Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-07

that your life is not quite purrosellSS,
found Philip waiting for ME on
the station platform at Sindeu. 1t was
twelve years since we had met and
our conversation at first WIS, while his
servant was looking after my luggage,
incoherent-a volley of mixed QueS-
tions and answers His dog-caIt was
waiting outside the station, but Sinden
was within five minutes distance and
at my suggestion we walked. Philip
was wonderfully little changed by
twelve years as personal appearance
went. He looked, perhaps, older than
his years at twenty; at thirty-two he
| looked younger than he was He was
q handsome man, tall, dark, clean
shaven, with the build of an athlete
He occasionally made little gestures
while he talkeda habit, by the way
which he had never had while we were
at Cambridge.
Well" | said, as We walked, you
don't look old enough to be the father
of q child of ten"
Yes, he said, "Wilmay is ten
And is Wilmay a boy or girl?"
-" A girl, Of course Upon my soul
you don't know the simplest thing"
| made the obvious retort, and he
tried further to explain his crratic and
abominabe conduct
Il know l should have written more
often and told you about myself, But
then some OF your lel,ers absolutely
demanded an answer-and that sort |
never can answer. And | wasn't al
ways interesting enough to write
about, Oh, look here, you shall ask
me anything you like at dinner.
will make up all arrears of information
then. BY the way, do YOU like child
REM
You remind me of girl who once
asked me If | liked poetry. There are
children and children.
well, yes-Wilmay is the other
kind"
a short avenue of lines brought us
up to the front door. My luggage had
already arrived, and had been taken to
my room. The man who unpacked it
took out four largish boxes OF choco
I late and placed them with solemnity in
a regular line on the table You get
a good deal of chocolate for a pound
or So | selected a box which was
covered with purple satin and had Il
heart in gold on the top.
DO you know if Miss Wilmay has
gone to bed?' asked
! Il believe not, sir, | will inquire for
YOU
He brought back word that she had
not yet gone to bed.
Then would you have this box taken
to her, from Mr.. Derrimer, with his
love"
That was the introductory or ingra-
tiating Offering; | reserved two boxes
with which to revivify my popularity
from time to time, ana one as fare
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