The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-13
An Illustration.


fCopyrlght. 1905, by American Press Asso-
clation w.
"what want In a wife is amlabil- !
ity. don't care how many other good |
traits she has If she hasn't that
don't want her. 3t
How are you going to find out
about woman's disposition before
marriage?"
Take her unawnres and test her"
"That reminds me Of story" re.
Joined the other, and, lighting cigar,
he told 1t:
zone morning gentleman was sit
ting IN railway car when three well
dressed youisg ladies sot In and began
to look about them for seats together.
There was one entirely vacant seat,
the next I'm front of the gentleman
mentioned One of the girls. who
seemed to be taking the lead, stopped
before these seats, turned over the
back of the forward one and looked
bard at the gentleman sitting in the
other. plainly saying by her manner:
we three girls can have Il nice little
party of our own In these seats if you
will take one with some one else.
Haven't you the politeness TO do soT
"But the gentleman sat still in his
seat Evidently there was no polite
ness I'm him. The leader of the trio
| took the seat next the window, facing
| the impolite man; one Of her party sat
beside her. while The third dropped
! into the seat beside the man. They
were evidently chums and kept up n
clatter with their tongues. The man
sat among them like a black crow
among white doves, paying no atten-
tion to them nor they to him. He was
young and bore the stamp of u gentle
man. Surely 1t was surprising that he
should not have given them the whole
| of the two seats and chosen another
for himself. Instead he sat stolidly
locking In front OF him. not even
glnnc,ng ort of the window or reading
newspaper. The lender OF the party
! began to fire up. Sitting facing the
man. she was subject to his constant
gaze. 1t was. to say the least annoy.
ing.
"Thls Is lntolerable,' she said, fan.
ming herself angrlly Did any one
ever see such rudencssn
"Gontly, Alice said the girl beside
the starer In cautionng tone.
"'lf you think you can stand It
Ret, you change seats with me.
I'm wiling Bet replied softly.
You shall do no such thing. Yor
haven't the spunk OF kitten. shall
stay right here. and if he doesn't st0T
It I'll try TO lind a way TO make him.
"rhc man paid no more attention Il
the words than II they had not beer
spoken. II he nd occasionally turned
his eyes upon the other girl facing hin
or glanced ut the one beside him hi
action would not have been SO no
ticeAblc. But. no. he bad fixed hi
gaze on Alice and ignored rle others
"'l can't endure it any longel
, Name she said. 4 must Keep m
eyes fixed on YOU or | shall do some
|. thing terrible
"'Why not apply to the conductor
, ! suggested Name.
- will Just as soon as he come
, along. p
, But the conductor did not com
, along, anu Alice's position was Nc
, comfortable. She turned again towar
, the man. lie was stlll staring at he
; She resolved to try the effect of r,
: turning his insolence in kind. Fixin
I, her eyes upon him, she stared at hi
for n full minute. Making no imprei
sion whatever, her temper broke ava
completely, Closing her fan tight
In her fist, she drew II back and lanC
ed IL vigorously on the, mans cheek
G There? she exclaimed. PerhaT
1t will teach you not to stare a lad
r to death
!. The man brought his hand TO IL
o hurt, half rose and In a gentle voi(
h full OF sorrow said:
:, "'Fhcre is some mistake. You 4
" not understand. am blind
oh, Alice! moaned Bet Wh
= have You doneT
= why didn't you tell meg sa
~ Alice to the man.
l. You have said nothing to make II
a 4.