Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-11
MISS SIMPLICITY !.

GSs Silt Sdtut 1 S0pulu IKE To
come with you dearly"
l know she had the precedent OF
Juliet for her outspoken honesty, but
then Juliet didn't know Romeo was
down there trespassing in her fathers
garden. Miss Simplicity could have
helped it.
And vet the touch OF disappoint-
ment was shortived 1t was q glorious
afternoon, and Mabel was q charm
ing girl Her opinions were invari-
ably frank to a degree, ana as long as
the conversation was restricted to tens
mis- and Shakespeare there was no
harm in what she said
But after r .orge, who had
houseboat Ut liver, came across
our picnic gr - and he asked us to
go up to his and spend an hour
with him ana his banjo, Mabel
looked at me, thereby displaying a
distinct desire to do nothing Of the
sort. l. knowing Georges banjo,
quite sympathized; bat really. she
might have put it better.
II would rather not come today.
she said Il just love this spot-don't
your" This to me.
George was not exactly pleased
naturally. lt was SO obvious!
You don't mind, she shouted after
him as he climbed over the stile.
Not little bit, he answered. Fut
She never noticed the cynicism.
Whcreat George had another reason
for complaint. What is the use OF be-
ing clever and saying smart things
when no one sees the smartness?
You were fearfully honest to
him" l said when he was out Of ear
shot
How do YOU mean" she asked
blandly.
l didn't even try TO explain.
II don't like your friend George
very much" she went on, evidently
thinking some explanation necessary.
of course" / said, tapping the
badge on my boating coat, you cam
not hope to find IN every man the
same attributes as-as there are in
others"
tie COnCeited2" she said dartly-se-
riously.
1t depends upon the application,
I answ ered with renewed hope. There
was chance for her to say some
thing bright-something really me-
morable.
surely you meant yourself2"
| gave up the idea that we could
pass the time in pleasant banter. 1t
would have - be shakespeare, after
all
And as the sun set over the woods
we discussed the stage. And then
books All the old arguments. At
last out of it all we came again to
personalities. From the fearful de-
lights of East Lynne we emerged into
a consideration of men in fiction
Then men out Of fiction What type
OF man DO you l'lle?" / asked.
"Oh, l like fair men" She said at
once,
Now | am fair--fdrIy.
And men who are sincere"
She did not know me very thor
oughly
Men VINO do not go To clubs" she
, went ON, gazing dreamily a. me; un-
less they are boating or tennis clubs
Men who love the country"
Was this a Thank YOU" for q seat
in my dinghy?
Not city man She was warming
to her subject But artistic men--or
! literary"
She knew quite wen that had edit
! ed the school magazine once when
! the real fellow had measles.
Men who are clever, but not SUI
/ perior"
/ Was this really artiGce? Had I been
/ deceived in Miss Simplicity, after all?
/ Men like-lile you'll" she summed
! up.
No; ii was sheer undisgutsed tnno-
ceuce. 40 coquette would have
reached that last remark
That's very good of you" I muir
INJURED uncomfortably.
No, its not It's merely honest %
:,,f=e-s' IS NOT aiwose tho .yst pol
! ley i answered.
=; vas "a little later that she gave
| me the chance to repay her for Ter
/ kindness. We had collected the tea
! things and packed them back "a little
| hastily toward the boathouSe when
/ she pulled me up with;
''A h1f Kind AF q ,ri1J 4 ,-,93 lii.
/ best?"
That's awkward" l said wariN.
There are so many kinds OF nice
girls. There are SO many types"
How do YOU mcan--types >"
Well You can place most folks
| alongside others and call them all by
the same name. For instance there
are AmanY girls who are shy and vet
know lot others who talk German
badly and are embarrassing; those
who are pam ana nave brains, or
who are pretty and are we'll aware
of it"
There was pause as though She
expected me to continue
And into which type" she said at
length. do YOU place NEE
~ would place YOU i'm none OF
these. You would need H. category
all to yourSelf-one that would com
prise the best qualities of ALL
1 bowed with medieval courtesy.
and she seemed 10 believe me without
/ reserve. She smiled newitching
smile, "a smile so rare that il ought
20 he exhibited only with care and on
the right occasions one should not
waste good things.
She looked very pretty, and as She
lay back among the cushions l could
not help thinking little helpless, too.
II was a shame to tease her so.
Ought I not he explicit" Weu /
would Try to give her a little advice
and take the risk
Il sometimes think" ] said. that a
man marries Il woman because there
is something about her that he does
not understand He does not want to
understand her quite ever If ne can
/ read her like a book like a book he
comes to an end, He should never be
able 20 understand her ftlly either
! before marriage or after She should
| always be showing ham new turns of
tsCharm. fresh touches OF feminn:itv
If not. nc VIII soon set to the end.
| / don't quite follow You"
Well II there he an end it is best