The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-04-16

foundation for the divorce court pro-
ceedings right there in the parior where
the proposal is going on. II is nearly al
ways safe 10 begin making a man pro-
pose to you, by telling him you are I'M
attainable. Ii is like telling 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 / 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. IT'S the result of-well, you
might say long experience
| WINGED | was searching my mem
DRY; and somewhere, at some time, it
slowly occurred to me, Polly had posi-
lively vowed to me coniidentially 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 a 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 go away frightened or dis
couraged And | told you that ! didn't
treat them all alike by any means"
We'll" remarked, Tipping Mare An
tony quite unnecessarily, what did you
do next, as regards Bobby
81 don't remember, Let me see. Let
me see-oh, yes believe pointed out
to him why wouldn 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 a 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?" | demanded.
Look OUT" cried Polly That's the
second time you've almost driven into
a snowdrift."
Polly Lee" repeated, did you say
all those things?"
"Why, of course not, Silly" said
Polly, turning pink, 81 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"
retorted, Tipping Mare 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 a cold, hard voice.
"The mental attitude" answered
Polly, without the culver of an eyelash
"and 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 II, but it's true, just
the same"
There is" said l. Gust about five
dollars difference between feminine
logic and masculine logic"
81 don't understand" said Polly.
Il mean" said l. that there is Ave
dollars difference between Bobby Pad.
dingtons logic and your logic"
please explain" pouted Polly
you're always so lntricate!"
"For instance" went on, when
Bobby Paddington bet me five dollars
this morning that he would carry his
Irritation with you to the point Of pro-
posing within "a hours"
"Mr Heavyfeather! exclaimed Polly
sitting up perfectly straight. you don't
mean to say-Bobby Paddington knew
was engaged to you!"
ooh, yes; told him all about that
only this morning" replied, nonchal-
Iantly.
Polly was looking straight ahead OF
her with flaming cheeks and swapping
eyes.
And, as remarked to you,"f went on
slipping my arm across the back Of the
sleigh and glancing sdewse at Polly
polly paddington would take any sor,
Of hedge, even II he knew 1t was
brick wall"
Polly didn't even notice my arm, As
she leaned back into the depths OF II
and the sleigh, with long breath; there
were tears Of modification in her eyes.
Then she said, looking pathetical.
" up at me, "he was only fllrtng-witf
me-all the-time"
polly, dear" said I, bending over ant
kissing the top of the fur cap softly
"and what were you doing Washing,
ton Post
WHEN GLoRIEs BLOOM.
Lord, I'm mlssIn Of you baby,
Gutga you'll never know how much,