The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-09
Winning d Husband
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"Wha is it. dear?"
81 love some one who is Indifferent
to me. Do you think it permissible In
a girl to try to win a man"
Certainly. / won my husband"
"Good gracious! How did you do it?'''
ST will tell you the story. but you
must remember that every case is diff
ferent from every other 1 first met
George at a dance and was very much
pleased with him, though he showed
no Partially for me. 1t was then Gus
tomary for girls to ask young men to
call. and 1 invited him t do so on the
evening of our first meeting. In Civ
ing the Invitation l didn't do it timidly,
but cordially. He accepted with equal
f~rankness, and we were en- rapport
from that moment.
Now, it all turns, my dear, on be
ing en- rapport. If two people of oppo-
site sex are not congenial they will
mak little or no Roadway in a love af-
fair. l contrived a number of meetings
with my victim, but they came about
SO naturally that the poor fellow never
suspected that l had lain awake nights
thinking how to manage them. He
was without the slightest suspicion as
to my intention. Indeed, he regarded
me as a friend, a strong friend whom
he could confide in. He even told me
that he had been quite c~aptivated by
another girl. Instead of decrying her,
/ old him that she would make him a
very good wife. OF course I assumed
that she would be Jealous of me and
make spiteful remarks o me or
damn me by faint praise, and l knew
this would turn George against her.
Whether she did SO or not / never
knew, for George was too honorable
to tell me. But l did not need to be
told, for 1 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-
pecial attention to such matters as are
effective in winning a man or the omis-
sion of which is likely to turn him
way. 1 never let him catch me in
working clothes, though l admit, be-
ing conscious Of looking well in dust
ing costume, 1 got up a very becoming
n and, having promised. to let him
know If 1 could keep an engagement
Will Ill L Liz WOulu Cdll dl q ~
in the morning, took pains that he
should hnd me busting the parlor. At
this meeting I saw for the first time
admiration in his eyes. Whenever he
called In the evening or 1 met him in
company 1 was always dressed as be-
comingly as possible.
when I considered that the proper
stime had come 1 purposely stood very
poor H5r, oro ox,oD{,, ac he -ac %nIx
ing his leave, so lear that my lips were
In close proximity to his. and, thus
tempted, he kissed me. | didn't box
his ears or take him to task in any
a 1 simply looked at him with an
expression of injured modesty. He
~apologized, but the kiss doubtless tast-
ed SO good that he wanted another. ]
told him firmly that since we We're
simply friends any repetition would
not be permitted.
'Soon after this, despite AL l could do.
be drifted away to the other girl. / be-
lieved that no passive resistance would
keep him from acting fooiishly-for his
attentions were bestowed upon a pref
ty wax O sor of creature-so l took
pains to let him see hat 1 was in the
matrimonial market as we'll as 9TH
Il people i ENCOURAGED dDOJuGT LuAI.
Men seldom know that they want a
woman till they find somebody else
does, or, more especially. that h wants
somebody else. I saw at once that
George had been brought to his senses
He tried to see me alone, but for a
time l thwarted him in doing so. In
dee when he met me in company and
asked If he could call the next evening
to see me e few minutes in private !
told him that l had an engagement
with his rival.
THE more 1 put him off the more
eager he became. Having discovered
he wanted me. he was in terror lest
he lould lose me. l dared not reas-
ure him too soon. for he might dis
cover that after all my rival vas his
chance so l simply kept him from see
ing me alone till l felt that lie would
commit himself beyond recall. Then
when lie asked for the sixth time for
q moment in private / told him he
might call that day week.
when he came he was trembling
Hike a leaf. He was badly ratified and
an easy prey.
81 want to know he asked angrily.
If you are engaged
by what right l asked haughtily.
do you make such a demand?
Pardon me. / die not intend it as a
demand, simply a request
81 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
"'Then o. are engagedF
az did not say So
"'But. you implied it
81 did not. Ny words are not to be
construed either as affirmation or
denial. But why do you intrude upo
mx nriyate ahairS2 Have you not