Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-28
Bv LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

~ EAR LITTLE KITTY-When
things begin 10 happen TO y3d
ina this world. they generally
proceed to show you that the only way
10 spell that word Happen is in large
-forciblv large capitals. Now a call
from Mr.. English may not sound Ike
thrilling excitement and a newspapf"
woman ought 10 be proof against stray
personal thrills but anything that is
directed at NJ. Royce and not just
reading for the great American pub
Tic has a way Of getting at said Mr..
Royce!
The blue serge dress, the sfpile and /
arrived safely at the parlor door and
we're greeted with acclaim by per
fectly-sure- you-are delighted to-see-
me person. was. too-Only he did
not need TO show he knew.
New York men do not seem TO know
anything about the gentle art Of paying
calls poor, tired girl, who would
have liked to stay at home and eX-
change ideas, found herself dressing up
IN hat and coat. and off for the NOV
les went Mr.. English and l. You
know that am the one human creature
who does not like the motion picture
form Of northumberland yet l wen,.
I sincerely hope that Mr.. English will
never invite me to go roller skating
or TO attend a turkey dance.
THOSE are two things I won't do-if |
can help il. Mr. English is so serene
b sure that you will do just as he
suggests that you give up foolish
heht against the inevitable and justify
his certainty.
went TO the movies and there
after my escort took me to the grill
room and ] ate shrimp salad. And,
well, you know that the denizens Of
The ocean were never on my bill #
fare.
After l had been cowed into these
desperate measures O. by master
full masculine, Dame Fate took a hand
al this beating into submission game,
for who should come marching into
the grill but A. r. tombstone, Esq, and
Miss Glory Jones!
A. r considered it his duty to he
funny-he failed in the performance
Of duty. AHA and Ohio! Here are
the missing pieces Of the picture puz-
zle. one large table and we all get
together while my little lady from ;he
land Of the Wabash explains how she
got him away from the one and only
Glory"
We Joined forces. Glory mixed smiles
and pouts and coyness in injudicious
doses A. r seemed suddenly very much
impressed by little me, while that Eng
lishman managed to convey the idea
that he had known me since my early
days. and carried my books from
school and had a few souvenir hair
ribbons and apple cores to prove il.
Good gracious. Tommy tombstone in
troduced me to that man last Satur-
day night--am / the only human be-
ing who has a memory for dates and
a respect for facts?
I shall have to buy an Engagement
Book, for so impressed were those two
men at the thought of the attraction
] might possess for "the other fellow
that they issued more invitations than
l had in a year al home. The first
plunge into the social whirl Is to he
dance. A. T. is taking Glory and Mr..
English announced that he and little
Marjorie Daw" would join the party
1 pleaded no real New Yorkihed ball
gown and no knowledge Of the tur-
key trot-and the impossibility of do
ing good work on Saturday If I danced
half through the night Friday, but ]
am anxious. Oh, Kitten, Mr.. Richard
English Is bossy person-and ! like
t.
Does Joe Summers ever make you
10 things whether YOU want to or not =
Don't marry him unless he can In
fluence YOU strongly. I don't believe q
girl could love any man who has not
the comma nding personality. \ man
ought to sound the dominant note i'm
The love duet How do 7 know Oh,
my newspaper work Is q great edd-
,ator
Good night. honey
DEVOTEDLY YOUR MADGE