Smyrna times., 1915-12-29
Pines PROPOSAL
BY JANE OSBORN.

:: BY JANE OSBORN. ::
Honest, Dave, you've got to give
me time" the red-haired advertising
manager Of the furniture firm OF Pins,
Pines & Noseworthy was saying 10
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 a fancy TO me than that-than |
that we'd sell out Of refrigerators in |
February. II the Morning Bugle was |
to send over here with the statement |
that we could double our Sunday ad- |
vertising space for the same rate as
we pay now wouldn't have been more |
surprised. Give ma time, Dave. When?
Oh. let me see. Suppose you wait till
after Sunday. I'll take next Sunday 20
dope IL out. No, can't possibly tell
you any sooner. 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 t. Drop in
next Monday at about this time, II
you're still interested. And. whatever
decide. you and I'll always be good
friends. won't we?"
Say. that was kind o. clever copy,
II do say it. and that idea of yours to
leave the chairs and tables on that spe-
cial sale out in the rain for two nights
beforehand just did the business. II
they had come over in the Mayhower
they couldn't have loked more like the
real thing. Oh. that's so. it's Monday.
No. l hadn't forgotten-had it down on
my desk pad. but guess I'd have re-
membered any way.
Tell you my answer? Well. don't be
impatient. Take IL slowly. Dave, and
then you'll see why I've decided as
have. You'll understand better. You
know wanted to handle the proposi-
tion squarely. AS l told you It wasn't
just an ordinary VIII you marry me?
when David Pine asked red-head Peg
Drew to be junior partner. You know
] | appreciate the compliment
SO. started of Sunday morning to
see the girls I went to school with
| Aggie Dayton. Pearl Hite, Julie Saun-
ders and Moll Braun. They've all
married and l thought they'd give me
the dope l was after. And l guess I
got It.
Well. 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 OF being out on Sunday
morning. was out Of breath by the
time l 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
teeth pulled out She was mighty glad
to see me. though. She hadn't seen
any Of the girls for years. You know
how il is when a girl needs a friend
she usually can't find any. l didn'i
have to ask her how her marriage had
panned out tried to cheer her up
though. She had heen a good house
keeper once and l asked her why she
didn't try this new game Of economic
independence. II her husband didn'
earn enough 10 get cut and earn 1t her
self. But how could a girl like Aggi'
get out with six children hanging a
her apron strings?
We'll, then went to see Pearl Hite
and do you know was almost scare'
to go in. Those buffers in plum-col
ored uniforms always did make m
feel shy Pearl sent down by he
French maid for me TO come up. Sh
was having her coffee in her boudoi
and, do you know, hadn't been ther
ten minutes before she burst out CRY
ing and told me all about It. She
miserable. Husbands gone OF with
vaudeville tango queen and It's all the
can do to keep the scandal out of Oh
papers.
Next place l went was jules, an
do you know II wasn't till l ha
reached her apartment that I kne'
she'd left her husband. though she sal
It had been In all the papers. II WASH
that he had done anything. Sd
Just couldn't get along with him; say
that for a woman of independence an
an 'emancipated intellect marriage
a state OF bondage. She said It VIZ
sitting her soul. SO now she is stud
ing law and says she's going to devo
herself to making divorce easier in u
state. Eventually she said, 'uiarriat
win be like any other contract, bindir
only so long as both parties agree
What about Moll? Oh. didn't ! L
you? Poor thing She seems TO ha'
been happy. but you know she marri'
q German-Otto Braun was his nan
and when the frst reservists we
called out he Joined his colors In q
fatheriand. and Il was only last mon
sitter all these weeks Of anxiety u
she learned that he had been killed
the trenches. So she's gone over
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