Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03

III oiuer me. and awfully highbrov
end dtxnifed. and In not near good
enough for him.
nH1S from the cynic. who said nil
= men gave all women such rotten
0eal that a girl might rs well get back
ey grabbing all the coin that was not
locked up!
'Nonsense. you are undoubtedly as
good as he Is. and az for being high
Drow. you have quick mind. and are
ambitious. and he must have found all
eorts OF charm in your conversation or
ne wouldn't have wanted you az u per-
nanent companion
There's something in that. for God
Knows I'm not a howling beauty and I
haven't money enough to more than get
q few clothes and settle up the rent for
my hall bedroom. But just think. he's
xoing to take me to Europe. Won't
1t be wonderful? No tourist six weeks
fush either. but big business trip with
= honeymoon thrown in. | tell you he
Il square! lie is anxious for me to see
my folks and be married at home. cause
city clerk don't seem dignih"d enough
And he limited so dclicateN about giving
me check. to get some things. II al
most tcpplcd me over. that he'd think
might refuse. for. after all. you know
We all are gold diggers and salamanders
more or less. Honest. I've worked lots
OF rich guys just for the fun Of It, and
now 1t makes me feel so ashamed.
WVOU see. almost all men who hang
= around chorus girls are thoroughly
tough themselves and they are dead sure
that We are. just because we earn our
\ living looking pretty and wearing fine
n hn1n 90 I,,,t
have to leave in the theatre dressing
room. Those men never consider how
many showgirls are supporting their
mother or sister. on a couple of babies
and q sick husband. or are working be.
cause they were deserted by some worth.
less husband who wouldn't even stake
them to a meal ticket. No: men just
naturally decide that we all are bad. So
we can't help getting wise ana putting
one over on them. and when a rich
mans son who never did a days work
IN, his life gives us a bracelet or some
joyful auto rides it is fun to let him
spill q little coin. and then when he
begins to get gay show him how shocked
We are and declare that mother never
would let us kiss men We were not en-.
gagged to!
'tWell, that's over now, and this
awful nice man who knew me when
} was SlNIeen. ana tnen ran across me
By accident three months ago. right on
littls old Broadway. declares he ism
asking any questions. He says he knows
girl has a hard time in big city
trying TO get along, and he realizes
(only he's too polite to say that) that
4 ams not raving beauty or blessed
with such lot Of talent that I'd ever
eGt very far in stage career. and be
ofbig- -salaried woman. SO he Just says
he Believes Wen be good pals and happy
cOmpanions, and he trusts me to be a
regular wife and not pine for the silly
things.
\ NNIO, I don't pretend am crazy
- y about him, in the old puppy love
lWay. can't thrill. or suffer any more,
IKE j used to when ! had faith in men.
\ Hut he doesn't expect me to be idiotic
over him. and he had a tragedy once.
too--zuess that's why he's so broad and
kind and indulgent. Honest. ! try so
hard to live up to what he thinks l am
smart and clever and sweet tempered
tket sometimes ! fear ! can't keep up
4 the bluff
D Nonsense; the fact that you hon.
estly try to be his ideal shows you are
going to succeed"