The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-09-06
BRENDA's COURTSHIP.

Brenda, it is very becoming to
you to be angry. 1t brightens your
eyes, paints your cheeks, and gives
you just the right degree of ANNA
ton to make you perfectly charming.
"You are impolite, almost insult
ing, Mr.. Winton, and l would he
obliged if you would remember that
1 am Miss Fayne. and not Brenda. to
my gentleman acquaintance"
Mr.. Winton smiled down at the
the flushed face: then he glanced at
the perfect figure. clad in a soft gray
oversuit, with clinging. graceful
folds, and plain black velvet skirt.
with crimson 1uting Of satin at the
edge, a red rose and buds at her
throat. and red bow of ribbon in her
black hair.
'Just the woman | could he proud
Of as my wife, he said, mentally, and
then added, aloud, GIVE half mind
to try"
She looked up questioningly-she
really wanted to he angry, and was
doing her best to feel so. but it was a
difficult matter. Her position was a
novel one to her. She who had been
treated with such respect since a wee
girl to be talked to in this manner by
this handsome stranger. True. he
was her brothers dearest friend.
They had passed through college to-
gether. had studied law together, and
we're now taking vacation together.
Everything We do we do together
she had often heard her brother
Robin say. For all that. she could
not allow him to talk so Familiarity to
her, that was certain, and vet she was
at loss how to prevent it.
"You speak to me as if l were your
own sister instead Of Robins, and |
have only known YOU for one week.
You are too presuming, Mr.. Winton.
What is it You have half mind to
try"
"Yes. think I will. Ill risk it. I
believe! But do you think you will
be altogether as charming in these
little skirmishes after marriage as you
are now? For if you are certain on
that point I'll 60 right to work and
win you for my wife. | don't want
you for sister, Brenda
"How dare you. Mr.. Winton ="
Brenda exclaimed. her eyes flashing
and her cheeks flushing. 81 would
never speak to YOU again if it were
not for Robins sake"
Then she walked straight out into
the sunshine. where she saw her
brother sitting with book and cigar
ascompanions.
"RObin, I must say that | do not
understand your friend. He is polite
in the extreme to every one but my
self, and he treats me with 4 marked
want of difference | cannot help if
he is our guest he must apologize
before We can he friends"
4'Oho, what is it. sissie? Frank
usually has a very taking way with
the ladies
THAT is it. l don't like his taking
way. He has just been calling me
by my given name, and says he has
half mind to marry me-"
Robin wanted to laugh. but turned
it into yawn instead.
"Well, sissie, Ill tell him what you
say. But l am afraid he will not he
very easy to manage; but, say, Bren-
da, why not humor the joke, and let
him try and win you, if he likes"
"That is just like man. I'm not
child to play with razor and got
my fingers cut"
Brenda was proud Of her big
brother, and she stopped and kissed
him, pushing back the hair from his
broad, white forehead, so like her
own, and then passed down the ave-
nue. and out in the park for short
walk alone before the sun should set.
Robin looked up and saw Frank Win
ton, with a ruefui face. standing on the
veranda, where he had heard all that
had passed. They looked into each
others eyes for moment, and then
joined in a hearty laugh.
"Oh, Frank, / did not think it of
you, old fellow, but YOU have got to
apologize; you heard what she said
81 did not think of it myself.
Robin; but the truth Of the whole
business is that your little sister be-
witches me; and she looks so irresist-
ible when she begins to gets angry,
that cannot resist the impulse to
tease her sometimes. She has uncon-
sciously given me a little comfort,
though; what was that about play
ing with a razor and getting her
Singers cut ?"
NShe has GONE for 4 walk now vou