Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-03
Uncle ,Jim's
Advice
BY JANE OSBORN

OTM SORRY" said the girl in the
outer Office as she regarded Jane
Monday appraisingly, "but Mr. John
Doremus and his uncle, the other Mr..
John Doremus, are tied up In impor-
tant conference. He simply cannot
be interrupted"
The conference certainly was impor-
tant, but not just the way the girl In
the outer office thought 1t was. John
Doremus, ST., sat at his glass covered
mahogany desk, chair tilted back,
smoking with all the serenity OF
philosopher. His nephew sat almost
as comfortably, also smoking, In an
John Doremus. ST., was president of
the concern and his nephew was Sec
rotary In the absence of the vice
president and the treasurer, who COM
pleted the executive quartet of the
concern, they were holding conference
alone. Everyone who did not attend
these conferences regarded them as
of almost solemn importance.
"Of course, you ought to get mar
rIed," said the elder Doremus.
81 guess you're right, Uncle John, ;"
said his namesake. "Fve met a lot
of nice girls lately, but | can't say
that there is one of them that would
want to marry me-"
"How many have you proposed TOT"
asked the uncle.
The nephew was nonplussed at the
question. "Why, none of them" he
gasped. 81 never proposed to a girl
In my life. +"
I'm blessed" said the older man.
chuckling and looking over his glasses
at his nephew in mild amazement. "Pll
give you a bit of advice, and at the
same time make confession. When
| was a younger man | was good
deal like you. Not bad looking. but not
the sort that the girls just naturally
fell for. | wanted to get married. so
l made up my mind that I'd fuss ev-
cry girl | knew that was at all attrac-
tive wouldn't wait until l fell in
love with girl so deeply that it would
hurt to have her turn me down. And"
added the uncle seriously. 81 had made
up my mind that If any girl ever did
take me in good faith l wouldn't dis
appoint her I'd stand by my guns.
well | met girl-a rather plain
girl ami just from force of habit
rushed her, and before knew it was
engaged to her That is how ] mar
ried your aunt Mary"
"But she is an attractive woman.
YES" chuckled the uncle. THAT'S
the funny thing about it. So my plan
was good one after all. So-well, II
you want to get married, my advice
to you is that you start in making love.
just to get used to it."
The you ;er Doremus owed all his
success in life to taking his Uncle
Johns advice. And by the time he
left the conference in his uncle's room
hal morning he had definitely made
up his mind to take the older mans
advice in this matter.
To get to his own Office he had to
cross through the outer Office. He was
much preoccupied not with business,
but with thoughts Of this new plan
He was wondering just how he would
begin And MS he wondered he almost
colIitIrd with Jane Monday. Jane Mon
day had come from her home four
hundred miles away. Tom Monday.
her brntIIer. worked and lived here In
the his city She was passing through
on her way to house party and had
only II few hours She had lost her
brothers address and wanted to get
in touch with him His name was
no in the telephone directory, but she
had found Johns business place and
here she was. John remembered her
as one of the prettlest girls at a
house party he had attended year
ago with his old college chum Tom
Monday. Her very prettiness had
made him excessively shy then. Now
he remembered only Uncle Johns ad
vice
ITS almost luncheon time" he said.
"Im going to take you to luncheon
and you can look up your brother
later"
You're very dictatorial," she said.
and John Doremus told her that ex-
perience had taught him that was the
best policy.
At luncheon John Doremus looked in
tently into the pretty eyes Of the girl
opposite to him
1--WE often hoped that | would see
you again." he fabricated
The pretty eyes dropped. ~ sup
falteringIy. 81 thought great deal
about yol after that house party and
-and really haven't lost Toms ad-
dress at all. just deliberately called
on you because wanted to see you.
Do you think I'm dreadfully bold"
you're adorable" said John, trying
TO hide his amazemeni, 81 would have
gone TO you If you hadn't come to me.
Jane, dear, I've loved you ever since
| first saw you"
A fortnight later John Doremus,
Junior. held his hand out to his uncle.
II want TO thank you, Uncle John, for
your good advice. When | left your
Office the day you gave II to me ] fair.
ly ran Into pretty girl. started in
making love to her, just to get the
habit And now we're engaged We're
going to be married as soon as she
can get her clOthes--and II happens
that she's the prettlest girl ] ever
saw"
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