The daily tribune., 1907-09-04

with you to call
ON Miss GlIsiman.
am busy nan and. anyhow. know
lots of girls whom I'D rather waste
time on than Rose Gilsiman"
Why" began his friend with tho
wavy hair in expostuation. but the
other cut him off with gesture.
oh know all you are going to
say" he exclaimed Il admit that
she's a nice girl and that she's pretty
But what is mere prettiness? That
may do for the average man, but
look further. I'm surprised that you
should be so devoted to her She isn't
my kind and | haven't any desire to
20 to see her."
Now, see her cried the young man
with the wavy hair. Rose Is tiptop
girl never knew any one else to
take such interest as she does in her
friends. She makes fellow feel that
he amounts 10 something, and"
"Troxel," said the young man with
the beetling brow, solemnly. Il am
disappointed In you. | thought you
had more discernment. That Is pro
cisely what makes me dislike Rose
6ilsiman There is no sincerity In
her. She jollies every one and works
him to finish. Ii is Just her little
method of conqucring."
81 guess know the real thing when
see it, grumbled his friend. I'm
more than seven, and don't have to
be fed on flattery to preserve my
health"
You are like all the rest" persisted
lis friend with the bcetling brow.
There are mighty few men impervi.
ous 10 fiattery. 1t isn't anything
against you. my boy: not at all. You
may outgrow 1t. | never realized that
gou had touch of liking for 1t TIL
Just now. but | can see how Rose Gill
siman got you In the tolls. | heard
her one evening saying 10 Smith i'm
pressively that she thought he was
the most wonderful man To have in
vented that dinky automobile attach
mert which he thinks is so great
warrant she told you she never heard
III any iHlHE IKE iIt sOll StpIt YOU
made last summer"
The young man with the wavy hair
was honest. "Of course she did" he
said, But like her, anyhow That
had nothing TO do with It, am not a
fool
"Of course you aren't said the
young man with the beeiling brow.
goothingly ITS n human failing OF
nearly every one. I'm Just an ordin-
AIRY individual. yet | really think am
remarkable in one way. From the
time was mere child ! have In
gtnctively detected insinceri'y and
hated these gushing. lay-iton- thick
sort OF people. They repel me. Why.
Troxell, I've seen fellows who would
swallow the baldest sort of flattery by
The shoveful. smile Ike a Cheshire cat
.nd beg for more. II makes me sick.
None of II for me, 1t Is nothing but
downright flirting for a girl to do as
Rose Gilsiman. does.
Il am sorry you dislike her So" said
the young man with wayy hair. stiff
ly. Il shouldn't have asked you TO call
with me. only | thought 1t might
please her. ! was going TO tell you
what she said. but. Of course. you
wouldn't he Interested. How IL bust
pess now In your"
See here. Troxell," broke In the
Young man with the beetling brow
You mustn't take ofrense. you know.
and feel that way. ! was Just analyz-
ing Miss Gllslman impersonally, She's
all right, as girls go. suppose What
was II you said she said?"
oh" said, the young man with the
wavy hair and the lurking smile. 1T
really doesn't matter. since you are so
little Interested In her. She was say
ing the other evening that she greatly
admired a young man who could make
such n success In few years as you
had nj the bar"
The young man with the beetlIng
brow frowned and moved In his chair
did shc?" he murmnred \ had
no idea that she took such an intelll.
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