' He leaves that sort of thing to the
dandies and thinks of something else." 1
"What?"
"The refreshments probably."
"The brute!"
"Exactly; he likes to be fed, and It
gives him a chance of gaging your
form as a hostess, A wise man al
ways asks himself how a future wife
will treat his guests."
"I never thought of that."
"Few girls do, Julia. Their vanity
makes them imagine that a man would
deem it sacrilege to worry about food
when his divinity was warbling melo
dious moonshine about 1-o-v-e and
flow-wow-werrs."
"Do tell me what you mean In a
way I can understand."
"Well, all things considered, and
especially having regard to your er
ratic past, I strongly recommend the
role of the Ingenue for you."
"Why?"
"Because It deceives the most ex
perienced bachelor and gives a neo
phyte in love no chance at all."
"I don't quite like that; but tell me
wtat I have to do without any more
flippancies."
"Listen. Ask the predestined per
son to lend you a book or something
and tell ljim to bring It In the after
noon. When ho comes, receive him
in a pretty apron and have your hands
all over flour. Say you are sure he Is
laughing at you, but you take a de
light in domestic duties and were
malting cakes for tea. Tell him you
i would ask him to stay, but, unfortu
nately, everything Is home-made, as
you were not expecting anybody. He
! will think you naive and natural, and
I when a man makes that mistake his
days of blessed singleness are draw-
ing to a close."
I "But I can't make cakes or cook
anything, although most girls, swear
they can make puddings. I can learn,
of course."
"There Is no need to wait for that.
