Evening journal., 1905-06-03
Her Criticism

81 do not Ike it." declared Miss Con
verse positively.
"I thought it was great" protested
Darrow. NOW, that scene where the
girl makes the man propose is awfully
clever"
mo nice girl" said Miss Converse
oracularly, ''would ever lead a man to
propose"
"This is your third season. isn't it?"
asked Darrow.
"It is not polite TO remind me that I
am growing 10 be a wallnower." child
ed the girl.
"You are not" declared Darrow
promptly. "If l wanted to be slangy,
l could say that you were a daisy
"There are times" said Miss Con-
verse, when even slang is excusable."
"Then consider il said" he answer
ed. with a bow "But to get ON. You
have been out three seasons. and you
say a woman never leads a man to pro-
pose"
"I 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 1t. He
said he wished he had wife to make
him as comfortable as Mrs. Rice made
Nelrs father"
"And then what?" exulted Darrow.
"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 sheT' crowed Darrow.
~ don't call that urging" protested
Miss Converse.
"she was doing the best she could" /"
proclaimed Darow. "she frightened
him into proposing
Il don't see how you make that out "
IF he didn't ask her then, he was
afraid she would think he was a cow
ard"
"Any man who has notthe courage to
propose does not deserve to be mar
ried." she asserted.
That's not fair" he cried. II know
lots Of good fellows who simply can't
think what TO say"
Fine fellows they must be-" she
D., laughed. Fancy a man. big, strong
man, being afraid of a weak woman"
SAY" he began confidently. "do you
know that when a man loves girl she
looks bigger than the side OF a house
sometimes"
Il hope nobody loves me, thea" she
said sharply. "a man cannot love a
woman when he applies such simil'
to her"
That's all you know about it, he de
clared sagely.
ANY man can propose. and propos'
nicely, If he really wants a girl" she
insisted.
'I couldn't" be said discouragedly
mot even with tho aid Of a Ready
Letter Writer ana a Guide to Court
ship"
Nonsense she dissented. I'm SUR
you could make a pretty speech. Trl
it."
q can't think Of thing" he com
planned after a moments silence
Won't you give fellow a start?"
"How is thisY' she asked. 'My.deai
Miss Smith -
Converse he corrected
"I said Smith," she insisted.
1T don't sound natural with Smith,
he complained MAKE it My dear Miss
Converse What's next"
"You only wanted a start" she in
sisted.
That's only the address," he plead
ed. Give a fellow a bigger boost thar
that"
We'll" she began. you might say
Surely you cannot fail to have no
tlced' Now go aheadw
From the beginning?" he asked.
Certainly, go ahead she said impa
tiently.
"'Niy dear Miss Converse he begaI
rapidly, "'surely you cannot have faile'
10 have noticed that l love you an'
want you for my Wife How's thatT
TOO abrupt" she complained.
. Lets hear you do better" he jeered
"'Surely you cannot have failed 4
notice that you have inspired in me
feeling beside which all other sent
ments fade into nothingness.'
I "Geel l wish | could do it tina
I wayr' interiected Darrow admiringly
I For long time but one hope ha
flled my mind-the hope that one da.
l might be so fortunate as to insplr
a similar feeling within your breast
l feel that I cannot wait longer for tn
answer TO a question which will eithe
r fill the whole world with a perfec
. radiance or plunge me into the deepes
, despair love you. Will you not sa.
that I may hope some day to lead Z
the altar the sweetest little woman i
! all the worldY Noww
She turned toward him triumphant
to meet his admiring gaze.
, SAY" he said wonderingly. "rv
: been trying to tell you something lik
! that for about three years. win you
dearf"
IT was some time later that he sal
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