The daily Alaskan., 1905-09-20
Her Criticism


serse positively.
81 thought 1t was great" protested
barrow. Now. that scene where the
girl makes the man propose is awfully
clever"
"No nice girl" said Miss Converse
oracularly, would ever lead a man TO
propose"
This is your third season. isn't itT'
asked barrow.
ct is not polite to remind me that /
am growing to be a wallhower." child
ed the girl.
"You are not" declared barrow
promptly. III I wanted to be slangy,
could say that you were a daisy"
There are tines" said Miss Con-
verse, when even slang Is excusable."
Then consider 1t said" he answer
ed, with bow. "But to get on. You
have been out three seasons. aud you
say woman never leads man to pro
pose"
81 said no nice woman" corrected
Miss Converse.
How about Barton and Nellie
Ricer' he urged.
"She didn't" defended Miss Con
verse. "She told me all about IL lie
said he wished he had a wife to make
him as comfortable as Mrs. Rice made
Nell's father"
And then whatY' exulted barrow.
"She merely said he never would get
married until he had courage to ask for
what he wanted" completed Miss Con.
verse.
Considering that he'd been dragging
about after her ever since she came
home from school, ! guess she could
imagine whom he would ask for,
couldn't sheY' crowed barrow.
Il don't call that urging" protested
Miss Converse.
"she was doing the best she could. "
proclaimed barrow. she frightened
him into proposing"
II don't see how you make that out"
IF he didn't ask her then, he was
afraid she would think ne was a cow
ard"
ANY man who has not the courage to
propose does not deserve TO be mar
rled," she asserted.
That's not falrr' he cried. Il know
lots Of good fellows who simply can't
think what to say"
Fine fellows they must be-" she
laughed. Fancy a man, big, strong
man, being afraid Of n weak woman"
Say" he began confidently, do you
know that when a man loves a girl she
looks bigger than the side Of house
sometimes"
Il hope nobody loves me, thea" she
said sharply. "A man cannot love q
woman when he applies such a smile
to her"
That's all you know about IT," be de-
clared sagely.
"Any man can propose, and propose
nicely, II be really wants a girl" she
insisted.
81 couldn't" he said discouragedly.
mot even with the aid Of a Ready
Letter Writer and a Guide to Court
ship"
Nonsense" she dissented. I'm sure
you could make a pretty speech Try
Il"
II can't think Of a thing" be com
planned after a moments silence.
Wont you give fellow a startY
How is thIsT" she asked. my dear
Miss Smith ~
Converse be corrected.
II said Smith," she insisted.
1T don't sound natural with Smith"
he complained. MAKE II My dear Miss
Converse What's nextr
You only wanted start" she In
sisted.
That's only the address," be plead
ed. Give a fellow a bigger boost than
that"
Well" she began. you might say.
Surely you cannot fail to have no
ticed.' Now 60 aheadF'
From the beginningi" he asked.
Certainly, go ahead" she said impa-
tiently.
my dear Miss Converse he began
rapidly. -'surely you cannot have failed
to have noticed that l love you and
want you for my wife How's thatT'
Too abrupt" she complalped.
Let's hear you do better" he jeered.
Surely you cannot have failed to
notice that you have inspired in me a
feeling beside which all other senti-
ments fade into nothingness'
"Geel / wish l could do II that
wayF interjected Darrow admiringly.
For a long time but one hope has
filed my mind-the hope that one day
I might be 50 fortunate as to inspire
a similar feeling within your breast.
I feel that I rannot wait lonUpr for The