Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-27

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fascinating, so alluring, so altogether
irresistible as-as-'
LAS you'd like to be" suggested the
Bachelor Girl helpfully, preceding him
across a muddy street on h tips OF
her polished toes.
LAS l used to be-" corrected the
Mere Man, guiding her carefully over
the gutter. Its been a whole MONTH"
he grumbled, nodding toward d leap
year calendar in a shop window. land
nobody has proposed to me-"
The Bachelor Girl tucked her little
muff up under her chin and looked at
him over it sympathetically.
OH" She exclaimed. 'Then you
know how it feels?"
How what feels?" demanded the
Mere Man.
explained the Bachelor Girl. TO lie
like the goods on a shop ounter un-
til somebody comes along and looks
you over and says: I'll take this one,
please To stand in the show window
of society like the dummies in a tailor's
window, and be turned round and round
ON Il pedestal to display your charms. in
the desperate hope that somebody will
come along and annex you. and that
o won't be finally laid on h shelf
with he shopworn old maids and faded
bellies. That's what Women have been
doing for centuries, and that's why
they are at las demanding the right
to proposed" and h waved her muff
dramatically.
with fine contempt. They've always
had h right, haven't they? They have
the right to shave their heads and
blacken their teeth and wear their
coats wrong side out, and smoke Gig
arets and drive delivery wagons and
go to prize fights. and offer their seats
to us i'm the street cars. and pick up
bundles. and send us violets and bon-
bon There's nothing morally or legal
ly wrong about a oma proposing
to a man. It's perfectly right"
"Of course assented the Bachelor
Girl, triumphantly.
But awfully poor policy" added the
Mere Mar promptly. The only thing
in these days of bachelor comforts is
the fact that he has to make a little
effort to get one. There wouldn't be
n marrying o giving In marriage
whatever If o took away the last
barrier between us. It's too easy al
ready"
WHAT The Bachelor Girl almost
stepped into a snowdrift as she wheeled
around to face the Mere Man. what
do you mean, Mr.. Porter?"
II mean," explained the Mere Man
hastily, that since stern parents and
goggle-eyed chaperons and barred win
dows and stone walls went out of fash
ion most Of the excitement has been
taken out of the love chase. There was
nothing left to make it interesting hut
the chance that a chap might be turned
down. Take that away and 1T will be
as tame as the races at the circus,
where the lady always wins and the
little ponies always come in first.
There's no fun betting on a sure thing"
and he flicked he nov resentfully with
the point of his cane.
The Bachelor Girl swung her muir
impatiently.
But don't you see." she argued. chat
IL 1t became h fashion for a to
propose 1t wouldn't be a year before 1t
would be bad form for a man to pro-
pose?"
Great scott!"
And then all the uncertainty and
your side" she added triumphantly.
Men would be just as about
getting married as women are now.
You'd have the same doubtful. de-
ltctous feeling every time a girl coaxed
you n IN conservatory or sat out a
dance with you h a you do now when
you pass a woman acquaintance on
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going to speak to you or not"
The Mere Man shivered.
Exquisite prospect" he murmured
cynically.
And besides went on the Bachelor
Girl cheerfully. ''if it's a woman's priv
ilege to decide first whether or not she
will acknowledge a mans acquaintance
isn't 1t perfectly logical that 1t should
be her privilege to decide first whether
or not h will marry him n to invite
him to the altar"
"And his privilege" broke in the Mere
Man desperately. ito refuse the invi-
tation!"
The Bachelor Girl dropped her mum
in q snOwbank.
Ill v thought of that she
said reflectively. as the Mere Man re-
covered the bit of silk and fur and re-
stored It to her.
.'Of course you didn't" he retorted.
brushing the SNOW from his coat sleeve
with perfect equanimity. You prob
ably thought that. because we haven't
wOman's bow. we wouldn't have the
privilege of refusing to her return her
love-"
you wouldn't" gurgled the Bachelor
Girl delightedly, III you were polite.
That's just It," agreed the Mere
Man. What o mt want Is not
only your own rights. but ours too;
it's not a chance. but a sure thing"
Well" sighed the Bachelor Girl.
holding her mum p~ensively against her
cheek: 1T would be a much surer thing
than 1t Ia now"
WHAT"
Happiness rejoined the Bachelor
Girl promptly. Wed get the husbands
we wanted. instead Of any old thing
that happened to want u.s.
but how abous US?" protested the
Mere Man.
"Oh. you'd be much better on" re-
turned the Bachelor Girl. nonchalantiv,
It's much more important that q man
ononid marry 2 woman who wants him