The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-10

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 "Of courset saiu Kitty, rubbing her cheek with the corner of her tiny lace handkerchief, 1t was wrong of him.
 T should say 1t was." I calculated heatedls'.
 We were talking of something which had occurred half an hour before in that very alcove and-which promised Kitty never to tell.
 But" meditated Kitty, "it wasn't very unpleasant.
 ''whatm I turned to her scornful- ly..
 "The way he kissed me-" explained Kitty. twisting the corner of her lace handkerchief into a knot.
 He has certainly had plenty of practice" I remarked witheringly.
 And that's what I need." signed Kitty. leaning her elbow on sofa cushion and gazing pensiyeiy at the dancers in the room beyond.
 Good gracious" I exclaimed. T hope you aren't going to-
 ''Certainly not. MT. Curtis" replied Kitty. looking at me severely. Didn't act perfectly furious when-when you came?"
 "Ye-es." I agreed doubtfuIly. but l couldn't be sure 1t was because he had kissed you or because l had inter rupted ybu."
 Tt wasn't for either of those req sons," sighed Kitty again. Tt was because I knew I ought to--act that way"
 "Ahi see." remarked apologetical- ly.
 'No you don't see," corrected Kitty. NO man ever does see why a girl Is indignant sometimes when she is kiss ed and isn't at others; but it's because some men know how to--to--"
 T understand" I said soothingly.
 And others don't" finished Kitty. Kissing Is a fine art; and kiss can be anything from an insult to bene- diction. It all depends on how 1t Is done.--"
 And where 1t is done." added.
 And when it Is done"
 And how often you have done It," murmured.
 Not at aII," objected Kitty. There are some men who are born with an instinctive talent for making love, like thoe' who are born with a talent for art or for music or for poetry. They can make love to any woman without treading on her ruffles or her finer sem abilities; no matter how angry or in- dignant she may feel, she can't help admiring them. any more than she can help admiring a perfectly executed picture or a finely played sonata. And others are such. bunglers that they cam not make a sentimental remark without tripping over 1t. or take your hand or. kiSs without making you feel as If they had taken your life or your pock- etbook."
 'yoh. well,,, I retorted, 1t depends a lot on the girl, too. Some girls are as comfortable and yielding as a sofa pillow and others are like marble statues on top of pedestals. You have to climb up on ladder to reach them and then turn on the gas-logs to keep from being frozen to death after-af- terward."
 That's just the point I wanted to make" pursued Kitty, amiably. "A girl doesn't like to be approached as if she were a marble statue; neither does she like to be treated like a sofa pill low. Of course a man shouldn't kiss a girl at all unless he has the right to unless they are engaged or married. or going to be. I mean"
 "Of course" I agreed. But they sometimes do.' I added thoughtfully.
 That" remarked Kitty, with a scornful little curl of her upper lip and a flush on either cheek, ~is not worth discussing. I am talking of the kiss that is a compliment, not a pastIme. There are some men who can kiss a girl on the cheek or the lips and make her feel as if they had kissed the hem of her frock. It's all in the attitude"
 What attitude?' I inquired eager ly.
 The attitude of mind" pursued Kit ty, playing thoughtfully with her fan. "A man should be sincere-terribly in love, you know. He should put his whole soul into what he is saying or doing-at the moment. Whether he Is honestly in love or only a sentimental artist playing at love, he should throw himself pell-mell into the role and for get his caution and his egotism--"
 And his other girls" I interjected.
 And himself"
 q once forgot myself" I sighed "I kissed a girl Roodby at the door with my hat on. She has never spoken to me since"
 "Weu should think noty exclaim- ed Kitty indignantly. If you mad been the least bit inspired or in ear nest
 ~ was going to ask her to marry me" I protested.
 That's just It." said Kitty, twirI- ing her fan .excitedly. The average man can offer real love to girl in such a way that 1t looks like a farce or an insult, while another man can offer her sham love so gracefully and gently and tenderly that she will be deceived into thinking 1t the genuine thing. A man who attempts to kiss any woman, from his wife to the chambermaid, with his hat on or his hands in his pockets or