The Winslow mail., 1915-11-12
Wanted Emotion
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what can you see in that Bingle
girl" began Evart's married sister,
Huh" jerked Evarts.
His sister looked exasperated. "Now,
Evarts," she began, in the maddening
tone of one five years older, you
needn't put on that air with me, for
/ understand all your little tricks, my
child The innocent. sswildered act
is old sSuff! Don't think you can hook
wing me until the moment when you
walk into my presence and wish a
Mrs. Evarts on me! When there are
so many other girls"
"The world does seem full of girls"
admitted her brother, brightly.
"Then, for goodness sake!" exclaim-
ed his married sister, eff that is the
case why do you pick out the Bingls
girl from among them! Can you give
me any reasons
why, L."
"You took her to the Country Club
dance" went on his sister, sternly
"You were put next to her at the
Foxes dinner and people don't put
man next a girl unless he's so inter
ested that all the public knows about
it! l saw you talking to her at the
Art Institute reception. You had her
to lunch -
"GOlly!" interrupted Evarts with ad-
miration. ''If you aren't smart little
detective. If ever you have to earn
your living your career will be easy to
choose!"
"When the future of my only brother
is at stake" said his married sister,
with a slightly fearful dignity, "there
is nothing I would not do to save him!
Matrimony is a serious -"
Don't l know it?" agreed Evarts.
Haven't l had you and Harold for
awful examples ="
"You are just trying to be funny and
you aren't funny at all!' said his sis
ter. 'If you were as sensible and nice
as Harold you might talk! Why, that
girl hasn't an idea in her head and you
always were so fond of bright women!
Her complexion is so hopeless she
can't even use rouge and powder and
get away with it, and she has nasal
voice and she giggles!"
eyes, she does giggle."
"She may have eyes, but they aren't
good enough to make UP for the rest
of her face!" pursued his married sis
ter "And she is an awful climber!
You never can drop her in the world
if you give her a chance to hang on!
She hasn't any taste in dress and her
father is one of the awful Empton fam
lily that always goes to states prison
or is blackballed or something ="
"But beyond that she's all right?"
81 suppose you are being funny
again!" said his married sister indig-
nantly. "When l think of having the
Bingle girl for a sister-in-law, coming
to Thanksgiving dinner and copying
my clothes you can't imagine the sink
ing sensation it gives me! She IS SO
absolutely unlike any of the girls you
have always admired-that makes it
SO hard to understand. OF course some
people might say she was pretty. but
] never could like her. Why didn't
you pick out Helen or ="
"You always said Helen would be
no housekeeper and that she had q
pug nose," reminded Evarts.
'Pd rather have a pug nose in the
family than the Bingle grill" cried his
sister. She'll make you perfectly mis-
cradle, Evarts! It's you I'm thinking
Of She won't like your friends and
they won't like her and you've always
been so sweet-tempered, and you'll
turn grOuchy."
ga happy little future you are plan
ming for mel" declared her brother,
getting up from his chair. Lilly Bingle
isn't half bad, honest! Sometimes |
think Piffkins is lucky mani"
"W-what's Richard Piffkins got to
do with it?" demanded his married sis
ter.
Nothing" said her brother, except
that he's engaged co her. He asked me
to be nice to Lilly while he was in New
York on business for a couple of
months!"
"Weil!" gaspcd Evarts' married sis
ter. "If you aren't the horridest man
in ten states! Getting me all worked
up SO! Why didn't you say so at the
beginning? I'm sure she's real nice
girl in her way-maybe l was too
strong about her complexion after all!''
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