The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-01-15
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| girl with the new spring hat that look.
ed like a section of stove pipe with
| a feather duster stuck ON it. 1--WE
been just dying to talk 70 you ever
since your engagement was announc-
ed was so surprised"
Were your" inquired the girl who
was buying lace. Il thought every
body expected it."
Goodness mol" cried the girl with
| the remarkable hat. NOW, some peo-
pie you always expect are going to get
married or elope or something
never dreamed that you'd do it!
You've always been so interested in
things like social settlements and wo-
mems progress and all that, and that's
enough to scare away any man! Men
usually run from girl who isn't at
tractiye in a feminine way, don't you
think? They hate to have them smart
er than themselyes-an and you have got
brains, dear! Fancy your taking time
to fall in love! 1t is positively fun
ny!"
q don't see why!" objected the
bride-elect.
"Oh, it isl" insisted the girl with
the hat. 1T just shows that you never
can tell. About men, that is.
ITO Think went on the girl with
the hat, "of Dick Adams picking you
out! You aren't a bit the kind OF girl
he has always been crazy overi Not,
Of course, that he ever really cared
for any one before he met you, but
mean the ones he called on five ey-
enings in a week and took to all the
theatres and parties and that every
one thought he was going to marry.
1t doesn't stand to reason that he
could do that and then drop them all
himself. Don't you see that they must
have thrown him oYer?"
1--WE were talking about him at the
card club the other day, and the girls
said they believed he held the record
on refusals to marry him. IL must
have been pleasant surprise Tor him
when you said yes. l suppose the poor
fellow had really got to the point 81
desperation. It was lovely OF you to
make it all UP to him that way, dear.
feel sorry for a man who isnt pop
ular. / suppose you are LeriiDiy -4Ap
py-now that you feel you are asc
tied at last. 1t must be such d reAei
to find that one hasn't got to seleA
in the background after All Wiicn Is
the wedding to be? Don't you give n-lI
time to change his mind, my uear!
I'm not worried about that" said
the girl who was buying lace. a nan
who won't stick Of his own aecord
isn't worth having. But thank you for
your interest in us. it is remarkable in
its way"
mot at ALL" insisted the girl with
the hat. why shouldn't l be interest
ed when I'm such an old friend OF both
of you? This is the time when friends
count. I'd have written you note
only it's hard to say on paper all you
want to say. That is why am so de-
lighted to have run across you today
Dick is dear boy; l don't think it is
at all necessary for man to set the
world on fire in order to be accept
able. I'd rather have him just nice
and retiring and meek like Dick.
"The men who make successes in
business are aggressive and different
stronger in every way-but I'm glad
you don't mind that and can appre-
ciate Dick for what he is. don't sup
pose you'll mind at all being poor and
not being able to have and do things
14I ortx. think If ic 0I11fn
noble of you.
"And then, Of course, somebody.
may die and leave Dick some money.
And you're in luck not to have hand
some husband-the women always
flirt with them so. You'll find that
it is a great comfort to know nobody
will bother Dick.
did you have terrible time with
the family when he broke the news?
His mother and sister have always
been so ambitious for him. They seem
ed 20 have the ioea that he should
msrzy raying beauty with millions,
and / suppose they took it hard. ]
would give them as good as they send
just bluff it out, my dear. A mans
mother and sisters always are so fool
ish about him and they overrate him
sol
II think you and Dick are perfectly
suited to each other! 1t was silly Of
them to fancy a girl would marry him
If she had other chances, but that's
the way with SO many mothers! Don't
you let them be disagreeable to you"
why they have been perfectly
beautiful to mel" cried the bride-elect
with fury in her voice. Il don't see
why they shouldn't"
"Thats just what say!" broke in
her friend. "They ought to appreciate
the fact that Dick has got a girl at
lastl Are you going to have big we'd
ding? That'n be too bad if you do, be-
cause white is so unbecoming to you,
and if it were small affair you could
wear your tailor suit. White is kind
Of silly when one is your age, anyhow
don't you think? Still, nobody would
dream that Dick is younger than you
to look at you quickly
she isn't!" exclaimed the BRIDE