Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

evening, The Tour cousins, Lila
Kittie, Maud and Blanche, left th'
heat and crowd Of the ballroom
and entered the conservatory to
gether. Maud turned to Ella:
"What is the reason you trea
Mr.. Sherman as you do. Ellal A
person would think you were sworr
enemies"
1--WE are" was the rejoinder.
"What is the trouble with you
any wayl You act as though YOU
hated him"
81 do; and ne reciprocates the
feeling. To tel you the truth, hc
is too precise, and ! am not precise
enough. He moves by mathemati'
cal rule. Before escorting a cir.
on to the floor to dance, be pot.
every step through a course Of
mathematics, and, should he pro-
pose TO a girl, he would take pa
per and pencil and calculate the
mathmatical results.
"Do you suppose he would ever
propose, or, would his royal high
ness be shocked, at the idea Of a
girl owning that she loved him :"
"Nhat if a girl should propose
to him 7 Wouldn't Mr.. Sherman's
nice sense Of propriety be shock
edr
suppose Ella should" suggest
ed Kitiie.
THAT'S so, suppose / do"
"Why Ella they exclaimed in
chorus, "you dare not"
81 dare notl never attempted
anything yet I didn't complete"
ooh! but this is another thing"
"What will you give me, suppose
dot"
"If you propose TO Mr.. Sherman
and shock his sense Of propriety,
you have earned that elegant pho
tograph album we saw at Duf7s the
other day, and you shall have it,"
"Aud if / don't, / in turn will
present each Of you with an auto
graph album. Is that satisfac-
tory p
ELLA! you are not in earnest :"
exclaimed Maud.
"Certainly | am"
"But thought you hated him"
"Do you suppose would try to
shock bin in this way if l did not
I do most cordially detest him, and
/ shall propose to him."
"But when and where = said
Kittie, who seemed to enjoy the
fun.
swell, will tell you, we viii
have leap year party, and at
given signal from me, you shall
take your stand near the east bay
window, when / viii fulfill my part
Of the agreement. Let Us return
to the ball room"
For some unaccountable reason,
Miss Walton's manner changed TO-
ward Mr.. Sherman, and instead Of
being cold and distant, she made
herself very agreeable.
"Please call tomorrow evening"
she said to Mr.. Sherman one even
ing, as he attended her to her car
rage. 81 have something / would
like to consult your taste in regard
TO-"
"Your wish shall be my law, J" and
be raised the hand he held to his
lips. She drew it away; what
could he means They said "good
night" and the carriage rolled
away. The next evening Mr..
Sherman called but all the girls
bad vanished save Ella, who met
him at the door with Ler sweetest
smiles. Contrary TO her expecta-
ton, he met her advances half way.
They seated themselves Oh the sofa.
"Mr. Sherman" she said, 81
wished to consult your taste in re-
gard to leap year party am con-
templating. Do you not think it
would be pleasant change after
the routine Of the winter :" and
she half smiled in imagining his
CONSERVATION.
81 hadn't thought of it," he said,
"but / think it would be very
pleasant. When do you propose
having it 7"
"The twenty-ninth Of this month.
Will you be so kind as to forward
iti'
"Nothing could give me greater
pleasure" was his reply.
"Tben ! may depend on you for
my partner, l suppose ~