The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-09
The Young man blusned furiously and

| lifted his hands In protest.
I'm sure" he stammered. lone OF
| you is mistaken. asked you. Mile, to
| be my wife In the summer house-and
-and-I kissed you. That was before
supper, and later In the evening. when
we sat on the front steps, l 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 Mollie7 When your
dear mother was alive she could tell
the difference sometimes. but 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 wei oh, yes,
young Bromley says that be 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 bo couldn't live
without me-"
well, let's get our bearings" contin-
ued the old coal merchant bromley,
you nsked Mile to marry you down 10
the summer house, and you kissed herr
That's correct isn't III"
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 herr
THAT ! deny. sir. Obi ] beg your
pardon, Mollie. you needn't look 80 an
CRY. meant no ofrense."
ibid you kiss Mollie?" went on the
old man, relentlessly
mo- sir; ="
Yes you did. Mr.. Bromley" fared
up Mollie.
Il admit" said the young man, strug-
CLING with his emotions, that kissed
her when ] said could not live without
her. but II wasn't Mollie"
"Oh- Mollier' said Mile. "how could
your
Nov. Mile. do be reasonable" said
Mollie
O1d Nh Dimmock looked mystihed.
1T seems to me- he said. with O
show OF Impotence, IF were In love
with ore Of those girls 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 perfldious. OF course, as between
you and Mollie, must believe Mollie
for the girl certainly knows whether
you kissed her.
The old man eyed both his daughters
hard Mile was biting her neither lip.
and 80 was Mollie; but Mile was try
Ing to keep from laughing
Old Mr.. Dimmock had an Idea,
Il 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 bert"
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. Mollier asked
their father.
Papa" said Mollie, decidedly, II
couldn't keep Mr.. Bromley from kissing
me, but l assure you didn't kiss him"
Mollic 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 az red as a poppy.
II think" said the old man, dryly.
"that It's plain I'll keep Mollie, and
Wen have that marriage before you
make another mistake young man.
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