The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-22

Chances. / hight uoVC AA~AA '~--o
ago and settled the future for both OF
U.S."
You might have" l agreed. but
introspection. dear. won't take the
| place of our three thousand a year.
Which argument must have MADE
Practical Something or other Sit up
and take notice Now just don't you
speak to me for ten minutes, and Ill
tell you at the end Of that time what
| am going to do
put out my hand toward the news
papers just to brush up on the things
there are to be done in this world.
| After consideration | selected held
over Transcript as l wanted the very
best advice going. The first thing
that met my eye was: THE dancer
who is supposed to have caused the
downfall" l turned over hastily.
After all was looking for the want
column Two minutes had not passed
before | landed on the very thing:
Wanted-Companion Wealthy wom-
an recovering from nervous pros
tration, wants young, good-look1ng'
well-bred, well-educated. well-read.
tactful girl for companion Must
speak French, bridge. football. base
ball automobile and golf. Prefer
musician who sings. Name your own
salary.
We'll. I'm IT." exclaimed with
conviction, and passed the paper on to
10. You would think that woman
had known my qualifications when she
put that In the paper"
10 read it, and l do believe she
would have whistled II she had known
how. From her expression l thought
she thought 1t was the very thing.
How much salary shall l nameT
I asked excitedly.
she doesn't want much" 10 said
with hauteur-just that, truly-not
hearing my question. anyhow not an
swering it. We'll. ! should say she
would let any one name the salary.
Where does she expect TO GET"
was tabbing my chest with my
two forefngers and distorting my face
to make 10 see was 1t, because she
didn't seem to listen to what l said
my goodness! she exclaimed. DO
you qualify for all that?" She looked
at the paper helplessly-the only
time ever saw 10 helpless about any.
thing.
You've always told me that good
looks are a matter Of opinion" re-
piled, 80 barring looks and Swimming
in on golf"-l know my A-B-abs OF
golf: drive fairly. but I'm too wig
ely to putt-"why l think l might
venture to say l do qualify for the
rest. You see she doesn't say I've
got to do all those thing; I've just
got to speak EN-"
Don't bite of your words, Louie.
she said in that calm. cool way OF
hers that's lots more effective than
slap Breath is cheap"
'I'll remember. DEAR" l promised
I'd have promised her anything right
at that minute.
You're not tactful," she contra
dicted fatty. although she always tells
me never to contradict anything fiat
!" ly
Il could be If I tried" returned
1 Il know the rules"
1 81 wonder If she would consider you
v musician, and If she would think
4 you could sing? You've slapped at
: everything generally. but"
I'm sure l could squeeze in," told
a her. "She only prefers musician
0 who can sing"
e Now 10 knows my throat Is regu-
lar Trilby throat. The bridge of my
8 nose is good and my diaphragm
from tennis and swimming-is almost
. as good as Tetrazzinis.
, Nervous prostration!" she unused
= finally, gazing at the lines she didn't
\ see. "A vampire who'll take the best
/ Of you and will leave you high and
dry In the same condition as herself.
> l guess not"
2 why I have the constitution of an
q OK" argued. Il haven't a nerve In
u my body. l."
d mot now" she interrupted.
i. Please may l try? May at least
answer it," pleaded.
ia ut won't do any harm to answer
# It," she agreed, and l bounced upon
her so suddenly with a kiss that II
r. landed on her nose, but" She held
y up a foref1nger Oh! why not write
an advertisement yourself, dictate
+ your own terms, and let somebody
T. come to your"
"Oh, say, 10, but that's two birds
in the bush" | was thinking OF the
n salary part.
i" mo harm trying" she smiled. land
4 would call 1t another iron in the
ia fire. You haven't the bird In the hand
20 vet. and anyhow It may not be at al