El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-10

D Old ularlruQes By Lue ul-rL- Lilt1s
/ writer's. on How TO Win A Nal
Z all that Just as though any love
you had 20 clutch at was worth hold
ingr'
Why Does she Read I'm.
Bravo cried the Bachelor. clap
ping his hands. But" he added with
a sudden afterthouEht, considering
the splendid working knowledge you
already have. why do you continue O.
aBecause.- explained the Widow. Z
still cherish a desperate sporueg
hope that some day. some writer viii
say something different, something
new. something enlighteuinE- hut
they never do They adj begin N
exactly the same way, with eNac'iy
the same false promises. and end IN
the same haze OF Elittering generall -
ties. Even ElinOr Glynn, who OUGHT
to know better
-Or-worser- --terpolated the
Bachelor. soto voice
Even Elinor Glynu." repeated the
Widow. starts right OF with the DIG,
old banal statement. that man is d
narura1-born HUNTER
aWen. ISN'T heTT demanded the
Bachelor innoceutly.
@Of course The Widow waved her
teaspoon with q gesture o. scorn-
And woman IS natural born
@Whatr' The Bachelor almost
tipped over his tea
Never Give Her Credit.
You overlooked that. didn't your
laughed the Widow. That's Wnat
they ALL overlook. or forget or iE-
more They always assume that 2
woman's one wild desire is % De inc
quarry in the love-cnases ana INA.
her one consuming passion is 20 an
q husband They never give her crec--
for having any sporting instinct OF
any vanity or any proWess- OF any
interest on earth In attracting man
except ia order % marry nm
sstooF" cried the Bachelor, in
shocked tones You're scattering one
of my most cherished illusions. You
must be talking about a "vamp.'
sT'iu uotrn protested tre widow,
fsTsui talking about q normal nice
average Eirl. who enjoys attract
INK q man just for the sake Of
Of befuE attractive. and enjoys
her sentimental fishing just ns
a man enjoys his hunting
"Rut. II q girl doesn't fish for a
husband. inquired the Bachelor In
frank bewildermeut, what DOES she
fish forz
'For the pleasure Of fishing Mr.
Weatherbv, For glory-.for vanity
for excitement. What Dc s man fisn
for2 He doesn't catch a fish, because
he WANTS it. does he-but Just be-
cause ne wants 20 see II he CAN
catch IT, Yet. every time a girl casts
her lines or her smiles in mans di-
reCtiOn. he hears wedding bells, and
sees obiect-matrimonT' written all
over her. Whereas. she may be do
ing e purely uncousciously-
"Or merely for practice put IN
the Bachelor cynically. TO test her
ability TO catch bigger flsn4
sTust Practice on Somebody.
We'll admitted the Widow grudg-
i1Ely. "a girl MUST practice on
somebody. at some time. she couldn't
possibly want 70 marry ALL the men
to whom she tries 20 be agreeable and
pleasant and attractive and charm
ing. and yet I've seen half a dozen
men IN the same ballroom at one
time. all Of whom thought the same
woman was IN love with them.
YES" refoined the Bachelor with
bitter "Reminiscences. "and I've seen
that same woman exerting her every
art to MAKE 'em all think it-'
sWeu.s confessed the Widow,
flushing a rosy pink eif'H 30
temptluE-und so ensyl But the
woman may have been utterly in
noeent Of intending TO exert any
Vlles whatever. u muy have been
just a subeouaclous feminine IN
Htinct with her, n-nnturnl, limo
cent habit OF trying TO he as
charming and plenalnE as possi-
BILE.
But no man viii believe that Ev-
cry mortal one OF them looks upon an
unattached woman as a menace TO his
peace OF mind II he's single he thinks
she's trying TO lure him into matri-