Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-05-27
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The young man cleared his throat
you know" he said, that am going
to Boston next month-the firm has
sent me there!"
"oh really?" cried the pretty girl,
beaming in congratulation. "How per-
fectly lovely. Isn't it fine to feel that
you are climbing! That's splendid!"
The young man did not look so graft.
fed as one might have expected.
ut isn't just for short time" he
added. at means living there always"
"Of course!" agreed the pretty girl.
"a man has to stick in one place IL he
is going to succeed! I'm just as pleased
as you are. l always like good things
that come to my friends!"
81 don't know as I'm so awfully
pleased about it," said the young man
with hint of gloom" don't like to
leave Chicago!"
"Why, the very ideal" chided the
pretty girl reproachfully. "I'd not i'm.
agine that you were unprogressive!
Think of the opportunities you will
have in Boston for concerts and lee
lures, and think of the splendid people
you will meet"
II guess there are just as many op.
portunities right here in Chicago!" in.
sisted the young man sulkily. "And
just as nice people here!"
"Yes, but the Fasteners are so diff
ferent!" cried the pretty girl enthrs.
iastically. "There is an air about
them that we haven't acquired. Why,
Eastern girls that met at school were
perfectly lovely! They have more
style and more manners and they know
how to dress and do things in such
way! Oh, you'll see when you get
there!"
I'm surprised at you," the young
man announced. 81 always considered
you my friend and must say you act
in very odd manner about this
news!"
The pretty girl raised her eyebrows
In perpleXity. 81 don't understand
you," she told him. Haven't | been
just as interested and pleased? And
all that?"
That's just the trouble" declared
the young man. You're too pleased!
There hasn't been hint in your en-.
thusiasm that you were sorry / was
going-that you were going to miss
me-"
The pretty girl laughed frankly. "Of
all things!" she cried. 81 believe you
expected me to burst into tears and
rave that the sunshine of the whole
world was darkened because you were
going away. l never suspected you of
such conceit! Really"
"You know l didn't mean that" said
the young man fiercely. I'm not such
an idiot as that! But you seem tickled
to death! Just as though you were
glad to get rid of me! One would
think had bored you by my constant
company! If you felt that way why
didn't you tell me so a long time ago
instead of letting me think"
Think what?" demanded the pretty
girl coldiy, gazing at him brom beneath
brows. He wilted.
well, anyhow" he persisted, you've |
plainly shown how you feel Why, II
I'd been left a million dollars you
couldn't have acted any more approx
ingly!'
See here!' said the pretty girl |
Just how did you expect me to act?"
The young man flushed 81 don't
think" he said with awful dignity
that under the circumstances it is
necessary to state!"
circumstances" she echoed des-
pairngly. You get worse every min
ute! What circumstances"
"The circumstance is this, that I've
found out you don't care a rap about
mel" stormed the young man.
"How did you find that out?" she
asked him provokingly. He stared at
her. She was smiling a most alluring
smile.
"Oh, Molly!" cried the young man,
seizing her hands and abandoning his
high and mighty pose. Il SO wanted
to ask you to go to Boston with me-"
Goodness gracious!" said the pretty
girl. DO you suppose you are the only
person who is aware of that? Well,
why on earth don't you ask it?"
That's what made me so mad at
you!" gasped the relieved young man.
Il thought kind of had asked you-at
The very start!"