The Washington herald., 1913-11-15
HELEN'S ADVICE.
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But Harvey has always said he liked
the 'clinging vine girl" sobbed Mary.
| Likes her TO cling to some other oak
perhaps" said Mary's sister Helen. 81
notice that the girls in whom Harvey
Is most interested are not that Sort
Mary continued to sob and rub her
eyes and dab her nose, with her moist
handkerchief. Live noticed il, too"
she admitted. and th-that's what
! hurts me. live tried to be the kind
he says he likes and" She burst into
fresh grief.
Hold -''rned abruptly to her and took
her by both shoulders She controlled
her impulse to shake her. and merely
held her firmly and spoke in determined
tones. See here, Mary; you are a per-
feet goose. Harvey is progressive, up
to-date: he keeps Up with the movement
OF Tire day himself. and why should he
be interested In a girl who smothers
herself in devotion TO him to the exclu-
sion OF everything else? How can you
be interesting to a man when he knows
all you think about is himself-alI you
care for or think about is centered in
him?"
Mary looked up through her tears, a
shade OF establishment creeping into her
eyes. She squeezed out the tears and
looked at Helen. What do you mean 90
she asked with some asperity and shak-
ing herself free.
Helen smiled and the two continued
their walk along the country lane. 'I
mean what L said-that Harvey Is NOT
blind to the trend Of woman's progress;
he seeks out the girls who are thinking
for themselves and doing things in the
world True, he's engaged to you and
he's loyal, and / don't doubt that he said
all that tommyrot about the 'cIingfng
vine Men say all those things In maud
liz moments because their ancestors
said them: but mark my words, Mary,
he'll never be satisfied with that kind
OF wife" f.
Helen. how dare your Mary inter
rupted. all trace of her tears gone, her
attitude bristling instead of dropping.
Are you telling me that Harvey doesn't
love me?'
Helen shook her head ''No-not exact
ly that. dear-but he's beginning to see
that you aren't Immensely interesting.
Watch him at the club or at a dance.
Orwell, 1t was last nights incident
that upset you this morning, was # not?
Because he sat in the drawing room talk
ing for nearly an hour to Edith Marges-
son and did not realize that you wanted
to go home, you cry and get the blues
and NOPE about! That's the truth"
Il was tired and wanted to go home,
and he-he forgot all about me-" ad-
mitted Mary.
Certainly he did. He was interested in
Miss Margesson's work. She talks well
and was discussing the minimum wage
law with him. He's particularly inter-
ested in that. because It pertains to his
business and will make a great difference
to him II II is passed"
II never heard OF it, began Mary.
'No-of course not. And you never
heard Of the referendum. And YOU
never heard of the child labor laws, and
you never took any interest IN the tariff |
and you never go to a lecture |
or join club orwell. you never do any,
thing but sit at home and embroider
dolies and knit ties and look sweet and 4
pretty and expectant when Harvey /
comes. Isn't that true? Take my ad- |
vice and stop It Come with me to tea 1
next Tuesday and I'll introduce YOU to |
some Of the girls I find interesting ana /
from whom 1 am learning much"
II was going out motoring with Harvey
Tuesday" Mary objected
Tell him you can't go-that you have
an engagement"
Obi"
Just once-try it For once, don't be |
lifting waiting for him and fearing he
Won't come. Phone him that you are
'oing out. and then when he comes again
rect him with an attitude Of self-re-
lance and not with that droopy way you |
ave Talk OF something besides the tray |
lotns you are making and Of how much |
Fou love him"
Helen-you are brutal! But-Tn 20 with
,ou; III try to be more entertaining 1 |
eaIly have noticed that I'm becoming a !