The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
The Daily Eagle Saturday 1lorn February 1s

occurred to me, Polly had positively
vowed to me confidentially that she never
intended to marry
''Oh, l see" remarked, as the light
dawned on me. you always say that, just
as you say. Charmed to meet YOU when
you re introduced. or Come again when
a man leaves the house, or Pardon me,
when you step on has toes
'No-o-o." said Polly. you wouldn't dare
tell tfmid man that the pantry door was
locked. He might take YOU literally and
go away frightened or discouraged. And
told you that 1 didn't treat them all
alike by any means
Well 1 remarked, Tipping Marc An
tony quite unnecessarily, what did you
do next as regards Bobby"
Il don't remember. Let me see-oh,
yes l believe l pointed out to him why
wouldn't marry, but what a perfectly
charming wife somebody was missing;
and how entirely ideal marriage between
two sympathetic souls could be made, and
how awful it would be if a man should
marry the wrong gin and"
/ leaned over and looked Polly sQuarely
III the face.
Did you say all those things, Polly
Lee?2 l 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. Il only suggested them
Ny words were quite-wel. he never
would remember the words anyhow. so
they don't count"
We'll, what does count, anyway 1
retorted. Tipping Marc Antony spitefully
THE looks said Polly. 'and the tone
and the attitude"
l gave Marc Antony the first lash he
ever had.
What attitude, Miss Lee?" I asked, in
a cold, hard voice.
THE mental attitude - answered Polly,
without the CULVER of an eyelash, and
the mental atmosphere. Oh( it's some
thiLg you can't explain. put most girls
understand it. It's Just like feminine
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 s. differ
ence between feminine logic and mascu-
line logic
Il don't understand" said Polly.
Il mean salG ], that there is s. diff
ference between Bobby Paddington's logic
and your logic"
Please explain" pouted Polly. You're
always so intricate"
For instance" l went on when Bob
nv hat
that he would carry his Irritation with
you to the point of proposing within TWEEN
ty-four hours
Mr. Heavyfeather" exclaimed Polly,
sitting up perfectly straight You don't
mean to say-Bobby Paddington knew |
was engaged to you
oh yes; l told him all about that only
this morning. 1 replied. nonchalantly
Polly was looking straight ahead of her
with flaming cheeks and swapping eyes.
And. as 1 remarked to you" l went on
slipping my arm across the back of the
sleigh and CHANGING sideways at Polly.
Bobby Paddington would take any sort
of a 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 long breath, there were
tears of modification IN her eyes.
Then" she said, looking patheticaily
up at me, he was only f1irting-with me
all the-time,"
Polly. dear said !. bending over and
kissing the top of the fur cap softly. and
what were you doing ?'-Helen Rowland
in Washington Post.