Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-12
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MIR. Williams Method.
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MS alWHyS llSntS GIL his feet. He's
forever getting into trouble. but gets
out Of 1t MS easily as he gets Into 1t.
Here Is an explanation by example
OF how Billy managed it. His best
girl was Emma Scott; his second best
was May Parkinson; his third best.
But IT doesn't matter about the others.
The two named are sufficient to show
lie adroitness OF Mr.. Williams In han
lllng his love affairs. One afternoon
he drove up to Miss SCOTS home and
sent up word that lie would be happy
10 have her 20 to drive with him Tho
young lady came downstairs looking
like n thundercloud. Billy was sur
priscd
I'm much obliged for the Invita-,
tlon," she said, "but don't care to
risk accepting any further Invitations
from YOU"
willy. what can you meanf" asked
Billy wonderingly.
Were YOU not to come for me last
Saturday,"
For what purposel"
ITO drive, of course"
1t suddenly popped into Billy's head
that lie had invited Miss Scott to drive
with him on that afternoon and for
gotten the engagement. Worse. he
had taken Miss Parkinson to drive on
that same afternoon. He said nothing,
but looked the picture of AFFECT repent
ance.
"Well?" said Miss Scott.
81 was so absorbed with another
matter that forgot all about It,"
Absorbed with wtat matter?"
You know I'm on the house commit
ice OF my Club. There's TO be a.
New, don't add fnlsehood to your
other sins. / happen to know that the
matter which absorbed you was Miss
was standing at the window with my
things on waiting for YOU. You gave
me profound bow, swinging your hat
In the mir rs if you were the first gen
tlcman in America"
did II" said Billy, with eyes wide
OPEN
"Ycs, you dld, and now you have
the assurance three days later TO come
and nsk me 10 drive. Do you expect
me to stand everything"
Billy hung his head.
~ have no objections whatever"
continued Miss Scott viclously. ITO
your attentions to Miss Parkinson or
any other girl. but L do object to your
putting positive slight upon me. 1t
was rude enough for you TO forget
your engagement, but to take another
girl TO ride und drive by this house
was positively Insulting"
Billy looked crushed.
"Now. / want you to understand"
the girl ran on. that YOU are perfect
iy welcome to devote yourself to May
Parkinson all YOU please. don't care
that!' She snapped her fingers angrlly.
only so long as YOU continue your at
tcntions TO that kind of Il girl don't
want you to come to see me-"
Billy bowed himself out with such
manifest contritlon, pain, dlsappoint-
ment, that the girl was half tempted
TO call him back; but. since he had
made no promise to discontinue his at
tentions TO Miss Parkinson she suffer
| ed him TO depart without n reconciia-
ton. He got into his buggy and drove
away with such sorrowful air that
the lady who was watching him from
behind the window curtains half re-
pented her severity. Still. TIL willy
Willy promised to shake her rival
she would have no more Of lin.
Unfortunately for Mr. Williams, the
, next time he met his best girl--lt was
Mt chrysanthemum exhibit-he was
dawdling along In the companionship
OF Miss Parkinson. Miss Scott gave
him n formal bow, and BILLY took or
his hat with melancholy expression
which might mean almost anything. 1t
might indicate that some dreadful mis-
best girl or that he was too gallant to
turn away from her. At any rate, 1t
did not molllfy Miss Scott.
From time TO time Miss Scott con-
tinued TO meet Mr.. Williams, and he
was usually attending Miss Parkinson.
He always greeted Miss Scott with n
melancholy smile. If he had been so
ungallant as to indicate plainly that he
was bored. Miss Scott would have de-
splsed him. He did no such thing lie
simply gricyed.
One morning the postHah Drought
Miss Scott letter on which she rec
ognized the we'll known hand Of Mr..
Williams. Tearing it open, she read:
My Dear Miss Parklnson-You must pnr-
don me for the plnlnness OF what have
TO say to you. Your attentions to me are
not only irksomc. but they are Keeping
me from, the society of another whose
good opinion l prize. / trust this frank
statement will not render you my enemy.
Yours, WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
1t didn't take Miss Scott long to see
that William Williams had addressed
his note to her by mistake. She was
pleased TO think that his mind was pre-