Gilpin observer., 1918-11-28
THE "HE-PERS0N"|
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phone to Bah: 'It's for you. think
it's Doug" Bah grasped the phone
quickly. After few minutes CONVEX
Nsation she put down the receiver. and
placing her arm around her friend.
started whirling her about the room.
"Gracious, let me rest minute"
exclaimed Ann. "And If you don't
mind. just what Is the matter any
way?" She drew Bah to the sofa.
"Well. it's just this way" explained
Bah. "Doug is coming up tonight. and
he's going to bring nice young man..
Really" said Ann, adding in dis
interested voice, 'Who?"
Ills name is Ray Stanley, and he
was friend of Doug's in college. He's
leaving with Doug for camp in few
days, and Doug says that they want
to make the most Of the short time
they have left.
"But where do come in?" asked
Ann, for she was Bab's guest.
"Where?" repeated Bah. "Why, you
big silly! With Ray, Of course" But
Ann thought otherwise.
swell, / guess I don't come in with
any old Ray or anyone else for that
matter. You might have asked my
permission before trying to put me off
on any old 'he-person,' so there!' p And
Ann, with her head high in the air, ran
out of the room.
swell, Of all the" started Bah.
then stopped. What was the matter
with Ann, anyway? She absolutely re-
fused to meet those "he-persons," as
she persisted in calling the opposite
sex, and all of Bab's efforts to that
end had been failures. Ann was fond
of Doug, in a way-because he was en-
gagged to Bab-but any other male
was much more at home away from
her. Suddenly Bah jumped up. as if
inspired, and going over to the phone
again called Doug's number. They
chatted for few moments, with few
eagerly suppressed "Yes's," "Oh, dos"
and "That will be fines" on Bab's part.
Then she went out to join her friend,
who was seated in the hammock.
She had just gotten comfortably
seated when the phone rang again.
ooh, heavens!" exclaimed Bah;
there's that old phone again. I do
for few minutes once in a WHILE"
.'Ill answer it. Eab," said Ann. oblig-
ingly. 'Ifs probably one of the Bond
girls to remind us that we are to play
tennis with them tomorrow" And she
went into thc house. A few minutes
later she came out flushed and angry.
"Of all the nerve I ever heard of"
she exclaimed, "that's positively the
limit"
"Why, Ann" said Bah, looking up
I'm surprised way. "What's the trou-
ble" o.
''Trouble? Troubles no name for It,
That Stanley fellow called up and
asked for me, and then Informed me
that he was coming over to see me
tonight! Think of that for nerve.
Why, never even met him."
"But, of course. you didn't refuse"
asked Bah. sweetly.
"Refuse? certainly did! And then
he said he didn't care, he was coming
anyway. Oh, suppose I'll have to
see him, but I won't talk to him, you
may be sure of that"
81 don't see the necessity of you're
even meeting him, Ann, If you don't
care to-" said Bah, gently. 'YOu told
him you didn't want to. SO If he comes
and doesn't see you. it's his own fault"
swell, If you think 1t will be all
right" said Ann. "I'd rather-n-o-ti"
This last was said slowly and as If she
| didn't know whether she really meant
| 1t or nos.
The subject seemed to be settled. but
| just after dinner, as Bah was dressing
| for the evening-for she intended to
entertain Doug, anyway-Ann came
into her room. and said, apologetical-
| ly: "DOn't you think. Bah. that I
might see that Stanley person to-
night?" and she hesitated. 'He's 60
Ing away to camp, and"
Bah Rugged her. "Of course, II Will
be all right" she said. "and you're
dear to do 1t. know you don't Ike
boys, SO it's all the nicer Of you to en-
terrain this one, but remember it's only
for one night, and you needn't see him
again II you don't want to. Doug will
be SO pleased" Ann smiled as size
started to dress.
| "Yes, it's only for one night, and
he did have a sort of nice voice." and
she added as an afterthought: "For q
'he person."
So when the boys came they found
two radiant girls waiting for them.
Ray seemed to think that Ann was
pretty nice for man-hater, too. As
for Ann-well, she sufficiently forgot
her hatred of "he-persons" enough
to promise Ray that she would write
to him when he left few days later.
But the queer part Of 1t was that she
never discovered that 1t was Mt Bab's
prompting that the "he-person" had
called her up! =