 | JULIA'S IDEA. Saratoga in 1901 |  |
JULIA'S IDEA.
This morning I got a perfumed note from Julia. She says
she is down on the “I-like-to-be-loved” fellows, who go around
making girls commit themselves, as Charley Brown and her
she has got a new idea
which she brought from
Philadelphia, and so she
writes it to me:—
“Fifth Avenue, —
“This is our new
idea. All the girls have
agreed to it. We call it
the honorable dodge, and
we are bound to put
through every flirting fellow
in New York on it.
The idea is—but I'll tell
you how I practiced it
last night and you'll understand
it better. But
you know it is a secret, and of course you are to be trusted.
“Well, last night Fred Palmer called. You know he is an
awful flirt. We sat on the same sofa where you and I sat before.
The gas was low, and pretty quick Fred began to talk `spooney.'
I pretended to be affected. Then he said, `What a pretty ring
you have, Julia.' (The old dodge, you know.)
“`Yes, so—so, I replied.
“`Is that your crest engraved on it? he asked, taking my
hand. (Another old dodge, you know.) It isn't half pretty
enough for your hand, he continued. You should have a diamond
solitaire. Would you like one? he asked, looking lovingly
into my eyes.
“`Yes, I said, if it comes from the right one.
“`How would you like one from me, Julia? he asked, with a
sigh.
“`Oh! I should be delighted, if I thought you loved me, and
then I looked down on his coat sleeve.
“`But, Julia, you know I do love you—I love you dearly, I —.'
“`Do you love me enough to speak to father about it? I
asked, interrupting him.
“`Yes, dear Julia, I will speak to him to-morrow, he said,
kissing my hand, `I—I—'
“`No, Frederick, I remarked, removing my hand from his
convulsive clasp, `I am glad you are willing, but I am engaged
to Eli Perkins, you know, and I was only seeing how far you
would go!'
“So keep the idea a secret a little while, my dear Eli, and we
girls will fool every fellow in New York. Mum is the word!
| JULIA'S IDEA. Saratoga in 1901 | |