River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-07-13
WHAT BECAME OF HIM.
Story of a Scheme Young Girl and He
Cousin Concocted and Its Ending.


Cousin Concocted and Its Ending.
They were two fair young things who
were spending the night together and
exchanging condolences as they pre-
pared to retire.
20 Kathie." said the blonde one as
she deity drew out her hairpins, what
has become of that awfully handsome
fellow with the long, dropping mustache
who used to take you driving so often?'
20, mercy, did I never tell you all
about that AFFAIR."" asked the brunette
You know you didn't you mean
thing, and / am just dying to hear all
about it,
We'll. I'll tell you-but what per
fectly lovely russell shoes, where did
you get them?"
20, bother the shoesl / am Just dy-
ing"
30, yes, as ! was saying, he was per.
fectly lovely-it's long story, though.
You remember that told you he was
equally attentive to my cousin Nell
who was staying with me at the time?''
Il remember; perhaps it was only be
cause she looked so much like"
well. it just kept on that way until
our patience was worn out. If he took
me driving a messenger boy would call
in our absence with box of flowers or
candy for Nell; il he took her to the
matinee he left me a book or a maya
zine which he especially wanted me to
read. That part was little hard on
me. she went on, meditatively, but !
have an intellectual brow and pair Of
eyeglasses and must live up to them"
Il know, knOw-go on with your
story"
well, as I was saying. it went on
for a long time like that until Nell and
I got tired. We laid bet as to which
one could provoke him to proposal
first The one who won him was TO
receive an emerald ring as a wedding
present / always wanted an emerald
ring: the loser was to be bridemaid,
and have the choice of the best man at
the wedding"
"What a splendid ideal Did you -
''Well, we just worked right along in
that line; | learned lot of Byron and
developed a fOndness for boating by
moonlight; Nell got him to teach her TO
play on the guitar and sang love songs
to him in the cleaning. We kept on
comparing notes, but neither of us
seemed to get ahead and | was almost
disheartened when"
Don't stop, go on; tell me Just what
he said"
"Well, I was alone in the parlor in
the twilight. wore my white India
silk. and leaned back in that low wick
er chair when heard his footsteps; he
came in and sat down beside me and
somehow he got hold of my hand"
''Of 'course-O, it's wildly interest
ing"
There was great bunch of lilacs on
the table near me, and across the way
somebody was playing In the Gloam-
ing You couldn't think of anything
more lovely for proposal, and knew
that if Nell would just keep out of the
way long enough it was all right. !
told you she was upstairs with the
dressmaker, didn't I?"
'Yes-no-I don't know; do go on"
Ellis arm stole along the back of my
chair told you il was a low one-and
he said: You know that I love you;
could you His mustache just brushed
nv ear and could hear his heart beat,
when"
"You don't mean to say that you
were interrupted"
1--WE were; the parlor door flew open
with a bang and in came the housemaid
with lighted lamp"
But he had said so much then that II
was all right anyhow" declared the
blonde girl.
well. not exactly, for, you see. he
had mistaken me for Nellie in the dark. 50
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