Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-16
BROUGHT TO. TIME
GIRL EASILY LANDED HER BASH
Full ADMIRER.
SkilIfuI Handling of Conversation Got
Him-of Course II Was All un-
expected. and All That
You Know.


The young man in the painfully new
suit gazed admiringly at the young
woman whose immaculate lingerie
waist and deliberately done up hair
bore witness to the fact that his call
had been expected. He was so shy,
however, that he removed his gaze
from her face quickly whenever she
looked at him.
NO" she was saying, CLARA may be
a nice girl and all that and some peo-
pie think she is pretty and of course
she is popular in a way, but I'd rather
be unnoticed and plain-looking as
am If ] had to be as heartless and
selfish as she has shown herself to
be-"
The young man saw an opening, but
his shyness hampered him. "Plain!'"
he repeated. why, nobody could call
you that"
The young woman looked as If he
had fallen short of what he might
have said, but she was used to it.
Look at the way she has treated poor
George Peabody" she went on, indig-
nantly. ANY girl who lets man
grow to care for her and then deliber-
ately throws him over-well, l haYe
my opinion of her."
.'All girls are not like you," said the
young man with general regret. They
they would think it SMART"
II can't imagine girl being like
that" protested the young woman
with lovely sadness. 1T seems so un-
womanly | should think it would just
haunt Clara. spelling his life. you
know And, of course, she knew that
he cared for her in spite of what she
says"
The young man swallowed hard. rs
it-does a girl always know when a
man likes herr" he asked. When he
hasn't told her, | mean?"
The young woman looked as imper.
sonai as a judge. We'll, in most
cases she does" she admitted. "That
is, if he has been coming to see her
for a long time and-and-oh.. well,
she generally knows. OF course, there
are cases whore she hasn't any idea,
because the man is SO careful not to
give her chance to think so. OF
course, then she can't be blamed"
NO, of course not" agreed the
young man. looking downcast.
Il don't see how Clara had any ex-
cuse, though" went on the young
woman George had been coming to
see her regularly for a year and
half and taking her everywhere and
bringing her things!"
The young man glanced hopefully at
the large box of candy the young
woman had had the pleasure of open
ing since his arrival that evening.
That's just about as long as I've
heen coming to see you, isn't it," he
asked, daringly.g
why, ! believe it is" said the
young woman in apparent surprise.
And she had given him every reason
to hope Letting him come so often
and wasting 50 much time on him was
enough to givt any man the right to
think she car9 about him.
The young nan in the new suit look
tu do IL a VI dhu-utn lltuulludlluS ldCb
had dawned o. him. "That-that GER
talnly would mike any man with sense
think So he asserted, crossing one
kHl &c o1y,eEE-rne -u HtSsy u
But, as | said, Clara is SO selfish,
sighed the young woman. "All she
thinks about is herself Surely it was
a shame for her not to consider
Georges feelings in the matter at ALL
a girl of real worth would, can tell
you. She would have managed to send
him away long before ne reached the
point of asking her to marry him. She
would have spared him that But she
just wanted the fun of refusing him,
Now, | call that simply wicked! |
think If girl really lets man pro-
pose to her without making any effort
to stop him he has a right to expect
that she is going to say yes!"
The young man crossed the other
knee. Il wish all girls were like YOU"
he began, huskily mo, mean I'm
glad you're the only one-I think you
are simply an angel, Sadie and if you
would think about marrying me I'd be
the happiest-"
oh, Henry!" fluttered the young
woman. This is so unexpected-I
hadn't any idea-youve upset me.
But II say yes!"-Chicago Daily
News.