Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-27
"GOId Brick" Unburdens Her
Heart Trying To Figure Out
How Many Times Six Goes
Into Three Thousand To
Find The Percentage OF
Chances For Marrying
Into The Navy
CHASING WILL-O'-THE WISP
And A Poi OF Gold Al End OF Rainbow
When Love Is Given MIR. MILDLY And
Nothing Is Returned. Suggest
Cutting Them And Not Use
A Gillette Safety
A Gillette Safety
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A Gillette Safety
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To figure out the decimal value of
six marriages of Annapolis girls to
Navyites with approximately three
thousand graduates in the past fifteen
wears would necessitate in me grasp
for figures as stupendous as that poss-
esed by astronomers. | simply couldn t
do it. | admit I've performed some
fine stargazing myself, when | was
with HIM, but beyond that | couldn't t
grasp the magnitude of the numbers.
But the point wish to make is in
relation to the small percentage of
marriages between Annapolis girls
and graduates of the Academy.
1t is astounding, really, when one
takes into consideration that for
thirty-six months out of the forty
eight, the Annapolis product is the
only kind that the Navy MILDLY sees.
And during that thirty-six months
Mr.. MILDLY does not seem to sue
cumb to the native product. What
Is the matter? 1t cannot possibly be
advanced that the Annapolitan
lacks beauty, grace, charm, intelli
geuce, social qualifications and the
hundred and one other requirements
demanded by the most precise male
specie.
And yet | cannot figure it out.
1t is conceded by everybody that
marrying into the Navy is a hazard
Gus proceeding. A cruel Navy De-
partment sends the officer miles away
and separation is the result for some
time. Absence should make the
heart grow fonder, and perhaps it
does in some cases, but Jack was
always a tickle sport. Despite this
condition there's many an aching
heart under a peek -a-boo shirtwaist.
OF course | would be foolish to say
that | haven't had dreams of bliss
during the four years HE courted me.
tried to make myself believe that
ne was coming on just for friendship
sake and perhaps because he was
lonesome bit, but my heart wouldn't
let me.
1t repeatedly jumped when his ster
was heard on the porch floor, and
I
pressed the bell, and of course my
cheeks were flushed and gladness
shone in my eyes as ! admitted him.
| He must have read my secretion
ewes tell whole lot when theil
owners don't wish it so-but, on &C
I. count of his persistency in calling
his gentle reminders of past events
little flight into the future; tht
| constancy of purpose; the regularit.
of the hops-wel if that doesn
/ SPELL love, won't someone pleas
tell me what does?
| And then comes the annual cruise
| when Mr.. MILDLY goes away from Jun
| to August. We expect when h
| goes that we are going to get letter
reeularly-poor misguided dears-
| only to realize after we get then
| counted up'that less than half doze
nostal cards is the sum total of thei
| donation, while with us-dear me,
| dislike to recall the reams of pape
| and the quarts of ink ! smeared owe
| the nicely scented notes, telling m
future admiral all the news. An
| then irving to reconcile my know
/ edge of distance to non-recelpt
mail. And on the last cruise 1t RI
minds me of a moving picture film :
II Jimmy, turn the crank.
Here we see the ships go out I'M
the roads. The scene changes ar
we have to imagine lot of it. Spa'
forbids my mental picture of the Ii.
. ON the raging main But at the fir
mort I see my hero dressed out in b
: reeimentals stepping down the gar
plank
the Kings highway, and, OF cours
in the party is somebody who know
somebody he knows. Misery lov
company, and the American party al
nv light of life become acquainte
You can't hear what is said, becau
y this is only a moving picture but re
the lips. Are they not saying
am indeed pleased to meet you, N
Mildly" This, of course, from
girl shown on the screen.
Give 'er another twist, Jim.
They, THE girl and THE mid
stroll up the Kings highway, and
fore quarter of an hour rolls
=, the virus of romance has enter
his heart, and we see him WALK
back to his ship with sprightlY 81
and a face beaming with joy
has met his fate
Minds eye seeks Mr.. MILDLY
amidships. He is seated under
bridge all alone with his though
Let's look at them:
Il wonder If she belongs to
Frand-J burgstiens of Hollyock, SOU
jee?"
Whats her dad do?''
MY. but she looked swell.
Wonder how high up they go?"
8. ".Any money!" because it CT
money after the broiler' stage"
/ (Continued.)