Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14


ror opposito), I'm not sure that
haven't rather q weakness for II.
Rex Cooking at hor ndmiringly)-
You're prettier than ever, Cynthiai
Cynthia (pleased)-Am 1?
Rex (survcying her critically)-But
you're altered q good denl-and, 1
wonder II dnro suggest something2 I
believe you'd look moro enchanting
still II you'd wear your hair parted In
the middle.
Cynthia (horriaed)-My dear boy, I'd
DO perfect fright wouldn't do It
for the world. Whore did you get that
idea from2
Rex (meekly)-ohl only thought
met girl at the embassy In Paris q
good deal this winter, and she looked
awfully nice with IL that way; but,
then
Cynthia-oh, but she couldn't have
been my stylei
Rex (quickly)--Oh, moi She'd q face
like beautiful Madonna, great darl.
eyes and the sweetest Churriedly)-I
nean--no-that Is, OF course, she wasn't
At all your style.
Cynchia Cooking st him fxedly)--Do
you know, Rex, that almost fancy
Rex (embsrrsssed)--Whn do you
fancy2
Cynthia (gravelyEThat should like
you to grow beard
Rex (relieved| d|-Oh-but-
Cynthia Observation-Disclosures n
man looks 80 much more impressive
with beard; sort of lord-and-master
air-and-well, there 10 something fas-
cinating to mo In man with flow
ing golden beard
Rex GnterruptingHBut my dear
child. considering my coloring, don't
quite SEQ how I could oblige you with
o golden beard
Cynthia (blushing rs hhe glances nt
his mustachetxo xoh-no, of course
(hurriedlyt-whst were we kaying2
Oh, yes, that things had changed q
good deal since poor Unole Bob parted
US 30 cruelty year ago.
ReH-To begin with, poor Uncle Bob
himself has joined the great majority.
Cynthia-Yes-endl loft me absolute
ly alone In the world, sole mistross Of
his fortune, always provided that I
kept to his conditions and held no COM
nunicstion with you until tho year he
had fixed for our separation had
elapsed.
Rex-I rather wonder no didn't make
the whole thing conditional on your
not marrying me.
Cynthia (dresmiIy)-Yos, II IS almost
u wonderl with m efRort.) Well, at
any rate, now, dear Rex, there will be
no need for us 70 live In q back street
and never nble TO get out of each 9th.
ers way for nm hour, rs poor uncle
said. We shall DO rich enough to do
! exactly as we choose and see as little OF
each other rs wo liko.
Rex following out his own thought
That will be delightful, and perhaps
my fathers which your uncle used to
make such fun of has begun to yield
again, SO that my position either is not
quite what it was, and
Cynthia tquickly)-Then you arc not
poor any moro?
Rex (shaking his head)-Not any
more than you are.
Cynthia-Thon-then my money
i Rex dnterrupting frmly)-Thst shal
be settled entirely upon yourself.
Cynthia-But, then. what's the us4
OF my marrying you?
Rex-Cynthie!
Cynthia (embarrasscd)-I mean-oh
don't quite know what mean. a
, pause. during which Cyuthia examines
her shoe and Rex pulls his mustache.
Rex with an efRort)-When shell we
be married. Cynthia?
Cynthia (coming out of her rcvcrie(-
, Marr-2 Oh, yes, OF course. dom
, care; whenever you like.
Rex-Thcn 1t had botter DO as sooI
rs possible. hadn't It?
Cynthia (absently)-Yes, and get /
over.
, Rex (talring her hnnd}-Cynthia, d.
, you know that you haven't once tol'
me you loved msr
Cynthia (awkwnrdly)-Oh, but hav
told you so so often.
ReE-Yes, but that was yesr ago.
, Cynthia (between tears and laughter
, Yes, q yenr ago, and Suddenly look
= ing into his eycs) do you know, Rez
, that you haven't kissed me?
. Rex cleaning forward quickly(-M
dear Cynthia
!. Cynthia drawing gback)-No-you di
30 oftcn-n year ago