The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-08-09
she did what any other women would

she did what any other women wonlt
have done under the circumstances
threw herself upon the lounge ant
burst into tears, saying, brokenly, a
she did so: II thought he was eccen
trio, but | didn't know he was a lunatic.
Still lying there, weeping as though
her heart was broken, the squire'i
cousin, Wildly, found her when SD.
came to make a call awhile later.
The squire continued his wild rur
for several blocks, and then he slack,
ened his speed. Great heavensl" he
thought, as he mopped the cold sweat
from his brow and felt blindly on his
head for his hat, ''she thought | pro.
posed to her and she accepted me. oh,
what shall | do9 what shall | do to get
out Of thiss Nobody will believe me
II | say that did not, and she and her
father will think I've boon trifing with
her and want to kill me; oh. dear!
oh. dear these women are awful.
wish | were a thousand miles from
here" And the poor squire groaned
in anguish.
AT this rate you will be a thousand
miles from here said a hearty voice
at the sQuire's elbow, and at the same
time he received a vigorous slap on the
shoulder. The squire turned and saw
his brother-in-law. John, beside him,
but made no reply.
where's your hat9 and" he con-
tinued, as he saw the squire's white
face, what has happened? What's
the matter with you. squire, any
way?n
"Oh, I'm done for now" was the
sGNire's mournful reply, ."I'ra made
a fool Of myself, and am in tor H.
John, seeing his perturbed state,
just took his arm and led him along to
his home without saying a word.
When inside and seated he drew up
his chair and said: Now, Hillery,
we + alone, tell me all about it, and
can help you will"
Squire demurred at first, but finally
told him all about the affair; how he
made Miss kurtz's acquaintance, his
finding her glove in his pocket and Of
his calling on her ton errands for his
.sisters), how he CHANGED to take her to
the theater, down to finding her picture
in his pocket, his attempt to return it
and explain. and how she understood
preliminary to the explanation,
and the result. John could scarcely
keep from roaring as the squire told
bis story, but he saw that the squire
was awfully serious about it and was
indeed in a very delicate situation.
he asked:
''Hillery, what do you candidly
,hink OF Miss kurtZ, unyhow?'
II think she is a very nice young
sdy,' reluctantly acknowledged the
''Well, then, why not straighten this
ness out, as it is started. Go back to
and give some excuse for your
'unning away and apologize and marry
Ter. She is Il fine girl, she evidently
owes you Or she would not have ac-
your supposed proposal. Come,
this is the best way out. Ex-
'lain to either of your sisters Or to
and they can make an excuse
or you to Miss Kurt.
1t took some little talk to bring the
quire round 10 acknowledge this to be
he best way, but as he really loved
1iss knrtz, and il @ns only his stub
kept him from saying so, he
vas ronsidnrahls A~h7 +"N 40
ltion, yet he was very much at sea
or q plausible excuse for his out
andish conduct without giving the
rue reason.
To keep on with their plan of recon-
tructlon they adjourned to the house
f the squire's other brother-in-law,
nd there they met Wildly. who had
ust returned from her call on Miss
.urtz. She was loud in her denuncia-
ion of the squire, but when John told
cr the squire's side Of the story she
greed to help out the Glowing geese
5 she called them, and her ready tact
things out so that squire
as the happiest man in town.
A year or more after the happy event
nat made j. 1lillcry a proud young
usband, and he and his pretty wife
ere chatting over past events, when
he squire, in a burst of loving conf
ence, told her how it was he proposed
j., her. Her face was clouded for an
lstant only, and then she threw both
rms about his neck and kissed him.
DO You know how the glove and
photograph came to be in your pocket"
lc asked, as she hid her blushing face
his bosom.
No, he said, wonderingly. ''Howm
81 put them there just to tease you,
~ were Sc bashful. But you'll for
We me, won't yoH, my W dear Hill
ry?"
Certainly will, my precious one"
> cried, as he gave her a hearty en-
ace.
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