The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-25
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desk began on his second sheet Of
paper In an distracted sort Of way
the two other young men who had
distributed themselves between the
couch and the wicker chair nodded
gravely at each other.
WELL" said the one in the chair
with loud sigh, ~ he will do It he
will. ! suppose, and there's no stop
ping him! Dick always was stub
born!"
eyes," said the one on the couch
I'VE might as well close our eyes or
the sad sight and try to forget 1t, be
cause worrying will do no good. Still
it's hard to see him running these
terrible risks. Dickie. Dickie. pause
in time!"
What's the matter with you fel
lows?" mumbled the one at the desk
without stopping his busy pen.
Nothing Is the matter with us!"
replied the young man in the wicker
chair with great dignity. Every one
in the world isn't selfish. Occasion.
ally Bill and devote some time to
thinking about others. Just now you
are on our minds We wish you
wouldn't. Dickie!"
Wouldn't what?' snapped the one
at the desk, glancing up in an an.
noyed way.
They simply shook their heads al
him and did not answer.
When the young man at the desk
again was hard at work the young
man on the couch spoke up They
never consider how it will sound in
court" he said. plaintively. "They
go splashing their Utmost thoughts all
over a sheet Of paper and inventine
new pet names for the only girl on
earth without stopping to remember
that in five years she'll be miles be
hind them in their forward rush. But
she'll not forget! She'll have all those
poetic epistles tied up with pink rib
bon ready to hand over to her lawyer
and she'll have on a becoming dress
and a flower hat and she'll make
pathetic eyes at the jury whenever
she isn't weeping bitterly over the
perfdy of her false lover. So the Jury
will arise as one sympathetic man
and"
Jaw. cut it OUT" growled the man
at the writing desk. Il can't think"
you don't need to think, believe
mel" responded the young man in the
wicker chair. "The less you thins
the better, for when the letters are
produced in court maybe you can
make a plea Of insanity stick.
Write sort of wild and rambling
ptckte. That's your only salvation!
The girl will like what you say all
the better, because she will think you
are intoxicated with love for her.
Later on the Judge will say, Poor, de-
mented mani and let you OF with 9
warning to your family to look after
you.
Think. Dickie. how dreadful it will
be after you have achieved side
whiskers and reputation to have q
bunch of those letters come out on
the front pages of the newspapers
where all your neighbors can enjoy
them with their breakfast coffee!
You'll feel SO comfortable sprintine
down the street for your car knowing
that people are watching you from
behind their parlor window curtains
and saying, How could it be>possible:
Such a nice man and with such love
ly whiskers!'"
"And it really isn't necessary" de
clared the man on the couch. "Wher
you feel that way and find yourself,
looking for pen and paper just go and
take a cold shower bath. That will!
help. If 1t does not get you into 6
sufficiently sensible frame of mind
put little cracked ice on your fore
head.
Il knew man once who persisted
In writing to girl and what do yor
think happened to him? She married
him! Yes, sir, that's what she did!
Took him in the bloom of his youth
and tied him up for life. Writins
those superheated letters sort Of
hypnotized him into thinking he reall,
felt the way he said he felt. Of
course. the infatuation wore of anc
then consider his awful state Of
mind!"
Il wouldn't be as funny as you two
think you are for anything!" broke
out the badgered one at the desk.
"Of course you wouldn't If you could
help it. Dickie." soothed the youne
man in the chair. But you are! Any
young man writing love letter is toe
far gone to control himself without
good advice. Fortunately, we are here
to advise you. Say-he's beginning 6
second letter! Great heavens! Is he
as bad as that? Writing 'em whole
sale to lot of foolish girls who trust
him? oh, say, I'd stick up for hin
in court If he was just plain foolish
and made love to one girl. but friend
ship hinches at duplicity and decep
ton! Don't expect me to help yor
out when the whole half-dozen o,
them sue you simultaneously fu
breach Of promised"
Nor mel" threatened the vouns