Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-19
The Evening Story
HOW TO
WIN A GIRL
b. EMERY 4. TALBOT

Ill==========
Kent" said Edgar wharton. Il
wish you would tell me how to win a
girl. You have lots of luck with girls,
and everybody says It's because you
know how to treat them"
'-Oh. It's easy enough II you know
how to do II" said Kent Martin.
There II girl I'm sweet on, and If
you put me on how to do the Trick. I
don't mind telling you that-in confl.
dence, of course-she's Maggie BEL
fridge"
Kent Martin restrained an express
sion Of surprise that came very near
breaking forth Of its own accord and
said:
Maggie selfridge. chr Maggie ID
nice girl. Has she given you any en-
couragementT
There's the trouble. I know % 1T
tie about girls that 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 II 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 a. positive a. she and
! let her understand that she's got to
, back down."
II shouldn't think that would make
e her love me-"
( mot that alone, but the making up
e Besides, girl doesn't care for the man
she can wind around her finger. She
wants to be managed with curb bit.
spurs aud q riding whip"
After this homily on the art Of love
, Wharton proceeded to put it into prac-
: tice. The 6rst 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.
) ut is getting WORSE" said Wharton
In tone Indicating that his statement
was not to be disputed.
Maggie looked up at him, surprised
"Why do you say thatT she asked.
"You wouldn't understand me If
told you. Women don't know anything
about logical sequences"
''Oh, they don't?'
II never knew one that did,"
II viii convince you that do. y I
will give you a categorical syllogism.
You tell me that l am not logical In a
livery rude fashion. tell you that
without an apology ! don't care for
any further acquaintance with you.
T, .se are the premises. The resultant
r Is a separation between u.s."
Wharton smiled. "That's what You
: call logic. Is it," he said contemptu-
d lously.
1.-THE conclusion Ia fact" she replied
h and. rising. swept out of the room.
: leaving the young man master Of the
y Geld.
But how was the other part Of the
" matter to be brought about-the max.
ling up? He hadn't thought Of that
and sought his coacher.
r, Martin listened to his account of the
o affair and at the end said that he had
e made a good beginning: all he had to
lido was to follow 1t up properly. "You
y don't want to pay any more attention
3 to her." he said, It'll she shows signs
LOT weakening. You can tell me just
: how she treats you from this on, and
when 1 see anything that looks like q
desire for a makeup I'll explain 1t to
you. You wouldn't recognize It your
self"
"Why notr'
"Because IT'S more likely to b 4 dis
play Of bitterness than . direct ex
pression Of repentance"
II see."
4 But weeks passed. and there wal
nothing for wharton to report to bill
coach. When the former met Mis-.
Selfridge she spoke to him but cooilJ
and did not make the slightest ad
vance toward a recon ,iiation. Blu,
\ ono day he was surprised to receive
note asking him to come and see her
Somehow be had lost confidence II
Martins theories ~ to how to win
woman and did not believe from thu
tone In which the note was writer
that K was for the purpose Of draw
ling him back into the fold of heI
Friendship. In fact hs az ready t.
eat humble pie.
IT never supposedly she tAid 10 him
shat I should like ~ big fool a
you"
Wharton stood speeches..
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