The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-04-08
HOW | SAID "YES."
BY AMELIA Il. BARR.

my DdpJlSm Calleu me 'OllVe, ana they
lived 70 be heartily ashamed Of themselves
for it, for never was their child with a
more mistaken name. A belligerent state
was my normal condition. l do not re-
member my nurses, but l have grace
enough to pity them. The mildest of my
teachers considered me "unruly," and
you can ask Geoffrey what he thought of
me year ago. Now it is different. |
have found my master, and l believe l
rather like it. This is how it came
about
Geoffrey had asked me three times to
marry him, and three times l had said
"No," in the most decided manner
But that never made the least difference
to him. He only laughed and said l
would know my own mind better next
time.
al suppose, 1 said, ''you mean to ask
me once a quarter"
''Is that enoughQ"
"Too often, great deal, sir!"
"Well, then, we will say once in six
months, Miss Olive"
And then he walked smilingly away,
and began some nonsensical talk with
father about Doctor Koch and his be-
wildering theories.
This last asking was just at the begin
ming Of warm weather, and father, who
thought Geoifrey's opinion infallible,
asked him where he would advise us to
60 for the summer.
had made up my mind TO go to Long
Branch and said so, very distinctly; but
Geoffrey proposed some out-of-the-way
place in the Virginia mountains. Then
he painted it in such glowing colors that
nothing would satisfy father but a per-
sonal investigation. 1t was all Geoffrey 5
doing, and told him so at the railway
station.
at is your doing, sir,"I said, Sand
shall remember you for it,.
"Thanks, Olive" he replied; "there
is nothing l fear but forgetfulness."
/ wanted to speak Enthusiastically to him,
but the train moved, and l felt that it
would be only waste material.
At the end of the second day we got to
our destination. 1t was pretty place |
must acknowledge that. Nature had
done all she could for it, but art and
civilization had passed it by. The men
were simply "frights, and the women
were-well, none too good for the men.
The houses were log-cabins, through
which daylight peeped aud the wind blew
as it listed. But there was, of course, a
big white hotel-there always is. have
no doubt If we had gone to Stanley Falls
OF Guthrie we should have found hotel
and proprietor-the institution is ubi-
quitary. We procured rooms, and my
trunks were, with some difficulty, got up
the hill and the fight of wooden steps
into the hall.
al suppose" said, with a resigned
look at father, "there is no use in taking
them upstairs. l can have no use for my
dresses hereY"
"As you like, Olive" he replied, in
one of his meek and mild ways; "as you
like, dear; that gray thing you have on
looks pretty well, and it does not show
the dirt"
After this remark, of course, l had every
trunk, bonnet-box and satchel taken up
stairs and the noise and confusion, and
even the occasional bad word their size
and weight called forth, were quite CRATE
full to me.
at is not my fault" explained. "If
people will build stairs like corkscrews,
am not responsible"
In this amiable mood we took posses.
sion, and think, if Godfrey had known
what was thinking about it, as l dId up
my hair and put on my white evening
dress, he would have lost tribe of his
self-complacency-that is, If men ever
do make a loss of that kind. The first
thing that pleased me was the supper.
1t really was good, particularly the ber-
ries and cream, which are a speciality
with me.
"But sir" Inquired, ''are there any
Christians here besides ouIselvesY"
sit is to be hoped so, Olive. saw a
little church in the valley"
"Pshaw, fatherl did not mean
church Christians; l mean society Chris
tians.
"Ah, they are different, are theyl
Well, what do you think of Augusta
Pennington for a Christiani"
"Augusta Pennington! Is she herel"
asked, amazed.
"No, she is not, but her brother lives
within two miles, and he has daugh-
ter about the same age az yourself. Mrs.
Pennington wrote them we should be
here to-day; they will doubtless call in
the morning"
Well, did not care if they did. The