The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-12

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 go and marry that
freckle-faced Kitty after alias II he
couldn't get 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 homely Lisa
got a 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 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 go after girls with prospects,
Wish l 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 l don't have
any gentlemen company. l try hard
enough, goodness knows. That eve
ming Oscar came l passed the ice wa
ter, the smiles, and the angel cake.
which l made myself. / told him so,
too, but 1t didn't do a bit Of good. He
ate four pieces, thong 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. l learned a lesson, though.
So when Shorty called l was as prim
as could be, kept my skirt pulled
over my ankles and looked straight
ahead. I aired all my high school
studies and told him / was going in
for a career. Marrying was the least
of my thought. Amy women could
marry l said, with an expression on
my face to show that I 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 man IL she
wishes to catch him. Aunt Julie al
ways said so. I just told him right
out-that none Of this marrying bust
ness for me. or course, didn't mean
It, but he never came back. He took
up with that snippy Anna Lee. who
hasn't a thimbleful Of gray matter
La, didn't care. Aunt Julie always
said:
keep the men in the places ant
they will respect you l wonder Il
Aunt Julie knows for sure. Susie Brad
shaw got married to a swell hard
ware clerk and she said she used Il
hold hands with Willie. l wonder 4
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 aristocrati'
names. Wish l could. Everybod.
says l am pretty, and l am, too. Char
lie, Rob, and Rollo look at me so tina
have to pull my hat down on tn,
side towards them as pass by, it 4
SO embarrassing. Mamie Ray AM
Martha Little stand and giggle on tn
street corner with the boys for al
hour. Aunt Julie told me 1t WASH
nice for girls to talk to boys on tn
street, and I never do It. Loo
straight ahead and pass on.
zone Sunday afternoon, I put Of
my new white dress, with shor
sleeves and a blue sash. I must hav
looked right cute, guess. for fres
Alexander called to me, Where ar
you going, sister, 1 didn't say any
thing. II I had, he might have treat
ed me to an ice cream soda. l wis
I had now. I guess I'm too distant
I'll have to change my manner.
1.-THE other night, when Rollo too
me home fom the surprise party an
squeezed my hand at the gate,
jerked it away and fixed him with m
glittering eye as best I could in tn
dark, because Aunt Julie always tol
me It was an insult for a man to la
the tip of his finger on girl. WASH
going to have a man insulting me an
told him so. Gee, but he needn
have gotten so madl I didn't do an!
thing. 1 am always putting my foe
in 1t, for all try to do just as Aur
Julie says is proper. But I neve
have q gentleman friend. while a
the other girls who are not SO lad!
like as I am, have beaux to burn. It
the limit.
Guess I don't care much, though
when Bob Is around. He Is comm
home from Japan soon. Quality ne
quantity in men as in everything else
Aunt Julie says. Bob is quality a
right. always did love Bob. Hope
can nab him."