The herald., 1912-10-17

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 10 20 and marry that
irecklefaced Kitty after alas 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 10 decorate a
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 10 richer than / am,
either. But, lordy, she's provided for
now. Jim never would have looked
at Lisa II her Uncle Moses didnt 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. 4 bank book is mighty at
tractlve. Wish had one to carry in
my hand as | saunter up Main street
II would catch fellows Just as fly pa
luck though-only work, work, work.
Don't deserve II 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 l passed the ice wa
ter. the smiles, and the angel cake.
which | made myself. told him so,
too, but II didn't do a biz 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. | learned a lesson, though.
So when Shorty called was as prim
as could be, kept my skirt pulled
over my ankles and looked straight
ahead. l aired all my high school
studies and told him | was going In
for a career. Marrying was the least
of my thought. ANY women could
marry l said, with an expression on
| my face to show that l 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 a man II she
ways said so. l just told him right
out-that none of this marrying bust
ness for me. OF course, didn't mean
1t, but he never came back. He took
up with that snippy Anna Lee, who
hasn't a thimbleful of gray matter.
~ Vnl
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 a swell hard
ware clerk and she said she used to
hold hands with Willie. wonder IL
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 aristocratic
names. Wish l could. Everybody
says am pretty, and am, too. Char
lie, Rob, and Rollo look at me so that
have to pull my hat down on the
side towards them as l pass by. 1t is
30 embarrassing. Mamie Ray and
Martha Little stand and giggle on the
street corner with the boys for an
hour. Aunt Julie told me It wasn't
nice for girls to talk to boys on the
street, and I never do 1t. look
straight ahead and pass on.
zone Sunday afternoon, put on
my new white dress, with short
sleeves and blue sash. I must have
booked right cute. guess, for fresh
Alexander called to me, Where are
you going, sister, didn't say any
thing. II had, he might have treat
ed me to an ice cream soda. / wish
had now. I guess I'm too distant;
I'll have to change my manner.
"The other night when Rollo tool
me home fom the surprise party and
squeezed my hand at the gate.
jerked 1t away and fixed him with my
glittering eye as best I could in the
dark, because Aunt Julie always told
me 1t was an insult for a man to lay
the tip of his finger on girl. I wasn''
going to have a man insulting me and
I told him 80. Gee, but he needn't
have gotten 80 mad! didn't do any
thing. I am always putting my foo'
In It, for all try to do just as Aun'
Julie says is proper. But I never
have a gentleman friend, while al
The other girls who are not 80 lady
like as I am. have beaux to burn. III
the limit.
Guess I don't care much. though
when Bob is around. He Is coming
home from Japan soon. Quality moi
quantity in men as in everything else.
Aunt Julie says. Bob Is quality al
right. I always did love Bob. Hope
can nab him."