Sharp County record., 1908-03-06

The young woman entered the re
ception room with the air of having
&Ae expected some ont
reHs$ else and of tryins
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S appointment b!
<& displaying extra
n ~ cordiality.
{SBA'ESN. How do you do
SsJJ 1S-E Mr. Whacker?'
TS:Gssy she said. 81 am 81
//SsSSYT glad to see you!
LHftU} has been such {
H.. IN long time since
fUI LIN you called on me!
Mt| hhM "Yes," said the
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MSt Nj UANEY narrow forehead
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Gj N w W. But when a mar
VEaE6Ssll5~s4 has a large-er--
"How Dreadful" social circle II
takes time to get around.
"Yes, indeed" agreed the young
woman 1T must keep you busy!"
The young man sighed. well, | try
to see all my friends as often as
can," he said, "but it keeps me jump,
ing! You've no idea the time 1t takes
or the distances l have to travel. And
people are so thoughtless-they think
a man has neglected them If he doesn't
appear once or twice a week, and
they show it,"
That is the penalty Of popularity" "
remarked the young womanS "They
probably miss you and feel hurt"
"Oh, don't know about that" said
the young man with the narrow fore
head, slowly. only you have to be so
careful of peoples feelings Do you
know, I've gone to call on girls who
have actually snubbed me just because
| hadn't been there for so long! Yes,
it's fact!"
How dreadful" said the youns
woman.
mot that I let on that noticed it,"
continued the young man. II just
stayed the evening out as II nothing
was the matter. knew that In reality
they were enjoying my call Girls are
so funny-acting one way while they
feel quite another way. It takes a man
who understands them to get on with
them. They are more attracted by a
man who isn't under their feet all the
time, now, aren't they?
We'll" said the young woman care.
fully, 81 should say 1t depended con.
sideraLly on the man. There are men
the less of whom one sees the fonder
one grows Of them! Oh, yes!"
my theory, exactly" beamed the
young man with the narrow forehead.
mot that I try to make every girl |
know care about me, but naturally
like to be as popular as | can. There
have been so many things to do Of late
that this Is the first time I've been
able to get down on the south side this
fall. | know so many people out this
way, too, Why, there are six places
by actual count within two blocks Of
your house where | should be calling
this minute!"
Il don't want to be selfish" said the
young woman hopefully "You mustn't
let me keep you, Mr.. Whacker, II you
are expected somewhere else"
ooh, you're not" said the young
man, comfortably, "They don't expect
me- like to surprise people. | don't
believe they even know I've got back
to town. Don't you worry about that
I'm perfectly willing to spend a
whole evening at one place when
haven't been there in such q Ions
time think owe 1t to whomever I'm
calling on, A call Is a pleasure to me,
not duty!"
"Oh--how meet" murmured the
young woman, vaguely, with q surrep.
titious glance at the clock.
when | was ut the lakes this sum
mer," said the young man, with q
descent into patronlzing earnestness,
IL made up my mind that the first
thing ! would do on my return was
to go to see you, What have you been
doing to kill timer"
"Oh," said the young woman with
faint sarcasm, II have managed to
exist I've got along somehow or 9th.
er OF course, you know, II has been
dull"
That's too bad said tho young
man sympathetically, I'VE must see II
we can't liven M
things up bit for SkW
you. always like Z, n
to give a girl u AZ H.
good time, espo, E EtsyS%,>
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