The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
The Euening Story
Pines Proposal.
(By Jane Osborn.)


Honest, Dave, you've got to give
me time" the red haired advertising
manager of the furniture firm of Pins,
Pines & Noteworthy was saying to
Dave Pines, who had fingered after
closing hours of the store to speak to
Miss Drew on what he referred to in
his note beforehand as a pressing
matter of business"
You sure did give me a surprise.
Why, I'd no more idea that YOU had
taken fancy to me than that-than
that we'd sell out of refrigeratorS in
February Do you know, if the Morn
ing Bugle was to send over here with
the statement that we could double
our Sunday advertising space for the
same rate as we pay now I wouldn't
have been more surprised. But why
didn't you spring it on me gradually?
can't say yes or no. honest, Dave,
till 1 have thought of it. You see, I'm
so happy here doing just what I am
doing. I've got my little apartment
fixed up so coy and I'm getting kind
O. fond of my own fireside-gas log,
of course-that I haven't thought of
marrying. It's been dead easy STALL
ing the others. But with you it's diff
ferent. 1 don't just like to say mo-
when I might be sorry later. Give me
time, Dave. When? Oh, let me see.
Suppose you wait till after next Sun
day. It's Monday today. Well, I'll
take next Sunday to dope it out. I've
an awfully hard week coming. That
special sale of Grand Rapids antiques
we've been trying to sell for the last
two years will take some clever copy
No, can't possibly tell you any soon
er. L have thought SO little about
getting married. I'll have to drop
around to see my friends that have
gone and done it and see what they
have to say about it. Drop in next
Monday at about this time, if you're
still interested. And, whatever I de-
eide, you and I'll always be good
friends, won't we?"
Say, that was kind O. clever copy.
if I do say it, and that idea of yours
to leave the chairs and tables on that
special sale out in the rain for two
nights beforehand just did the bust
ness. If they had come over in the
Mayflower they couldn't have looked
more like the real thing. oh, that's
so, it's Monday. No, hadn't forgot
ten-had it down on my desk pad,
but 1 guess I'd have remembered any
way.
NO, thanks, Dave 1 don't think 1
will go to a hotel for dinner I've sort
O. got in the habit of having dinner
at home and hotels don't sell much |
furniture with me any more. Besides, !
when l have a cold proposition like |
this to handle 1 feel better to be right |
here in the office. I'd ask you to |
come up to the apartment, but that's |
too homelike. L want to keep my |
of view.
Tell you my answer? Well. don't
be impatient. Take it slowly, Dave, |
and then you'll see why I have de-
better. You know I wanted to handle |
the proposition squarely. AS I told |
you it wasn't just an ordinary Will |
you marry me? when David Pines
asked rcd-head Peg Drew to be junior |
partner. You know I appreciate the
compliment.
$50, I started off Sunday morning |
to see the girls I went to school with
Saunders and Moll Braun. They've |
all married and I thought they'd give
me the dope 1 was after. And I guess
ssWeil, Aggie-I went to her house
first. Knew she'd be at home When
a woman has six children and a good
for-nothing husband she doesn't stand |
much chance CT being out on Sunday /
morning 1 was out of breath by the |
time 1 got there, four flights up and
such a racket! Youngest was cutting
its teeth and oldest was yelling be-
cause he'd just had to have his baby
glad to see me, though. She hadn't
seen any of the girls for years. You
know how it is when a girl needs
usually can't find any I /
didn't have to ask her how her mar
riage had PANIED out I tried to
cheer her up, though. She had been
a good hOuSekeeper once ana asked
her why she didn't try this new game
of economic independence, if her hus-
band didn't earn enough to get out /
and earn it herself. But how could
a girl like Aggie get out with six
children hanging at her apron
If she did she'd only earn
enough to pay for a nurse, and what
nurse would take care of six children
well, then went to see Pearl Hite
and do you know I was almost scared
to go in Those buffers in plum-col-
ored uniforms always did make me
feel shy Pearl sent down by her
Ere nch maid for me to come up She
was having her coffee in her boudoir
and, do you know, I hadn't been
there ter minutes before she burst out
crying and told me all about it. She's
Husbands gone off with
q vaudeville tango queen and it's all
they can do to keep the scandal out
of the papers.
eff only Pearl had some children,
they might keep her from being so
lonesome, but that little, yelping Peki-
nese is a pretty poor substitute for a
live baby. You're a lucky woman,