Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-14
HER IDEAL
Ry HELEN z. IvERs.
MCCLURE Newspaper Syndicate.

After long and boring evening, Roy
c. finally said "Good night" re-
ceivlng a very chilly answer on Joy
Ms part Mrs. Ms Good
night" Yves said in q pltying. apollo
getlc tone. After the door closed, she
turned to Joy.
"Y0u don't know when you're well
of, JOY" she cried. Here you have
the chance to marry young man
with good prospects and who loves
you. Yet you spurn him. / had to
come in here tonight, for fear Roy
would go to sleep, your conversation
was so interesting"
1t was a fine bit of sarcasm, but Joy
did not mind. "He is not my ideal,
mother" she said. 1.-THE man marry
must be better looking than he is, and
] don't want him to have good pros
poets; he must be enormously rich
Mrs. N sighed. 1t was certainly
no use to talk to JOY
Two weeks later, Joy went to New
Hampshire for her usual autumn va
cation with her grandmother. She ex-
pected to have a better time than ever
this year, because her grandmother had
written to tell her that there was a
house-party about half mile away.
The party was chiefly made up of
young people.
They were a jolly crowd and she en-
joyed herself immensely, but all were
glad to rest for dinner. While Joy
was dressing, Christina James, one Of
her young hostesses, came into the
room.
you look fine, JOY" she said after
surveying her guest. II want you to
look your best tonight, because a man
has just come, whom we want you to
meet. He's the catch Of the season,
dear, and as he doesn't care especially
about any of US, we want you to see
what you can do"
At dinRer, therefore, Joy was intro
duced to King W, the aforesaid
Prince Charming. Her heart throbbed,
suddenly, on seeing him. Where had
she ever seen such a man before? He
was tall and light, with sympathetic
dark-br0wn eyes, a wonderful smile,
and an engaging personality.
On the other hand, Joy, herself was
a bewitching little creature. She had
quantities of wavy, chestnut hair, vio-
let eyes, and a clear, transparent COM
plexion. King W, who admired
pretty faces exceedingly, Immediately
attached himself to her and rarely left
her side during the evening, while the
other guests nodded their heads and
smiled knowingly.
For the next few days, she was in
the seventh heaven. Every place that
she went, she was accompanied by
King, who proved to be wonderfully
congenial. 1t may be added here that
he was always thus with every girl he
knew--it was this way that endeared
him to all the feminine sex.
1t developed that he had wonder
fully mellow voice and nobody but Joy
could play his Accomplishments suit
ably.
Two days before she was to go home
Joy went back to her grandmother's to
stay there for the remaining time.
King was a constant visitor, and she
becaTe more and more enraptured.
AT the end of her vacation Joy came
home, her head completely enveloped
In clouds. She did not notice Roy's alb
sence until her mother, who had wait
ed for her to ask where he was, volun-
teered the information that he was
away on business.
One day after her return King call
ed. He decorously acknowledged joys
introduction to her mother, and after
the latter left he talked pleasantly for
10 or Is minutes.
~ came to tell you something" Miss
JOY" he said.
joys heart fiuttered. She felt that
she could guess what he wanted to say.
He went on.
"You know" he said, ut has been in
evitable that l marry some day, and
my mother promised that she would
help me In the search for a suitable
wife. may tell you now that she has
succeeded" Joy gasped as he took a
picture out Of his pocket and showed
1t to her. "YOu see, mother is ali
rather particular and her judgment in
finally picking this girl shows her ex-
cellent taste. The girl is dream, is
she not, Miss JoyT OF course, it goes
without saying that she is rich. Mother
would never allow me to marry a poor
girl. Why, Miss Joy, are you faint?
Your lovely color has completely dis
"0h, I'm all right" Joy managed to
answer. Although her eyes were irrev-
Ocably opened to the kind Of creature
her former idol was, she pulled herself
together and remained calm until the
end of his visit. Finally he took his
leave and courteously babe Mrs. N
farewell.
Meanwhile Roy hastened upstairs
and burst into the room where JOY
was. To his surprise she was lying
face downward on the sofa. He ap-
preached and kneeling beside her gent