The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-09

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Brunette. Billy
has departed and she is now alone"
What pity" remarked the Girl
With the Auburn Hair.
Yes. it Is pity" agreed the Bru-
nette, and she had marked Billy for
her own. I don't understand It,"
The Girl With the Auburn Hair
laughed.
But Billy did" she announced.
Understand what?" questioned the
Blonde.
That Jemima had marked him for
her own" replied the Girl With the
Auburn Hair. That is the reason he
fitted"
But he was devoted to Jemima,"
objected the Brunette. Il would have
fancied him a willing victim"
AT your age, too" almost sneered
the Girl With the Auburn Hair. Don't
you know that man is never a will
ing victim-he always likes to vic
timize, and if he can't do that he just
won't play.
The trouble about poor Jemima was
| that she took it for granted that Billy
was willing, not to marry her, but that
she would marry him, for girl of
| Jemima's temperament always mar
ries somebody-and there's both a
distinction and difference Now she
had decided that Billy was an eligible
| party-he is handsome and clever and
! agreeable, and is, in fact, everything
| that is desirable in a husband. He
! liked Jemima very much, and If she
had not let him see that she intended
to select him from the world of men
to love, honor and obey her for the
rest of their days, she might have
| been wearing a solitaire now-instead
of playing solitaire. But she assumed
a proprietary manner, gave Billy the
! impression that she depended upon
him and didn't have another admirer
| in the world and took him to task
when he did not DO just what pleased
| her
! BILLY is the sort of a man who likes
to think that he is taking the initia-
tive, and the glory of winning instead
| of being won, appeals to him. But
poor Jemima didn't realize that and
] she made the siege that she inaugu-
rated for his heart and hand too APP
parent
4 have an idea that Billy woke up
one fine morning with the realization
that Jemima had designs upon his life
| and liberty, and that he wouldn't give
up that liberty for a million dollars.
| If she hadn't shown him the game she
was playing he might have been clam
oring for her to make him prisoner,
but, alas, she was too candid, and the
liberty-loving Billy decided that to run
away was the only safe thing to do.
| So he ran and he has been so busy
with engagements with other girls and
has fitted and futtered about like a
dizzy whirling dervish just to show
| to himself and others that he is still
in full possession of that liberty which
had been seriously threatened"
The Blonde sighed, as the Girl With
the Auburn Hair paused to give some
attention to her chicken salad.
TT is a pity that women can never,
never be candid and show their true
feelings" she remarked.
Isn't it," agreed the Brunette. I'VE
are blamed for being deceitful, yet If
we are not always acting we never sue
ceed."
Yes, subterfuge becomes our sec
ond nature, said the Girl With the
Auburn Hair, but, after all, if ii
! pleases a man to think that he is the
great arbiter of fate, it doesn't really
do US any harm. In fact, If to fulfill the
mission laid down for US by one
George Bernard Shaw. of being the
pursuers instead of the pursued, re
quires a little art and finesse we should
enjoy it more After all. we don't re
spect the man who is captured by OBJ
vious methods; We call him guilibie
and simple, and pass along TO the din
cult man"
But this doesn't make it any easier
for Jemima," said the Blonde. and she
really feels very sorry because she
has lost Billy"
But she'll get over it," cheeringly
prophesied the Brunette. She viii
grieve for Billy a little while and ther
she will realize that there are Other
Billies in the world and perhaps this
experience will teach her 70 be more
subtle"
Let us hope So" said the Girl With
the Auburn Hair, and she prepared to
pay the check and the Lunch club ad
journed.
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