The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-26
GIRLS ARE CURIOUS,
so ARE SOME BOYS

made tie, addressing the other youag
men at the boarding house table.
"Is that an original discovery, or
did somebody tell your" politely in
quired the young man who sells gas
engines.
Maybe he dreamed It," hazarded
the young man who works in an ar
chitects office.
"No," explained the young man with
the celluloid collar, as he reached out
and gathered in the last slice Of bread
with one of his large red hands,
there didn't nobody tell me, an
didn't dream It. amt like some
of these ducks you meet in boardin'
house. When go to bed go to bed
tired enough to sleep. leave all
them dream things for some o. these
ducks that don't work hard enough to
git tired. What was talkin' about
was girls. An it's just like says
some of 'em is mighty Gurus. / found
it out for myself"
you found 1t out for yourself?"
II certainly did"
Some originality to that discovery,
all r-ht," said the young man who
works in an architects office, address
ing the young man who sells gas en-
gines. The latter nodded In hearty
agreement.
Maybe there is and maybe there
amt but it's true" declared the young
man with the celluloid collar.
"Why don't you get 1t patented?"
II can't. You're joshin' me-"
"Who, I? Perish the thought. And
you think girls are really curious?"
Il know it,"
"All Of them?"
"Some of 'em is cur'user than 9TH
ers, Of course"
"How do you knowT
| q seen one out walkin' in the park
| with you last Sunday, an don't think
all of 'em would go out walkin' with
you."
Don't laugh at your own attempts
to be funny. Then you think some
girls are curious because they
wouldn't go out to the park with me
Thank you."
"No, you don't get my idea at all.
meant 1t the other way"
| "You know a lot about girls, don't
you? Anybody can see that"
| "Well, don't know such a lot, but
know some"
| Some girls?"
"Yes, some girls. an some about
girls"
wise mani"
| "Oh, ain't so wise; but it takes
a wise girl to fool me any to speak
| Of"
Would 1t be showing undue curios-
ity If should ask you, for the bene-
fit of myself and these others whom
your remarkable discovery has
aroused to a pitch of intense excite
ment. what particular incident of the
present day has caused you to remark
| on the curious qualities Of girls?"
II just happened to think of it, no.
ticin' Miss Keyboard as she left the
| table,"
as Miss Keyboard one of the curl
GUS ones?"
"She certainly is.'
"She never went to the park with
me-"
AN maybe that amt because you
never asked her to, neither"
ITO avoid argument, will concede
that 1t IL not. In what way does
Miss Keyboard strike you as being
curious?"
"Well, three weeks ago / asked hel
| tn In fnr ~ eh r.
wouldn't because she had an engage
ment"
Nothing curious about that"
mo, but listen. Two weeks ago
asked her again to go to the theatel
with me. An she wouldn't because
she had headache"
Nothing curious about that"
'No. know there amt. But the
other day l asked her to go again
Persistent YOUTH"
"And she didn't have no engage
ment."
mo"
No. an she didn't have no head
ache"
MOP"
mo; an still she wouldn't go. Now
wasn't that curious"
"That was decidedly curious. Bu
you know so much about girls that i
should not seem curious to you, re
gardless of how 1t seems to the res
Of US. You ought to know why she
wouldn't go with you to the theatel
the last time you asked her."
| "T ought IN know WhV2D
That's what | said"
Maybe you can tell.'
II can. She doesn't want to q