The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-21
LOVE AT SIGHT
BY HELEN r. MACDONALD.



"Of all the sickening bromides.
Love at First Sight is the worst
It's an illogical platitude, never has
meant anything, and never will. Pro-
pinquity, mutual interest, loneliness,
with the element of time, will all
prompt love, but this immediate rap
ture that seizes people all of sud-
den-oh. it's delici0usly humorous"
Judith Barnes paused, little breath
less. and looked challengingly around
the group Of her dearest friends
Anne Rogers, Nancy Staples and Dot
Blair, all Of whom were apparently
taking the popular side of the argu-
ment, "love at first sight VS.. love
after a series Of sights"
"But judy" said Anne, 'look at
Dick and me; you know how terribly
undecided was about things before
took that trip last summer and met
him-why, loved him from the first
moment saw him, I'm sure Of that
and gentle Anne patted the shining
solitaire on her left hand as If to
protect It from Judith's verbose on
slaught.
'Take Polly's case"-Nancy jumped
up for emphasis she marry
Ned after knowing him only three
weeks, and didn't he 60 to war and
come home and aren't they two of the
happiest people you know. Doesn't
that prove that people are sometimes
predestined to love Immediately upon
meetingr'
Nancy's velvet brown eyes flashed
storm signals Of indignation at Judith's
disregard Of such tried and true tradi-
ton.
swell. girls" broke in Dorothy, the
ever-ready diplomat Of the quartet, II
move we adjourn, If we're going to the
dance tonight. Judy has evidently got
to have much stronger evidence pre-
sented that citing examples Of the
lives and loves Of mere people. Let's
wait until she falls in love herself,
and then make her tell us accurately
the moment the grand passion
claimed our Judith" and Dot dramat-
lcally appealed to heaven to witness
the pact.
But Judy, the image-breaker, threw
pillow at the actress, and the girls
dispersed for the day.
It had been an unusually gay winter.
The annual charity ball had started
the season auspiciously early in Nov
ember, and now April had come with
its Easter weddings to prepare for.
Four happily excited girls, sitting
around Judith Barnes boudOir, were
eagerly discussing color groupings,
bouquets, and all highly important
items which would render them worthy
to attend on their royal highness,
Judy, at the occasion Of her marriage
to the prince Of her heart at high
noon, the following Saturday.
"And to think, Judy" Dots excited
treble broke in on the general con-
versation, "you haven't seen Don since
Christmas, just before he sailed for
Japan; and then you, had met him
such very short time before-it must
have taken you almost week to fall
In love with that highly attractive
naval officer. him, dear?' Dot paused
and diabolically winked at Anne and
Nancy. "And, Judy, apropos Of being
in love, do you remember our little
discussion Of few months ago on the
subject?"
"Oh, yes" demure little Judy hap
PLY smiled on the bridesmaids-to-be-
wasn't 1t something about love at first
sight, and haven't Don and I proved
to your entire satisfaction that such q
things existsw
And then Judy got the first taste Of
her bridal confetti.