The Detroit times., 1916-11-24

No. 47-THiS SIDE The ALI Ar.
The man who tells a eirl he is
not the marrying kind" seldom
means he is believer in piatonie
friendships.
without further ado June started
70 make plans for the coming eve
nings without consulting me a. TO
what other engagements / might
have. A matter Of fact for the
moment reall, had nothing else 10
do but 20 dine cr go 70 the the
dansants with him But, possibly
because did Tot really like him
very much. his air of proprietorship
annoyed me
Also. all day ,ong in spite Of my
reasoning. could not but listen
for the telephone IN vain hopes that
Howard would ell me and forgive
me for my disloyalty 20 him But
several days passed and not word
came from tho youth ;or whom ]
had come rea9y care II seemed
impossible FOR rla TO make the hrst
advance to ask for Howard's for
sivepess Thus / told myself had
no choice since I could not get
Howard ! would have 70 put up
With June.
II did not dawn upon me that J
might stay home and not dine with
either Of these young men. ]
thought had 90 90 10 the theater
OF some sort ~ party every night
indeed the NOR, my heart ached
for Howard. the more craVed gay
city 10 make mo forge him So !
accepted June's Invitations evening
after evening permitted his ca
rcsscs. ana his increasingly init
mate conversation until his air OF
ownership whom he was with mo
was really justified.
And now. too Jun" began TO talk
OF the things he would buy mo lie
looked me over appraisingly when
he met me and told me needed
new evening gown or asked me
why did not get a pair OF the
white kid top boots, which were
jus, then fashionable and very eS-
pensiye
June" I protested. II can't AZ.
ford things like that And even II
I could | have nothing TO go with
them
We were seated opposite each
other AZ table in restaurant
wher the discussion about the boots
came up.
Well. III" Jrre answered, what
20 you want me 20 do2 Shall we go
on shopping cxpedish, or shall |
give you the money for them? |
want you TO have pretty things.
little girl. Gee! You're such a
peach you make everybody slt up
and take notice now | want YOU
10 have some real duds, so that
everybody will know ! have the
prettlest girl in town"
| 0l0 Uul hUuN Nlldl W soy ~
be sure my eyes were shining az
the thought of 'he pretty things
so longed TO possess. hut .June's
tone was so busiuesslike IL chilled
me. Certainly | did not want to go
shopping with him And ! hated
his giving me m" money outright.
was In A duaadary
you see. hi" June continued. II
cant buy the sort of things you
ought 20 have pnless you are with
me. | don't knoy your size. | tell
YOU what we'd better do--come on
back 10 my rooins and well talk It
over"
"Your rooms" I repeated II
Thought you lived with your mother
and father"
June grinned.
"Oh. that's my official address"
he told mo easily a bachelor has
- have some sort Of quarters where
he can entertain bit, You know
Come on. your see I'm cosy as ]
can be.
no thought OF indiscretion en-.
tered my mind. was too intent
upon visions OF the things June
promised 10 buy me and how ! was
10 get them. followed him obedi-
entity 10 n taxicab. In few mo
ments ne was opening the door Of
mis- rooms with his latchkey. With
q sestura he svftched on the light.