Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-04-27
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GIRL EASILY LANDED HER BASH
Full ADMIRER.
skiIlfuI Handling of Conversation Got
Him-Of Course 1t Was All IN
expected, and All That
You Know.

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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
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 l
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 a man
grow to care for her and then deliber-
ately throws him over-well, 1 have
my opinion of her!"
''All girls are not like you," said the
young man with general regret. ''They
they would think it smart!"
Il can't imagine a girl being like
that protested the young woman
with lovely sadness. ct seems so I'M
womanly I 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. 'Is
it-does a girl always know when a
man likes herr" he asked. When he
hasn't told her, 1 mean?"
The young woman looked as imper-
sonal 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 where she hasn't any idea
because the man is so careful not to
give her a 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 tC
see her regularly for year and a
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
been coming to see you, isn't it?" he
asked, daringly.
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 so much time on him was
enough to give any man the right to
think she cared about him.
The young man in the new suit look
ed as if brand-new Illuminating fact
had dawned on him. 'That-that GER
tainly would make any man with sense
think so, he asserted, crossing one
knee over the other.
But, as 1 said, Clara is so selfish"
sighed the young woman. ''All she
thinks about is herself Surely it was
shame for her not to consider
Georges feelings. in the matter at all
A girl of real worth would, 1 can tell
you. She would have managed to send
him away long before he 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 let's a 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. No, l 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" fiuttered the young
woman. This is so unexpected
hadn't any idea-you've upset me,
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