The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-06

"our cases arc different, You felt certain
II success
"Did II II 30, 1t was only one Of tho delu-
Hons natural to man of my age
| "ESplaln,n
"Tho older you grow the more liable you
arc 10 deluslons, a man between thirty and
forty moro easily deludes himself into bo-
lleving that woman loves him than boy OF
twenty does,h
"IIam said Mordlc "All now TO me, this,
Let me think 10 over,' Tho curato loved an
argument Of this sort, Presently ho looked
up.
"Thats all rotN he said. "Boy Of
twonty-moded and good-can't 500 any
reason for woman's loving him, Man Of
thirty or successful IN life, say
measured his strength against his follows
can't help feeling he's quito worth being
loved, SEQ how fallaelous your argumentP
"Never mlndn said Frank; ut doesn't
matter which way You tako it,n
"Isay,n continued Mordle laying Ills hand
on Franks shoulder, "Listen 10 my advice.
Don't you take NO for an answer"
| "I'll ask no woman twice 10 bon wife,"
said Frank, with conclusion number three
fresh IN his mind.
"You might ask this one twenty times and
feel happy II you got her then But twenty
times won't DO needed, She loves you now,
Carruthersh
"What folly you talkl'
~ DON'T never talk folly. have seen
you together. have watched her as closely
as watch ono Of my flock who leans towards
dissent have seen what you haven't seen,
and again | say, don't talso NO for an an
swer.h
"Let US talk Of something else, nsaid Frank
All tho same tho old provorb about tho locker
on and tho gano camo 10 his mind. Undor
some circumstances there Is much solace 10 DO
got out of proverbs,
They talked ofsomothingelso but 0sitalwayS
does when man Is In love, that something
olso veered round ever 20 tho ono thing. AT
last Frank throw tho end Of his cigar away
and badO tho curato goodnight, Mordlos
emphatic chcory assertion that ho ought not
TO despair had dono him good, although ho
| still sworo ho would not grovel and ask
again.
His guest having left hun sylyanus drow
himself up and patted his chest 0pprovingly.
at was mngnanmous, very mngnanimous,
ho said, 40 help rival llko that But |
am thoroughly cured, 30 could afford TO
do IT,
Ho always told himself ho was cured, Per-
hnps ho was. All tho samo tho liev, bylvanus
Mordlc "a u bachelor 10 this day,
Frank went back TO Hazowood House, and
apologi2cd for his strange absence on best he
could IIo had been seized with splitting
! headache aud compelled 20 seek fresh air.
Strange 10 say n splitting headache had alsc
| driven Miss Clauson, not Into tho fresh air
but into her room. ''rhundcr IN tho air, nc
doubt, ~ said Herbert, the most unsugpiclous
OF men.
About hnlf-past clovcn the last Of the
guests departed. Mr. Turner, believing Lord
Kolstons friend 20 DO an prstocratic Chris
tian Of tho most orthodox type, bado him IN
elusive goodnight, little dreaming Of the
insults ho hal been hcaping upon his hoad.
Horace and Herbert gayo sigh of relief rs
thoir Jow-hating guest loft tho house. They
had too much sonso 10 think Of Npologlzing
for tho mish0p-thcy merely doubled thor
civillty 20 tho eminent lsraclitc AT last
ovory ono had said goodbye, and tho shut
ting up began,
Frank, In moody, sullon way, wocthod
Horace and Herbert rs thoy won't from win
dow 10 window trying shutters aud bars ant
bolts. IIo did not smile even whom Horace
gravcly and deliberately counted the fork
and spoons In WhlttalSor's baskot-tho oxtrt
| plato given out FOR dinncr-partlos while
| Herbert blended two half-ompticd bottles o
sherry and mNdo ono full ono Tho domcgtl,
duties woro at last finished the bottles loclsot
up, tho spoons and forks snugly tucked up II
little chamols leather bogs, rondy 10 bo pu
20 rest In tho safo until again wanted
Horace and Herbert looked at Frank.
'Shnll wo so 10 bod now, or would yo,
llko 10 stay up longorH
Frank started out Of his rovcric, uo diC
not feel In tho least inclined for bod
"If you don't mind, ho ald, ~ win q
into tho library and writo somo lotton. tn
fresh nlr has mado mo 10 wido awake that
sha'n't bc able 10 sloop for long tlmo,n
They did mind, Of course; but were 10
polito 70 say so WHITAKER was ordered b
talso tho lamp into tho library, and Fran
bado hscouslns good night
"Pleaso turn tho wick down low before yo
blow II out said Horace
"Andn ontreatod Herbert, "would 20
nllnu turning thohohvniuB uPauouv"n "ho
you leave tho rooml 10 makos IL last 0
much longer"
Frank promised, wondering tho whilo VIII
tho constitution OF q hoarthrug was such thu
tho night and carly morning oir impaired Il
Thcn ho sought tho library, closed tho dooi
and was alono with his own thoughts
Thoro " no occasion TO rocopitulato thost
We hayo had thom all before, and thoy gro'
no moro cheerful Evcn Mr., Carruthors &c
tired Of them at last, ana 70 broak tho mof
otony mado n prctonco Of writing n lotter :
friond. But tho sight OF pom and papc
woko strong temptation tosay again b
thoir did all ho had already said 10 Beatrice
m we'll as nll ho meant TO my when cub 0
suddenly short But his pride would nc
allow him 10 broalr 30 quickly his rosolutio
number three.
Then ho tried 10 road. Naturally ho turno