The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-21
HER FUTILE LOVES


Land Of love! left again." sobbed
Nancy % her eyes fell no the head.
lines at the top Of the society col
umns.
He had to 60 and marry that
freckle.faced Kitty after alias II he
couldn't get pretty girl like me. It's
tho limit. That means no roller skat-
Ing this month. only moping at home
Instead. Don't deserve to decorate q
corner seat either. Even homely Lisa
got . good man tho other day. She
Just sat around or went shopping.
didn't try to make 4 living or any.
thing. and she's no richer than l am.
either. But. lordy. she's provided for
now. Jim never would have looked
at Lisa II her Uncle Moses didn't have
all those buried money bags. Bet not.
Wouldn't that just beat you the way
men 60 after girls with prospects?
Wish had some rich uncles. aunts
and things. A bank book is mighty at.
tractive. Wish had one to carry in
my hand as l saunter up Main street.
1t would catch fellows Just as fly pa.
per does flies. Never did have any
luck though-only work. work, work.
Don't deserve 1t either-not to have
any fun. 1t isn't my fault don't have
any gentlemen company. try hard
enough. goodness knows. That eve
ming Oscar came l passed the ice wa.
ter. the smiles. and the angel cake,
which made myself. told him so.
too. but 1t didn't do a bit Of good. He
ate four pieces. though. He didn't
have to get sore because l smiled at
Charley. 1t isn't my fault that Char.
ley thinks I'm the prettiest girl in
town. | learned lesson, though.
So when Shorty called was as prim
as could be. kept my skirt pulled
over my ankles and looked straight
ahead. aired all my high school
studies and told him | was going In
for career. Marrying was the least
Of my thought. Any women could
marry said. with an expression on
my face to show that was not sit.
ing around, waiting for him to ask the
privilege of paying my charge ac-
counts ever after. One must not ap-
pear anxious about man if she
wishes to catch him Aunt Julie al
ways said So just told him right
out-that none OF this marrying bust.
ness for me. OF course. didn't mean
ii, but he never came back. lie took
up with that snippy Anna Lee. who
hasn't a thimblctul of gray matter.
La, | didn't care Aunt Julie always
said:
keep the men in the places and
they will respect YOU wonder II
Aunt Julie knows Tor sure. Susie Brad.
shaw got married to swell hard
ware clerk and she said she used to
hold hands with Willie | wonder II
she did? It's mighty hard to know
what to do in such delicate matters.
Every girl In town is changing
her name to Mrs. Lysander Jones.
Mrs. Sam Hill, and other aristocratic
names. Wish could. Everybody
says | am pretty, and l am, too Char
lie, Rob, and Rollo look at me so that
I have to pull my hat down on the
side towards them as pass by. it is
so embarrassing. Mamie Ray and
Martha Little stand and giggle on the
street corner with the boys for an
hour. Aunt Julie told me II wasn't
nice for girls to talk to boys on the
street. and | never do 1t. | look
straight ahead and pass on.
"One Sunday afternoon. | put on
my new white dress. with short
sleeves and Il blue sash. must have
looked right cute, guess. for fresh
Alexander called to me. Where are
you going, sister, | didn't say any.
thing. II had. he might have treat.
ed me to an Ice cream soda. wish
| had now. guess I'm too distant:
I'll have to change my manner.
The other night when Rollo took
me home fom the surprise party and
squeezed my hand at the gate.
jerked 1t away and fixed him with my
glittering eye as best could In the
dark, because Aunt Julie always told
me ii was an insult for man TO lay
the tip Of his finger on girl wasn't
going to have man insulting me and
| told him so. Gee. but he needn't
have gotten so mad, didn't do any.
thing am always putting my foot
In il. for all try to do just as Aunt
Julie says is proper Rut | never
have gentleman friend. while all
the other girls who are not SO lady
like as am. have beaux to burn It's
the limit
Guess | don't care much. though.
when Rob is around lie is coming
home from Japan soon Quality not
quantity in men as in everything else
! Aunt Julie says Bob is quality all
right. always did love Rob Hope