Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — Tell-Tale Signs Mark Benedict [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tell-Tale Signs Mark Benedict

■tone walls do not a prison- make. Nor iron bars a cage: . * Minds Innocent and quiet take That for a heritage. How can you tell whether or not a man’s mhrried? Why It's simple

gh. JLuat watch him for telltale signs. The single man is usually polite to the ladies, but not overofficious. The married man is overzealous in his es-. forts to make himself agreeable to the feminine sex. The single man is not of ten. If ever, staring after young girls. The married man seldom lets one pass hi m unobserved. Of course he may be just comparing

them with his wife or daughters. We will suppose this to be the case and let it go at that. A single man is not versed in the ways of women and takes-no chances in trying to get up a flirtation with a charming young widow. The married man gives a widow back as many glances as she turhs in his direction. He knows she could not accuse him of flirting. The married man is always looking after babies he sees on the street. Patting them on the head, dangling them on his knees or whistling to them if they are at arm’s length, is his way, The single man steers clear of them. If one was thrust within his arms he

By LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.

would be nettled until someone relieved bim of the burden he field soawkwurdly.„ '’'Theiliari'tedmffTtdoes uotstammer dr grow confused in the presence of women. On the contrary, he enjoys confusing the gentler sex. A married man cannot accept an invitation to an affair offhand. He knows very well that ills wife will have something to say about that. A single man’s hours are his own outside of business. There is no one to dictate what he may or may not do. He can make an engagement on the spur of the moment for anything that suits’lds fancy. The married man shows his responsibilities on his face. The single man’s face shows absence of them. The married man shows plainly that he has no heart to lose. The single man’s attitude toward women shows that he Is looking about for the right one. The married man has no real interest in any woman outside of his own family or circle of close friends. The single man has interest wherever there are likeable young ladies who appeal to him. A nftirried man Is always ready to go to his dinner at the tap of the hotel gong. If a single man is conversing with a single young lady he forgets dinner, everything in the pleasure of her charming presence. t There are upward of a thousand ways, never failing signs, by which you can tell' whether a man’s married or single But if you have mastered the few hints given you here you have learned quite enough to help you determine whether the fascinating stranger you have recently met is married or s’ngle. (Copyright, 1917.)