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Show Seeking a Husband J DON T know whe cr I ought to adn t to real y seeking a hus band But that a w at It all a oon 3 o after a 1 Mother says hat eve y tri 1 s fate la written In the eas I wonder f It s really true way It seems rat er a risk to wa fe s such a lottery and love cones o e e y erl'but ODte So I a n no go ng to let my chances go t3 ana t is safer bo thin c of every man as a poss b e husband t have Just d scovered that I never In a the wo d cou d marry Dec It took me qu e a wh o to Una out and the first t me I 1 ad any serious doubts about the matter happened In h s waj D ck had asked me to the fi st dance cf the season and I really a d look ado able I d dn t know him ve y we 1 at the time but I dfd th nk he m ght say son clhlngr about my appea ance Lro ng down In the taxi he sa d ra her mpresstvely D dn t think Id get here at all to n ght Had a bad au o smashup last n ght and was t ed up all day w h it Oh what a shame I sa d bent on beln agreeable. I hope no one was hur No we got tho girls out of t all ' ght, he returned and 1 suppose we ouhf to bo thankful for that Ho sa d It wi h a world weary a r wh oh was meant no doubt to impress me and I was just about to make a horrid re ort when we drove up to the club As we were go ng upstairs Marian Col ns ha led him from above Hello Dick she said as though the wo were on very Intimate, terms Some exc tement on Broadway last n ght wasn t It? Hope vou scolded him well tor it Miss Dean turning to nc and I laughed and passed on in o h cloakroom Marian s all right but just a 1 t le forward with me i. HIS V h.S Dur ng the fi st dance things cleared up cons de ably D ck s c es ea d lndescr bable tht gs and as 1 sa d befo e I d d look rather welL 1 fancied e ga e me up rather e u an oo and 1 waa rea ly quite n nf mj Hp wh n sa v him n a co w I n a n r Tha wasn t so bad but then he danced tn ee times in succession with her and mj fight ng b ood was up Mar lan s partne was an ng but ex ing but I fl ed despe ately w th him and finally even Dicks attention was aroused. He left Mar a rather ab uptly and came o er to me. I looked up with a cha mlng sm lo and sa d innocently Is t is our dance And then with my most fasc na g smile I have e joed our conve ea tlon so much Mr Olds perhaps wo can cont nue it some o he t me this even ng When we we e out of 1 ca Ing Dick ea d abrupt y W at do you n ean by flirt ng w th that id ot O ds7 Flirting I sa d nnocen ly whj I was mere y enjoy ng n 3 self You were very obvious y doing the same w th Mar an Co ns Nonsense sa d Di k and hen a I ttle lesu brusquely I was begin Ring to feel quite Jca ous "I don t th nl you have any r ght o take me to tas t for my act ons n a y case. D ck I answered. I am per tectly well able to take care of my self Then my partner camo up and the rest of the even ng passed w h out any more mishaps As we were go ng downs a t Mar an Collins leaned over and whls pered something n D ck s ear He acquiesced am ling y and she laughed good n ght over tho banisters In tl e taxi Dick leaned fo ward and sa d Did you have a good time Peggy? "Very I answe ed and then lust to be mean I added Mr Olds as promised to teach me tba new Vene t an waltz DIIK IS PLtVEP I w si you wou n t bother w th Geo ge Olds he rejo ned s Idly He s a great friend of Mar an s 1 answe ed and then we both laughed A m nute later wo s opped and D ck helped me out carefu y 1 1 cal ou up o mor ow he sa d as we said ood n g Alrsrh lasue 00 a I an up s cps And h n won d d t p d u I hadn t rajst rr n mo |