Smyrna times., 1912-08-21
HOW TO
WIN A GIRL
By EMERY R TALBOT

you put me on how to do the trick.
don't mind telling you that-in conf
dence, of cOurse-she's Maggie Sell
fridge"
Kent Martin restrained an express
breaking forth of it's own accord and
said:
Maggie Selfridge, eh? Maggie is a
nice girl. Has she given you any en-
cOuragement?"
There's the trouble. l know so lit
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 a pointer
on Maggie. She is 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 as positive as she and
let her understand that she's got to
| back down"
81 shouldn't think that would make
| her love me-"
Not that alone, but the making up.
Besides. a girl doesn't care for the man
sha can wind around her finger. She
wants to be managed with curb bit,
spurs and a riding whip"
After this hOmily on the art of love
Wharton proceeded to put it into prac-
tice The first time he went to see Mag
gle they got into an argument as to
whether the world was getting better
or getting worse.
81 think it's getting better" said
Maggie.
ut is getting worse" said Wharton
in a tone Indicating that his statement
was not to be disputed.
Maggie looked up at him, surprised
"Why do you say that?" she asked.
'You wouldn't understand me If
told you. Women don't know anything
about logical sequences"
"Oh, they dOn'tY'
81 never knew one that did"
al will convince you that 1 do.
will give you a categorical syllOgism.
You tell me that am not logical in a
very rude fashion. I tell you that
without an apology 1 don't care for
any further acquaintance with you.
These are the premises. The resultant
is a separation between us"
Wharton smiled. That's what you
call logic. is it?" he said contemptu-
ously.
1.-The conclusion is fact" she replied
and. rising. swept out of the room.
leaving the young man master of the
field.
But how was the other part of the
matter to be brought abOut-the max
ing up? He hadn't thought of that
and sought his cOacher.
Martin listened to his account of the
affair and at the end said that he had
made a good beginning; all he had to
do was to follow it up properly. You
don't want to pay any more attention
to her." he said. till she shows signs
of weakening. You can tell me just
how she treats you from this on. and
when l see anything that looks like a
desire for a makeup I'll explain it tC
you. You wouldn't recognize it your
SELF
"Why notY'
Because it's more likely to be a dis
play of bitterness than a direct ex
preston of repentance"
81 see.'
But weeks passed. and there wa,
nothing for Wharton to report to hi
coach. When the former met Mis-,
Selfridge she spoke to him but COOL!
and did not make the slightest ad
vance toward a reconciliation. Blu
one day he was surprised to receiv,
a note asking him to come and see her
Somehow he had lost confidence il
Martins theories as to how to win
woman and did not believe from tn
tone in which the note was writer
that it was for the purpose of draw
ing him back into the fold of he
friendship. In fact. he was ready t
eat humble pie.
''I never supposed" she said to hin
that should like as big a fool a
yOu.'
Wharton stood speechless.
II only got at the bottom of you
behavior yesterday. Kent Martin toll
his sister; her sister told Ethel Jones
and Ethel told me-"
"Ww-what did she tell you?'
D "That Kent was instructing you no
y to make love"
= Wharton stood the picture of emba
rassment. His face was as red as
boiled lobster.
"Do you know what Kent did IL
other eveningY'
"No. WhatY'
Had he not taken this mean adval
tage of you l would not tell you. Il
proposed to me-"
'fThe deuce he didr'
Meanwhile he was telling you VIII;
to do to effect a breach between u
II you wanted me why didn't you t.
me instead of himT'
81 didn't know
"Your stupidity is the most attra
tive thing about you. But when "
have occasion to tell me that
He had occasion to tell her immet