The bee., 1910-06-23
EGOTlSTICAL
MEN

Is there anything on earth" In,
CURED the huffy-haired blonde. that
makes you 60 utterly weary as the
condescending action OF some man
you know who assures you In that
complacent way peculiar to the type.
that he is going to call upon you very
soon7 AS IT," she added, with an air
Of disgust, I'VE were all sitting around
holding our breaths waiting for the
telephone to ring, In the fond hope
that It will prove to be some mascu-
line admirer who desires to honor us
with his company! I'm sick Of IT,"
NE, tool" chimed in with ingram
nancal fervor the girl with the coro-
nation braid
The nuffy-haired blonde embroidered
two polka dots with q puzzled frown.
You see." she said. II the girl has
large and weIl-worn sense Of humor
she merely smiles to herself and won
ders II 1t would pay to jolt the man
into state Of enlightenment. But II
her sense OF humor Is undeveloped
she asks herself with disturbing
uualms II II is really possible that
the creature thinks she Is crazy about
him
She regarded the entire row OF
polka dots with disfavor. preparatory
10 beginning on another. Not long
ago." she continued. II had the salts
faction Of freeing my mind on the sub.
ject."
"Really?" cried the girl with the
coronation braid.
1T was just by accident" ex.
planned the fuffy-haired blonde.
You know" she proceeded. Il was
visiting Marie IN Milwaukee last
month." The others nodded. well.
a certain man whom we will call
George and whom I have always
known, happened to be there at the
same time. on business. Now. I'm
fond OF George. in a way.
When he called up the house
where was visiting and informed me
that he was going to get out to CALL
] was very amiable about It. He want
ed to set a time. but naturally
couldn't make an engagement without
consulting my hostess SO Marie and
] talked II over. and she insisted upon
shifting the entire weeks calendar In
order to leave an evening open for
George to call We had something in
teresting on hand for every night, too.
but Marie felt that 1t would be rude
not to receive George. Finally we
managed II for Saturday. and wrote
George a note to that effect
In the course OF time Saturday
came. and so did George This is the
way he began: Well. well, you've
been here ten days. have you? Really.
] did mean to come out before this.
J hope you'll excuse me- rye been
up to my ears In work."
The members OF the sewing circle
exploded with mirth. but the fluffy
haired blonde was too indignant at the
recollection even to smile. HE
thought" she said. that the Joy OF
my visit was blightsd by his inatten-
ten!
Il was perfectly paralyzed for a mo
ment, and then proceeded, without
heat or prejudice, to elucidate GER
tain ethical points upon which It
seemed to me Georges education had
been deficient.
He listened with startled attention
Entil had finished. then he said. In
a surprised voice; You mean, then.
that you think am egotlsticalr
Painfully So told him.
tHnf roo1lug ha ooouroI No. looIr
ing shocked. really. you don't know
me at all If you think that, not at
~! Besides, honestly was awfully
busy. OF ! would have come out"
The funy-haired blonde stopped and
sighed reminiscently. Then Marie
came down." she said, "and took In
tho stfuation."
"'It has Just occurred to me- sug-
gested Marie, that II we all three like
motoring. we can telephone to Charles
King. He asked us to go out tonight.
you know, and seemed very much dis
appointed that We had an engage
ment.' She turned to George so sweet
" that he was naturally obliged to
aoduiesce. but / noticed that he was
thoughtful all evening"
me sewing circle giggled again.
''Of course" murmured the girl with
the coronation braid. ''men are not all
Ike that"
Indeed they aren't" agreed the
lgfy-haired blonde. with satisfaction.
then Marie comes to visit me |
can't to show her that my friends are
not all like George. And II we marry
the nice. unassuming ones"
We mostly do" said young Mrs
Allision, soothingly 1.-The others re-
main bachelors, and their egotism
grows upon them"
Not Such an Empire, After All.
Somehow It shrinks the breadth OF
our country when we know that an old
man can walk across It, from sea to
sea. in n days.--Philadelphia Record
The One Place.
A gentleman was standing in the