Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-13

co.genial as bottle and a glass, why
You lave
"pf course it Is SHY" interrupted the
girl who had been shaking her head
negatively during this long preamble
without. however being abb to remove
the furtjvc smile of amusement. but II
IS Gust onpary, and am sure that II 1T Is
hest for us to become acquainted, We
snail he properly introduced in due time
and it will he just ever so much more
conforta BILE
Dick looked down thoughtfully. ''I sup
pose that women will continue to ignore
facts and jump at hasty conclusions until
the end of time he said, abStractedly-
II did not do il this time. at least, :
said the girl, promptly. Il have studied
over 1t all day.
Dick slapped his thigh and laughed and
her face grew red. He was impairment
and provoking, and she would brook no
more of him. Holding her head erect she
turned to walk away.
But listen a moment he said, con-
tritelv. You can no more help being
feminine than ] can overcome my mascu-
line tendencies. Your intuition would tell
YOU that l was securing the park all day
in the hope of seeing you and, there
fore. II was perfectly fitting that you
should consider course of action suitable
10 our next meeting. Now, l nave also
had few thoughts on the subject. and
as long as We have met quite by acct
dent. lets argue the case in 4 cold and
entirely impersonal manner.
The horse had finally ceased paving and
swinging, the collie had lain down with
his nose on his paws the shadows had
grown much deeper. the ch1rperS, the
huzzers and the twitterers had stopped
listening and had begun the noisy dis
cussion of their own afalrs-aH the ma
ture people saw that II was settled that
the boy and the girl We're going 10 have
their talk. but there was an anxious note
in .-,tIn
the girls face indicated determination
TO rush home the very next moment.
My aunt is very particular as to the
prophecies" said the girl.
She's just the kind of a one VIII" would
be-" said Dick, resentfully, and then
hastily added Il mean that this is en-
tirely right as general rule, and ! heart
lily approve of il. What ] am going to
suggest is the most proper course pos
sible. Listen. the safest acquaintances
are those which begin in childhood by the
little boy peeking through the back fence
al the little girl. We can't turn the clock
back quite that far. so let's do the next
best thing, lets just he regular children
until We get thoroughly acquainted. 1t
would he utterly stupid to east back
what the gods have given us and have
some commonplace third person introduce
us
1T would be fun" admitted the girl,
but / fear we should he disappointed.
Such Things make loNeiS stories loT one
to tell ones self while one Is going to
sleep. hut in real life"
DO you do that. too?' asked Dick. IN
surprise. Guns I've fought against that
with prayer and fasting. l supposed Ii
was a form of mania and bad for the
mind. The only way l discovered to stop
il was to start stiff debate on some ac-
| tual subject and take both Sides
Il should rather not have a mind at all.
! than to use IL that way" said the girl,
| wickedly.
| All. now we're getting back to our old
| cheerful level said Dick, contentedly.
| DO you ride horseback?'
Il used to-
"Oh. stop holding yourself hack md
play like nice little girl" reprimanded
| Dick. Il know a dandy hollow tree a
mile from here which We can use for a
! post office
| That's nothing. said tire girl Il know
| of a splendid. bis oak. at the exact cor