The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-25

The long youth said that he knew
lots OF girls who had parents
In the case Of my daughters it's an
lunconmonly good thing for them. I'm
commonly good, sir. Why, you see
girls in other families so and blunder
into marriage before they've finished
cutting their teeth almost You don't
fnd my girls like that don't mind
telling yon-you seem a fairly intell-
gent young man"
He laid an emphasis on the word
seem in order 70 prevent any idea
that he was assuming responsibility.
Il don't mind telling you in conf
dence that the plan I have is this. It's
very simple one Say that / find some
young fellow Walking home with them
from church. or sending them books, or
lifting hats a little too much 10 them
when they pass them. What do do?"
The youth opposite said he didn't
know
why I take the first opportunity OF
having ave minutes talk with that
young gentleman. take MIN by the
coat button ir friendly way, a per-
fectly friendly way, and | say. Look
here. sir. what the deuce is the idea of
all this nonscnse9 What does il mean,
eh? What are yDu driving at. Ell? Do
you mean straighforwaTdness, prompt
and manly business. or do you mean
only I. nfoolery That's The way | talk
10 thsn I'm a blunt outspoken man,
mind you, and | don't llince my words.
What's the result? Why simply this.
that having adopted that policy for a
ee'taif. number OF wears my girls are at
the present moment as single as they
were when they were born. Ones 30
and the others "a. and IN few years
time they'll be cid enough TO select
husbanes for themselves, and them
he fiuttered snewspaper--"and thenI
shall wash my hands of all the respon-
sihility All he responsibility, sir"
The stout, liorid geetleman sat back
and f.owned at the long youth. The
long youth shifted uneasily but said
nothing. Being pressed. however. for
an opinion he submitted respectfully
that II was BIT rough ON the girls.
Il knew you'd say that. declared the
fiorid gentleman triumphantly, Il could
have sworn those were the very words
that you We're going 10 use. | could
see them coming. It's just what
should have expected from a young
man w,ah absolutely no experience of
the world"
The youth said, with some show OF
spirit, hat he'd knocked about as much
as most chaps of his age.
"Yes. yes. yes.' said the stout gem
tlemar. testify Il dare say you have,
but that's not the point Don't let us
get away from the main argument or
else We shan't know what we are talk
ing about The whole gist of the mat
ter is this. A young chit of girl. Of
say 2S, sees somebody she likes, and
there" with sarcasm) there she Is, in
love as she calls it. But, my good sir,
she doesn't know when she's in love
and when she isn't, unless she's got
some one close at hand to give her ad-
fttC IL the nidtttI. fOI instance, Wndl
they call falling in love, might call
an accident chat has to be prevented
Just like any other catastrophe. You
see the great thing about me is this.
I've arsued AL these matters out with
myself and thought them over and set
tied them. They haven't. And that's
why think that a good many Of these
affairs ought % be submitted TO those
of us vino know instead Of"
The train slackened and the fiorid
gentleman collected his newspapers.
Here l am he said, craning him
self into position. here l am at what
may perhaps venture to call my-er
destination. If any words of mine
have been OF use to you, my dear young
sir, why all can say is that you are as
to them as though they were
Your own. Above all let me counsel T
you TO avoid any tenoency of forcing
yourself on -"
w. can't keep this train all night I
while sou argue" said the conductor. I
In or out, one or the other"