Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16

"Wll, anyhow interrupted the girl
In white linen, 81 was going to say |
never want to hear his name again.
I'm simply sick of 1t and the way
people throw 1t at me is tiresome.
They act as though they thought I'd
enjoy talking about HIM"
WHY" inquired the literal girl.
"Oh, don't know" said the girl
in white, irritably. Possibly be,
cause we've been seen together few,
times. I'm sure couldn't hslRSsfff
he was SO deyotsd that pagplsr Noticed
It, could m ssIt LessoFtTyingl"
49, rs it?" askedsthe girl in pongee. 81
thought you liked Phil pretty WE'LL"
"oh, dear no." cried the girl In
white linen.
"of course" she continued. "he is
nice and all that and we are good
friends. But so am | good friends
with number Of others and | can't
see why people should act as though
they thought-that is-well, you
know really they have such an air
of expecting that we're going TO be
engaged. 1t bores me immensely"
The literal girl looked puzzled.
Then, why" she began, do you
bring up the subject"
1T is so hard" broke in the girl
in white, plaintiyely. 'Of course |
have TO be polite, and endure 1t, but
should solve a ehange-you can't
imagine. Nell runs in early in the
day and says, I saw Phil Bayliss at
the ,heater last night and he looked
so lonesome all by himself And
then race meets me at lunch and tells
me what a perfectly splendidlool1ing
coupl Phil Bayliss and | made at
the dance. Then one or two others
later In the day remark that they
saw Phil Bayliss down town on the
car and they smile expectantly, wait.
ing for me to blush. | can't help but
color of course, under the circum-
stances--and IL just makes me furi-
Gus. There isn't any reason why |
should look conscious when Phil
Bayliss' name is mentioned that |
know of"
No said the literal girl medi-
tatively. "Of course not, II you're
not engaged to him and not going to
be-"
II didn't say | wasn't going to-
maybe-that is said the girl in
white, Indignantly. you are so hard
to talk 10, dear You never seem
to catch ones meaning. I've no doubt
| could he engaged to him If wanted
to, but I've been made so tired of
him by all these people that I'm
afraid The poor man has no chance
with 'em. If only | could drop him
eniirely"
Then why don't you tell him to
stay away If you feel like that?"
asked the girl in the pongee suit. 81
shouldn't be bothered and worried
that way II | were you--life is too
short"
The girl in white linen looked ex.
asperated. you haven't very
sympathetic heart, have your" she in.
CURED sweetly. "And when I'm
not hearing Phil Bayliss' name I'm
seeing him, for If he isn't at the
house I'm confronted by his picture.
do believe there are eleven stuck
around my room. couldn't hurt
his feelings by refusing 10 take
them
My goodness!" cried the girl In
the pongee suit He must be crazy,
No sane man would burden a Cir
with eleven different photographs OF
himself IL she hadn't asked him fol
them. Did you ask"
Why, no-yes-I believe did ash
for one of them the time he men
Ioned having had some taken for hi:
family said the girl in white hur
riedly. Il really don't remember
What difference does it makel ANY
how. I'm so tired of him that Ia
run mile to escape meeting him.
verify believe, I've just reached
that Stage OF boredom"
The girl in the pongee suit was
peering toward the door. IF Their,
isn't Phil Bayliss himself coming IN
here," she said in a low. hurried
voice. Quick, We can hurry ou
OF the side door and escape hm,r
The girl in white was dahhing