The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-31
TIE EVENING STORY
What He So hi H.

What He Saw in Her.
(''What I can't understand is what
the girl.
The young man laughed. Il guess
some OF the other girls will be saying
that he replied.
Saying what?"
Wondering what saw in voll.'
Wen, OF all the conceited thingsY'
lou aren't mad, are you?'
MAO. Oh, dear no. Why should I
Il don't see any reason vvbv Won
should be, but you talk as if you
Certainly I'm not. It would natural
" please me to have you make insult
ing remarks. Please let go of my hand.
don wish you to hold my hand. Do
you hear?''
why, Margueritev'
! never heard of such a thing. Wen,
I'm glad you said it before it was too
late. They can wonder now why
threw you over. I suppose I must be
absolutely crazy to do it; men like you
are SO rare and any girl they are kind
enough to distinguish with their atten-
ions should consider herself lucky no
doubt but
Marguerite said the young man,
fmploringly, you are not going to take
on that r1ngi Wait. Just tell me what
I've done or said. didn't mean
If you had not meant it you wouldn't
have said it. You must have a highly
exalted opinion of yourself, or a very
poor one of me-
marguerite, I haven't any opinion Of
myself, but"
.'Will you kindly tell me in what re-
spects happen to fall so far below the
standard of the other girls? I'm asking
in all humility Perhaps I may be able
to correct some of my faults"
How absurdY'
"Absurdity is one of them, is it?
Thank you. Go on
Il meant that it was absurd to sup
pose for a moment that you could fall
below any standard. What I meant
to say was that the girls might say
scout of mere jealousy and envy"
Because 1 was so fortunate as to
get your"
Because you are so far above them
in every way
ooh, I dare say!" said the girl, re-
lenting. You think they would say
that because I am not better looking. -
How could they say that?"
well, out of jealousy and envy,
perhaps"
Marguerite" said the young man
earnestly, Jealousy and envy could
never go to such length as that. Ever
if a girl wanted to say it, she wouldn't
because she would know that people
have eyes to see for themselves how
u y
say out of malice that black is white
that daylight is midnight gloom"
you are talking nonsense now"
"Oh, am I? If that's the case, YOU
never looked in a mirror. You know
am not talking nonsense"
''Well, I don't suppose I am abso
lutely hideous."
ooh, I wish I could just tell yo1
what a beautiful girl you are-lik'
one of these pictures. You are a
pretty and graceful as a-oh, Their
/ isn't anything you don't double dis
count, and that's all there is to it. An
/ you're smarter than the whole ouncl
put together. If I were clever Xix
'Ted-don't be foolish. OF course
know that 1 am not a fright and In
not a fool, but you've got too high a.
opinion of me, darling. don't under
stand it. It all seems so wonderfu
and I feel afraid that some day 20
'iNot on your life. There couldn
be anybody prefer"
"And cleverer."
Marguerite" protested the youn
man, "I'lI back you against the helt
| When I said-what I did, meant ths
they would throw it out in a genera
'9But they would be quite right +
wonder" said the girl. Il wonde
myself"
man. Say, it is all right now ?"
Eyes
.eWen, let's not start another qual
Irel till get over the scare you CAV
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