The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-03-26
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lie dld mol meet GuS tnat day. nor
until several days afterwards Then
he found him at the club. standing at
q window smoking, gazing mediIa-
lively ont GA the avenue. Approach
Ing him. lie said:
''COnfoHnd it. Gus. You have made
my lie a b."1ca for the past. three
days. What;nD Of mischief ossessed
you?'
What dc yal maan?" asked Gus
inn"cently.
ii refer to that personal in Sundays
paper. Who auder Heaven is Virginia
Lester?"
II don't know, I'm sure. You are the
one to enlighten me-" Gus replied, for
he was used to being taken to task Oil
every conceivable subject.
1--WE been bored to death. Every
one I've met has congratulated me.
I've denied it. but they won't be-
lieve me-" said Stanwood, with deeply
injured air.
IN make retracsion," interrupted
Gus, cheerfully.
..Retraction be hanged. / know
what you'll say. The retraction will
be worse than the original offense."
When Gus saw that his friend was
really disturbed, he said: ''rm really
sorry it happened, old fellow. |
hadn't time to hunt you up and get
you to corrOborlte the report; in fact
| knew you would deny it. after the
manner OF mankind in such matters.
Any how, I'll tell you how it hap
pened." Thereupon he proceeded to
relate the story of his caves dropping at
the matinee. explained how the mis-
take occurred. and apOlogized humbly.
Il was at Geneva only few days. "
said Stanford. somewhat modified,
land did not make any acquaintance
at ALL" Then he asked: Have you
any idea who the girls were?" II
knew none of them personally, but
fancied that one was Mollie Curtis.
who lives on the avenue. Her cousin,
Jim Curtis, is a chum of mine; he
works on the EUening Noon. | have
heard him speak of herfrequently," said
Gus.
''Oh, | wish you'd get me an in
PRODUCTION" said Stanford, hesitating-
ly, then adding, alphabetically: ''Of
course it's only natural for a man Ia
have some curiosity concerning the
woman whom il has been announced
he is about to marry"
''Oh, of course" answered Gus, "rll
manage to get Jim to take us to call
on Mollie. I'd like to know her my
self She's such gay little girl"
As Stanwood took his leave, Gus
chuckled TO himself: The leaven il
working. anyhow. Who knows but
that it may turn out match? | must
have misunderstood those girls. Their
tongues ran at lightning speed"
A short time after this Stanwood
and Landers accompanied Cousin
Jim" to call on Mollie Curtis. Stan
wood was not quite so much at ease as
usual, and il was some time before he
had an opportunity TO breach the sub
ject which had occasioned the visit;
for Gus, with assurance natural and
acquired, appropriated the young la
dy's attention. Never had StanwOOd
heard him talk so glibly and on so
wide a range OF subjects, from the
Bulgarian complication to the yacht
race. When he touched upon the lat
ter Stanwood summoned up courage
and interrupted him with what, under
other circumstances. he would have
considered objectionable rudeness.
81 beg pardon" he said. "but. Miss
Curtis, / believe YOU spent the sum-
mer at the lakes?" An overt wink
from Gus rather disconnected HIM.
Miss Curtis, mentally wondering
how he knew, answered.: -. yes,
and such lively time as we had!"
Il suppose you went down the st.
Lawrence and shot the rapids"
No. We didn't. We went the other
way and stopped at Mackinaw"
Isn't it strange how many types OF
people one meets on such JOURNEYS,
and always some congenial ones?" OBJ
served StanwoOd drawing her out, with
professional craftiness.
20, yes. we met such nice party
from Louisville. so interesting-apa party
of teachers. They were so gay. and
enjoyed every thing SO much"
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