The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
HAS TOO CUTE FOR Her WILES
He Thought He Woodland Then
He Changed His Mind.
And the Girl Chewed Gum and Dali
lied with COnverEatiOn-Was
Not the Wife for Him.

He rang the dOoTbeH, perspiring freely.
9TH do il tonight thought he)
But the house remained silent. cold. I'M
responsive TO his ring. He wiped his fore
head and his teeth began to chatter.
uI wait till next time" thought he.l
lie rang the bell again. and a door
opened inside the house. Through the
curtain a figure could be seen approach
ing.
C'TH do II tonight" thought he)
The front door opened and a woman's .
face peered out.
Who's there?" she asked. Its ne
Charley'-he answered.
Charley" asked the voice doubtfullv.
Charley"
C'Iil walt til next time" thought he.)
Yes. Charley" he answered. How are
you, Mrs. WimpIe? Don't you know meY'
Why. OF course. l couldn't see who II
vas in the dark. though. Come right in.
Annies upstairs. but she'll be down in a
minute She'll be real pleased to see
YOU
9TH do it tonight" thought he)
She was Up late last night-at some
party or other-and she went upstairs to
take a nap
9TH wait TIL next time" thought he.)
But here she comes now. Annie Here's
Charley come 20 see YOU"
Mrs. Wimple Withdrew, and as Charley
shook hands with Annie he fancied that
he felt tender pressure on his fingers.
CIH do It now" thought he)
-EA here To- 4ryEas !
Annie Il was looking all over for you.
Dance? Say. 7 never danced so much in
al my life before! There was a lot of
awful nice fellows there and we had a
lovely tine
C'Ill wait TIN next time. thought he)
And talk about your dancingi
Waltzes. | wish you'd been my partner
in that last waltz Charley"
c'IH DO it now" thought heD
Annie" he began, III
You what?" she asked
C'Ill wait till next time thought he)
II wish I'd been there he STAN
mered, perspiring afresh; Il wish ! had. -
i wish you had, too said she. 4
was looking all over for you"
cIU do il now thought heO
Say, Annie tie began, why can't
we-now. why can't we-can't We"
C"IH do it next time" thought he.)
why can't we what?" she asked.
Go to the next dance together" he
said
All right. I'll let you know. You can
/ bring me home then.
9TH do it now" thought he1
I'D like to come home with you every
night. he said; always"
"Shucks," she said, Il can find my way
home from the Office ali right. Don't be
sillyl'
9TH wait till next time" thought he)
Have a piece of gum he asked
She selected a stick of winteTgreen, and
leaning back luxuriousIy IN her chair. she
began to work her pretty little jaws.
CIll do it tonight. thought he)
Pa saeezed in the kitchen.
c'Il wait till next time" thought he)
She began to hum a waltz as she
chewed her gum.
C'Ill do il now" thought he)
She stopped humming TO yawn.
("Tn wait till next time thought he }
well he said, II must be getting
along. Just stepped in 10 see how you
we're Goodnight"
Goodnight, Charley. BE sure and call
again sOOn.'
C1 Il do it now thought he)
She yawned again-tremendously
CIll wait till next time thought he)
And as he walked home beneath the
night he suddenly paused and looked ex-
tremely wise.
say" he mutteTed to himself, "she
| nearly had me time or two. but I was
too smart for her-too smart"
He puffed his cheeks and resumed his
homeward way
NO. sir They don't catch me as easy
as THAR he exclaimed. with a gloomy
gesture at the stars.