The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-22
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| Do you think you are making
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
blessing-"you have practically no on
to look to but yourself. OF course you
happiness is a grave responsibility.
"Just now it was poor Fred S appetit
or heart or something. You must b
very busy looking after other people
concerns.
''It is SO easy to make mistake. "
'He is very fond of me. "
81 don't think you are the girl to en-
joy a divided affection with Stuar
Mill"
81 prefer division with Stuart Mil
to one with Constance Droury.'
"No one" said, with the air G
making a confession, "could think c
making division between you an
Miss Droury.'
ST should hope not, !" she said quick
ly.
"Miss Droury is pretty
eff you like big eyes and a sill
mouth
''Her mouth is sweet, not silly"
"Oh, of course, if you think sillines
sweet, there is an end to it"
"But she cannot compare with you.
"Thanks.
"She is very amusing"
Zone is always amused at i'll nature
gossip"
tBut her conversation lacks the spar
kle Of yours.
"You are very good"
at like to be impartial. You hav
your faults
"Of coursep' she conceded.
"You are jealous. %
"That is absurd was never jealou
of any one in my life
"Vain.'
"You are unbearably rude I am no
vain. l don't think half enough of my
self. Fred said only yesterday
Never mind Fred. %
'I thought you were reading me
lecture for not minding MIN. Go O.
with my faults.
"And capricious.
"I am notl''
Give men in three weeks, Edith. :"
''It is country house. What is on
to do? I can't feed the chickens al
day."
"But-in spite of your faults you ca
be very nice. :"
"That at all events is very consoline
Fred will have some recompense.
"But what has he got to do with it?
! queried.
'My dear cousin, I have been touche
by your pathetic appeals on his be
half
81 have not appealed on his behalf
have simply pointed out the wrong 20
are doing him by flirting with him.
land have come to the conclusion
to regard it no longer as mere firta
tom
"You can't be really serious?"
land to permit the new aspect t
apply in retrospective as we'll as in
| prospective character.
| InlS Is IOlly, Eultn
"For your sake and to Tighten you
burden of responsibility. 1t is wisdom
| You look quite careworn.
''If you would only talk sensel''
"And your cigar has gone out-really
| I had no idea that you would take m
peccadillo SO seriously -
"You can't mean it, you know. IT.
impossible, Edith"
my dear cousin, do you really thin
me so graceless? AS you say, you are m
nearest male relative, and you mus
know BEST
"But Fred-he is out Of the ques
tion.''
1.-THE difference of three years is YER
great. You have three years accumu
lated wisdom. feel that my happines
is quite safe in your hands. %
but it won't be in my hands,
will be in Fred's."
"They are fairly strong"
Tenderness as we'll as strength is re
quired. Happiness is SO fragile. -
"But you certainly limited that wa
not capable of taking care of myself
Fred seems to be the only caretaker OF
fering at present. %
"Don't you think you had better Civ
it into my keeping? I seem to be tn
proper guardian.
1.-THE nearest male relative within
the three years wisdom2"
''I really am much better felloy
than Fred-I have never read Stuar
Mills works.
"But you have Constance's eyes,
eff Mill is as unfaithful''-
"Oh, you dear boyl They are weak
aren't they?"
"Dreadfully insipid. -
81 don't think she is really pretty. u
"No-clothes, I think
"Her things never struck me as be
ing-well, stylish. %
'Ah, you never see her when 20
are not present. and comparisons ar
odious-to her.
perhaps So
"Then we have settled?''
"Just to put Fred out of his misery.
"Poor Fredp'
"He can't very well go on hopin
now we are"-
"EngagedP said triumphantly.
On the whole, am not certain tina
he can t.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
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