Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-28
A DOUBLE THREAD


formed.
Shetland fioss," the girl replied,
bending her pretty head to unite a
knot Wait; you have to hold two
skeins-the pink and the white. | I'M
wind from both at once. This shawl
is all knitted with a double thread.
There! Now you may talk If you
like"
q do like. / want some advice,
Madeline"
She wound her ball.
And, of course, | always come to
my Athene when need advice"
Your"
"Athene, the goddess of truth and
divine wisdom. Same as Minerva,
you know"
"Oh, yes, heard of her once, be-
lieve-and also of George Washington
1t was your possessive pronoun was
questioning"
ooh! Well. I'm not going to. change
that-not If / can help it. In fact +"
BE careful, please! Keep the skein
taut; that's right It's quite an art,
holding yarn properly, you see. One
mustn't let ones mind wander"
Madeline, see here; is it fact that
every girl, no matter how unattractive
she may be, gets at least one proposal
of marriage, and that most girls have
more than one?"
More than one! Well, rather!
Why, in my own experience"
Yes? In your own experienced"
WELL not to be personal, I've
known girls, and they were nothing I'M
usual, either, who could come very
near recording a fresh proposal in
their diaries every night of the week.
OF course, they weren't all first-time
proposals. That's counting the men
who were asking the second or third
time, say"
Second or third! Do you mean to
say any man would have the nerve to
do that?"
She laughed gayly. They dol"
q read a book last week, and there
was chapter on How to Propose"
by a man, wasn't it?"
Yes"
Il thought likely. Any high school
girl could give you more useful points
than the wisest man in the world,
when 1t comes to that subject. In the
FIRST place, the vital question, If you
really want the girl, isn't how to pro
pose, at all. It's how to take your re
fusal."
What do you mean?"
Il mean that you can almost always
~ln her on the second or third asking
provided your department has been
correct at the time of the first rejec-
ton"
well, she'll get no second or third
asking from mel"
Madeline went on winding.
AT least, / don't think she would
Il would be too serious a matter with
me-"
Madeline wound and wound
See here, Madeline, do you think
a fellow ought to count definitely on
being refused once or twice before she
says 'Yes|"
Its safe,p she answered, demure-
ly. "Often a girl doesn't know she
loves man until she has refused him
twice. But il he doesn't get her the
second or third time, IT'S thanks to his
own bungling."
We'll, this man in the book said II
was selfish to wound a girls tender
heart by making her say no more
than once"
"Oh, don't doubt it! know just
how his ideal proposal would 60 1t
would be Remember, dear one, it is
my philosophy to believe that we al
ways get what is best for us in life;
so, If you don't love me, / shall be
quite content At the same time. If
you do care for me, shall be glad
TO marry you ! knew one man of
that type myself, and his proposal
came very near precipitating me into
the arms of another man. Careful,
Hold the yarn up. What was ] say
ing? oh, yes, this other man dropped
his face into his hands and let tear
trickle through his fingers when | told
him No That was the other ex-
IRENE, of course. But, coming right
after this cold-blooded philosophical
proposal, / almost-Therel You've
done that again. Keep the skein taut,
please"
Henderson eyed her gloomily for
while, as she gave her whole atten-
ton to winding.
Il don't care" he said at last. "A
girl has an unfair advantage. Here a
fellow comes along with his heart in
his throat dead in earnest never
dreaming of loving any other girl, |
never tried proposing TO any one. He
doesn't think Of It as fine art-its
life and death TO lim-and there she
sits, comparing him with a long line
of predecessors, calmly classifying
him. deciding which of her plans of
treatment will suit his case. don't
like it; it isn't fdir!"
But you forget"-Madeline lowered
her face to the skein and began I'M
twisting, or twisting, some threads
you forget that, IL the time should