The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-24
WHAT HE SAW
IN HER

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you ever saw in poor little me-" said
the girl
We'll, OF all the conceited things!"
you aren't mad are your"
Mad oh, dear no. Why should l
! be made"
The young man laughed, II guess
some OF. the other girls will be saying
that" he replied
Saying WHAT"
II don't see any reason why you
should be. but you talk as IL you
were" -
Certainly I'm not. 1t would nat
urally please me TO have you make
insulting remarks. Please let go OF
my hand. ! don't wish you to hold
my hand. Do you hear?"
Why Marguerite
Il never heard of such thing.
Well, I'm glad you said it before it
was too late. They can wonder
now why | threw you over. | sup
pose ! must be absolutely crazy to
DO It; men like you are so rare. and
any girl they are kind enough to dis
tingush with their attentions should
consider herself lucky, no doubt,
but"
Marguerite. said the young man
tmploringly, you are not going to
take off that ring Wait Just tell
me what I've done or said. | didn't
mean"
If you had not meant 1t you
wouldn't have said It, You must
have a highly exalted opinion OF
Yourself or very poor one of me-"
Marguerite, haven't any opinion
Of myself. but"
VIII you kindly tell me in what
respects happen to fall so far be-
low the standards OF the other girls?
I'm asking in all humility. Per-
haps | may be able to correct some
of my faults"
How absurd"
"Absurdity is one of them, Is it?
Thank you. Go on"
= meant that 1t was absurd to
suppose for a moment that you could
fall below any standard. What
meant to say was that the girls might
say scout Of mere jealousy and
envy"
Because | was so fortunate to get
you?"
Because you are SO far above
them In every way
"Oh, dare say!" said the girl,
relenting You would think they
would say that because | am not bet
ter looking
How could they say that"
Well, out of jealousy and envy.
perhaps.
Marguerite. said the young man |
jealousy and envy could |
lever go to such length as that. |
sven IL a girl wanted to say it she
wouldn't, because she would know |
hat people have eyes to see for
themselves how beautiful you are.
hey might as well say out of mall
&c that black is white, that daylight
) midnight gloom"
You are talking nonsense, now"
"Oh, am +? If that's the case,
GU never looked in a mirror. You
now am not talking nonsense"
We'll, | don't suppose | am abso-
ltely hideous.
oh wish could just tell you
that a beautiful girl you are-like
ne of these pictures, You are as
retty and as graceful as a-oh.
here isn't anything you don't double
iscount. and that's all there is to
!. And your smarter than the whole
unch put together. II | were clev-
r like you
'"Ted-don't be foolish. OF course
know I'm not fright and I'm not
fool, but you've got too high an
pinion Of me darling. | don't UNI
erstand 1t. II all seems so wonder
II and feel afraid that some day
)u may see some one prettier-"
And cleverer."
Marguerite" protested the young
an. "Tll back you against the
I'D. When said-what did. |
cant that they would throw IL out
a general way"
But they would be quite right to
onder.' said the girl. 81 wonder
yself."
Don't you do it." said the young
an. Say. it is all right now?"
Yes"
Well, let's not start another quar-
! TIL | get over the scare you gave
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