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Show UPSETTING HIS I THEORY f AMKSOKMXIivd 7ffr alwaya be n 1 1 -Lj thodlcal Th. 11 .It ' njjj became lngr.t n-d JK at a ver taiiv bj age, wbtn his Ojk mother lint n-a-o-il VA ll mi nl1" """ "llly rfm. by hanging up Id tap on Its par tloular null when he eme Into the liousn would he m quite sure of finding It Immidl ately when he wlabed to leave tho bonse He hnd found that the rule worked well nnd. being a poteon 'P'lck tn seise nnd adapt to tils own plan of life nnv good Idin that came hla wn he hail not hesitated to Include mithixl among his treasures of theory W Itcq he grew up be refused to Join the dancing tlub made up of hi friends lurnuae It Interfered with hi evening lesaou In Hpanlali. Likewise the Ird ilub fell on the date of til rnunthr) debating enelety and he teni by It allurement This pos-slbl) pos-slbl) explains why he had reached tlm age of .17 before he reall) look n comprehensive com-prehensive look at Adeline Hlmpson The ) 1 lira during which Adeline hod fluttered ana shone' In Hi- dance anil part I lit uilaiiil.il by nil the )ouugfolk James Onl had lived unknuwlng h-cnuse h-cnuse he had lieen otherwise engaged, having seen nt Inst bow nmnilngly til f- , (crcnt she was from nil other yomiB women, Orvln found that ho was suffer suf-fer Iiik from 11 chronic convulsion of tlio heart, which totally upset him. methodical 11 he was "I upHise, ' he said to himself, after three (Ignr anil a ix-rlod of llerce con lentratlnn, "I am In love Come tn Ihlnk of It. It I remarkable that I haven t fallen In love la-fore On tho other hand. It Isn't, either, because in thlnga hnve turned nut I couldn't fall In love till I found the right girl nnd, of course. Addle la the right girl I wonder whether she would like n trip tn Japun betttr than a trip to Kuropo for a wedding Journey " All of which shows bow Innocent ot the wnya of women James Orvl was. For he had culled on Adeline only three time nnd she was supposedly Ignorant of the trentl of hla emotions. That he was In love with her was sufficient suf-ficient for hlni ho wn going to marry mar-ry ber, naturally, und It never occurred occur-red to him that she might have different dif-ferent Ideas. , Vs Mi thodlcnlly he act nbout revenllnR I to her his state of mind Wcdncadiy evening he called with n two-pound ,' box of, candy. Krl.lu) night ho Invlt- ' '' ed her to attend tho theater Kunday nfternoons ho nlwny came with an automobile to take hor riding The llrst tliie ho found another caller there on Ills Wednesday ovenlnij bn was surprised When, the second Sunday nfter, bo pulled up In front ot Adeline' homo Just ns sho nnd a disgustingly dis-gustingly ban'daomo Individual vvcrn starting nwuy In an dortrlc runabout. Orvla went home In n real rage ' How was I to know )ou were coming?" com-ing?" Adeline Inquired In somo Indlg- I'' nation when Orvla took her to tnsk I "Hut." Insisted the still perturbed Orvls, 'It tins hoin my habit for bo B long that I thought of course you.l 8 know'" I "I don't take thing for granted'" H Hashed tho stubborn Mis Klmpaon, H giving her ndmlrtr food for thought H llo had planned how ho should pro. R peso to her After pursuing his Wed- 91 nesdny, Krldny and Sunday plnn for S six months he Ititendul on n Wednes- H day evening, ovir the box of candy, H first to Inform her of his business I prosptcls, next that the life Insurnnco H doctor wild ho was good for SO )uar, H then of tho suburban house he bml H bought an an Investment Koine time H before Finally he would Inquire It she would be his wife H Never to this day can ho understand H how It happened that on n Monday Bj, morning downtown In a pouring rain ffl he should hnvo been swept b) 1111 in- 9 wmo rebellion nt the sight or A.h lino SB under tho tender!) prodding unibrel 9 In of the hnndtomo unknown of iho 19 electric runabout j y 'R Tho expreeslon of STSal M tho unknowns V&'Vjxal 9I fnco was positive .iwS'-TKSv M ly asinine. In tho WAvVifvOv 9 opinion nt James 1 )&'& $ H Orvls, who by n ' u"tPair ffl brutall) rude coup 'toYw'a?iftfv' Sm swept Adeline - .''' JJrStVGyT' nwn) Into n cafe '''Jf&'pRr- aV und, over food MX&lEwY t which to him BWdSgEr' ' 9 might have been VjQK '9 sawdust, explodnl ifsJ, ' H Into n heautlfull) ' 'ffSfij' ' SB 1. nm e thodlcal '' yfci ' 1 H Jealous ragi tin 'MfSu S pin ring luiaslnn JJrSf ' H and Iwseechlng . 7f H declaration He ' Lp was trembling In & H amusement at this v 1 H now and strange James Ort Is who SJ never before had acted without full) fl planning 111 course !H ' My goodnoas'" Adeline bn itln ,1 9 when the storm had aubsldid 1 H never had the slightest Intentb n r jH marrying von Jlntni)' And line 1. 1H said )ea' I didn't know ton 1ml it , SI on to be human ) 011 wen- .. , 9fl denlnily niollindlcol, alwa)a' 1 flj there It a chance of reform1 iu Hg Well matle I need li 1 - Hie tliai-t mil u-i i liar 1 o , .H ago Dull) "U. , jH |