Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-06

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even her dearest friends cannot deny
she has many-there is one of which
she has never been accused, and that
is of flirting, seriously. -,
Her dearest friend. who would,
therefore, be her most candid critic,
absence of desire to flirt is not en-
tirely due to moral worth, but the
result of creed mo man is worth
the risk of being cut in the park"
This strictly bold creed has saved her
from even the appearance of evil"
and she never encourages any mans
and is, therefore, the soul
of honor-or caution. So.
Moreover, next to Lady Isabel"
she prefers Lord Etchingham-her
husband-to anyone else; but of all
the world she most assuredly prefers
Lady Isabel"
once asked her if she ever asked
man to come in and dine with her
when her husband was out.
Never" she replied emphaticsli5,
''and I'll tell you why, my dear Mar
jorie. Unless a man is too absolute
and innate a gentleman to think OF
such thing, he will be sure to as
sumo you're in love with him-at
any rate, he will think you want him
to pretend he is in love with you;
and, what l find so difficult"
well, Isabel?"
COR rather, what I've never found,
she amended, laughing, lis the afore-
mentioned innate and absolute gentle
man."
Are men so horribly conceited?'
She nodded. "Frightfully. III tell
you how l found out. / tried it once.
l asked a man to dine here as Yer
non was going out am generally
out myself, you know; but wasn't
engaged that night, and feeling rather
bored at the thought of dining alone,
I wired man we both know very
we'll to come in and dine with me
alone. He came like bird" added
Lady Isabel gaily, land after dinner
L had forgotten the 'after-dinner,'
you see-he went down on his knees
by my chair and actually held and
kissed my hand, and tried, but
couldn't get it away. Pah!" she made
, little grimace at the recollection.
laughed. l ought, of course, to
have been shocked; in fact, l was
shocked; but l laughed involuntarily
at the thought of Lady Isabe's as
tonished face.
What did you do?' asked.
Weren't you furious?'
"Of course was," she. replied, but
I could hardly say, Sir, unhand me-
like the lady in the melodrama when
the villain clasps her in his arms,
especially as he wasn't clasping me
in his arms, but was merely kissing
my hand, so l said"-Lady Isabel's
reminiscent tone became helplessly
pleading-"I said, Would you mind
getting up, please, because one of my
servants might come into the room,
and l should be compromised without
having been amused"
"Oh, Isabel"
Eyes, did. Clever of me. wasn't
it? Men can't bear being ridiculed-
and l told Vernon about it,, too she
added.
Did you really? Wasn't he awful
ly angry?"
Lady Isabel shook her head. mot
a bit, he only said, AS though you
would look at>a cove like that Hus-
bands are very, very conceited," said
Lady Isabel severely. Il believe that
is partly why so many of them come
to grief"
Lady Isabel has been in trouble
| one of those little social entangfe-
ments that only so skilled tactician
could successfully unravel.
"Marjorie," she said the other day
| in her usual pleasantly candid way,
you know, dear, you are not very
| young, and you have been about and
all that, so l am going to confide in
you."
DO, dear; only please leave out
the all that"
Don't regret the fact that you are
q woman of the world, Marjorie" she
| said gently. knowledge is wisdom,
and, besides, want your advice. I
have got an admirer-isn't it bore?"
Surely you can get rid of him, lisa.
bel?" .,
She shook her head. Its not as
easy as you think" she answered
despondently. you see, my brother
! Bob is in his regiment, and l don't
| want to offend him, because-well
one never knows what one may want
in this world -
| HIN, that IN little AWKWARD l
admitted. Cant you have the
measles again?".
! She pouted. Don't be silly-be.
sides, az thought should do the same
thing twice; but it. is horrid bore
"Is he so very extensively assiduoua
in his attentions?" l asked sympa,
thetically. r v, 5.~~ { ~.
!: Eyes, he sends me flowers and
boxes for the play, and he calls here
and h discusses love--so silly Of him
Whats. the use Of discussing love
i with woman who is married q" she
added pettishly;; Especially to any
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