Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-28
DAILY SHORT STORY
WINNING A HUSBAND.

20 me- Do you think it permissible in
a girl to try to win a MANI
Certainly. / won my husband"
Good gracious. How did you do it?'
81 will tell you the story. but you
must remember that every case is diff
ferent from every other. / first met
George at n dance and was very much
pleased with him. though he showed
no Partially for me. 1t was then Gus
tomary for girls to ask young men to
call. and I invited him to do so on the
evening of our first meeting. In Civ
ing the invitation l didn't do it timidly.
but cordially. He accepted with equal
from that moment.
Now, il all turns. my dear. on be-
ing ell rapport. If two people of Oppo-
site sex are not congenial they will
make little or no Roadway In love af-
fair / contrived a number of meetings
with my victim. but they came about
SO naturally that the poor fellow never
suspected that l had lain awake nights
thinking how to manage them. He
was without the slightest suspicion as
to my intention. Indeed, he regarded
me as II friend. n strong friend whom
he could confide I'm. He even told me
that he had been quite captivated by
another girl. Instead Of decrying her.
l told him that she would make him IL
very good wife. or course l assumed
that she would he jealous of me and
make spiteful remarks about me or
damn me by faint praise. and l knew
this would turn George against her.
Whether she did so or not 1 never
knew. for George was too honorable
to tell me- But / did not need to be
told. for l could see by her treatment
of me that she would not be likely to
say anything good of me.
Mind you. during this time paid es-
pecial attention to such matters as are
effective in winning Il man or the omis-
sion of which is likely to turn him
away. I never let him catch me in
working clothes. though l admit. be
ing conscious of looking well in dust
ing costume, / got up very becoming
one and, having promised to let him
know if i could keep an engagement
with him il he would call at Q o'clock
in the morning. took pains that he
should find me busting the parlor. At
this meeting ! saw for the first time
admiration in his eyes. Whenever he
called in the evening or l met him in
company l was always dressed as be-
comingly as possible.
when l considered that the proper
time had come 1 purposely stood very
near him one evening as lie was tax
ing his leave, so near that my lips were
in close proximity to his. and, thus
tempted, he kissed me. 1 didn't box
his ears or take him to task in any
way. ! simply looked at him with an
expression of injured modesty. He
apologized. but the kiss doubtless tast
ed so good that he wanted another. l
told him firmly that since we were
simply friends any repetition would
not be permitted.
soon after this, despite all could do,
he drifted away to the other girl. / be-
lieved that no passive resistance would
keep him from acting foolishly-for his
attentions were bestowed upon pref
ty wax doll sort of creature-so l took
pains to let him see that I was in the
err people. / encouraged another man.
Men seldom know that they want a
woman till they find somebody else
does. or. more especially, that she wants
somebody else. saw at once that
George had been brought to his senses.
He tried to see me alone but for a
time I thwarted him in doing so. In
deed. when he met me in company and
asked II he could call the next evening
TO see me few minutes In private l
told him that / had an engagement
with his rival.
The more I put him Off the more
eager he became. Having discovered
he wanted me. he was I'm terror lest
he should lose me. 1 dared not reas-
sure him too soon. for he might dis
cover that after all my rival was his
chance. so l simply kept him from see
ing me alone till I felt that he would
commit himself beyond recall. Then
when he asked for the sixth time for
a moment in private l told him he
might call that day week.
When he came he WAS trembling
like leaf. He was badly ratified and
an easy prey ..rrrlDi -
~ RA-OWt hS oohSA hh6Ahyp
If you are engaged
by what right / asked haughtily,
do you make such demand?
Pardon me. l did not intend it as a |
demand. simply a request
~ was not aware j replied. con- |
my naughty tone. that ladies |
were asked such questions by their |
friends. Engagements are usually an |
nounced in good time
"'Then you are engagedI'
~ did not say So
but you implied it,
~ did not My words are not to be |
construed either as affirmation or
denial. But why do you intrude upon |
my private affairs: Have you not |
enough 10 do TO attend upon your lady
love?