Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-14
THE DIARY OF A JILT.
Went Through Woods But Failed to
Get Crooked Stick.

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the ground where | have walked. OF
course he is only getting $14 week,
but hc has nice manners and wears
good clothes. So | think he will dI
me around and introduce me To his
friends. and on my part, of course.
shall keep my eyes open.
March 16. 1907. Last night | met the
lovcliest fellow at a dance. Arthur in
troduced me to him. Poor Arthur! He
tries so hard to please me, but $14
week doesn't go very far. He feels it
drcadfully, too. Wallace Hayes. the
fellow met last night, is getting $50 a
week He asked me if he could call
and | am expecting him every minute
March 80, 1901 am engaged to
Wallace and tonight | must break with
Arthur Here he comes now. Uater).
Really, it was ridiculously easy. | con-
tradictcd everything he said, wouldn't
let him sit by me and yawned once
when he was in the middle of story.
He said: Whats the matter?" l said,
"Oh, nothing" He said Yes, there is"
Then | pretended to get mad when he
was unreasonable l gave him back his
ring and said "Goodby." There. Now,
| am going to bed and dream Of Wal
lace.
June 2S, 1907. Yesterday Wallace
hired a motor launch and we went out
on the river Something happened and
the engine stopped. A perfectly lovely
fellow, in a dandy private launch, came
over and towed us back to the dock.
He gave me one of his cards and it was
easy to see that l had made hit with
him. | have just been writing to thank
him again for his kind assistance yes
terday. He had the loveliest name:
Augustus Bailey.
June %, 1907. Augustus called this
evening to see if had recovered from
my adventure. | rather thought he
would come, and l had my blue silk
ready for him. He brought candy and
flowers, too, and stayed till after IL.
He has the most romantic eyes | ever
saw. He said we were really in great
danger, as the tide would have carried
us out to sea and we should have been
lost. l said, Isn't that perfectly love-
ly! Then YOU saved my life!" 1t is
his own motor launch, and l am going
on the river with him tomorrow after
noon.
June 30, 1907. Well, Gussie and
are engaged. His ring puts Wallaces
in the shade altogether. Poor Wallace.
II is his regular night tomorrow night
and | shall have to shake him. Gussie
i'm on a vacation. He is buyer in one
of the large stores and he makes $40
a week
July /, 1907. Broke off with Wallace
this evening. AS luck would have it
he was ten minutes late. OF course
was in tears. l said he didn't love me
any more and gave him back hi' old
ring. He pleaded very hard, but l Just
went right on crying and l wouldn't
let him kiss me or anything. Finally
made him go. He went away looking
awfully detected and said I would hear
something from him later. / wonder
if he meant At least | hope he VIII
not do anything very rash.
July 4, 1907. Pooh. Wallace wrote
me letter. guess that's all he meant
when he said l would hear from him
later His letter was sixteen pages
long, but answered with n short note
beginning Dear Mr.. Hayes" and end
ing Yours, very truly"
Sept /, 1907. l have just been living
on the river this summer. Gussie's
launch is a beauty. He has named 1t
after me in the loveliest brass letters.
1t was rather chilly last night and it
rained too. | guess there wont be
much more fun on the water this year.
Billy Fairfax brought us home last
night in his automobile. 1t is quite a
walk from the club house to the cars
and he had his machine right there
and asked us to jump in. Some class
to an automobile! When l said good
by | made a few eyes at him and
dear me, there's the doorbell now!
Sept ., 1907. Billy came last night,
as | thought he would. He said he just
wanted to make sure that he hadn't
caught cold or anything. We're going
out for a spin i'm the morning, have our
lunch at some nice little place in the
country and get back before dinner.
Sept. 3, 1907. We had a perfectly
splendid time yesterday and-oh! well
Billy and are engaged. He is an
automobile sales manager and makes
over a hundred dollars a week. Poor
Gussic.
Sept 4. 1907. Last night, just as
Billy and | came home from a spin in
the park, | saw Augustus standing on
the corner of the street. From the
way he scowled | guess it is going to
he easy enough to get rid of Mr. Au-
gustus.
Sept 5, 1907. Augustus has just
called. He began right away by say
ing | had no right to go out motoring
with Billy Fairfax. That was as far as
he got. The next thing he knew he
was walking down the steps and | am
writing him letter in which | shall
return his ring.
oct 80. 1907. Billy's automobile club
gave a ball last night. ! waltZcd four
times with Archibald Fielding. He has
five machines and has ordered an aero
plane, He introduced me to Il lot of
awfully nice people and he has prom
Used tn take me up in his acceptance.
He's coming around tonight to give me
an informal lecture, he says. on avia-
tinn. Billy says the F'icldimgs are prct-
ty rich and brlnng to what is known as
the Saphcad Gang. | told him il wasn't
very mic" of him Ia repeat such a thing
and Billy was decidedly glum. Poor
Billy,
Nov. >. 1907. Archie is really the
dearest fellow, We are engaged Bil-