Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

to resent my direct, unvarnished statement"
He caught q cushion dexterousIy and
scored one.
Let us return to our simple and guileless
friend William" he urged.
of course, you wouldn't understand
him, said Nancy holly. He would have
little In common with a New York broker"
>, But gather from your story that Will
liam and l have much in common" OBJ
jected Bobby. Our opinion of your eyes
and lips for instance"
He didn't mention my eyes or lips"
Then he isn't the man I took him for
goes In for glittering generaltties A man
of specialized detail is the man to tie to,
Nancy. What did he mention7'
He told me about Texas. He actually
Lowered his voice to do it; and, Bobby, do
you know, he positively made me homesick
for the place. He could make one feel the
sweep and the breadth and the freedom of
tt-and | wanted to breathe.
But l smoothed my Paris frock and
played with my lorgnette chain. and tried
to remember that New York probably wears
better than Wahoo.
He was born twenty-seven miles from
Wahoo. Bobby. Isn't that awful? To be
born in Wahoo is bad enough, though
don't know anything about the place, ex-
cept its name.
But to be born twenty-seven miles from
Wahoo, That opens up a dismal vista of
desolation and isolation. We left him In
front of the theater. He held my hand
quite a long time"
Didn't kiss you good night?" inquired
Bobby, briskly.
Nancy flushed angrily
He certainly did not"
ooh, tut-tut. A Texan and afeared p
and he so simple and direct in his methods,
too! What about the next dayY'
We'll. the next morning before was
up, Mary staggered in with perfect cart
load of American Beauties and while I
was dressing five-pound box Of chocolates
came"
IN their ultimate form of expression all
methods OF courtship look alike to me-"
unused Bobby - al
Then, just as 7 was breakfasting Bill
was announced. He came out and watched
embarrassed by finding that he had called
before breakfast. He had been up for five
hours, and he looked preternaturally wide
awake; but he didn't talk so much as he
did the night before. 7 did most of the
Probably he had Just discovered that
your innocent pratte had its good points
Did you talk to him about other men?
have a taste for that sort of thing-a
carefully cultivated taste-but some men are
unreasonable and primitive in their tastes
I've an idea your Texan wouldn't enjoy
hearing about other men"
I'VE talked about-well, about ideals and
things"
Bobby nodded understandingly.
Yes, l know those ideals"
HE has the most beautiful ideals about
woman"
That isn't indigenous to Texas, Nancy
It's eternal masculine. It's q feature of the
universal kingdom of youth"
You are getting old, Bobby"
Il have ideas about n woman instead of
having ideas about woman. That's the
only difference"
But my Texan was awfully interesting"
said Nancy hastily. I'VE went for a walk
in the park. He didn't like it. He said he
would butt his head against the biggest
tree he could find and go mad II that were
all the country within his reach. I don't
think ever saw man fret against things
before"
I'VE do our fretting inside in the effete
no, you don't fret that way. You are
used to things.
Men are never used to things, little girl.
Men endure things
Nancy shook her head. Women seldom
understand
1--WE went riding together In the after
noon. He borrowed Mr.. Rollins saddle
horse but he wasn't very grateful. He said
II looked we'll, but that 1t wasn't bride
wise, and that 1t had a gait like tipsy
camel.
HE breathed fire when I wouldn't ride
fast. because it would be conspicuous and
the police wouldn't approve, and he thought
the men and women on trotting horses were
horrors. He said the Lords original pan
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