Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-03-21

I and meet me i'm Denver on Thursd
uhis was Monday and III take you To-
Chicago. show you what life is and
send You back if YOU want To come and
IL won't cost YOU II cent. Think IT over
ana let me know tonight"
Miss McChesney has been out on they
road with one of the first Prince OF
Pffsrra companies as show yirf .ftd al
so played q very short engagement
with a road company producing the
Weber & Field shows.
II signed for the engagement here I'M
Denver" said Miss Mc''hcsncy. and
everything ran smoothly until one AZ
ternoon we ran across Mr.. the man.
ager when he had been drinking al
little more. perhaps. than was good forl
him.
Told Her She Was "Aii the Mustard"
"'Hullo. Maudie. old girl; You're all
TO the mustard. Do you know. you are
the best looking girl we've had yet, and
girls? and he addressed three other,
girls h We're with me. !
Come give papa a ktss-sure.' Hell
noticed my hesitancy. It's customary.
You decline with thanks? You DON'T
approve of kissing. l suppose? She's
All awfully nice little thing. girls. whenl
you know her. but l want to give you'll
some good advice. Then ne turned tot
me. You take this dime and go out
and buy yourself IL nice little balloon
hAio SO IiSHt up W Ilea III. IOu are 0nsI
tirely too good for this position you'vel
got. and we have too many girls. any,
way
Il remember an instance when ] was
u years OF age"-Miss McChesney'sI
face lighted up with Il smile as full
known a care-"when ] felt that had
infinitely the better of the argument.
II was travelling "A days journey toll
meet my father in Albany. n. Y. andl
a man. a nice. ~clean-cut. good-lookinHI
man. sat opposite me in the parlor carl,
and insisted on getting me the paper.
loaning me magazines. etc, and when
the dinner hour arrived he seemed UNI,
able to comprehend that | would not
line with him. regardless Of the fact
that had politely but firmly repealed
each and every advance he had made
He persisted, however. in his unwel-
come attentions until the train drew
into the depot.
almost before I returned my ia
Tiers greeting l odd him that | had
been prosecuted by the attentions Of
a man. My father stepped ahead.
slapped my tormentor on the shoulder.
and. after an exchange of remarks.
such as men who have been boyhood
friends usually exchange at an unex-
pected meeting. he turned TO me and,
said. What were you saying about
that man annoying you all day? What
did he say? wish ] might have been
there: still. If l had been II would not
have happened. or course, 1t is only a
woman or "A child that "A cad like that
dares to annoy / couldn't resist steaI-
ing a glimpse of my travelling mpa
ions face. and 1 felt perfectly sure he
realized that for once. at least, he got
wi AT was coming TO him.
why. only the other day a man
whom ] had not met asked a friend
of mine who works In the news stand
in one of the la I.pa hntalv hn,a H., I,.,,t
with him and to bring me. He was a
young man with a very pleasing man
ner. and we thought it particularly
nice OF him to ask us both. Something
vas said during the evening about
mems opinion of the girl who earns her.
living, and when one OF us hazarded
the statement that there are "A few girls
who keep their own self-respect. the
young man threw back his head and
fairly howled, as though he had just
heard the greatest Joke I'm the world
women are he greatest lot OF
buffers. he said. You know perfectly
well that there isn't one of you who be-
lieves what she pretends. Come on
fcss up now. you can't fool an old
timer like me. you know. Give me a
kiss. both of you. and we'll all be good
friends.
And that's the reason | say What.
the use" Why not have the game as
well as the name? If we must kiss ey-
cry man who wants us to. it is expected
of us, then why not start out on a fair
and square basis? People i'm general
get the things they want most. If men
want kisses let them have all they can
get. say but make them pay. Those
who 10 not care to purchase need NOT
do so. but. personally, | can see nothing
wrong in accepting a monetary consid-
Grafton for anything of the obvious
value of "A kiss"
Practical P~aternaiism.