The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-06-03
THE CARD THAT
TOOK THE TRICK
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1.-THE trouble with YOU JIM" said
Tom Darby 10 his friend james Terry
$50 far as women are concerned, is
that you don't understand them
~ wish some fellow who knows nll /
about them would establish a school .
where men could be taught TO man
age women. Ia enter for instruction /
You might give me some points II you
would"
"oh, ! don't pretend to know the
subject thoroughly J merely keep ih
mind few general feminine charac.
teristics. ! don't think much OF learn
Ing theoretically without practice III I
tell you what III do. There's Mag
gle Worth, a friend OF mine, whom ]
think know pretty well. I'll intro
duce you to her and from time 10
time coach You on how You shall act
toward her. How would You Ike
thatY'
First rate"
The Introduction was made after
few preliminary general Instructions
such MS not to miss an opportunity to
pay n compliment. never TO engage in
argument aud always he dcrerenlal
Terry did not have much confidence
in being able 10 learn he subject. but
was anxious 10 get rid Of ii certain
faculty he had dlsccrucd In himself for
antagonlzing the sex He put his mind
on the subject reported all that was
going on between himself and the girl
on whom be was pracHcinp to his
friend Darby, and received minute IN
structions as 10 how to act IN each
and every case, But whether be was
especially obnoxious to this particular
girl or he was Incapable of being
taught how 10 make q lady's mnu Of
himself, he seemed TO fare worse with
Miss Worth than with any woman he
had ever met Darby kept suggesting
acts and words unlmportant IN them
selves, but well calculated to crafty a
woman They NIL appeared 10 irrltate
rather than please the person on whom
They were practiced
Just bold on Bit said Darby
after Terry had reported the failure
OF one of the attentions The coach
had suggested. you keep off for
awhile and III step In and see il
can find out what's the matter From
what you tell me, You carry out my
instructions 10 the letter, and yet they
don't seem TO work. III get Maggie to
tell me wherein You fail
A few days later Darby told his
friend that he had better choose anoth- .
er subject. Maggie had taken an es-
pecial dislike to him There was Oar F.
Dys own sister Ruth. Better try her .
Terry seemed quite relieved at the .
ehahge ana entered upon sharpening .
ms abilities to please the sex by whet-
ting them on the new subject One
Gay Terry sad to his pupil;
somehow, ever since introduced
yoS TO Ruth, Maggie has seemed dis
pleased not only with you, but with
me. She says you are weak, yacA-
Iating sort OF fellow and my being
friend Of yours shows couclusively
.hat-WeA' she puts II birds Of
Iealher mock together
ny ooh you try some or tie de
vices on her you recommended to
meF
l VIII. III send her the prettiest
basket OF flowers can buy and write
her note. know exactly how 10
put u. Just you wait
-, a rev days later Terry met Miss
worm walking ~ the park She
smiiea at nun and asked him If he
would snow her the way TO Tue groito.
In MS ignorance OF how TO please
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