Smyrna times., 1911-10-18
Harriet and
~ Margaret

Harriet tossed her head petulant-
ly, perhaps little waywardly.
go, Frank" she said, "please,
please don't let US have all that
over again. Constancy does become
such bore after a while"
The accent on the "sueh" was
just little affected, just a little
forced, and a close observer might
have suspected that the young lady
did not mean all that she said.
elf you would only insert some
thing new into the program, she
continued. ''You know variety is
the rage nowadays-but lately it's
always the me-walking-motor-
ing-golfng-with one invariable
finale-a proposal-and all by the
same artist"
"You overlooked something
finale is not proposal-it is in
variably'-your own word-rejection
and always by the same artist, as
you say
"Imagine vaudeville program:
No. 1-Song by Prof. Vocalli. No.
II-Dance by Prof. Vocalli. No. III
-Monologue by Prof. Vocalli"-
"No. IV-Indlgnant exit by Mile,
Audience.
"Well, not indignant, perhaps,
but just-just-oh, you know, Frank
just tired. You have been so nice
since came back from the country
and while was there, too-long,
interesting, brOtherly letters every
day-and then the candy-always
my favorites-at the week end. l
do like you, Frank, butt
"The monotony bores you. | see.
1 suppose if it were Robert Marston,
for instance-just for novelty and
to vary the program, why you might
vary your answer and accept him. 4"
Harriet glanced at him covertly-
even the sweetest of womankind
will infict torture upon occasion.
"Well, Robert is-er''-
80, yes, I've no doubt he is all
that is to be desired and more too.
He can certainly present variety
enough-and as for novelty-those
checked trousers of his would make
him headliner at any museum for
freaks in the world"
"Now you're uncharitable, and
just little-er-er''-
"Jealous? Of Robert Marston
If | descended to jealously I'd select
man who could do something be-
sides smoke cigarettes and swing a
toothpick cane"
"He can motor beautifully.
"Considered from a surgeon s
point of view, he certainly can.
didn't tell you about the day he
beautifully motored Margaret Hill
ton over a beautiful embankment and
deposited her into a nice, beautiful
ditch on the other side. That may
be beautiful motoring, but I'm
afraid Margaret did not exactly ap.
preciate the particular style o1
beauty"
"MargarPt?" The single wore
was alive with surprise-inquiry-
and something else. Farley raised
his brows.
'Well-er-Miss Hilton. Yor
see-I-er-happened along in time
to extricate her from the embrace
of the too affectionate ditch and
well-she-I-er--that is-her mothe
= considers herself under a lifelong
obligation to me- -
And does the obligation includ
= your calling her Margaret, and send
ing her fiowers-and-- -and-and-
7 dancing attendance on her all tn
timer"
i 81 can surely establish an alb
in regard to that last accusation
since the walking, motoring, an
invariable proposing must cove
some trihing amount of time. Stil
l admit it's mighty pleasant to com
across a girl who doesn't look upo
me as program of unvarying nun
bers and questionable attractiveneS
| who doesn't complain of a same
ness in the menu and clamor to hav
the pudding served without sauC
for variety"
Harriet's head was turned ar
Farley's eyes rested quizzically upo
the dainty golden puffs and the pin
velvet bow. He thought the
trembled a little.
"Of course a man can't liz
single all his life, and now that
have got that commission to Canad
| it's so much pleasanter travelir
Il with companion-one who will fiji