Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13
THE STUPIDITY CT MAN

| Daughter, you're too sensitive de-
clared Blanchard. Il am merely ask
| ing for information
| "Information Papa, you're trying
! to tease, and you know it, returned
| his indignant daughter
| my dear Villa, I'm trying to study
| the psychology of woman. No doubt
| go at it blunderingly, but I'm
| seeker after knowledge, and you must
| be patient Suppose you let me put
| the case in my own hating. masculine
way. Then you can set me right step
| by step Isn't that fair?'
Mamma can't you stop him?''
Mrs Blanchard, from behind the
| coffee pot, gave sympathetic shrug
1--WE never been able to yet" she in
formed the pouting young woman in
| the pink silk breakfast jacket.
"You can stop me by explaining
| continued the imperturbable man,
pushing back his chair from the table
and crossing his knees. "first of all,
tell me this: Is Morse Goble or is he
| not a rejected sutton of yours?"
''Of course he is"
Good! | thought so. Proposed
half dozen times, didn't he? And you
couldn't consider him as husband
for minute? And he took it hard?"
Eyes. he did, Villa admitted, look
ing shade more tranquil.
"You worried a lot over his case,
didn't you? You were afraid you had
unwittingly encouraged him. You
fervently wished that he'd forget you
and learn to care for another. You
repeatedly advised him to that effect.
Right or wrong?"
'You know. Mamma told you the
whole story"
Very we'll! For long time he re-
fused to listen to this suggestion. At
last, however, he wrote you that if
he ever should marry another woman
he could never love her as he loved
YOU and very soon after that he told
you of his engagement Am l getting
this straight?"
Villa pursed her red lips and said
nothing
Silence gives consent You were,
of course, greatly relieved. You were
no longer racked with pity for his
tragic loneliness. You hoped sincere
ly that he had forgotten all about his
VOWS to mourn your loss forever Did
MT your"
Naturally. Any girl would unless
she was perfectly heartless."
Every good Now since the time Of
this young mans marriage, about two
years ago, you have engaged yourself
to one Frank Gardner, whom you love
devotedly. The other fellow. | take
it, Is a past issue, though, no doubt,
you still wish him well. In fact, you
wouldn't deliberately plan to mar the
happiness of his married life, would
you?"
What a question:"
"Dces sound queer, I know. Now,
listen. You were intending to go to-
day on this jaunt with Frank your
promised husband, and you didn't
care a snap whether the dressmaker
came next week or the week after. !
heard you tell her so through the
telephone. Then you happened to
hear that this other fellOw-a man
you never wanted, who is now mar
ried to another woman-would be
passing through Chicago early next
week and would call on you. What
did you do?
''You Cancelled your engagement
for the trip with Frank and almost
went on your knees to the dress
maker to get her to come today, be-
cause you simply had to have that
new gown before next week. After
that you and your mother went down
town and shopped for hours, all with
a view to making yourself as attrac-
tive as possible to this back-number,
married man when he calls next
week. Now, will somebody please ex-
plain to a mere man why?"
"The ideal" exclaimed Villa Il
should think any one could under
stand that. I didn't have thing fit
to be seen in
''You had good enough things for
Frank Gardner to see you in
cob, | know, but" Villa looked
slightly dashed. "Why, papa, Morse
Goble hadn't seen me for two whole
years!"
What of it?''
well I suppose I've changed-a
trifle older and"
"And?"
"Why, can't you see? After man
has gene and married some one else
he's never quite settled until he has
come back for one more look at the
girl he couldn't get and if he can just
find her changed or dowdy it-why,
it pleases him disgustingly and he's
as likely as not to go back to his
wife and tell her how happy and salts
fed he is to think he was saved for
her.
isn't that a contamination to be
wished?" demanded Blanchard. 1T
can't be that these extra efforts OF