The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-16
He Wanted Advice


when she expected him.
Though he took no verbal notice
OF her adornment she consoled herself
with the reflection that he was man
OF few words. There was an air OF
suppressed interest about him this
night which made her heart Gutter
She was not In the least sure she
should say yes. but she did not object
at all 10 the opportunity OF saying no
She wondered which tone OF voice
would be most effective with a person
OF his odd temperament.
There's something I'D like to ask
you. Miss Winpower." he said. after
the conversation had languished into
silence and they had sat gazing at the
blinking street lamps for a full min
ute. ''I-Im-it's something thai
means great deal TO mel"
"Graciousl" cried the girl. with al
effort ut light laughter How serlou,
that soundsl You don't want help IN
selecting some new neokties or any
thing Important like that. do your"
Its pretty important" said the
young man gravely. And dom
know anyone whom I'd rather ash
about II than you. It's just this
know II sounds foolish-but do you
thlnk-that is. do you believe In love
at first sight?"
The young woman's fingers tight
ened on the arm OF the wicker porch
chair. but she answered with an elab
crate air OF being quite impersonal
We'll, that depends" she said. II
would depend on the persons, don't
you think?"
Il suppose So" agreed the young
man. gloomily.
Presently he continued: But how
is a fellow going TO tell about the
other persoB2 Just suppose, for In
stance, that Il was who had fallen
In love with girl the moment | saw
her-just for the sake OF the argu-
ment, OF course. | couldn't be at all
sure she felt the same way. could ~
Couldn't you sort Orwell, guess?''
suggested the girl. smoothing out the
top ruflie on her white dress.
The young man shook his head. Il
don't like TO guess" he objected. Il
want To be sure. You see, she is such
a wonderful girl, 30 pretty and fas.
cinating that I'm not at all certain
she would even look at me-"
You shouldn't be too modest, you
know" said the girl. little breath.
lessly. Girls like men who act as
though they owned the earth"
do they?" asked the man interest
ly. Il know SO little about girls.
That's why wanted to ask you about
this"
"oh, then II really is you-that is,
you have fallen In love with some
girl?" she inquired with beautiful sis
terly interest.
The young man shifted in his chair.
Il may as well own up" he said, I'm
the one. I've been infatuated ever
since met her. was just as sure
that first evening she was the one girl
for me as | am now, but. of course,
she'd have thought me a lunatic If
I'd said so then. Besides, wanted to
be sure that | wasn't dreaming and
had not mistaken my feelings. But
can't help wondering If she could have
felt the same way about me when
first met her. OF course, / don't see
why she should, but then IL / fell in
love on the spot there really is no
reason why she shouldn't either, is
there?"
None In the least" said the girl
Particularly II she knows you care
for her"
"Oh, but she doesn't" cried the
young man promptly. "She hasn't the
least ideal"
. The girl smiled to herself. That's
different then" she said.
Il want to settle 1t one way or the
other" he went on. 1T keeps me so
upset, wond ering. But l couldn't de-
eide whether 1t was best to ask her
fatty IL she'd have me or to break it
to her by degrees, because, as ] said
| know so little how girls take things
That's why asked you about it. You
are so quick to understand all the
sides to case. never knew girl
brighter than YOU"
"You flatter me-" said the girl in a
pleased voice. This would make her
third proposal--one more than her
dearest friend could boast-and she
really had not deliberately led him on,
either. She felt very well satisfied.
Then you'd advise me to ask her
right out?" he asked, anxiously.
She looked down and then turned
her head away slightly. Eyes, !
would" she answered, rather family
THANK you so much!" the man
said happily, getting to his feet. "You
don't know how it has helped me to
talk 1t over with,you! She's just come
to-day to visit her sister again, and l
don't think it's too late to call now.
do you? It's not $3.50 yet. Didn't you
meet her when she was here last
spring-Miss Rollins? You look quite
q little like her and so | fancied you
might know, too, how she was apt to
feel about it,"
"Wh-wh-what a ridiculous ideal"
gasped the girl, trife sharply. You
have a lot of ridiculous ideas, don't
you think? And, really, no grown-up
person believes in love at first sight
any more. But why don't you hurry
along and ask herr"
The young man walked down the
street thonghtfullY. "Now, what made