The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-07

JUST A TRIFLE TOO
SURE.
SURE.


The young man with the beetliNg
eyebrows and the assertiye necktie
paused to knock the ashes irom his
pipe.
Whom | going to take to the tho
atre party?" he echoed, why, don't
mind telling you that I'm gcing to
take Ethel"
Obi" said the other young man,
whose quietness was his neticea, lie
characteristic. Have you asked
herr
The young man with the necktie
Booked family surprised. How'd you
know hadn't he inquired. "Ill tel
ephone her tonight. YVES SO busy all
day didn't have a chance. Besides,
there's no hurry. There isn't any one
else likely to ask her but you, and
now. that I've spoken first, of course"
Why, of course" agreed the quiet
young man. Il shouldn't dream Of
interfering with your plans,'
That's one thing | like about you,"
confded the young man with the tic
Some fellows don know when they
are licked, but you've got common
sense Oh, was Just speaking gen
orally. There are fellows, you know.
who'd a sneaked off and phoned Eth
ell before I'd had chance. OF course,
though, don know that you're SO
awfully keen on going with her your
self, only you've gone to see her q
lot
Yes, have agreed the quiet
young man
I've been SO busy lately haven't
had time to see Ethel as often as usu-
al. said the young man with the tie.
81 expect she's sore about it. This
theatre party and some flowers and
candy'll fix things all right! | know
girls."
You do, indeed" agreed the quiet
young man. She was speaking about
you only the other evening"
The young man with the tie tried to
look unconscious. WAS she?" he
asked carelessly. There was a ST.
lence. Say" he broke out at last,
Il don't mind telling you-we're old
friends and you are sort of one Of us.
you know don't mind telling you
that I'm going to marry that grill"
The quiet young man stirred into
surprise.
"Ethel?" he inquired, explosively.
"Uh-huh.' said the young man with
the tie. Il expect you are kind o sur
prised. iiatter myself that don't
let on to the general public just what
intend to do, but I've been thinking
it over for long time, and I've de.
cided she's the girl for me-"
OH" said the qiuet young man
more calmly. Il see. You---you
haven't asked her, them"
The young man with the tie shook
his head.
Are you going to telephone?" his
friend inquired with innocent inter
est
The young man with the tie looked
trifile suspicious, but decided moth
ing was meant by the question.
"Well, no. he admitted. Il hadn't
thought about It, | didn't decide I'M
til Just recently. I'm not going to
jump into thing like that in hur-
ry and be sorry ever after. know
what | want in wife. Now, Ethel
is not too pretty, you see-she cant
be vain about herself, and vain wo-
man is always selfish. abominate a
selfish woman. All she thinks about
Is herself and her own comfort.
want some one who'll consider me
first. It's right thatathe man who pro
vides the home and works for 1t
should be considered first"
81 see your point" said the quiet
young man.
Some fellows never think Of these
things. Ethel isn't eyerIastingly
chattering. either She would give q
fellow chance to do little talk.
ing himself. Most girls think the only
thing of importance is what they have
to say. Did you ever notice now Eth.
el will sit anc Asten with her mead
on one side. as If she was SO interest
ed--kind Of amused?"
Il don't believe | ever did, said
the quiet young man.
Perhaps not" said his friend with
the assertive tie. "You probably
haven't had as long talks with her as
I have. She always listens that way
when / talk. That girl is intelligent,
and when she gets chance to listen
to conversation that's worth while she
does 1t without interruption. think
she's economical and good house
keeper. Don't you? Not to speak Of
her father being pretty well fixed. you
know"
Il have great admiration for Eth.
ell" declared the quiet young man,
"but never exactly figured out her
good qualities as you have done"
well, that's natural you didn't have
the idea In your mind that ! did, said
the young man with the tie,
mo, didn't" said the quiet young
man with fervency that caused his