Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-15

on MISS IIllSludh'
am busy man and, anyhow. know
lots of girls whom I'd rather waste
time on than Rose Gilsiman.'
Why" began his friend with the
wavy hair in expostulation, but the
other cut him off with gesture.
"Oh, know all you are going to
say!" he exclaimed. Il admit that
she's nice girl and that she's pretty.
But what is mere prettiness? That
may do for the average man, but
look further. I'm surprised that you
| should be so devoted to her She isn't
my kind and | haven't any desire to
| go to see herr"
Now, see her." cried the young man
| with the wavy hair, Rose Is tiptop
| girl never knew any one else to
| take such interest as she does in her
| friends She makes fellow feel that
| ne amounts to something, and
"Troxell," said the young man with
| the beetling brow, solemnly, Il am
| disappointed in you. l thought you
had more discernment That is pre-
cisely what makes me dislike Rose
| Iilsiman. There is no sincerity in
her. She jollies every one and works
| him to finish. 1t is just her little
method of conquering. She is smart
| enough to find out fellows fads and
| opinions and then she agrees with him
beforehand or brings up his favorite
topic more quickly than he can and
naturally he falls victim. He says
she is sympathetic Bosh! She is
a designing young person! That sort
of thing doesn't go with me. | like
sincerity and common sense and hon
esty"
81 guess know the real thing when
see it, grumbled his friend. I'm
more than seven, and l don't have to
be fed on fiattery to preserve my
health"
You are like all the rest" persisted
his friend with the beetling brow.
There are mighty few men impervi-
GUS to fiattery. 1t isn't anything
against you, my boy; not at ALL You
may outgrow it. | never realized that
you had a touch of liking for 1t till
| Just now, but l can see how Rose Gil
siman got you in the tolls. ] heard
| her one evening saying to Smith inn
| pressively that she thought he was
The most wonderful man to have In
vented that dinky automobile attach
ment which he thinks is so great.
warrant she told you she never heard
Of anything like the golf score you
! made last summer"
! The young man with the wavy hair
| was honest "Of course she did" be
| said But like her, anyhow. That
! aad nothing to do with it. am not a
| TOOL
"Of course you aren't" said the
young man with the beetling brow,
soothingly. It's human failing of
| nearly every one. I'm just an ordin-
| airy individual yet | really think ! am
remarkable in one way. From the
! time | was a mere child | have in
stinctively detected insincerity and
hated these gushing, lay-it-on-thick
sort of people. They repel me. Why,
| Troxell, I've seen fellows who would
swallow the baldest sort of fiattery by
| the shovelfu1, smile like Cheshire cat
| and beg for more. 1t makes me sick.
| None of 1t for mel 1t is nothing but
downright flirting for a girl to- do as
Rose Gilsiman does"
IT am sorry you dislike her so," said
the young man with wavy hair. stiff
| ly. 81 shouldn't have asked you to call
with me, only l thought it might
please her. | was going to tell you
what she said, but, of course, you
| wouldn't be interested. How is bust
| rNEs now in your"
"See, here, Troxellt" broke i'm the
young man with the beetling brow.
You mustn't take offense, you know,
| and feel that way | was just analyz-
/ ing Miss Gilsiman impersonally. She's
all right, as girls go. suppose. What
was it you said she said@'
oh" said the young man with the
wavy hair and the lurking smile. 1T
really doesn't matter. since you are so
| little interested in her She was say
| ing the other evening that she greatly
! admired a young nfan who could make
such a success in few years as you
had at the bar. She had read about
that case of yours which got into the
newspapers. She said it struck her
as mighty clever the way you check
mated your opponent"
4 The young man with the beetling
brow frowned and moved in his chair.
I did she?'' he murmured Il had
30 idea that she took such an intelli-