The Harrison times., 1912-08-31
HER FUTILE LOVES
BY ROSE l. HoNEYMAN.

Lduu Ol lOfe! lGlL again. bOpDSu
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 If he
couldn't get pretty girl like me- It's
the limit, That means no roller sliat-
ing this month, only moping at home
instead. Don't deserve to decorate
corner seat either. Even homely Lisa
got good man the other day. She
just sat around or went shopping,
didn't try to make 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 go after girls with prospects?
Wish had some rich uncles, aunts
and things. A bank book is mighty at,
tractive. Wish | had one to carry In
my hand as | saunter up Main street.
1t would catch fellows just as fly pa.
per does files Never did have any
luck though-only work, work, work,
Don't deserve it either-not to have
any fun. 1t 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 1t didn't do q bit Of good lie
ate four pieces, though lie 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 lesson, though,
So when Shorty called ! was as prim
as could be, kept my skirt pulled
over my ankles and looked straight
ahead. | aired all my high school
studies and told him | vas going IN
for a 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 ac
counts ever after. One must not ap
pear anxious about man If she
wishes to catch him, Aunt julie al
ways said so, just told him right
out--that none Of this marrying bdsi
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 thimbleful Of gray matter
La, | didn't care. Aunt julie always
said;
"'Keep the men IN the places and
they will respect YOU wonder II
Aunt Julie knows for sure. Susie Brad
shaw got married to swell hard
ware clerk and she said she used to
hold hands with Willie, ! wonder II
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 Ill., and other NristocratIc
names, Wish could, Everybody
says | am pretty and am, too. Char
lie, Rob, and Rollo look at me 80 that
| have to pull my hat down on the
side towards them os pass by, It is
80 embarrassing, Mamie Ray and
Martha Little stand and gIggle on the
street corner with the boys for an
hour, Aunt Julie told me II wasn't
nice for girls to talk to boys on the
street, and never do II, | look
straight ahead and pass on.
zone Sunday afternoon, put on
my new white dress, with short
sleeves and q blue sash, must have
looked right cute, guess, for a fresh
Alexander called to me, Where are
you going, sisterY | didn't say any
thing, II | had, he might have treat
ed mo to an ice cream soda, Wish
had now, guess I'm too dlstanti
I'll have to change my manner
"Tho other night when Rollo took
me home fom the surprise party and
squeezed my hand at the gate, ]
jorked II AWAY and fixed him with my
glIttorlng eye as best ! could IN the
dark, because Aunt Julie always told
me II was an insult for man TO lay
the tip of his finger on girl, wasn't
going to have man insulting me and
told him so Gee, but he needn't
have cotton no mad didn't do any
thing, am always putting my foot
In II, for oil try 10 do just ~ Aunt
Julie says Ia proper But never
have gentleman friend while all
the other girls who Ore not no lady
like os | am, have boOux TO burn, lte
the limit,
"Guess | don't care much, though,
when Rob IL around, He 10 coming
homo from Japan soon, Quality not
quantity In men az In everything else
Aunt Julio says. Bob n quality all
right always did love Bob, Hope J
can nab HIM"