The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-10
ADVENTURES OF
A SUMMER Girl

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point which l shall remember this
year
The mere fact that was busy syery
second, rushing around somewhere or
other, really does not overbalance the
other fact that three-quarters Of the
time ! was rushing around with small
boys-infants who wore tricolor bands
about their hats and smoked pipes and
who were absolutely of no use excepc
TO All up vacant space IN the scenery.
II was popularity empty of practical
results. When you come tn think
about it, results are what everybody
in this world Is working for When
you have six Of your best friends mar
ried off in one winter, as / did last
winter, and are not even engaged
yourself, II is enough to make you
serious
| could weep when | remember the
hours l devoted to padding around in
Jimmy Brent's canoe, Just because
knew looked more picturesque with
my hair all blown about than any
other way. Jimmy himself was the
sort who darkly hint at their dreadful
pasts, but aren't old enough to vote
and look as II they ate bread and
milk for supper every night before
going to sleep at eight o'clock. Mean
while that perfectly stunning young
lawyer who was supposed to be follow.
ing my progress over the lake with
jealous eyes went and got engaged
to a girl who did nothing but EN-
broider centerpieces in a corner Of the
piazza and whose lingerie waists in
variably pulled up in the back. ! sup
pose that was the reason she always
sat down so much-to conceal her mis-
fit waists It is fearful to contemplate
what a man will do in sheer despera-
tion and ! shall always blame myself
for that mans ruined life.
Then that little theory about not al
ways being on hand when a man looks
for you ! am quite able to prove erro
neous. Dr. Parks was one of those
lazy, assured sort Of men who are
used to having girls break their necks
trying to please them. 1t occurred to
me that l had heard somewhere that
the most elusive man may be won by
giving him treatment of the opposite
sort from that to which he has been
accustomed. 1t wasn't that | was in
love with DR.. Parks, for you could
just as readily squander your affec-
tons on half-morocco octave volume
of some treatise on the stone age, but
simply philanthropic motives led me
to keep the other girls from growing
disagreeable through thinking they
could cut me out at any time.
l did not like to join the crowd of
worshipers about DR.. Parks, so tried
sitting OF by myself and giving him
only neeting smiles Of recognition.
with q kindly word now and then, as
If were entirely absorbed in my own
thoughts and yet took mild interest
In the rest Of the world. It attracted
him, It really did; but the trouble was
that he was indolent, and as there
always were three or four girls walt
ing around for him l didn't see much
OF him until began to be more cor
dial.
It Is an art TO know when you are
Just cordial enough, At last the point
was reached where l thought 1t best to
be missing occasionally from my cor.
ner, 30 that he would be disturbed in
mind and wonder not only whore !
was but with whom was. There
were always some of the small college
boys about whom ] could annex for
rows and walks.
The third time did this stumbled
on the doctor and the girl who had
been most assiduously and slavishly
devoting herself to him They we're
walking down the path and she looked
simply beaming, while his expression
was combination of resignation and
bewilderment. 1t was quite plain that
she had Just become engaged to him.
That is the way ! exploded the theory
about judicious absences.
have concluded that this summer
shall use my own judgment and see
what happens. Not that expect any
thing to happen, but it is always best
to be prepared.
| shall never forget the time my
Oldest sisters trsband proposed to
her, long before She was looking for
such an event. She was so astonished
that she said mo" when she meant
to say Yes" That might very easily
have resulted in complete loss of all
the time she had devoted to him and
1t was just her luck that he asked
again. 1t is q great help having older
sisters, because you can profit by their
mistakes.
have two sisters. The older Of the
two sometimes had callers on Sunday.
The second lighted the larlor lamps
every night and got telephoned to
every day. AS for myself, may say
that am what might be called fin
ished product. Looking at me, am
sure the older two envy the way
have improved on their systems.
At present it is rather quiet at the
lake, but that gives me time to get