The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-03-06
GIRLS Love TRUST.
Formed to Keep Outsiders From
Bearing SWeethearts
Away.
BY DON LA GRANGE.
downright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)

By DON Ia GRANGE.
| cartwright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
When the news reached Bloomfield
that Sarah Carter, old maid, was to
remove there from Hastings. there
was a flutter among the manageable
girls. There were but six young men
in the town, and the girls had formed
a sort of trust to prevent outsiders
from bearing any of them away.
Something should be done!" ex-
claimed one member of the trust.
"Of course there should" echoed
second.
IF any man wanted TO marry an old
maid it would be different" exclaimed
a third, ''but there's no one here that
will look at her twice. That will
make her mad, and she'll do her best
to break up our friendships"
Il have heard that she has broken
up no less than four matches over
there"
"And have heard that it was five!'
IF she goes and tells our fellows
! that we went on a joy-ride with a
drummer
There were shrieks of despair from
the entire bevy.
Miss Sarah Carter made her appear
lance in due time, and commissions fol-
lowed. She owned to being thirty
eight, but did not look over twenty
five. She had a good figure; she was
] good looking. And If this weren't
bad enough, it was shown beyond
doubt thatshe had a number of thou
sand dollars\in cash.
| Six girls shed tears of grief and in
dignation Six young men announced
that they didn't even care for an in
PRODUCTION to Miss Garter, and then
took advantage of the earliest oppor-
| tunity to secure one It was the mar
ried women of the town who let the
old maid understand what thin ice
she was sliding on, and the reply was:
"Tell your daughters to wait before
criticizing me. ! may think best to
get married some day, but I'll give
every girl in town chance first"
1t was a query with them whether
the old maid was In earnest, but she
soon gave proof that she was.
Number One man, who was en-
gagged to Number One girl, had ,yGp 8gAfdd
dozen times Oyer IT, fo,rth
| death couls -are: On lne ~ &c
call he informed the old maid thas Il
ho was held to his engagement ne
sbon,d certainly commit suicide, as ne
had discovered that he and his nancee
zero not congenial as to poetry.
| On his next call he boldly proposed
marriage. and was surprised and pc
wi1dered when Miss Carter rephed'
"As Won were born that way l sup
nose I shall have to overlook II.
Miss Carter got word to girl Mum
hor Ono that she had refused an one
: Of marriage from the young MAJ
Nrmber One, and after he was glVel
a had evening he returned to his 10y
a,ty Then came the query from
4 dozen people:
: "What do you suppose is the RET
- son she didn't accept him"
: Number TWO young man was reau
A 70 stem in as Number One stepped gu
pa admitted his engagement to NuI
"a her Two girl, but doubted II tnel
Ia would he a marriage. His tiancee na
q. come out flat-footed and SAID she
a. hanged If she'd have cat around u
=. house after marriage. He being war;
of hearted toward cats, felt that 1t won
u bo an unwise thing to be joined
~ tho bonds of wedlock with such 6
"a. as that.
Is And then came a proposal.
loved. He, loved as he had ne'
loved before. Should it turn out IL
he had loved in vain the dark Wa1e
Of Lake Erie should close over MI
a did you want me for wl1e'
~ ter. aunt or mother?
e 'Heartless woman!
ie run along, sonny, and grow SO
- more and get older!
And he returned to the girl v
w. didn't love cats, instead of piung
beneath the choppy waters OF Ia
MAJ Erie And the cat girl was actui
mad about it-mad at the ola N
lai for refusing him, and there was
lah temnt in her tones as she inquired
anu "Who does Miss Sarah Carter tn
she is, anyhow"
IA sewing machine man heard
Miss Carter and her money, ana
- himself: Nov here's where 8
NJ the world that sewing machlne
ee has heart. This old maid has
e. ~ waiting for years and years for
10 o4for Int none has come. | will s
fee myself. :,
And at his second call to see II
>. didn,t want to invest $50 in mac
be- that sewed and tucked and RULED
sub bemmed and gathered, and die
r IN most everything except the Ia
given washing, he drew long breath
Nel- said. Il have thought should, I
: so marry but -,
naval put now you think you WILL
1.-THE nrod the maiden, to help him OF
Il do.
n the .sTben move right along to
as te widow Green's. believe she
to get married, while | am s.
don't.
And when It became known
to be .bo old maid had given the unm;
females of Bloomfield still al
than chance. instead of gobbling the
mn for herself, there wasn't a
of praise for her.
aCha thinks nobody good e