South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-01-19
Popping Tho Que stion.

mercifuily all the evening about Hem
ry Keene, the stately as they term
ed HIM.
The gentleman in question was
reading law under her father Judge
Brown, aud was noted far and vide
tor the icy reserve OF his manners
or, as Lilly White called it, his gen.
eral TN comeat.able ness
This evening the girls OF the village
had met at Daisy Browns home to
discuss the leap Year ball to be held
at the Town Hall, and it being dcci-
dcd that Daisy should invite and take
Henry Kcene. Carrie Fuller had mis-.
c!.ievously, dared to go still further,
and ask him TO marry her.
"a box of Jouvin's best against
well, anything you choose TO wager,
Daisy, that your heart fails you in the
supreme +! Nellie Smith cried Gag
erly.
L accept the wager, and will give
YOU box OF the best II it does fail
me- she replied, defantly. IN pop
the question to him next Thursday
night just so surely as my name is
Daisy Brown
But how are we to know they
choruscd
Any CT al OF YOU may como on
! home here in advance OF ne at the
close otthe ball aud secrete yourselves
in the conservatory. | viii follow
more lcisnrcly with Mr, Kecne, and
in the hall Will ask him for Il few
minutes conversation; and when we
are inside and surrounded y the flow
ers, will al once proceed 10 offer my
heat ana hand, she concluded; laugh
ing hcrvousIy Us she thorght OF the
ordeal.
A ringing, triumphant laugh gree
ted this decision, and after little
more desuljory chatting the girls sep
arated 10 go 10 their homes, leaving
Daisy alone 10 her By no means pleas
amt thoughts OF The coming trial.
The girls had literally provoked
her into consentlng to tie Wild scheme;
and although she half wished she had
utterly refused, she knew at what IL
/ cost III NOnlu have been.
She would have exposed herself TO
their merciless SARCASM; and she, with
| ali a giil's morbid sensltivenesc, dread
ed this UNNECESSARILY.
Truth TO say, Daisy scarcely under
stood Der feelings toward tho grave,
silent man, who Ead been AN inmate
OF her fathers house for Il little over
1t year.
He treated her with respectful de.
ference invariably whenever they
were together; but he never seemed
especially DESTROYS of being with her.
At times, though, Daisy thought
that his brown eyes wore a tender
look Wien they were gazing on her ;
and low Size feared, ii che were to do
what size bad rashly promised, she
would lose his rcspect--a thought lit.
tic DAISY did not particularly relish.
I'm ia for IT, she mentally solilo-
/ qnl2ed, making II little mouth at her
self in the mirror 'and ! could Just
| pinch myself for beng so foolish 1!
llow am ever 10 get through with it?'
And her dark eyes swan in tears
with modification at the thought.
Father SAYS .forewarncd is fore.
armed | will tell NJ. Kcene-
that will. if she is my sister. She
had no business 10 say she'd do it !;
aud besides, he was really good to me
/ yesterday, aud gave me that knife
hat I've wanted so long He shall
know all about it right away and then.
If he doesn't want to he courted and
bothered 10 death by those tiresomc
girls, he just needn't 90 to the ball
And Daisy's hopeful young BROTH
er gathered up his marbles from be.
meath thg open window in which the
fair conspirators were sitting. and
marched off TO Mr.. Kcenc's room.
where ne beat rapid tattoo on the
door before receiving permission from
within 20 enter.
Going straight up TO IIonry's eide, he
said:
d say, you were really good TO give
me that knife. and so am going 10
tell YOU som, ING
wei, my 10 mau. what is it?'
lie questioned, with a slow smile that
lighted up bis grave features wonder
fully.
Now You'll whistle when you know
the boy exclaimed. You see, Daisy
and all the other girls wero together
just now, aud they've made bargain
TO pat up job on you Daisy is To
take you To the leap year party, and
she's going to court you after you get
back home aud go into the conserva-
tory, and all the girls are going to
hide and listen. What'll you do "a.
bout il?' breathlessly questioned
Johnnie.
Again the slow smile dawned on
the mans face. aud be answered:
Il pouft toll vcf I,Ip,,to ,,.lot I