Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
She Was Starting
Him Right

By }. A. YgALDRON

met ! played better always When
thought you were among the bunch
looking on, ana imagined could
hear your encouraging voice above all
the din. l just lose yGn, Pansy, and
what's the use of beating about the
bush? ?"
This declaration had come out
glibly, after an amazing lack OF what
may be called preliminary sparring.
Confidence is early developed IN
successful football player Confidence
and masculine beauty have limits as
a combination, but it takes something
better to beat them. This was hap
pening on the evening of the day after
the deciding game of the season, won
by the eleven of which he was the
quarterback.
"You still have 4 term at collegeY
she remarked.
"Yes."
Have you settled on any object
after college?"
i've settled on you" He thought
football methods applicable ard caught
her in his arms. She couldn't play
football, but she practiced iiu JitsI.
In twinkling he was subdued. lie
was also amazed
you're not good tackler," said
she, her eyes twinkling. "And you
haven't answered me. What's your Idea
of vocation, Biily?"
The Billy" treasured him bit
"Why worry about that? We-my
folks-have plenty of money"
$50 have we-my folks But it's
foolish to rely on that Riches de-
velop wings. What would you DO
without money!
I'm not going to worry about what
I'd do if the world should suddenly
come to an end. What | want to
know is. will you marry me after
graduate?"
You haven't even asked me if
care for you"
"Oh. guess you care for me
bit. Haven't we BEEN about to theaters
and eabarets and all that and had a
bully time"
But if you sh Duld marry a girl
and after while should find you were
mistaken in her, would you feel like
keeping her for better or for worse, as
the old saying is?'
"Of course"
well, if | sho'!ld marry young
man and he should turn out unsatis
factory, | should want a divorce
"Pansyl'
See? You are Dld-fashioned and
little crude. And what do you think
about sex equality"
You mean woIaan suffrage? Are
you a suffragette. Pansy?' He held
his breath for hes answer.
Yes. At least IN theory"
But you wouldn't go about beat
ing drum or mar ching or kicking up
muss or anything like that?"
Il certainly should if l thought it
necessary
He licked at her, took turn abeat
the rssm and whistled his astenish
MeMt. Then he locked at her again.
In spite Of these things, she was COED
to lsek at.
Then yea dent believe in a happy
home, domestic bliss and all thatY'
IL surely de, IL the bliss doesn't
cost the wife tee Asch-msre than
1t is worth"
II dent jsst get yea, Fansy."
."WeH, ] dent care fer that asGes
tisity where the husband is a little
tin gsa and the wife a subject crea-
tare, slavishly anticipating all his
whiRs and sugarihs his weaknesses"
"ohl guess you're what they call
modern woman eh, PansyT He
moved nearer and cried emotionally.
bat l love you just the same!H
''Do you? I haven't developed half
Of my beliefs"
Then you're got other ideas?"
Lots"
did. Pansy. you'll forgive another
question. If you should some time
marry. would you -ah-like kiddies?"
Billy blushed but Pansy didn't
"Of course, in certain circumstances.
I believe in eugen.cs."
He looked bewildered "Pve heard
something of it. That means a union
Of persons physically perfect?"
That's one idea of IT,"
well, we'd pass on that, hope !"
He threw out his chest proudly.
But there's another side to it
mental side. Mere physical fitness
might mean children who would be
great football players and nothing
else, or phenomenal human specimens
of the sort they exhibit in side shows
large, fiabby and brainless giants
and giantesses. yon know"
Billy was bewildered. She had
turned her back to him and was stand
ing in strange attitude, chin in hand.
But can't we be just friends" he
pleaded until
Yes said she, turning; until you
finish your education"
And she gave him a tiny kiss that