The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

and raise your arms and look under
them nj one another
tarned on Kitty, accusingly.
Then you did clasp hands," ] ex-
claimed
"Oh. only fguratiyely." explained.
Kitty. quickly. what I did was to
laugh at him. SIR. Curtis"
Under bis arm? ?"
'No, under his nose" corrected Kitty,
6impling. you see" she added. be
fore a woman can possibly take a man
seriously anc ought TO make him see
his own shortcomings Il gives him
such an ADDED sense Of the deep honor
she is doing him. Besides, it is dan
gerOus to marry a man in the raw. be-
fore the edge Of his egOtism and his
complacency have been worn or
And it is also dangerous I de-
clared. ito laugh at him"
Unless he is in love" returned
Kitty. "But If he is In love he will en-
dure anything; and the fact that he will
sit calmly by and allow himself TO be
taken lightly is sure sign that he
either IS or Is going 20 be IN love" and
Kitty sank down on the bench and he
Well demanded, did he sit calm
" by
Kitty gurgled.
"He did. 8lr. Curtis. like a lamb. And
then ] just patled him on the head
metaphOTicaily, you know-and was
nice and kind and condesceuding. and
told him how much regard / had for
him, and how much ] really admired
him in spite OF his failings; and ne
just came and lay down at my feet
metaphorically, OF course, Mr.. Curtis
like great big Newfoundland dog that
had been punished and forgiven. and
and that's all"
Air 1 asked. suspiciously, trying
to look UP under Kitty's hat.
"Oh, WE'LL said Kitty, petulantly, as
she leaned over and tried 10 hypnotic
the squirrel that's ali. so far as it's
gone"
Are you going any farther?" I in
CURED.
II don't know" sighed Kitty heIplessly
you see, I've gone all through the figures
Of love and :he minuet and there's no va
riety left. 1hats why love doesn't last.
When tie dance and the courtshiD are
over. there is nothing TO do but t. stop
dancing or to settle down 10 the deadly
mOnotony Of the slow waltz OF ma1TimOny
You cant begin all over again. because
there is only one beginning and one end %
love And, besides. there isn't any variety
in II after you have repeated IL two OF
three times. A man tires Of the game OF
the woman when he gets 20 know her
programme by heart: just when she is
going 10 smile just when she is going 10
sigh, just when she is going into d tan
trum. and
I'd ike 70 see the man who ever gets
10 know what a woman IS going 10 do any
better than he knows what March OF the
weather is going 70 do" I said bitterly.
Il DO believe it's raining exclaimed
Kitty. iTrelevantly. putting out her hand
10 feel imaginary drops.
And what I want 10 know" I persisted,
doggedly, lis what you are going TO
do"
MY hat will be ruined," sighed Kitty,
trying 20 look very pathetic.
Because. If you are going to marry
him. ] shall
You shan't.' cried Kitty, feeling the
flowers on her hat anxiously.
Il shall be very unhappy" I finished
feebly
oh" said Kitty. dimpling "Why?"
Because ] said firmly. leaning over
to watch the squirrel with unnatural in
terest.
That's no reason" said Kitty.
Because I feel my position in the mat
ter very seriously / explained.
Your position? What do you feel. Mr..
Curtis?" asked Kitty. sitting a little
closer TO me and gazing up under my hat
bTim.
u fell wish you wouldn't Go that" I
objected. as Kitty laid her hand sympa-
theticaIly on my coat sleeve.
yes inquired Kitty encourasingly,
leaning very close TO me.
/ II feel just like an elder brother TO you"
II answered defiantly. and
/ But Kitty was gone, flying down the
/ road.
When I caught up with her she turned
/ a rosy face upon me.
/ 7 think you were rather horrid," she re-
I marked unreasOnably.
/ "Oh, well" I replied nORchalantly. as I
threw away my cigarette, II takes two
/ to dance the minuet; and a man can
cha see If he only knows how"