The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-09-19
HER FUTILE LOVES
By ROSE L. HoNEyMAN.


Land OF love. left again." sobbed
Nancy as her eyes fell no the head
lines at the top OF the society col
umns.
He had to 60 and marry that
frecklefaced Kitty after alias II he
couldn't get a pretty girl like me. It's
the limit That means no roller skat-
Ing this month. only moping at home
instead. Don't deserve to decorate q
corner seat either. Even homeiy Lisa
got good man the other day. She
Just sat around or went shopping.
didn't try TO make a living or any
thing. and she's no richer than 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 30 after girls with prospects7
Wish had some rich uncies. aunts
and things. A bank book IS mighty at
tractive. Wish l had one to carry In
my hand as | saunter up Main street.
II would catch fellows Just as fy pa
per does files Never did have any
luck though-only work. work. work.
Don't deserve II either-not 10 have
any fun. II isn't my fault don't have
any gentlemen company. ! try hard
enough. goodness knows. That eve
ming Oscar came ! passed the ice Wa
ter. the smiles. and the angel cake.
which ! made myself. told him so.
too. but II didn't do n BIT OF good. He
ate four pieces. though. He didn't
have TO get sore because smiled at
Charley. It isn't my fault that Char.
ley thinks I'm the prettiest girl In
town. learned q lesson. though.
as could be. kept my skirt pulled
over my ankles and looked straight
ahead aired all my high school
studies and told him I was going In
for career. Marrying was the least
Of my thought. Amy 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 &C
counts ever after. One must not ap
pear anxious about q man II shs
wishes 10 catch him. Aunt Julie al
ways said 80. l just told him right
out--that none Of this marrying busi
ness for me. OF course. I didn't NEAR
II. but be never came back He TOOK
up with that snippy Anna Lee. who
hasn't q thimblefui Of gray matter
La. I didn't care. Aunt Julie always
said:
Keep the men IN the places and
they viii rsspect you wonder u
Aunt Julie knows for sure. Susie Brad
shaw got married to . swell hard
ware clerk and she said she used &C
hold hands with Willie. ! wonder n
she did! It's mighty hard to know
what to do In such delicate mafters
Every girl in town is changing
her name TO Mira Lysander Jones
hrs- Sam Hill. and other aristocratie
names. Wish Il could. Everybody
say4 am pretty. and I am, too Char.
Ne. Rob. and Roiio look at me 90 that
have to pull my hat down on the
side towards them ns pass by. Il 10
20 embarrassing Mamie Ray and
Martha Little stand and giggie on the
street corner with the boys for an
hour. Aunt Julie told me II wasn't
street. and I never do Il. look
straight ahead and pass on
'One Sunday afternoon. put on
my new white dress. with short
sleeves and u blue sash. ! must have
looked right cute. guess. for . fresh
Alexander called 70 me. Where ara
you going. sister, didn't say any
thing. II had. he might have treat
cd me to an Ice cream soda. ] wish
I had now. ] guess I'm too distant:
I'll have to change my manner.
The other night when Rolio tool
me home fom the surprise party and
squeezed my hand ht the Rnte.
jerked II away and fixed him with M
glitiering eye NJ best | could In the
dar's. beClufc Aunt Julie always told
me II was an insult for a man 20 lay
the tip OF bis finger on n girl. | wasn't
going 10 have a mnn Insulting me and
told him 80. Gee. but he needn't
have gotten so mad, ! didn't do any
thing. l am always putting my foot
In It. for NIL I try to do Just NJ Aunt
julie rays II proper. But ! 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 Iioh is around. lie is coming
homo from japan soon. Qualify not
quantity In men as In everything eise.'
Aunt julie says. iieh is quality all
right. I always did love hob. Hope !
can nab him"
Oboe Players In Demand.
Mauie Powell has expressed her