The Washington herald., 1907-04-07
WAYS'ROUNDAMAN
CONFESSIONS OF A DEBUTANTE.
BY HELEN ROWLAND.

/ "And rivet him on the ether sldeY !
finished, waving my cigarette enthusiast
ucaily.
Yes sighed Kitty. triumphantly. sta
the girl who smiles over her work that
q business man wants Ia his Office: It's
the girl who smiles over the footllghls
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 Of
tenest and sweetest and most persistent
ly who gets most OF the good things Of
this world" and she leaned back IN her
armchair and began twirling the Dansy-
wTeathed hat on one finger
rs that" / inquired. very thoughtfuily.
why all the popular photographs show
a shipper and q dimp!e. and why all
the wax dummies IN the shop windows
wear a perpetual grin, and why every
time J call I find you practieing smile
on"
Met cried Kitty. blushing furiously.
''On somebody else" I finished, sadly.
''Oh. well, returned Kitty. nonehslantly.
continuing 10 twiTl the pansy hat, 'snaii-
| ing Is the-er-the-"
'The only way round7' / interpolatsd
quickly
Not at ali" rstorted Kitty.
What
I IEEFe = & cEDse-Eai----
That's right I cried. Give ne fair
warning"
Through masculine vanity" finished
Kitty with fiutter Of the pansy hat.
| ] reese walked over to where Kitty sat,
and stood looking down at her.
/ Il beg your pardon. said, politely.
but you are going the wrong way.
That's the way round a woman"
| What"
IF you want woman TO do anything
| I explained. don't ask her 10 do r.;
merely tell her that her nose IS q Greek.
or that her eyes ought not 70 be allowed
TO 60 around doing damage. or that her
hair Is curly, or her smile dangerous--''
/ And If you want a man To do any
thing broke in Kitty. don't ask him
TO do it. but tell him he is all the things
he Isn't
| WHAT"
IF he's a prize fighter" explained
Kitty, tell him he should have been a
poet: If he's a deaf-mute. praise his cons.
versatsonal powers; if hes a parson.
laugh at his jokes; If he's short. pretend
you have 10 stand on tiptoe 10 reach Up
10 him. and II he's fat, rave over his
ughtness on his feet. and then-and then
II you cant coax him into doing anything
sou want. from giving you his last penny
TO moving the piano. you can-back him
into it,
Back him."
Tell him not to do IT, OF that rs
shouldn't do it, or couldn't do it. or that
il isn't right for him TO do It, or that
you wouldn't have expected it Of him
| and"
And if that doesn't work." inquired.
cnldly.
Then try another"
Another way round" exclaimed IN
CONSERVATION.
oh I remarked. Then you wers
going to-"
7 wasn't declared Kitty.
TO ask somebody else to do what Bobby
Hartley wouldn't DO" ! finished accus-
ingly.
Kitty sighed.
There isn't anybody else who could do
It." she answered, with a little shake OF
her head, 'unless-unless, perhaps
/ Kitty gazed at me musingly. How strong
your profile looks In that light, she
! added irrelevantiy, regarding me with her
head on one side
4 1 rubbed my nose self-conseiOusly.
Are you trying" I began.
did you know your nose was GTeekT %
broke IN Kitty quickly.
ITS not" cried.
Well Roman. Inens insisted kEtty-
What was it you wanted Bobby Harley
70 do7" 1 demanded.
kitty gazed out OF the window without
answering
Tell me" I pleaded, 7 might
But you really shouldn't" protested
Kitty
Let me decide that" ! remarked
somewhat nettled-
'Oh, weIl.' 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 whisper
in your ear it Is as though the spring
and violets and-well, never mind!
Kitty" I cried, Il couldn't take you
there. II would
Il knew you Couldn't sighed Kitty
But I will" I declared, desperately.
Kitty dimpled. radiantly.
when you tell me which way" ] add
ed.
Which way? inquired Kitty. puzzled
Which way you got around me-. ex-
planned.