Arizona republican., 1919-12-13
BACHELORS NEVER
 IN SUCH DANGER AS
 THAT WHICH YEARS

|
 Leap Year is only just around tho
 corner.
 Never before have the hunted males
 been in as deadly danger as this
 season.
 With the war over, the debutantes. debutantes of a year or two ago, and
 those dating back a bit farther are
 determined to try their wiles on the
 defenseless men whose attentions they have missed for the past two years.
 The more deadly of the species will
 work with a calmness, for the grim
 seriousness of marriage is known to
 them. They have taken into consid-
 eration the high cost of living and the first choice will naturally revert to the most eligible bachelors.
 While it is doubtful if a pretty Phoe
 nix girl would marry mere money, still
 it is something in this day and age
 to know that one can meet the rent
 But pause a moment and pass
 rent by.
 There is John Rinker Kibbey who
 is building most remarkable bunga
 low at his country place north of town.
 It is really quite the choicest bit Of
 ranch land in the valley, splendid
 view and all that. and Rink has had
 erected a most remarkably original
 and attractive home. He, of course, is
 the architect With his years of study
 abroad, you can rely on it that the fur
 nishings will be in perfect harmony.
 He's a bachelor, however, a bit diff
 cult to approach He's perfectly
 friendly, you know, but his cleverness
 rather frightens youth who cannot
 quite keep up with his clever small
 talk. Since he is back from France.
 Che served as a captain over there)
 'Rink" has not gone about a great
 deal. It rather bores him. Any Leap
 Year maid or divorcee who can really
 land him, it is said, will be given
 medal by congress for accomplishing a difficult task. While Charlie Pope hasn't home there are plenty willing to make one for him.
 Although he is anything but a woman hating bachelor, Charlie has been so very friendly with all the girls without signalling out any particular one, that he is another on the diff cult' list He doesn't beau it" or anything like that, but Is merely nice and flattering and agreeable and girls, he is the type of man who means nothing.
 Do you suppose Edward Marshall is waiting for the right little girl7" Is that the reason he does not marry? Because we happen to know that Edward is in a position to tackle matrimony if he should so desire. Or do you suppose there are too many right little girls that he can't make up his mind. Anyway, he Is socially in clined and we believe he would make right nice husband
 Joe Cassou has gotten to be sucn an old story as the best looking man in town that the girls have grown weary in long years of raving of Joe's beauty. He still whispers sweet notf- ings to debutantes and gets by with it, but he isn't the marrying kind, we ! fancy
 Speaking of Joe, recalls his business associate, Roy Murray, recently re- ] turned from France after long service \ overseas. Everybody likes Roy, and I because he likes everybody. he will be a hard subject for even the expert enced husband hunter. He's young" in years, but that is all He's a nice ) boy who has been made much of and hasn't been spoiled, but he simply vii not land
 Take then the gentleman farmer the man from the east-Dan Patch and see how far you can get with him You will not reach the office of the clerk of the superior court where they dispense marriage licenses we wager Dan Patch-nicknamed from the ia nous race horse-and not because of his speed, but because he's a thorough bred.
 They do say that Edward Rowe should not be in the list, but do not give the reason. He Is not married and we know just loads of girls who are simply crazy about him, but he \ can't see them at all. Do you suppose there is only one?
 John D. Harris should be included as he declared only last evening that he was not engaged, although every one thinks so. No names mentioned. I please
 James Stafford is getting to be a regular lion, and when they are so \ awfully popular they are less inclined s to settle down. Who wants an audi ence of one when many are available ? \ Harold Scott and Smith PickreIl who not long ago were mere school boys S are regular fellows, don't you know 2 They go about everywhere and seeing \ the matrons so keen, the girls have peen Dlt sHy dDouL trying Inelr W1les \ on them. But it's Leap Year now and its your chance without being consid Y cred a bit bold or anything. 8 A secret just out is the news tha < Chester Goldberg is to come home for a the holidays. Chet was only 6 boy when he left here last spring, but they Al do say California has rather aged him T He's a crack athlete and an all-around good fellow and no one would say yoF z were robbing the cradle, really. 8 Our present statesmen are just a 8 brilliant as the ld-timers. Why ei I{ years ago a Congress wouldn't hay, N &l. .inff