The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-12-13

Thanks for the advice. | shall ar
range one with him the next time he
| calls
'And you can make up your hair in
exactly the same way he likes it,
1T is that way now"
perhaps you are expecting him to-
night" he remarked, suspiciously.
The suspicion hurt her more than
his anger and she began to lose her
temper too.
81 didn't say | was not ~
THAT is why you are so disagree
able to me You wish to drive me
away, so that you can have the even
ing free to spend it with him.
How clever of you to guess it all. "
They had both forgotten their orig
inal purpose by this time and were
really angry with each other.
And this" he said, with all the
calmness he could command, sis the
girl who has promised to marry me ~
''She hasn't married you yet, and
she never will"
VERY well 1t is good it is not too
late''
81 am glad it isn't r'
Indeed Then, Miss Bond, shall
bid you good night, and leave you to
enjoy the company of those whose
admiration you prize so highly.
He rushed into the hallway and
picked up his hat AS he raised it to
his head shower of assorted candies
ratified about him and scattered over
the carpet. By distracting his mind
from his anger for a moment this little
accident brought him to his senses.
He felt that he could not leave her so,
and returned to the parlor to ask if he
might ring for a servant to sweep up
the candies.
As he stepped back to the parlor
door he saw that May had thrown
herself on the sofa and was sObbing
violently. With one hand she was
taking the pins out of her hair and
pulling it down about her shoulders.
1t is almost always true of lovers
quarrels that repentance comes swift
ly, though reconciliation may be slow.
He no sooner saw that she was crying
than he remembered he had set to
work to make her cry. Everything
else-her exasperating conduct and all
was forgotten in an instant. He
rushed to her side, and putting his
arm about her, pleaded
Forgive Inc, won't you, dear? |
had no right to act so disagreeably,
and | am very sorry"
She instantly showed him a very
fearful face.
No! No! 1t is l who should ask
for forgiveness. 1made up my hair in
that horrid way on purpose to anger
you. Will you forgive me?''
They forgave in the conventional
way. A moment later she laughed
through the tears that were still fall
ing, as she reached up and took
cream drop out of his hair.
"Why, how did that get there ~
go! l brought that box of candies
and left it in my hat in the hallway.
When l was putting on my hat /
spilled the boxful of candies over my
self. The floor is covered with them
Then you brought them after all?''
Eyes | hid them out there just to
tease you"
'Why ?'' she asked. Then she re-
membered that she had done up her
hair to provoke him. They both look
ed instinctivcly at the paper and then
at each other.
Were you reading those jokes, too?'
he asked
She nodded, shamefacedly.
And you thought you would not be
fool enough to marry me without hay
ing seen me enrayed?'
"Well, suppose you feel the better
of having seen me cry" she answered,
saucily.
At this point there occurred a lack
of matter, such as Rosalind says
should be supplied with kiss. Pres
emily she whispered Fred, dear, |
have thought of another maxim that
should be added to the two norrid
ones in that paper"
What is it ~
"Only pair of fools would ever try
to be us wise as II newspaper humor-
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