Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06
jules YOUNG
man

at beats me about girls" said tbs
elderly man. Il used to think that nv
daughter had a good deal OF sense
You know her pretty well. What
would be your opinion Of her, now?o
q should say she was excepuonal1v
bright-mighty pretty girl, too" re.
piled his friend.
'Up to date--no foolishuess abopt
her, eh?"
Il shouldn't imagine So"
Neither should l. ALTHOUGH I'm
her father, l thought she had cut her
eye teeth. Seemed to me she could
size up anybody about as we'll as
would myself and-oh, pshaw, Wbv
sir, that girl ought to be well In
formed. She's read enough fareot
what her average was in English Nm.
erature when she was at high school
but it was high. She knew all about
the poets, from Chaucer to the living
warblers. and she'd read the Dolly
Dialogues and Bernard Shaw. Shed
go to matinee and come home and
initiate the hero in the love scene I'm
I'd laugh myself sick Wrote Josh
novel herself once and l swear IA
have it published If hadn't thoueht
she'd get to writing for a profession
and of course l didn't want That. She
seemed to be next to thlngs-thats
the point"
81 understand"
1--WE had men come to the house
who thought they were pretty smart
and they'd begin to talk to the Young
woman in kindergarten style and Il
wouldn't be but a little while before
she'd have them steaming themselves
to keep up their end. She read Ibsen.
Yes. sir"
We'll, you may, but I'm not so sure
that | do. I'm all mixed up. About
three months ago Tom brought a
young chap named Steever to the
house. Well. l didn't take any partie.
ular notice of him. He seemed about
the average sort of a young chump
Wore his hair parted in the middle
and slicked down over his temples
something like the girls used to In
81 or whereabouts. / don't know that
I'd have noticed that particularly IL
Julie hadn't slicked down her hair the
same way after he left and given us
an imitation of him. She guyed him
to the queens taste, too"
"Well?"
He called two or three times but
there were half dozen others call.
ing-always have been since jules
dresses were let down and her hair
put up. She went to her aunts at
Bribery Heights soon after that to
stay until after Easter and only got
back last week. Young Steever called
the same night she got in. He didn't
stay long. though. Julie seemed to con.
vey 70 his presumed intelligence the
fact that he was slightly supernuoas
and he departed. l thought she had
Jolted him a little too hard and told
her so. Well, l know she says but
then he is too stupid for anything
Il didn't see anything more Of tho
fellow until the other night, though |
understood that he had called | was
going into the library to look for
some papers I'd left on the table
when l heard the young mans voice
and | stopped short at the door. |
didn't mean to listen exactly only
there was a tone in his voice that
made me curious to know what be
was saying Know what It was? He
was telling some girl that her teeth
were just like pearls when she
Ionnhnd III Dnortty tooth OH
And then he got on to the subject Of
her hair. That was like spun silk
with sunbeams caught in its meshes
What? BY George, l stood there I'M
til I had a crick in my knees and II
he didn't ring in about all the Ola
ches nuts you ever heard of-lilie8
and roses and rubies and diamonds
the whole blamed vegetable and min
eral kingdom as applied to feminine
charms. And all | could hear Julie
say was, Now. you know You don't
mean that!' and Don't be so foolish
81 tiptoed away to my own partlcp
lar cubby hole. trying to keep rom
chuckling out loud. Thinks | to N.Y.
self, jules tolling him along beau'f
luliy. AIN She SLFlnSlng MN LA'u7
| had intended to go to bed about ihaI
time. but | couldn't help waiting io
Julie to come and tell me all about IL
If there's anything I like it's gool
laugh and jules impersonations ar
ways amuse me.
In little less than an hour heaiu
the street door close and then mere
came rap at my door and Julie s,lcA
ler head in.
"'All right I said, bring your
3lyphlike form in and tell me all aDol'
t. He's an eloquent boy, isn't he!
''We!
Jimmy and L. she says.
Who in the nation is jimmy
asked her.
Jimmy-Mr. Steever,' she says
Dad, he's coming to see you to-Hol
yow He wants to ask YOU for some
hing He
Then she sat down on my tlss