The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-06
THE OTHER
 KIND


 Loretta, mournfully Names wedding ast evening caused me to think them over and have come to the conclusion that don't care for any of them"
 Possibly that is just as we'll" said her brother There might be con- plications If you did"
 You know what mean" cried Loretta with crushing emphasis. "I don't think any one of them is any, thing but commonplace"
 We cant all be famous" sighed her brother. though some of us do sue. ceed Tn becoming notorious"
 It isn't that" said Loretta. They are commonplace in looks. manners and professions, 1t seems to me-"
 There aren't many startling busi- nesses," said her brother. We used to say them over on our buttons. vou Know-rich man, poor man. began man, thief. and so on. Your idea is that you would rather marry a pie turesque thief than a prosaic meY chant. Is that it?"
 You go to extremes" said Loretta patiently. "I'll give you an example.
 Jennie was the prettiest girl in our crowd" she related. She was lit- erary and artistic and could play three instruments. She was so stunning that we were always using her in the atr1cals as queen. We were sure that she'd marry senator with presi- dential possibilities. We'll. she took instead. little Jack Sanders, and that man positively doesn't look as if he knew enough to go in when it rains"
 She probably thinks him the em- bodiment of wisdom" said Loretta's brother.
 Then there was Grace, who mar ried Paul Droke," Loretta went on. He never was able to pay his own bills, and now that they are married she has had to learn kindergartenina to help out"
 You can't complain of harrison" said her brother Nellie certainly found stunning looking husband in him."
 As far as looks gol" sniffed Lo- retta. However, a girl realizes when she isn't more than 20 how little looks count. There isn't a subject that man she married can talk on with anybody"
 He didn't ask you to like him, and Nellie is satisfied"
 The funny part of 1t is that she is terribly afraid somebody will run away with him." laughed Loretta. q tried my best to kep her from know ing how deadly stupid I think him, and l overdid it. She deo Jed that admired him so much, & had to give up going there when he was at home. It was really great .elief. but she didn't know it."
 What did you think of r,ame's hus- band last evening"" asked Lorettas 8 brother. He struck me as quite pre- sentable."
 If you like that type, he is," con- ceded Loretta q don't care for the washed-out-looking kind of man my self.'
 T thought looks didn't count" her brother reminded her.
 Good looks don't count" said Lo- retta, unabashed.
 Still if man is homely he won't do?" asked Loretta's brother.
 Not at all, said Loretta. "A plain man is less likely to be conceited that's all. detest conceited men"
 Tt strikes me that it is all matter of personal taste" sad her brother Would you mind telling me what sort of man you do like?"
 He ought to be taller than his wife" said Loretta. glibly, "as we'll as older. He ought to be rather dark"
 Like melodrama villain? That fits the picturesque thief. Go on!"
 Not too stout, not too thin"
 Size 30 or 40. No padded shoul- ders need apply Call between hours of eight and eleven"
 "A clear-cut face"
 With Christy written in the cor ner Mustache? Beard?"
 No, no beard" said Loretta, shud- dering A dark mustache, of course" !"
 T like a sort of college-bred slouch Tn the walk, too" said her brother. Tt gives a free air to man and looks interesting. even though the mans frightfully commonplace"
 Tt goes we'll with soft hat" said Loretta, musingly..
 Tom Stark" cried her brother. T knew. it. The description fits him perfectly"
 T wasn't thinking of him." declared Loretta, blushing.