Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-07

IN TIE MORNING.
PART FIRST.

..O.I don't care at all about it, 'said Fam
ME. 1--WE will not talk about it. if you
please"
VERY well," answered Med, flushing
slightly. Il am beginning to think you
are sort of don't care little body, alto
gether."
30, you do! Well. let Us examine the
matter and see what the. altogether means.
Don't care for auntie? ?"
"Yes, very much"
Don't care for Blanche"
"Of course who could help caring
for herr"
Don't care for all the rest of them
Belle and the children and-and Mr.. Ord
man %
Without doubt. especially the latter"
well, then. you ridiculous boy, why
do YOU make such simple remark, and
what do you mean by it ?'
Ned flushed again. Of all things it was
most obnoxious to him to be called boy,
but ridiculous boy. and to be told at the
same time he had made simple remark
was too much. He waited little and
then answered:
81 will tell you plainly. Fannie, what
mean. came and invited you out here
in order to effect reconciliation. and am
met with an Indifferent. %, don't care, >
instead dwell. never mind what, but
you know, Fan, it isn't kind in you, when
fellow has asked pardon to treat him so,
and that. too, when he did nothing to ask
pardon for, and"
"I'd be ashamed to ask forgiveness if l
did not believe myself wrong :; it's like be-
ing cheat; it's decetful," interrupted
Fannie.
"And what mean by your being a
don't care little body is simply this: /
have come to the conclusion that YOU don't
care for me-" said Ned, not needing her
interruption.
80. thought as much: and so you are
altogether are you, deceitful and con-
ceited9 Go on. Ned; | am discovering
some nice traits of your character, this
morning"
Fannie, won't endure this ! l will
not | am getting desperate! l won't
stand being treated like this !"
Fannie laughed. She had heard him
say this too often to think seriously of it
now.
What will you do, Ned ?" she inquired
demurely. "It you have any new plan
tor preventing it. wish you would unfold
it. I'm all attention"
Il have no new pian," said Ned. "but
I've an old one that will stop it effectual-
ly. think. and you know what that is.
Fannie. III 60 to Europe
You can't bring nae to terms by saying
that" answered Fannie. ''for although
you are full of faults. dear boy. that you
will no doubt correct as you grow older.
still rejoice that ingratitude Is not one of
them, and you know it would be the
basest ingratitude to your grandfather to
do such thing"
"Well, cannot bear this constant disa.
greement between us, and rather than
have it continue, III prove ungrateful and
90 away" answered Ned.
IL have plan, too. and like yours, it
is not new one, and you know what it
is; it is this l take off this ring and give
it back to you. and you take it with tre-
lnendous bow, march off majestically,
throw it into the lake, and say that happl-
ness for you in this life is ended. believe
that is the modus operdndi, isn't it?'.
my plan is the best" answered Ned,
'for we could not quarrel with the ocean
between us, except upon paper, and that
would be much better than this"
"Oh, would not write to you; indeed,
l would not be such goose as that;
should probably be married and busy with
my servants and charitable institutions,
and thousand different things"
Fannie, tell me one thing; tell me
you do not love me. and l will release
you and you can marry Ordman as soon as
you like" said Ned
Ned, shall not tell YOU that, and l
shall not tell you that do love you, but |
will tell you one thing, that is, you are a
great simpleton to be sentimental in the
morning.
! "Leaves have their time to fade,''
and lovers have a proper time to be fool
ish and sentimental, and that is in the
evening; in the moonlight; come nearer
to liking it in the moonlight than any
other time, myself, but detest it in the
morning; | always want to sweep and
dust my room and put my books in order,
and read to auntie in the morning. Take
my advice. my dear boy, never try to
make love in the morning. By-by, must
go; pray don't look so gloomy next time
we meet" and Fannie started in the direc-
ton OF the house.
Don't leave me like this, Fannie ;
can't we be friends ?"
"Of course we can, and are" called
Fannie, half way TO the house, and Ned
had nothing to do but to go home and
make the best of it.
Fannie made her way to her room, with
a bright face. and gay little tunes were
constantly bubbling from her ripe lips.
Blanche was there and as she noticed Fan
MES sunny appearance she exclaimed.
$50 Ned is once more happy man."
Happy! No, indeed" answered Fam
ME, land he certainly is anything but a
man. 1t does annoy him so to be called a
boy, and took occasion to call him so
several times this morning. He thinks
because he is six feet tall and twenty-three
years old. no one should have thought
but that he had put away all bovish feel.
ings years ago. and this very thing is the
most boyish thing about him. If he were
man at heart he would not mind my call
ing him boy in the leastAperhaps he
would rather like it."
But he does not like it, and as it an
noys him, why not cease calling him so Pr
asked Blanche.
"Do you really think l am going to do
as he wishes ?" asked Fannie.
What queer question, and what a
strange girl you are Fannie. Think