Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-07
THE LUCKY Man.

SAINT. what Is your true opinion Of
Bessie EsIilngtonT
Och Mrs. Graham srniled over her
gold spsctscses az her nepnew Cecil. and.
with Just . touch q humor, asked:
why
~Wsl, yo1 know I've been paying her
soEae attention" -
.And before c0mmitring yourself you
Wish % get AEoDinlons OF your friends.
'You stsss & hiantly. aunt, bar sup
Pose that u ahout the truth.
Then. Cecil. | cannot give you my
opinion"
Ceel withdrew As may be inferred
he was an indecisiye fellow, and Of
coarse was not now satisfied Praise Of
Bessie from Aunt Mildred would have
cecldsd aim But he was lefs exactly
q before, except thzs he could draw the
opposite mferAcss. FIRST. that If his
snnt had not favored hs suit sne would
have advised against II: second. that her
refusal 70 give an opinion meant that she
opposed it.
Such men as he adopt tests, bat he
had not Ingenuity TO invent one. The
secret Of such doubt Is usually self es-
TEEN. which conjures an ideal worthy
Of Affection Oddly enough tho lumi-
nous point In Csels ideal was fidelity.
Bsssie's social position WAS level with
bis, but would she Dc trues Wasn't she
eoqnstses
Tom Potion was . down city commits
- Of e4srz- h..
forge ahead On the voyage OF life. and by
the twin propellers. energy and deter
minsaion, reach port Of commercial
sncce>s. Cecil and hs had been college
mates. but their late acquaintance had
only bean casual, confined TO chance
reetinga az social gatherings An out
spoken man. but withal thorough gal
LIANT. acquainted with all the marriage
able lsdiss worth knowing. he was just
the man 10 render tho opinion Cecil
craved-
He Wa found in his glass inclosed
Office. rnlllarishly white from -four be
had been examining before buying.
tom" began Cecil, after greetings.
81 came 20 get your candid opinion OF
Bessie Fallingtcn-
Potion looked fool" At him but re-
Piled
well, it depends on what the opinion
IL based- As q commission merchant,
say, she'd be . prime failure, a. . sea
captain. ditto: ard AZ
"As wife, for instance"
THAT depends on the raan who GET
her.
well, for me. -sayY
sOhor exclaimed Plotton. running biz
finger through some coffee grains IN tir
box, you're In love with her. are your
Frankly, yea"
.And before you pot yourself in dan
ger of making q matrimonial blunde'
you're around getting opinions"
swell-bluntly. yes- The same - yos
look into Bradstreet's before selling 70 Z
stranger"
"Ths Strangely credit is doubtful
when do"
"WellY'
aYou doubt Bessie Fallingtonr
"6ood gracious. no."
Then what do you want an opinion
Of her fore II you don't doubt he
you're sure Of her. That's a. plain .
ABC. II you love her and arc sur
Of her worth an opinion ISN'T worth
coffee grain or shouldnt be. II you Low
her you'll pitch IN and move heaven an,
earth 10 get her"
But ask your opinion, nevertheless
"whsther 1t cuts or notT'
"Ys-"
''Give her mp"
"WhyY
~Tirst. II you doubt her. shs won
uit You"
II dnr grant thaGL"
SECOND. she's . pronounced ooquette
wuuks wealth IN husband; 10 willful
demands continual petting; admire
mm q distinction, men who can cut
dab and specially men Of decision. bu
win quasret with him II her way |
crossed; doesn't know . saucepan fror
. griddls, ETC., full Of fsnlts-but psett
- . spring morning.
0raham ross pstsishly.
sYou don't believe my opinion, 80
Very good; it's one sign you love tn
girl. OF course. you're invited to he
progressive sucher party next week. G
and crikaciss her--if you can In sight O
her beauty. Then we'll meet and com
pare noess."
"Agrsed. Good morning"
Ths nsxt Tuesday evening foun
Cecil in Bsssie's fashionable home II
had exactly poised his mind. but ID
fra sight Of her unbalanced IL In he
favor. She was rarely beautiful. an
her welcome rang with genuine hos
pitalfty. II seemed impossible 10 crit
ciss heY. . good. true hesrt must b
the centsr Of such physical Lowell
No.. but doubt whispered, wait an
watch"
OF guests. there were seven ladies' an
eight gentlemen. Bessie had. therefor,
10 ehcpee her first partner. and Gee
watched esxeriy 20 see which this woul
~ Is vas Alfred Donaldson Hughes
Who had lately won literary fame. Bessi
smiled brilliantly upon him ~ they too
oeass At the see table.
ssShe's fffrring with thst fellow" mu'
ssred Cscil. - she bell rang for play.
when IL rang again for changin
tsbles he was Obliged 10 remain st th
fsck table. because IN watching he IN
bfupder~d stupsdIy Bessie and the sr
thor won the game. md though the
wers not partners ina the next the merr
uens between thssn continued. and b
ssw her Dart perfect coquefte's smil
a him ~ a the next be went down
Ne king