The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-17
HOW TO
WIN A GIRL
BY EMERY r TALBOT

| Kent, Salu EuSar hdrloh
wish you would tell me how to win {
girl. You have lots of luck with girls
and everybody says it's because yor
know how TO treat them"
"Oh, It's easy enough If you know
how to do It," said Kent Martin.
There is girl I'm sweet on, and il
you will be SO good I'd like to have
you put me on how to do the trick.
don't mind telling you that-in conf
dence, of course--she's Maggie Sci
fridge"
Kent Martin restrained an expires
sion of surprise that came very near
breaking forth of its own accord and
said:
Maggie Selfridge, Ell? Maggie is q
nice girl. Has she given you any en-
couragementr
There's the trouble. | know so lit.
tle about girls that i don't know
whether the way she treats me means
anything or not"
"They are queer creatures and no
mistake. Well, I'll give you pointer
on Maggie. She is one OF the kind that
need to be handled without gloves oc
casionally. You might get into bit
of wrangle about something. She Is
very positive in her opinions, and you
must be Just as positive as she and
let her understand that she's got to
back down."
Il shouldn't think that would make
her love me-"
mot that alone, but the making up
Besides. girl doesn't care for the man
she can wind around her finger. She
wants TO be managed with curb bit
spurs and riding whip"
After this homily on the art of love
Wharton proceeded to put it into prac-
tiee. The first time he went TO see Mag
gle they got into an argument as to
whether the world was getting better
or getting worse.
II think it's getting better" said
Maggie.
at is getting worse" said Wharton
In .sne indicating that his statement
was not to be disputed.
Maggie looked up at him, surprised.
"Why do you say that?" she asked.
"You wouldn't understand me IL
told you. Women don't know anything
about logical sequences"
"Oh, they don't?'
81 never knew one that did"
II Will convince you that / do. i
will give you categorical syllogism.
You tell me that am not logical in a
very rude fashion / tell you that
without an apology don't care for
any further acquaintance with you.
These are the premises. The resultant
Is separation between U.S."
Wharton smiled. That's what you
call logic, is it?" he said contemptu-
ously.
THE conclusion Is fact" she replied
and, rising, swept out of the room, |
leaving the young man master of the |
field.
But how was the other part of the
matter to be brought about--the max
ing up? He hadn't thought Of that |
and sought his coacher.
Martin listened to his account Of the |
affair and at the end said that he had |
made a good beginning: all he had to /
do was to follow 1t up properly. you
don't want to pay any more attention |
to her" he said, It'll she shows signs
of weakening. You can tell me just
how she treats you from this on, and
when l see anything that looks like
desire for a makeup I'll explain IL to
you. You wouldn't recognize 1t your
self"
why notg'
Because it's more likely to be dis
play of bitterness than a direct ex.
preston of repentance"
81 see"
But weeks passed, and there was
nothing for Wharton TO report to his
coach. When the former met Miss
Selfridge she spoke to him but coolly
and did not make the slightest ad
vance toward a reconciliat ion. But
one day he was surprised to receive
a note asking him to come and see her
Somehow he had lost confidence In
theories as to how to win
woman and did not believe from the
tone In which the note was written
that 1t was for the purpose of draw
ing him back into the fold of her
In fact he was ready to
eat humble pie
II never supposed" she said to him.
that i should like as big a fool as
you."
Wharton stood speeches..
81 only got at the bottom OF your
Yesterday Kent Martin told