The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-13

was delightful afternoon, and was feel
ing extremely good in mind, body and
spirits. Miss Higgins enjoyed the drive
as well, and being acquaintan ces of such
long standing and on such an everyday
practical basis, | think we both had very
much nicer time than if our relations had
been of the ordinary kind existing between
young men and young women.
In any event, felt perfectly at home,
and Miss Higgins was looking so much
better than | had ever seen her-she was
twenty four and when woman is pretty
at twenty four she is pretty for keeps
that before really knew what was about
| was making love to her. Not making it,
either, exactly, for it had been made in my
mind for weeks, hut didn't quite know it
until began to talk to her about it, Then
it dawned on me all at once, apd if it had
not been for the superior Judgment and
tact of Miss Higgins, l firmly believed
would have made an egregious ass of my.
self
But didn't l reserved that until a
later period.
The point had reached when left her
at her modest, imp etentious home was IA
firm resolve that on the next day | would
have business for Jeremy outside of the
office for an hour and there and then on
The spot where had first met her, | would
make formal proposition-and get her.
us matter of course. was assured of
that, because there was no other fellow in
sight; vas rich and passably cool looking
not so old as people might think | was
and on general principles was just what
a sensible young woman, like Miss Higgins
was, wanted
When next morning came | was i'll
hilarious humor; going SO far as to slap
Jeremy on the back, thus disconcerting
him to such an extent that he stuck his
red ink ptn in the black and almost said
"do5gone it," his one weakness of langu-
age.
sold man" said to him. why don't
you get married?'
''Why don you, sir" said he.
"Thats Just what I'm going to do,
jeremy said I, ''and so quick that it will
make your head swim
Il hope not, sir, said he.
''Hope wont get marriec?" said |, with
u, foalipu that hnl Il hot
it would be desertion of him for me to
marry.
"Oh, no. sir, said he; Il hope it won't
make my head swim. used to be troubled
with vertigo, and wouldn't like to have
return OF it, sir
Loud | laughed and slapped the good
Jeremy on tie back again.
''Out of regard for you and your faithful
services to me, Jeremy" said |, 81 will 90
about it less rapidly than as at first CON
ten plated.
''liave you anyone definitely in view,
sir?' said he rather slyly, thought, see
ing that he knew | was slightly variant in
such matters.
Indeed | have, Jeremy" said |, 'and
| am sure you will be surprised, and at the
it is to whom | am about to trust my
whole future"
81 am sure shall be pleased sir, said
he, meekly.
'''ro be frank with you, then, jeremy"
| said, more seriously, II am going to
marry Miss Higgins
Jeremy looked up at me as the cherubs
looked up in that great picture of Ra-
phaels.
''The typewriter?' said he.
'',The same, ~ said l. "And by the way, 5"
| added, ''she hasn't come down yet, and
it is half an hour after her usual time. |
hope she is not feeling any bad results
from the drive she took yesterday after
noon. wonder if she ISL"
"No, SIR" said he, nothing is the
matter with her. | saw her on my way to
the Office and she said she would not be
down until eleven o clock this morning.
That's all right, said |, much relieved.
at will also be better for you as there
will not be that haste which might give
you return of your vertigo. Eth, old
man,
eyes, sir, said he, and for the first
time observed that he was growing
nervous. oil wanted to say sir,
he stammered, as he lay down his pen and
faced me, that | think you ought to try
to marry some one else"
"Oho, laughed perhaps you would
like to marry her YOURSELF"
"No, SIR said he, 81 can't marry
her."
ooh course you can't you dear old
man." 81 am going to marry her my
self"
THAT is not the only reason why can
not marry her, sir" said he.
This was poser, and | wondered what
strange freak had struck Jeremy. The
thought of losing me had unsettled his
brain, possibly.
What other reason could there be?"
said |, in doubt.
because have already married her,
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