The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-08-15
Stimulating
HIS INTEREST
BY S. e. KlSER.

| evening paper and her attention had
accidentally been claimed by para
graph under the head of advice to
Lovers"
Never" said the writer, permit
young man to think he is the only one
who is interested in you. Give him
cause to believe that there are Others
your company"
She had just laid the paper aside
when he came.
Really" she said, II feel awfully
stupid this evening. l was at the play
last night and We had supper after
ward, and do you know it was nearly
one o'clock before l got to bed! Nam
ma finds it awfully trying to chaperon
me, and the poor lady wouldn't last
long, I'm afraid, if she were not for
tunately so situated that she can
sleep during the day. And night be-
fore last l was out automobiling with
some friends, and it was rather late
when we got home, so you can easily
understand why it is If I seem stupid"
ooh, you couldn't possibly seem stu.
pid," he CALAMITY replied.
Now you are sarcastic. Please
don't be sarcastic. l don't like sarcas-
tic people. Mr.. Jonesby is one of the
most sarcastic men | ever met, and
just can't bear him. He wanted me to
90 to the theater with him tomorrow
evening, but | would have declined
even If | had not had another engage
ment Have you seen The Playful
Comet?' Really it is one Of the funni-
est pieces | ever saw. Or, at least, it
seemed as if it was, but it may be
that | liked it so well because Of the
circumstances under which | saw it.
We had just had such a splendid din
ner-fve of us, you know, mamma be-
ing along as chaperon. l never saw
Will Budlong act as funny as he did
that night. He was perfectly killing.
But he always is good company, and
l was SO sorry when he telephoned
this afternoon to ask me if | could &C.
company him to the Grassmere Coun-
try club next Tuesday evening that |
had just accepted Ned Haney's invita-
ton to attend birthday dinner party,
which he is to give that night The
Tuesday evening affairs at the Grass
mere club are so enjoyable
II have heard about them"
do you ever go to the concerts at
Forest Hill park? / always enjoy them
so much Harry Irwin and l were out
there last Friday night, but mamma
caught an awful cold. / was awfully
frightened about her. l suppose |
would have to give up everything il
she were to be i'll, although Mrs.
Weston frequently changes off with
her as chaperone. She's such jolly
company. l wish you could meet her.
She was with us Saturday night when
Arthur Buford took me to see The
White Fawn" Have you seen it?
There are some very clever things in
it. You know it's funny ling. I've
had four invitations to see it during
the past week But I never care mach
to see the same play more than once.
Mr.. Goodwin came in yesterday to tell
me that he had tickets for next Thurs
day evening. | don't believe | shall
go, though. That is the only evening
| shall have chance to be at home
all next week, and l tried to get him
to ask Fanny Prentiss. She goes out
so little, and l can't understand why
it is She's really a lovely girl, but
for some reason the men can't seem
to like her. So | suppose shall have
to let him call at the house. It's so
stupid to sit around all evening. I'm
just dreading it. Why are you look
ing at your watch?"
81 think l will be going"
ut seems to me you're in terrible
hurry. It's only nine o'clock. Oh, |
want you to meet Miss Watterson. l
know you'll like her. She's such a
jolly girl. She and Mr.. Thornton were
with us when we went out to Conwell
in the automobile Sunday afternoon
Dear me, what a day that was! Char
ley Danforth called in the morning
and he had hardly gone when Harry
Irwin came with the automobile and
in the evening Jack Eastbrook insist
ed on coming to see me, although !
told him, when he telephoned to ask
If he might come, that | had an awful
headache, but he seems to think he's
privileged character, SO he just
wouldn't take no for an answer. He is
go droll l forget before he had been
here ten minutes that | wasn't feel
ing well, and I'm ashamed to say it,
but the clock was striking II before
either Of us realized that it wasn't
Just the beginning of the evening.
Why are you in such hurry?'
well, you see, l am not used to
being up late. 1t was very kind of
you to permit me to call this evening.
| shall remember it with much graft
| ficatien."
81 don't believe you have enjoyed
yourself a bit. If you had you wouldn't
| be SO anxious to CO."
81 assure you 7 have enjoyed nay.
self very much, But | am perplexed."
About what?'
II cant understand how you hap
| pened to be able to arrange 1t so that
| | might come this evening without
having to mingle with a throns."
After the door had closed behind
him she picked up the paper contain
ing advice to Lovers, and was
about to tear 1t to pieces when she
noticed that it contained department
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