Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . she was young. Of course I knowsuch things can be, for my own sisterGrace, Mrs. George R. Verbeek, is per-fectly lovely and the most popular wo-man in the society of our city. ButGrace is married, and perhaps that makesa difference. It is said that love keepsthe spirit young. However,, perhaps Idbetter go on about Josephine and notdwell on that. Experienced as we girlsare, and drinking of life in deepdraughts though we do, we still admit—Maudie, Mabel, and I—that we do notyet know much about love. But one can-not know everything
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . she was young. Of course I knowsuch things can be, for my own sisterGrace, Mrs. George R. Verbeek, is per-fectly lovely and the most popular wo-man in the society of our city. ButGrace is married, and perhaps that makesa difference. It is said that love keepsthe spirit young. However,, perhaps Idbetter go on about Josephine and notdwell on that. Experienced as we girlsare, and drinking of life in deepdraughts though we do, we still admit—Maudie, Mabel, and I—that we do notyet know much about love. But one can-not know everything at fifteen, and, asMabel Blossom always says, there isyet time. We all know just the kindof men theyre going to be, will be a brave young officer, ofcourse, for a generals daughter shouldnot marry out of the army, and he willdie for his country, leaving me with abroken heart. Maudie Joyce says hersmust be a man who will rule her with arod of iron and break her will and winher respect, and then be gentle and lov-ing and tender. And Mabel Blossom. Half tone plate engraved by \V. H. Clark KITTIE SAYS JOSEPHINE IS NOT A BIT POKY 62 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. says shes perfectly sure hers will be fatand have a blond mustache and laugh agreat deal. Once she said maybe noneof us would ever get any; but the lookMaudie Joyce and I turned upon herchecked her thoughtless words. Life isbitter enough as it is without thinkingof dreadful things in the future. I some-times fear that underneath her girlishgayety Mabel Blossom conceals a morbidnature. But I am forgetting JosephineJames. This story will tell why, with allher advantages of wealth and educationand beauty, she remained a maiden ladytill she was twenty-eight; and she mighthave kept on, too, if Kittie had not takenmatters in hand and settled them for her. Kittie says Josephine was always ro-mantic and spent long hours of heryoung life in girlish reveries and course that isnt the way Kittie saidit, but if I sh
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