Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-03
Booneranq'
Advice
By SARAH BAXTER

>' A ene AetuIu 1Fou lne1r money.
moon as they were opening their ac
cumulated mail at the breakfast Ia
Die, here's letter from Charlie Web
ster. l wrote him while on our Jour.
ney how transcendently happy vas
You didn't leave me out, did you,
lovey2"
"Oh, certainly not Charlie writes
that he is envious Of me and wishes 1
would tell him how got you. He says
he has been waiting for several years
for some nice girl to show a prefer
ence for him, but thus far there's
nothing doing" i6
Nothing doing! l should think not.
Does he suppose a girl is going to
make love to him while he sits nod
ding? When you write him again tell
him that he must have decision, con-
centration."
"What do you mean by that?"
Il mean this: The first girl he sees
that he feels he'd like to marry let
him show his admiration in his ex.
preston. If he has been introduced he
may do this In one way; If not, in an
other. Should he meet her in the
street or in company he should pur-
sue her till he has learned who she is,
then never let up till he has made her
acquaintance. We women like to be
hunted 1t gratifes our PRIDE
Now, George harding's business led
him tO no r,1ph on tbo rooJ po1,,
days after his return from the we'd
ding journey he gave his wife couple
OF dozen kisses and started on trip.
he had enjoined her to go out when
ever she had an opportunity, and since
she was not only devoted autoist,
but an excellent driver, she attempted
to kill loneliness by afternoon spins
Into the country, On one Of these
spins her machine stopped in the mid
die Of the road and, like balky mule,
would go no farther.
The first auto that came along was
driven by a gentleman. who pulled up,
lifted his cap and asked If he could be
of service. Mrs. Harding was very
pretty woman. and the troubled look
that appeared In her liquid eyes was
enough to soften a heart of brick The
gentleman's eyes expressed admiration
in marked degree. He left his car be-
side the road and proceeded to make
an investigation Of the lady's vehicle
Finding that the trouble would compel
its removal by outside power, he pro-
posed to secure rope and pull it to a
garage. Anything he suggested was
acceptable. and after hunt for stout
rope in the houses along the road the
attachment was made and the journey
commenced, the man driving his car.
the lady at the wheel Of hers. Reach
ing a garage, her car was left there.
and the gentleman begged permission
to drive her home.
Mrs. Harding had received admra-
ton in her day, but never anything so
suddenly developed as this. 1t was
plain to her that her new found adj
mirer was taking her home by a round
about way, the necessity for which he
attributed to the roads. After an hours
drive that could have been done in ten
minutes they pulled up at the Harding
residence, the stranger helped the lady
out, and. after thanking him for his
kindness. she ran up the steps
The next afternoon what was her
surprise on looking out front window
to see her car stop at her door, driven
by the gentleman who had rescued her
at the wheel. He sprang out. came up
to the house and rang the bell. She
~ I,
the announcement from her admirers
lips that, fearing she might wish for
her car, he had brought 1t home to her,
In recognition Of so much kindness
what could she do but ask him in? He
gladly accepted the invitation and.
seated tete-a-tete with her, spent an
hour in bliss for himself and in reliev.
ly married. she had not yet got used to
turning away the devotion Of another
man than her husband. When her Wis.
itor departed his eyes expressed such
a longing to be permitted to call again
that Mrs. Harding could not refrain
from giving 1t.
When George Harding returned from
his trip his wife casually mentioned
her automobile mishap, but. fearing to
excite his jealousy. refrained from en-.
tering into particulars. Charlie Web
ster informed his friend that during
his absence he (Charlie) had put in
practice Mrs. Harding's advice and had
protited by 1t. Indeed, he was pluck.
ing up courage to offer his love to a
lady and ask her to be his wife. The
proposition might seem sudden, and he
expected to be refused. but he would
act on Mrs. Harding's advice and stick
to 1t.
A few evenings after this George
Harding left his wife for short time.
When he returned what was his sur
prise to see his old friend. Charlie
Webster, sitting In the drawing room
with Mrs. Harding. She appeared to
be bit ratified, and the two men look.
ed at each other in establishment
''This is the gentleman" said the
wife, "who was so kind to me when