Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-12
man bIusned furiously and

lifted his hands in protest.
I'm sure" he stammered, lone OF
you Is mistaken. l asked you. Mile. to
be my wife in the summer house-and
and kissed you. That was before
supper, and later in the evening, when
we sat on me front steps, said that l
couldn't live without you. and that we
must get married"
Before we go any further" inter-
rupted the coal merchant. (which is
Mile and which is Mollie? When your
dear mother was alive she could tell
the difference sometimes, but l don't
know to this day"
oh how dull you arer' said the girls
in duet.
Il think this is Mile on the right"
spoke up young Bromley.
Why, Mr.. Bromley" said she. Il am
Mollie"
Very good; now let's go on" said
| their father. where were we? Oh. yes
young Bromley says that he asked you
| to be his wife, Mile, and declared he
| couldn't live without you"
Il beg your pardon. papa" said Mol
| lie. "he told me that he couldn't live
without me-
We'll. let's get our bearings" contin-
ued the old coal merchant. Bromley.
you asked Mile to marry you down in
the summer house. and you kissed herr
| That's correct isn't it?"
There's no doubt about that. SIR"
said Bromley. eagerly.
And after supper when you sat to-
gether on the stoop you told Mollie that
you couldn't live without her?"
That | deny, sir. Oh! l beg your
pardon. Mollie. you needn't look so an
CRY. meant no ofrense."
Did you kiss Mollie?' went on the
old man. relentlessly.
| NO, sir; /"
Yes. you did. Mr.. Bromley" hared
up Mollie.
II admit" said the young man, strug-
Cling with his emotions, that kissed
her when said could not live without
her. but 1t wasn't Mollie."
"Oh. Mollie" said Mile, chow could
your"
Now. Mile. do be reasonable" said
Mollie.
Old Mr.. Dimmock looked mystifed.
ut seems to me-" he said, with a
show of Impotence, If l were in love
with one of those girls l could tell the
difference between them. So far as I
can make out young man, you have
asked Mile to be your wife, and have
tried to make Mollie believe that you
could not live without her. Now, to
any one who does not know Mile and
Mollie. your conduct would appear to
be perfidious. OF course, as between
for the girl certainly knows whether
you kissed her."
The old man eyed both his daughters
hard. Millie was biting her neither lip.
and so was Mollie; but Mile was try
ing to keep from laughing.
Old Mr.. Dimmock had an idea.
II would like to clear up this thing to
your satisfaction and my own, Brom-
ley" said he. Let me ask you whether
Mollie kissed you when you told her
you couldn't live without her?'
The young man got very red in the
face.
you mean Mile, of course" he re-
piled with embarrassment. Perhaps
she wouldn't mind my saying that she
did kiss me In the summer house. But
she didn't kiss me on the stoop. kissed
her"
How Is that, Mile, Mollie?" asked
their father.
Papa" said Mollie. decidedly. IT
couldn't keep Mr.. Bromley from kissing
me, but assure you didn't kiss him."
Mollie looked her father straight In
the eye and then she shot an indignant
shaft at Mr.. Bromley.
Mile hung her head and her face
was as red as a poppy.
Il think" said the old man. dryly.
that it's plain I'll keep Moilie, and
We'll have that marriage before you
make another mistake, young man.
| New York Sun.