Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-01-28
Good Theory?
By MEREDITH SCHOLL
Associated Newspapers.
WNU Features.

duSIlly. 1OoliS yoo'
believed it was possible to desplse
any man as much!"
''Swell!" Oliver grinned. That's
what I hoped you'd say!'
She turned away from him,
but he took her in his arms and,
giving her no opportunity to pro-
test, found her lips with his.
She freed herself, struck out
at him. A red welt showed On
his cheek, but he still Smiled.
Perley Neptune's house was de-
serted when Oliver got there, but
Perley had given him a key, and
Oliver let himself in, mixed himself
a drink and was comfortably en-
sconced in a chair before the fire
when Perley arrived home.
Listen said Perley. "How
about this? Ginnie Hunter hates the
stuff you're made Of"
'Did she tell you that?" Oliver
asked.
81 asked her how she liked my
old college chum, Oliver Steverens,
and she told me all right"
"Marvelous!" Oliver exclaimed.
"Say, that's SWELL"
Perley threw off his coat and
lighted a cigarette. Listen, Oil
ver," he said, Gin college you were
the best friend I had. We got along
fine. People liked you then. When
I invited you down here for a week,
I thought it would be the same.
You've changed, Teller"
Oliver grinned. cts new
theory of mine, Perley. Since
college, I've learned lot about
human nature, about women. A
woman either loves you and
shows it or she loves you and
pretends to hate you. When she
pretends to hate you she loves
you more. Well, tonight, Vir-
ginia and I saw each other for
the first time, and it happened.
Just like that. Being man l
could say so. Being woman,
she had to pretend to hate me.
The more she hates, the happier
am"
Perley blew smoke rings. you're
my guest and my friend, Oliver.
You've been around, too. I'm not
one to criticize your theories or your
methods, but remember this: I live
here"
The next day Oliver called Vir-
ginia on the telephone. When he
told her who he was she hung up.
Swell! thought Oliver. She's going
to make a wonderful wife. That
afternoon he drove around to where
she lived and parked half a block
down the street. After while Vir-
ginia came out of the house. She
was almost up to the roadster be-
fore she recognized Oliver.
Virginia got into the road
ster. 81 might as well tell you
about myself now" said Oliver
as they drove along. 'Pm
twenty-four years old and work
for my old man. He's in the
steamship business. For our
honeymoon we could take a trip
around the world"
"Marvelous!" said Virginia. Oil
yer pulled up for traffic light.
Virginia opened the door and got
out. BE seeing you. Thanks for
the buggy ride"
Oliver was tremendously pleased.
He told Perley that night he'd had
date with Virginia. Il like that
kid. We're going to hit it off to-
gether."
''Is she still bats about your"
Perley asked.
Listen" said Oliver, "when
= girl pretends to hate you as
much as GIMME, you're all set"
The next day Oliver didn't see
Ginnie at all. The day following
the telephone rang and he recog-
nized her voice.
"Come over" said Ginnie.
Oliver drove over. When he
got there no one answered his
knock. He. grinned. "She's Civ
ing me the works." he told him
self. "And boy, can I take IT."
; He sat down on the porch to
!. wait. He waited two hours.
Then Ginnie came up the steps.
He took both her hands in his.
Baby, you're good. When are
! we going to stop kidding?"
1--WE never started" said GIMME.
Twill you wait here a minute?" She
went into the house and came out
again with a suitcase. "Come on, I"
she said. "We're going places"
Oliver stared blankly. "Say, wait
q minute! That's little too fast,
I mean, I haven't even got the
licensed"
"Stop worrying" said Ginnie.
"Perley took care of that"
"Golly!" said Oliver, you're way
ahead of me-"
They went down the walk. A car
was pulling in at the curb. Perley
was at the wheel. "An set?" he
called.
"An Set" said Ginnie. Perley got
out of the car. Oliver said:
"What'd I tell you, Percy. She
had it worse than I thought. Am I
0o0d or ooOd9v