Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-30
His Best Girls Advice /

Kimberly had proposed to Gladys
Butterfly on an average Of twice
year since they had first met IN high
school. The proposals had varied
from the rapturously impassioned
affair which goes with hign algebra
and Cicero through the bitterly In
tense sort belonging to the age Of
uwenty-one and incipient mustaches
up to the settled declaration Of i've
or six years later.
And the answer invariably had
been no.
AT his fifteenth proposal Gladys
surveyed Kimberly thougtfully.
1T is really very funny" Gladys
said at last, after her survey, that
haven't fallen in love with you IN
al this time, isn't it? There isn't 9
single reason why ] shouldn't!
think that is why have not. Any
how, Dick, you aren't in love with
ME, you know. not particle! You've
just got the habit Of thinking y0u
are and asking me to marry you, and
you can't break yourself Of it."
You might be serious" said Min
berly with bitterness.
''Tm entirely serious!" declared
Gladys, cheerfully. Il only Wish
could make you realize that you out
grew Your madness for me years ago
and that, these periodical ourbursts
are just recurrent dementia- You've
hypnotized yourself into believing
that your life will be wrecked Il
don't become Mrs. Kimberly and II
isn't SO! II you'd just try to fall IN
love with some one eIse!"
Lovely idea Of yours he growled-
You don't mean it, really?"
Indeed do!',, declared Miss But
terly, pulling OF her gloves and nod
ding her pretty head vigorously t
would make me very happy, Dick TO
see you married to the right girl
Why, you'd laugh over this idea That
you're in love with me! Promise me"
she leaned forward earnestly
'that when you do find out that whae
I'VE said is true you'n come and tell
me! 1t will SO relieve my mind!"
Its a safe promise said Min
berW, aggrievedly. Il never hav
and never shall care for any girl but
YOU, Gladys!"
There was real tremor in his
voice as he spoke, and she patted
his arm on the way out. "You must
imagine it, Dick!" she insisted CONS
fortably.
It was Gladys herself who intro
duced Kimberly to Ada Wallack with
the smiling whispered aside that here
was his chance. Kimberly had given
her 4 reproachful look.
Miss Wallack was small and
sparkling and viyacious and, being
ignorant Of the fact, well known %
everybody in Gladys's set, that Min
berly was Gladys especial properly
and therefore it was waste of time
trying to interest him, she talked -
Kimberly as though he were most
engaging and entirely unattached
man.
This was new experience to MINI
berry and strangely pleasing.
'.Then in revenge for Gladys going
twice to the theatre with another
man Kimberly broke bounds and
called on Miss Wallack. He was
asked to dinner, and after that 10
her to q party.
So engrosed was he in his revenge.
1t was some time before ne realized
that he was enjoying himself vastly.
'I'm going to take Ada WallAck
automobihng," he said.
Gladys smiled brightly. Good FOR
you'll" she cried approvingly. "Kesp
it up!"
Kimberly bestowed on her . dis
glare and she knew he Wa
still hers. shes q mighty sweet
girl, Dick" she added.
Il suppose so" he admitted gloom
lily.
No man understands the manner
in which he is finally roped and
thrown.
SO Kimberly did not know it wa
going to happen until after several
he found himself holding Ada
Wallack's little hands and words
were tumbling out from his lips -
they hadn't since his algebra days
and the season of calf love.
He was amazed at his store of rho
toric, and more amazed at the awful
chastity conviction that If Ada refus-
ed him life would be Sahara, .
marshy waste, tract of alkali land
In the far west-anything hopeless
and dismal.
But she didn't refuse him.
Kimberly thereupon hunted -
Gladys Butterfly. bubbling over wi1A
rapture.
You're brick, Gladys" he said.
when he had finished telling her.
"You had lots more sense that I.
Why, was awfully fond OF you end
am still and always will be, but it
wasn't anything like this, ever. Thu
Is the real thing and I'm the happiesk
man on earth. And isn't Ada Tie
loveliest, dearest, most"
"She is a very nice girl, believe
Gladys Bitterly. Yea
won't mind II have to get ready for
/ luncheon? SO sorry to drive you