Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-04-28
/. CLEVER MATCHMAKER.

When | remember how often L used 10
sselare that nothing should ever drag
mkSut of England, it seems too utterly
-ifculOus TO admit that, had it not
hsan @ for most lucky accident, Ishould
,o.day have been on board the Kdnga-
IN m nv way out TO Australia. The
vbola story is SO absurd that do
rot know whether 1 like to write it
Jown. People VIII never believe that
lam telling the truth. Connie Purdie
nosintains that was a mean, Scheming
girl: but there-she is jealous, so l do
not mind what she saySl Hattie too
NV dear old chum Hattie-will persist
m laughing slyly at me, and assuring
ms She has moderated my talents. She
does it only to tease, though, so 1 do
not mind her either. But there-l
shall never tell my tale if do not be-
ginl
1t was ten weeks ago; mamma, Win
ME. and | went 10 Lady Weir's party
and a very stupid party it was too-or,
at least. It would have been If We had
not met Mr.. Glynne. There were
scarcely any men in the room-heaps
and heaps of girls, and no introductions.
Every one knows what that means.
How miserable some of the girls looked
Door things, percied round the room
on uncomfortable rOut-Seats, and talk
ing TO no one!
always make point of talking to
mamma and Winnie on occasions like
these, pretending TO myself that they
are strangers. II is astonishing how
easily one manages to amuse oneself
when one does this. We had been in
the room about half an hour, when
Winnie drew my attention to a tai,
sOldierly- looking man who was leaning
against the door, watching, as we fanci-
ed, with rather envious eyes.
"That man would like to come over
here and find out what we are laughing
st. SAID Winnie.
"Why don't you cross the room and
introduce yourself to hlm?" l asked
blandly. "Meritorious desires should
not be left ungratided."
Winnie shrugged her shoulders dis
dainfully.
"Why doesn't he make the dowager
introduce himp" she retorted. 81
would if l were in his place!"
As though in answer to this speech
Of my sisters the stranger almost i'm
mediately moved forward and said
something to Lady Weir. The next
minute he was standing in front of US
being formally introduced-nott to Win
ME, but to me.
Miss Boulton-Mr. Glynne.n
bowed, and, as in duty bound. be-
gan talking to him, resolving to trans
fer him to my sister on the very first
opportunity. But this L was prevented
from doing, for Lady Weir having
given one introduction, felt stimulated
to further achievements, and now
brought up a Captain Ross, bidding
him take my sister down for an Ice.
Thus Mr.. Glynne was left wholly on
my hands. lido not think | at first ap-
preclated the situation, for l must con-
feSs that my interest in him was some
what dashed By the fact that on close
inspection he proved TO be very much
freckled-furthermore. he spoke with a
distinct drawl. Indeed | never knew a
man TO take SO long to say SO little-it
quite irritated me.
81 suppose you would be considered
vastly prudent man, Mr.. Glynne?' 1
asked abruptly, as he came laboriGusiy
TO the end OF sentence.
He turned a sleepy pair of gray eyes
on me, and, after perceptible pause,
drawled out
"Why sO?''
"0h, well, the most cautious are not
expected to do more than think twice
before they speak, Now you must think
six or seven times before you put your
thoughts into words. One could fancy
you had come from the backwood5 of
America, and had lost the use OF your
vocal organs in continued solitude"
An amused gleam found Its way
slowly into his eyes.
81 have Just come from Australia, 1"
be SAID simply, land l am afraid you
are right. have got out Of the habit
Of talking, have been so long by my
SELF"
/ clapped my hands deli2htedly,
"YOu have come from Australian
cried. "0h, do tell me all about 1t!
You drink tea out of pannikins and
cat dampers there, don't youP Blythe
way, wnat are dampers?''
lwaited for an answer; but, as he
was still slow in finding his tongue, l
weht on talking myself.
Don't trouble to speak," said en-
couragingly. II dare say it is painfully
fatiguing when you haven't been used
tQit. | will talk and you can listen;
that will be much more amusing, won't
it?r
ITO you OF to me?" asked Mr.. Glynne
and almost fancied be was laughing
at NE,
ITO both of us, of course" respond
ed warmly. First tell me, though
when did you arrive in England?"
"The day before yesterday"
Are you marrieG?"
Certainly not" he answered, with
look of surprise.
"Engaged?"
"No.n
81 knew itl' 1 said decidedly. You
are looking for a wife. Oh, you COL
oniSts are all alike! You go of to make
your fortunes; and then, directly you
nave run up iog-oabiI and have put
two chairs and a table into it, yo1 come
back to England, pick out the incest
glrl you can end, and persuade her to
go back with you. / think you are just
horribly mean. Why don't you stop in
Australia and marry the abnriglnes?"
Mr.. Glynne began TO laugh.
I'VE don't like them perhaps"
"WeIl, the English girls don't like
you.n
oh, but they dol When we want
wives, We always get them in England.
how the abOriginss are moro difficult
to please"
"Ugh!'' l cried. ''I wish that we
We're too"
There are too many of you," said
Nr, GIMME; "you can't afford to be SC
PARTICULAR"
thought him a perfect boor when he
said this, and determined to be even
with him.
u dare say the English girls WlsL