The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-22

w you eoIiousiy ooOuo youf uif1o0Aoh
with Fred Z"
II deny the Irritation.
"Then IL Is serious?"
She did not answer She wore per-
sonal blue. There are some blues which
belong to the universe. and there are
some which belong to persons This
blue belonged essentially to Edith. /
done her hair. had told her of IL two
days ago. 1t suddenly struck me that
her adoption of it was q delicate COM
pliment to me. liked compliments
delicate compliments. Besides, Fred
was not the man to make Edith happy.
On the whole don't think he was the
man to make any woman happy.
"Do you think you are making a
wise choice, Edith" went on.
isn't that matter for my own con.
sideration?"
81 am your nearest male relative
Edith was an orphan, which was q
blessing-"you have practically no one
to look to but yourself. OF course your
happiness is grave responsibility"
"Just now it was poor Fred appetite
or heart or something. You must be
very busy looking after other peoples
concerns.
'It is so easy to make q mistake. +"
"He is very fond Of me-
81 don't think you are the girl to en-
joy divided affection with Stuart
Mill"
~ prefer division with Stuart Mill
to one with Constance Droury."
"No one" said, with the air Of
making a confession, could think of
making a division between you and
Miss Droury."
II should hope not. +" she said quick
ly.
miss Droury Is pretty
elf you like big eyes and silly
mouth.
"Her mouth is sweet, not silly"
"Oh, of course, if you think Stiffness
sweet, there is an end to it. "
"But she cannot compare with you. !"
"Thanks. -
'She is very amusing"
lone is always amused at i'll natured
gossip"
but her conversation lacks the spar
kle of yours p"
"You are very good. "
81 like to be impartial. You have
your faults
"Of courser' she conceded
"You are jealous. "
"That is absurd / was never jealous
of any one in my life. +"
"Vain."
"You are unbearably rude am not
vain. don't think half enough of my
self. Fred said only yesterday
Never mind Fred. "
81 thought you were reading me a
lecture for not minding him. Go ON
with my faults.
"And capricious.
81 am notp'
give men in three weeks, Edith"
1t is a country house. What is one
to do? l can't feed the chickens all
day"
but in spite of your faults you can
be very NICE
THAT at all events is very consoling.
Fred will have some recompense
but what has he got to do with it?"
queried.
my dear cousin, have been touched
by your pathetic appeals OH his be-
half -
81 have not appealed ON his behalf I
have simply pointed out the wrong you
are doing him by flirting with him."
land have come to the conclusion
to regard it no longer as mere firta-
ton
"You can't be really serious?'
land to permit the new aspect to
apply in a retrospective as we'll as in q
prospective character ="
"This is folly, Edith! p
"For your sake and to Tighten your
burden of responsibility. 1t is wisdom.
You look quite careworn.
eff you would only talk se1sep'
"And your cigar has gone out-really,
l had no idea that you would take my
peccadillo so seriously"
"You can't mean it. you know. It's
impossible, Edith"
"My dear cousin, do you really think
me so graceless? AS you say, you are my
nearest male relative, and you must
know best.
but Fred-he is out of the ques
ton.
1.-The difference of three years is very
great. You have three years accumu-
lated wisdom. feel that my happiness
is quite safe in your hands. I"
but it won't be in my hands--it
will be in Fred S. !"
'They are fairly strong"
Tenderness as we'll as strength is re-
CURED Happiness is so fragile.
but you certainly limited that l was
not capable of taking care of myself.
Fred seems to be the only caretaker Of
fering at present. y
Don't you think you had better give
it into my keeping? seem to be the
proper guardian.
1.-The nearest male relative within
the three years wisdom?"
II really am much better fellow
than Fred-I have never read Stuart
Mills works.
but you have Constance's eyes. "
"If Mill is as unfaitbful'-