Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-25
IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND.

IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND.
According to the family Bible, Julia
| Walsingham was 81, but she pleaded
guilty to 90 with such ingenious frank
ness that everybody believed her. She
had been engaged many times, but never
for longer than three months at a
stretch, although she had been intro
duced to each mans family as the only
girl really sensible person could marry.
The rolling stone nature of Julia,s af-
| fections at last caused her to be classed
as tickle, and friendly attentions from
young men suddenly ceased. She took
serious counsel with herself as to the
quickest method of acquiring husband.
There was no time to wait for a man to
come to WOO her. so she dressed herself
in dainty costume and went forth to
battle.
By u fortunate accident, she ran right
into the arms of Jack Homebird, a
cynical married man whom she had
flouted long ago, when he thought her
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He was sorry for Julia now, and so
grateful for his own escape thai he UNI
dertook to help her to stalk a husband,
p;th0ugh his conscience told AIM it was
cruel conspiracy against his fellow
man
Julia cheeriIy confessed that, as she
would soon be % that is TO say 35l, it
was fealiy time for her to sober down
and be of some use i'll the world. The
idea of including posterity in the pur-
view of her altrmstic intentions seemed
to invest The pursuit of man with a
lofty spiritual purpose.
Jack Homebird cordially approved,
and they proceeded - plan the ambus-
cade. 1t was rather a protraoted bust
ness, as they differed widely on the inn
portant question of tactics.
81 cannot for the life of me see why
YOU object to dances and musical even
ings," said Julia, with pout.
"My dear girl, the men you catch that
way are only fit 10 e j.; loose agair
out oil pity"
- never thought of that
"Few girls do. Julia"
DO tell me what you mean in Z way
am understand"
"Well, all tnlngs considered, and espe.
cially having regard to your erTatie
past, / strongly recommend ne rcle Of
the ingenue Ter YOU"
"Whyf"
Because it deceives the most ex-
per'enced bachelor, and gives neophyte
in love no chance at all
81 don't quite like that, but tell me
what | have to do without any more
fiippancies.'
'Iisten Ask the predestined person
to lend you o book or something and
tell him to bring it in the afternoon.
| When he comes, receive him in pretty
apron, and have your hands all over
| flour Say you are sure he is laughing
at you, but you take a delight in do
nestle duties and were making CAKES
for tel Tell him you would ask him
| to stay, but, unfortunately, everything
! is home made, as you We're not expect
| ing anybody If you had known he was
coming things would have been very
different. lie win think you naive and
natural, and when man makes that
mistake his days of blessed singleness
are drawing to a close"
"That sounds rather deceitful, doesn't
it?"
"Oh. heaven excuses such things in a
woman"
II shall make as good a wife as most
women, / am sure"
Il should hope So"
Don't be so horribly smart"
"Now, Julia, where are we going to
find the fatted--I mean the victim?"
Il know the man [ want already"
Thanks. You have removed II ton of
remorse from my mind"
He is an author-Mr. Laurelle."
"A man like that can be lured into the
tolls without trouble. 1t win only re-
quire little diplomacy to make him
believe that you are tine woman he has
been waiting for all these weary years.
II want him to feel that" said Julia.
mo doubt; but when he is engrossed
in his work You will have to show him
your marriage lines to remind him that
you are his wife,
"He is n bit fond of Inc. but hates
iirts."
IF you can avoid that virtuous form
of indiscretion he viii be as plastic as
clay in your accomplished hands"
Julia set about the siege of the
author on the lines laid down by Jack
Homebird.
MIR. Laurclle was. among other things
a pOn+ and soiIuht ipSura tinn in "a m, L.