Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-09
sylvania German was almost psychic
impossibility. Frankly, E.ter, isn't

Sylvania German was almost psychic
impossibility Frankly, TSter, isn't
it?"
ut may be that kind of an impossi-
bility," answered Peter in tone Of
reluctance to commit himself, "since
you say so. l amt denyin' no such
statements"
But, Peter, had hopes Of you that
day you SO nicely picked up my hat
pin for me-" said Georgiana in her pat
on-the-head tone of voice.
"Done it to see how the pin was
made. that you could stick 1t through
your skull and not kill yourself he
said, disclaiming any gallantry In the
act.
Both the girls regarded him dubious
ly, but the stolidity of his face was
impenetrable.
"Pete." said Daisy frankly, "some
times | have suspicion that you're
foxy and are jollying us. Say. what
dandy big gooseberries these are" she
exclaimed, with characteristic irrele-
vance, eating more than she picked.
to Mrs Morningstar's evident discom-
fort
"Daisy." said Georgiana In a tone
that dropped Peter and Mrs. Morning
star out of the conversation, did you
get any news in your letter from
BELIEF
News! Well, ! should say! Don't
you think-the Civic club in its pros
pectus for next winters work has gone
and put me-me-down for paper!'
CONSERVATION was in her face and
voice. Georgiana smiled.
About whatY
"A theme on which can't possibly
ask uncle to write the paper for me,
THE Bad Eject Upon the Morals of
the Community of the Autumn Dis
plays Of Underwear In the Department
Store Windows, Especially the Fig
ures of Women in Nightgowns, and
the ACCESSIBILITY Of the Civic Clubs
Requesting the Removal of Such De-
moralizing Displays That's my sub
ject'
III they look at the matter from Q
higher plane said Georgiana. they
would see that it Is their own minds
that need to be regenerated rather
than the shop windows"
"Let me take that down" cried Dali
sy. THAT shall be my opening SEN
tence. I shall also suggest" she went
on as she wrote, "as preventive Tor
preventative, which is itD of SO many
unhappy marriages, that In place OF
the exhibit of women In nightgowns
they display a windowful Of men In
their pajamas. The preachers wouldn't
have any jobs them"
"You would better let me edit your
paper before you stand up and read 1T
to the club" Georgiana advised. Does
Belle write anything else?"
every one is out Of town, she says,
and there's nothing doing, and she
says she can hardly wait until you
come back and meet that new pro-
lessor of psychology. Oh" exclaimed
Daisy, with little squeal Of delight,
won't 1t be bully"
Georgiana tried to look digniied, but
only succeeded In looking interested
and rather pleased.
Isn't it perfectly killing, George, the
way every one seems to have settled
things between you and that psychoi-
ogy MANI"
Kinross leaned his back against pill
lar of the porch and gave himself up
to enjoying himself.
The young ladies meantime supposed
their very language to be as incompre-
hensible to the farmers wife and Pete
as though they spoke foreign tongue.
do you know" said Georgiana, her
countenance softening with her pleas
ing reflections, "that even father has
caught the infection Of DR.. Kinross'-
well, popularity Il dislike the world.
You know he is not apt to notice such
things, but he remarked to me several
times that he had never seen young
man so turn the heads of all the wo-
men-even the married women!"
But, Georgiana," complained Daisy.
'then shall hate him, know. al
ways do hate man I'm expected to
like and approve Of. And fellow who
makes all the girls hysterical about
him-oh, know I'll scrap with hint"
''He won't be apt to give you
chance If all they say Of him is true"
smiled Georgiana.
II shall force him to see that de-
spise himy'
Georgiana laughed, then added: "Fa-
Their himself told me that if he did
not know DR.. Kinross he would think
he must be bounder, the way the
girls and women make themselves
silly about him. But the queer thing
about 1t, father says, is that Or. Kin
ross doesn't reciprocate their atten-
lions at all and is rather a cynic-in-
different to women-indeed, rather
afraid Of themr'
what a chumpv' cried Daisy con-
temptuously. That's worse yet. No,
George, refuse to like that man.
And If you don't jilt him 1 shalt"
"Jilt him? trust my relations with
him will be on plane too high to adj
nit Of the possibility Of any such vul-
garity as jilting A girl always knows
it when a man Is going to propose to
her and"-
"Oh, no, she doesn't. Georgiana. l
have often thought man was going to
propose to me-and he didn't
"Father told me-" continued Georgi-
ana, scarcely needing Daisy's Eighty
interpretations, "that 1t was comfort
to know that 1 was not capable of the