Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-19
HOW TO
WIN A GIRL
By EMERY R. TALBOT

and everybody says it's because you
know how to treat them"
"Oh. it's easy enough If you know
how to do it," said Kent Martin.
There is a girl I'm sweet on. and If
you will be so good I'd like to have
you put me on how to do the trick.
don't mind telling you that-in conf
dence, of course-she's Maggie Sci
fridge"
Kent Martin restrained an express
sion of surprise that came very near
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. I 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 pointer
on Maggie. She is one of the kind that
need to be handled without gloves oc'
casionally. You might get into a bit
of a 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 np
Besides. girl doesn't care for the mau
she can wind around her finger. She
wants to be managed with a curb bit.
spurs and 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.
~ think it's getting better" said
Maggie.
ut is getting worse" said Wharton
in 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't?"
81 never knew one that did"
~ will convince you that l do. l
will give you a categorical syllogism.
You tell me that am not logical in q
very rude fashion. tell you that
without an apology don't care for
any further acquaintance with you
These are the premises. The resultant
is a separation between u.s."
Wharton smiled. That's what you
call logic. is it?" he said contemptu
ously.
"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 tha
and sought his coacher.
Martin listened to his account of the
affair and at the end said that he haC
made a good beginning; all he had Il
do was to follow it up properly. "fol
don't want to pay any more attention
to her." he said, It'll she shows signs
of weakening You can tell me jus
how she treats you from this on, anC
when | see anything that looks like 1
desire for a makeup I'll explain it t
you. You wouldn't recognize it your
self"
why notT
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 cooll.
and did not make the slightest ad
vance toward a reconciliation Ru
one day he was surprised to receiv
a note asking him to come and see heI
Somehow be had lost confidence il
Martins theories as to how to win
woman and did not believe from th
tone In which the note was writte
that 1t was for the purpose of dra W
ing him back into the fold of he
friendship. In fact, he was ready I
eat humble pie.
81 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 tol
his sister: her sister told Ethel Jones
and Ethel told me-"
"W-w-what did she tell you2"
"That Kent was instructing you no.
to make love"
Wharton stood the picture OF emba
rassment. His face was as red as
boiled lobster.
do you know what Kent did tn
other evenlngT
mo. WhatT
"Had he not taken this mean advaI
tage of you l would not tell you. II
; proposed to me-"
1.-THE deuce he didv'
meanwhile he was telling you wins
to do to effect breach between II
If you wanted me why didn't you te
me instead of himY'
UrI didn't knnuO