The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-05-25
Her Criticism

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IL thought it was great protested
payrpw. Now, that scene where the
girl makes the man propose is awfully
clever"
mo nice girl" said Miss Converse
oracularly, would ever lead man to
propose"
''This is your third season, isn't it?"
asked barrow.
at is not polite to remind me that
am growing to be wallflower." child
ed the girl.
"You are not declared barrow
promptly eff wanted to be slangy.
could say that you We're daisy"
"There are tines" said Miss Con
verse, when even slang is excusable."
''Then consider it said" he answer
ed, with bow. "But to get on. You
have been out three seasons, and you
say woman never leads man to pro-
pose"
IL said no nice woman" corrected
Miss Converse.
"How about Barton and Nellie
Rice?' he urged.
"She didn't" defended Miss Con-
verse. "She told me all about it. He
said he wished he had wife to make
him as comfortable as Mrs. Rice made
Nelrs father
"And then what?" 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 she?" crowed barrow.
II 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 he was cow
! ard"
"Any man who has not the courage to
propose does not deserve to be mar
, RED" she asserted.
That's not fair!' he cried. 81 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 weak woman"
Say" he began confidently, do you
know that when man loves girl she
looks bigger than the side of a house
sometimes"
II hope nobody loves me, then" she
said sharply. "a man cannot love a
woman when he applies such a smile
to her"
That's all you know about It," he de-
clared sagely.
"Any man can propose, and propose
nicely, If he really wants girl" she
insisted.
81 couldn't" he said discouragedly.
Mot even with the aid Of Ready
Letter Writer and a Guide to Court
ship"
Nonsense" she dissented. I'm sure
you could make pretty speech. Try
it."
Il can't think of thing" he COM
planned after q moments silence.
won't you give fellow start?"
i "How is this?' she asked. "'My dear
Miss Smith y
"Converse,' he corrected.
II said Smith," she insisted
"It don't sound natural with Smith, y
he complained. make it My dear Miss
Converse What's next?"
''You only wanted start" she in.
sisted
That's only the address," he plead.
ed. "Give fellow bigger boost than
that"
"Well," she began, you might say
Surely you cannot fail to have no
ticed.' Now go ahead!"
"From the beginning?' 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 1 love you ant
want you for my wife How's that?'
TOO abrupt" she complained.
"Let's hear you do better" he jeered
Surely you cannot have failed t
notice that you have inspired In me {
feeling beside which all other. senti
ments fade into nothingness.'
Gee! wish could do it tina
way" interjected Darrow admiringly.
: For long time but one hope hal
filed my mind-the hope that one da.
: might be so fortunate as to inspir
!, similar feeling within your breast
feel that cannot wait longer for tn
answer to question which will etthe
t fill the whole world with perfec
/, radiance or plunge me into, the deepes