
ton Bost.