The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
TWO WAYS RONND A NAN

Its the girl who smiles over her work
that a business man wants in his Of
fee: it's the girl who smiles over the
footlights that the manager puts in the
front row of the chorus; it's the woman
who smiles over her troubles whose
husband Is most devoted; and It's the
girl who smiles oftenest and sweetest
and most persistently who gets most
of the good things of this world" and
she leaned back in her armchair and
began twirling the pansy-wreathed
hat on one finger.
rs that I inquired, very thought
fully, why all the popular photographs
show a shipper and a dimpIe and why
all the wax dummies in the shop win
dows wear perpetual grin and why
every time I call I find you practice
ing a smile on"
"ME!" cried kitty. blushing furious
ly.
ION somebody else" finished sadly.
ooh, WELL" returned Kitty, nonchal-
antly, continuing to twirl the pansy
hat smiling is the-er-the-"
THE only way round?" I interpolated
quickly
Not at ALL retorted Kitty.
What"
There's a cross cut"
That's right!' I cried. GIVE me
fair warning!"
Through masculine vanity" finished
Kitty, with a futter Of the pansy hat.
I rose, walked over to where Kitty
sat. and stood looking down at her.
II beg pardon" I said politely, "but
you are going the wrong way That's
the way round a woman"
What"
thing l explained, don't ask her to
do IT.; merely tell her that her nose is
Greek, or that her eyes ought not
to be allowed to go around doing dam
age, or that her hair Is curly, or her
smile is dangerous"
And IL you want a man to do any
thing broke in Kitty. don't ask him
to do 1t, but tell him he is all the
things he isn't"
"What?
'Tf he's a prize fighter" explained
Kitty, tell him he should have been
poet; IL he's a deaf mute. praise his
conversational powers; II he's a parson,
laugh at his jokes; If he's short, pre-
tend you have to stand on ,tiptoe to
reach him, and If he's fat. rave over
his lightness on his feet, and then
and then If you can't coax him into
doing anything you want from giving
you his last penny to moving the
piano, you can-back him into itr'
BACK him"
lell MIN not TO DO IL, or that he
shouldn't do 1t, or couldn't do IL, or
that it isn't right for him to do 1t. or
that you wouldn't have expected 1t of
him and"
And II that doesn't work. In
CURED co1d1y.
Then try another"
ANOTHER way roundw exclaimed
in CONSERVATION.
Another man." corrected Kitty.
"oh" remarked. Then you WE'RE
going to-
II wasn't" declared Kitty.
ITO ask somebody else to do what
Bobby Hartley wouldn't do" / finished
accIsingly.
Kitty sighed.
There isn't anybody else who
COULD do it," she answered, with a
little shake of her head, 'unless-un-
less. perhaps" Kitty gazed at me
musingly. How strong your profile
looks In that light" she added irrel-
evantly. regarding me with her head
on one side.
I rubbed my nose Systematically.
Are you trying" I began.
did you know your nose was
ITS not!" I cried.
We'll. Roman. them" insisted Kitty.
What was 1t you wanted Bobby
Hartley to dol" I demanded.
Kitty gazed out of the window
without answering.
'"rell me-" I pleaded. II might"
But you really shouldn't" protested
Kitty.
Let me decide that" I remarked
somewhat nettled.
"Oh,\ well!" Kitty got UP and came
over to my side. Then she deliberately
leaned over and whispered in my ear.
When Kitty gets near enough to whis-
per in your ear 1T is as though the
spring and violets and-well. never
mind!
kitty" I cried. '1 couldn't take you
there. 1t would"
Il knew you couldn't" sighed Kitty.
But I WILL" / declared desperately.
Kitty dimpled radiantiy.
When you tell me which way" Il
added.
Which way?" inquired Kitty, pug
zled.
which way you got around me-"
explained.