The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-09-04
Winning a Husband


Il love some one who is Indifferent
to me. 10 you Tank it permissible in
u girl TO try to win Il mann
"Ccruainlr. l Won my husband"
Good gracious, How did you do it?"
81 will tell you the story. but you
nrst remember that every use is diff
ferent from every other. | first me
George at IL dance and was very much
pleased with hirA, though he showed
no Partially for me. 1t was then Gus
tomary for girls to ask young men to
call. and l iDvited him to do so on the
evening of our first meeting. In Civ.
ing tie ny itation 1 didn't do it timidly,
but cordially. He accepted with equal
f~rankneSS. and we were en- rapport
from that moment.
Nov. it all turns, my dear. on be
ing Ell rapport. If w people of oppo-
site sex are not c~ongenial they will
make little or no Roadway in a love af-
cair. contsived a number of meetings
With my Wet m. but they came about
so naturally tni,t the poor fellow never
suspected that had ain awake nights
tllfnkiItS UtbW u uliIlISe HE'LL II
WAS without the slightest suspicion as
to my intention. Indeed, he regarded
me as n friend, a strong friend whom
he could con:idc in. He even toll me
that lie llal been quite ~captivated by
another gf1. Instead of decrying her,
/ told him that h would make him Il
very good wife. OF course | assumed
that She would be Jealous of me and
make spitcful remarks about me Or
damn me by faint praise. and | Knew
this would turn George against her.
Whether she did 80 or not | never
knew. for George WAS too honorable
to tell me. But l did not need to be
told, for / could see by her treatment
of me that she would not be likely to
say anything good of me,
Mind you, during this time l paid es
petial attention to such matters as are
effective in winning Il nan or the omis-
sion of which is likely to turn him
away. / never let him catch me in
working clothes. though I admit, be-
ing conscious of looking we'll in dust
ing costume, | got up Il very becoming
one and. having promised to let him
know If | could keep an Engagement
with him If lie would call at 9 O'Clock
in the morning, took pains that he
should find me busting the parlor. At
this meeting l saw for the first time
admiration in his eyes. Whenever he
called in the evening or l met him in
company | was always dressed as be
conIingly as possible.
"When | considered t'.1t the propef
time had come l purpoSeiy stood very
near him one evening as he was tax
ing his leave so near that my lips were
in close proximity to his, and, thus
tempted, he kissed me. l didn't box
his ears or take him to task in any
way. l simply looked at him with an
expression of injured modeSty. He
Rpologized. but the kiss doubtless tast
ID So good that he wanted another. J
told him firmly hat Since we We're
simply friends any repetition YOU
not be permitted
Soon after this, despite al | oul do.
le urifted away to the other girl. l be
lievcd that no DaSsiycTesistance would
Keep him from acting foolishly-for his
attentions were bestowed upon a pref
" wax doll sort of creature-Se | took
pains to let him see that | was in the
matrimonial market as we'll as 9th
ar people. | encouraged another q
Men seldom know hat they want a
woman till they find somebody else
does, or, more especially. that she wants
somebody else. | Saw at once thai
George had been brought to his senses.
He tried to see ME alone. but for .
time | tllwlrted him in doing so. In
deed. when he met me in company and
asked if lie could call The next evening
to see me z few minutes in private ]
told him that l had an engagement
with his rival.
1.-The more l put him off the more
eager he became. Having discovered
ne wanted ne. he was In terror lest
he should lose me. l dared not reas-
sure him too soon, for he might dis
cover that after all my rival was his
chanc so / simply kept him from see
ing me alone till l felt that he would
commit himself bcvond recall. Then
when lie a :ked for the sixth time for
a moment in private | told him he
might call ,hAt day week.
when he came he was trembling
like a leaf. He was badly ratified and
an easy prey.
~ want to know he asked angrily.
If you are engaged
by what right | asked haughtily.
dc you make such a demand?
Pardon me. did not intend it as q
demand. simply a request
~ was not aware / replied. con-
tinuing my naughty tone. that ladies
were asked such questions by their
friends. Engagements are usually an
nounced in good time
"'TEen 0 are engaged?
81 did not say So
but you implied it
81 did not My words are not to be
construed either as affirmation or