Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-03-25

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Nj VI Suar,v and break off Your en-
rn., mrut. c.u,lu'; you:'
ENGAGEMENTS aren't 50 easily broken
oG a. you think, returned Spooner rue
fully But L., us hear this advertise
m' ut, OLD man.
Enlu- held up the paper, found the
rtr" and read a. follows:
Young lal,. aged twenty one, beautiful. good
ft.fr, nsroulp,. -lri. with IKE Thousand dol
Tar year ~ her own, desires to correspond
"a Ifu a gentleman with II view to matrlmonN-
A.. must not exceed thirty: must Ice hand
su.H'. tail aud - military figure. and also
uu.t Lay. lri,at. means. y. b. No man I'M
d,r i've feet ten inches need apply. Address
"Qu''nir." krlly'-. Niso street. W.
There cried Bolus, when he had
u'-h"l. What 10 yOu think of that.
ny h"y; Twru,y-one-brautlf five
thousand dollars a wear! Pom my soul,
u makes ones mouth water merely 10
rad the words
I cSlnct its hoax" answered
Spu.nrr. II know from personal expe-
t.,u,r that many IF these advertisements
a..
Nut all, tough" rejoined Bplus.
'INr known - several cases where
thu, Sc been perfectly genuine. Besides,
even Il u should prove a hoax, you can
always cry 1T. No, old fellow! This is
tu,. good a chance To- he lightly thrown
sway Aud Il were You. should GER
talnlN answer the advertisement"
Il don't think ! can" Spooner replied.
- tt+-r fot It'll engaged
man. What would Miss McSnarey say
II rhc were 10 'twig' me in matrimonial
correspondence with another girl:'
"llpthcr Miss McSnareyr calculated
Dtck Unexpectedly. She'll never find
ont. bless Your soul-not. at least, I'M
l'.s- You decide To marry 'Qucenie.' And
then you can snap your fingers in her
f4,c aud dare her 10 have the law of
you For the damages you'll have to
pay will Ice mere flea bite to man
who has married five thousand dollars a
year"
Sl"unrr took the paper from his friend
sni SKINNED the advertisement with his
own eyes To tell the truth he was of a
tiru. aud the notion of entering into am
Aiury correspondence with strange and
beautiful young lady was by no means
disia-teful 90 him. Besides, he reflected
that a. shrink from answering this ad
yeriisrincnt would be very like giving
the he 90 his former boastful stories on
the subject
Bnlns remarked signs of yielding about
HIM and always being in for Il lark il
which hls friends compromised them
selves more than he himself did, he pro
cr-dcd tu renew his persuasions, ant
after assuring ham that he answered the
requirements Of the young lady IN every
particular. he added: Come and writ,
a.. hotter at once. II would be madnes,
g. throw away such chance"
Before Spooncr had time to furthel
hesitate Bolus drew his arm through hi
fncud. and lcd him toward All adjoining
table Spouner suffered himself to b'
conducted ihither. with only the faintes
show ~ resistance. For he was, as W,
have said. really very far from dislikin.
the notion. beside the fact that he hat
hi. reputation for gallantry to sustain.
Mind YOU. Bolus." he said. as he drop
psi into chair at the table, IL shan
push this matter to any length. In
merely writing for the fun of the thin;
just to SEE what the young lady's an
swrr will be-"
"Oh, 81 course" the other acquiesced
Though. IL you really get a chance o
marrying her and don't close with il
yuu'll bc an awful fool. let me tell you.
Then fear shall have to he fool,
rrjoinrd Spooncr. But" taking up
pen and spreading out sheet of not
paper. what ATM 10 sayy'
by the joint efforts Of the two men
very elegant. " somewhat exaggerated
description 81 Spconers various fascina
tiun- was concocted. And this, after
had bcen read through score of times
touched up and carefully copied out i
Sponner's finest handwriting. was dull
inclused in an envelope, addressed
stamped and posted. When this Ia
lse.n done they proceeded to discuss til
probable outcome 81 the affair. speculat
ing ~ Ia whether Spooner would sc
any answer ut all. and if he did. VIVA
that answer was likely to be. He ha
not very long to wait. Two morning
later the answer actually reached hin
Tearing It open with trembling finger,
he eagerly pcrused it.
II was very much more fattering tina
be- had ventured to expect, and the e,
preston ~ his face gradually relaxe
! into n self satisfied smile as he read i
The young lady stated (her letter is to
long o. bc detailed IN fulD that of I'll
numerous answers she had received NJ
Spooner's pleased her the most. and 81
! should I've glad TO improve her acquain
Ance with him. She wished, howeve
: that he would first forward his pilot,
: graph to her under her real name (Mi.
Sihyl Coombs. postoffice. Richmond, Su
rey). ON receipt Of which, if it tallie
with his verbal description of himsel
! she would send him hers in return an
. arrange for personal interview.
= Spooner read this letter through se'
= eral times, and was 80 much elated /
, ita contents that. instead Of deciding, ,
! he should have done. To push the MATE
= no further. he ut once looked out a cab
. net portrait Of himself-a very fatterir
one, by the way-and dispatched it, wit
= = neatly worded note. to Miss Sib
!, Coonbs Then he went around to Die
= nolus' rooms To tell him what he h
p done and to show him the young lady
. letter.
? You lucky beggar!" exclaimed Die
= when he had pcrused it. Fancy yo'
. getting such favorable reply-and
p return too! When I've answered adve
. tirements I've never had any respon
% ut alt. hut some fellows do get all Il
- luck. Five thousand dollars a year,
y Jupiterl Why. with your own lit
I FORUM. thrown in you'll be able to Ii
, quito in style when you're marie
Well, don't turn your back on an o
J. friend. but ask me To dinner sometime
& won't your
h You know there's no question of n
4 marrying her." Spooner replied.
J. have only entered into correspondent
= with her for a joke"
n My dear boy" rejoined Bolus, wi
. sage shake OF his head, 'in these hal
u tunes live thousand year is not to
> treated ~ u joke. ran tell you. Al
n the fellow who throws away that incom
3. AMI pretty wife into the bargain, mel
. ~ because he IL engaged to somebo'
4 else. Ia nothing short Of q confound
|. fuoli'
After great deal more conversati
b In that strain. Spooner denying that |
=. intentions were serious and Bolus
d. sisting that they certainly ought
le. the former took his departul
Al promising 10 bring Miss Sibyrs phot