The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-30

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Dora SNOW wan madly IN love with
Otto Theli but even wise little Cupid
TO the fact that Otto entertained no
1 particular regard for her, and that her
chances of winning out were not very
good This worried her q lot. When
. girl yiS worried, or when she lie in
love. her first move. according to all
the best authorities, is to 60 straights
way to the dearest friend, she has in
the world and pour out her hearts
woes to her. M q Ks Y AN a 4fti
Miss Snow. being both worried and
In love, had double reason for making
. confident OF Nellie Hathaway, who,
az Bora often found occasion to re-
mark, was the sweetest thing in petit
coats that ever walked Superior street.
Those were not her words exactly. but
the sum and substance OF what she
said In this connection amounted to
{ the same thing, SO they will answer
the purpose nicely J
This being true, Nellie was told the
circumstances Of the case, and she
proved to be q sympathetic listener
She frequently interrupted the one
sided conversation by saying. You
POOR thing" Yes, indeed "of
course he is. !" But you never can tell,
you know" You bet will, 2 He GER
tainly Is handsome, !" etc
You will help me. then? ?" inquired
the hopeful but disconsolate Dora of
her dearest friend.
I'll do just everything I can. You
DO as say and you'll have your apron
strings around his neck before he
knows where he Is at. So spoke
Miss Nellie. amateur matchmaker.
oh. do you really think so?" Miss
Shows eyes already spanked with the
light OF conquest
No doubt about 1t at ALL" said Mel
lie.
But / don't hardly see how you can
do 1t; everybody knows Otto likes you
aqgOOd deal better than he does me,
and It is even said you could have
him without half trying. I knew you
didn't care a rap about him or |
wouldn't have said anything about it,
That's just 1t. My whole plan will
work out on the superstition that he
would marry me IL he got the chance
II can't see just how you are going
to do 1T" said Dora, cloud Of doubt
dArkening her pretty brow. why
couldn't he have been taken with me
n the first place, instead of you.
THAT'S j1st the way, though, the man
you want you can't get, and the ones
you don't want fairly tumble over
themselves to find favor in your eyes.
Why rs IT."
Merely this: In spite of all the
good advice book writer's have given
on the subject, the average girl
doesn't know enough to appear indif-
ferent with theman whose attentions
she really wants, while her indiffer-
e0ce toward the others act as a mag
net to draw them onss That's the
trouble with you. You have shown
Your fOndness for Otto, and 1t isn'tsin
the nature Of man To- want anything
he can get easily. SEE? ~
Perhaps you are right"
"Of course I'm right. Now, what
intend to do is to get Otto to propose
/ TO me.
The very idea, you shall do moth
ing of the kind, # 81
$50? Wait and see. Let me finish
telling you about my plan before you
Offer objections. {,
I've been 30 free In this that you've
got to treat me fairly" !;
Don't be goose. Getting him to
propose to me will be only a step to-.
ward getting hi INTO propose to you.
Y But don't understand.
s Il know 1T; that's why want you
TO keep still minute. He, will ask
ma to marry him and shall refuse
! gently but firmly. He will be disap-
pointed, very much 30, or think he sis,
which amounts to the same thing. He
In an excitable youth, and may even
threaten suicide, Still, 1 don't be-
lieve he ID that big fool sd
HE is Just grand, and perfectly
hne." 9T
81 know, but even that kind are
usually a little put out when the lady
OF their choice gives them the cold
rundown"
..But he will pack up his things and
get out Of town right away and may
never see him or hear of him again.
They always do that. !"
Really, Dora, you make me tired.
They do no such thing, outside Of
books. haven't anything against
Otto, and It may sound mean to Say
II, but he knows well enough that he
10 making about $50 q month more
here than he would be anywhere else.9
without working year or twoSat low
wages drst, and he is just fool enough
TO value that 5000 q year extra more
than the satisfaction he would get ont
Of living up to all the standards set
By disappointed lovers In the past
in the minds Of the romancer by leav-
ing town and starting anew some
where else Sordid, isn't II? Just
wait and see IL I'm not right. He may
ngure for q day or two on leaving. but
Z ~ the time his affairs are straight