The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-06-30
"How to Win
Men"
BY CORONA REMINGTON
q. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
WNU Service

"How to Win Men," chapter II, page
226.
Men like girls to do as they wish
them to do, they like to feel that they
are ruling things. Any girl who fool
ishly dares to have opinions contrary
to her lover's-or to refuse to do
things he wants to do and think the
way he thinks is imperlling her pop
ularity."
Well, she had always done as Dick
Barton had wanted. She had gone to
the movies when she had wanted to
dance. She had eaten In a restaurant
when she had preferred preparing
picnic supper and driving out to the
country TO eat 1t in some green pas
ture, beside brook. She had done
everything according to the directions
given in How to Win Men, and-she
had failed.
Here was the last day Of the second
week slipping into eternity since Dick
had not so much as called her-and
she had liked him, more than she
would admit even to herself. She
loved his sunny manner, his tall, wiry
slimness. She had thought that he
liked her-a little perhaps. For weeks
he had been SO attentive, calling her
up nearly every day, taking her out,
sending her flowers and candy; then
suddenly 1t had all stopped. And last
night when she was at a movie with
hor ell 1v1ff chA ~4rxhN tv~tD
him with some girl hanging on his
arm and looking up at him as only blue
eyed girls can look at men!
She brushed away the stinging tears
with gesture Of impatience and flung
the book she had been reading across
the room.
Darn you I" she said to the pros
trate volume, to Dick, to the girl she
had seen draped on his arm last
night.
Then she got up, turned of the light
and slid into bed.
The next morning there were dark
circles beneath her big brown eyes
that gave them tragic expression and
pings her heels usually made as she
hurried gaily along to work, she
moved listlessly this morning without
animation or JOY.
Miss Newton, what happened?"
asked Mr.. Dedron, her boss, pulling
out his watch as she entered the
Office. 'fI've been waiting for you for
twenty minutes"
"I-can't help It'll" she was amazed
to hear her voice say, II know I'm
awfully late and what can I do
about it,"
Tears were standing In her eyes and
her voice broke on the last words. It
was just like old Dedron to come to
the Office on time the only morning
she had been late in months.
Lets take dictatioL first" he said
more kindly q moment later, making
mental note to see that she didn't
work overtime quite so much.
She had scarcely begun the first
letter when the telephone at her ell
bow tangled In its important, per-
sistent way. With jerk she re-
moved the receiver from its hook.
THAT you, Claire?" Dicks voice
asked
YES" replied the girl, too taken
back to think what manner she should
use toward him after his cool neg
lect.
.fTs Mr. Dadr0D thara yQt ~
"Yes."
"Hangl I'm sorry. Well, anyhow,
let's go out to the beach tonight"
"Darned If will !" said Claire with
unmistakable vehemence as she
slammed the receiver on Its hook.
When she reached home late that
afternoon she found Dick seated In
his car waiting for her
Jump In, Claire" he called cheer
fully, but she only flushed angrily and
started up the stairs to the house.
With a bound Dick had left the car
and was at her side.
"Come on, Madcap," he teased,
gently but firmly leading her toward
the car.
She knew If she attempted to argue
with him she would begin to cry so
she permitted him to help her Into
the car. Quickly jumping In beside
her, Dick threw In the clutch and
they sped away. For the first few
miles he said nothing, then placing
hand over hers he slowed down and
began to talk:
"You know Claire l always thought
you were a cute kid and | was goofy
about you, but you seemed sort of
wishy-washy. Fact is ] got tired of
hanging around girl who never had
any opinions Of her own; when you
ripped out that 'Darned II / will this
morning, I could have hugged you.
You have independence of your own
after ALL"
"Dick, is that really-why you
Quitr' she asked breathlessly.
"Sure. Why notf"
"Oh, oh, oh, and l thought" she
checked herself suddenly.
''Come ON, what did you thinki" he
said coaxingly.
He stopped the car and took both
her hands Ia his Thought / liked
that sort Of grip"
Claire flushed and nodded.
'Thunderation, mol No man cares
for namby pamby. But, say, did
you really want me to-like your"
Without waiting for her answer he
boldly took her In his arms You
imp" he laughed and kissed her.