Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-21
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The Date-Getter.

| Polly was IS, and Polly was hav-
ing her first taste of popularity.
She was the happiest girl in the
| world. It was all so sudden and new
and fascinating. She could hardly be-
| lieve that she was the heroine of
this fascinating drama in which she
seemed to be playing.
In the first place, she'd gone to a
| tea one afternoon and met Harold.
He had actually fallen for her, irnme-
diately, wanted to see her as soon
again as possible.
| Polly really liked Harold. He was
the kind Of boy she could some day
love, she told herself. but she hadn't
any time for that sort Of thing now.
He came to see her often, and she
was rather sentimental about him.
Then, one night, her best girl friend
introduced her to Dick.
| Dick wasn't so much. He wasn't
half as nice as Harold, but he went
to a stunning college and had COR
geous fraternity pin.
| Dick seemed sHnitten at once, in
vited the fair Polly to his prom, and
she was overwhelmed with the honor.
/ She let Dick believe that she cared
| quite lot, and when he took her
/ to a dance at which Harold appeared
stag, she had difficult work managing
them both.
| Harold cut in a lot and she smiled
at him. Then Dick cut back and she
remembering that Dick was impor.
tant and must be placated-sm1led
more sweetly than ever. Still she
managed to keep on good terms with
both of them, till Dick brought Eddy
/ Wood to meet her.
| When Eddy asked her to go out
with him. she was cagey enough to
ask Dick about it first. 60 ahead
IL you want to-" he urged her. We're
not engaged, I know. You have
perfect right to enjoy all the good
times you can get"
That seemed all right and Their
Harold had the inspiration of intro
ducing her to his pal Arthur, who
promptly besought her for date.
Arthur had a stunning car, the
first of It's kind she'd ever ridden In
Harold hadn't any car at all. She
liked Harold better, but Arthur was
a much greater triumph. So she
promised to go out with Arthur.
/ And that same evening she assured
Harold that he was the only one in
the world for her. He almost be
| lieved it.
/ The first blow came when Dick
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him at ALL Then Eddy Wood didn't
call, as he'd promised to do again.
Arthur never showed up after his
one date, and it remained for her pa
| to tell her the cruel truth. Every
ones saying that you're date-crazy
You don't really care what a boys
like-if he furnishes a good time
you'll play up to him and go out with
him. Every ones talking about you
and laughing. Dick calls you the
little date-getter."
Polly was wild with indignation and
fright. Desperately she sought out
Harold. anxious for his assurance thai
he still cared.
Harold just laughed. He realized
why she was coming to him now. He
too, had heard the things said about
his little Polly and he knew that the
| poor date-getter was terrified lest she
lose everybody. He'd lost interest
| though
| His vanity had been hurt. So he
too, drifted away.
And Polly was left with the bitter
knowledge that she'd made a laugh
ing stock of herself and lost all hel
beautiful popularity-just by trying
to grab everything at once.
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