The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-02
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The young man with tho beetling;
eyebrows and the sassertiye neckt,e
paused to knock the ashes, from; his,
pipe. IS 4 Y
Whom u going 10 take To- the The.
sire patty q he echoed ithy. /; don't
mind telling YOU that I'm going 10.
take Ethei!rl 4 III !. 4 I;
said the other young, man,
whose quietness, was his NOTICEABLE.
characteristic. Have you asked;
herr &; &. 4 \. g
s5 The young man with the snecktie,
locked family surprised How'd YOU YOU
know ! shadht e. he inquired, sftI;tet
,cphone her tonight. l3was3 so, busygail
daysl didn't hare q chance.., Besides,
fthere'sino hurry: There isn't any one
else likely TO ask her but YOU. and
now that I've spoken first; OF. course
Il why. Of course!" agreed the quiet
y.oang man, 4 shouldn't dream of
interfering with yourSplansn'
That's one thing Like about you !,
.contided the young man with the tie.
Some fellows don'tskn6ws.wh they.
arc licked, Butt you've got common,
sense: ohi y was dust speaking cen.
orally There arc, fellows, you know,
who'd 20, sneaked off and phoned Eth.
el beforeIl'd!h had a chance. or course,
though. don't know that you're so
a&fnlly keen Oh going with her your
SELF, only you've gone. ,toi see her q
lot" r. i,S,s 3.i335 Z!
Yes; y have" agreed the quiet
young man! ;
I've been so busy lately, j haven't
had time to see Ethel as often as usu.
al" said the young man with the tie.
Il expect she's sore about Il. This
theatre party and some flowers and;
candy II ilxs things all right! know
girls."
you do, indeed" agreed the quiet
young man. ""she was speaking about
you only the other evening.
The young man with the tie fried to
took unconscious. WAS .sheg" he
asked csrelessly. There was a 81.
lep1ce. Say. he broke Sout at last,
I don't emind telling you-we're old
friends and YOU. are sort Of ono OF u.s.
ypni know. don't mind telling you
thst, I'm going to marry that girl!,5
The quiet young man stirrcdtlntd.
surprise. ajiitS.
Ethct? he inquired. cxplosively.l'
s,"Uh.huh,"said the young man witt;
the tie. Il expect: you are, kind 0, sur
prllsed. i fIatter myself that i don't
let On 70 the general public Just, whai
! ! intend to DC, but i fe been thin&lns
y over for q long fine. and I've dc
cided she's the gtrigfor me u x
"oh!t said the qhiett young MAI
moro calmly see You-yo,
haven't esked3 her. then q & q Fl {.
The young man with the tic shool
his head.
Are YOU going .to. telephone: 2. hi.
friend re q Il inquired ~ with innocent inter
est. - 81 /, .
The young man with the. tic. .iookcf5
a. tritile suspicious, but decided moth
Ing was meant Blythe question:
We'll, no" he admitted. II hadn't
thought about i. hadidn't decide un,
til Just recently. I'm not going; IL
Jump into a thing like that in hur
ry and be sorry ever after. i know
what ! want in a wife. Nov, Ethe;i
ls not too pretty you see-ste canri
be vain about herself, and aIvain wo /.
man is always selfish. Z 1 abominate e.
selfish woman! All she thinks: about
IS herself and her own comfort. /
want some one who'll consider mt
first It's right that the man who pro
rldess the home and works for Il |.
should be considered firstm :. "a,
Z sec your; point,"s said. the quiet
young. man \ " IA ..f, "A d
Some fellows never think Of these
things: Ethel isn't, eycrlastinglyS
cliattering. either. She would give o.
fellow chance to do little talk
Ing himself. Most girls think the only.
thing OF Importance Isl what, they have
to say. Did you ever notice now Eth.
el}will sit and listen with her: mead
OIL, one side. asyif she was SO, interest;
ed7-kind, Of amused q;
= don't believe I ever did," said
the quiet young man. ~, 49, II:
( Perhaps, not" said his friend with
the: assertive tieId You probably
haven't had as ldng' talks'with her asa
l have. She, always listens that way
when Itta1k. That. girl is Intelligent,
and when she; gets a chance to listen
to conversation that's worth while she
does it without interruption. think
she's economical and a good house:
keeper. Don't you2 Not TO speak Of
her father being pretty welIlaxed, you
know" Y, .s E, ,s;i7 {. IS, ,,sif ~,
81 have great admiration for; Eth
ell" declared the quiet young man,
"6ut / never exactly figured out her.
good qualities as you have done.
well. that's natural YOU didn't have
the Idea in YOU, mind! that i did,. said
the young man with the tie. p,
rNo, l4didn't,' said the quiet young
man with n farrancy that eansal ~.