Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-11-09

cate with her sex.
l need hardly say that was smart
enough to treat Mr.. Jones with marked
GOODNESS. The first time I met him
my behavior seemed to puzzle the
pampered youth. The second time
he appeared distinctly grateful. On
the third he asked permission to call,
and I went home at peace with all
the world, even Fred.
For five consecutive afternoons af-
ter that I sat by the tea table in the
back drawing room, attired in my
best gown, expecting Perceval-in
vain.
On the sixth he came.
What delightful surprise, " I said
gusbingly. was trife nervous from
waiting so long.
"Ah, thanks, he remarked, looking
disappointed.
And then mamma came in, and in
spite ofmy previous warnings, finished
things by treating Mr.. Jones as if he
were Albert Edward or Mark Hanna
or at least a royal duke. Mamma
never could resist millionaire.
Our visitor took his leave in less
than half an hour, and knew that
unless l adopted desperate measures
Perceval Jones was lost to me forever.
But I'm not one to give up easily,
and after thinking hard thinks all
night I finally hit on plan and went
to sleep at daybreak and slept till
noon as sweetly and as innocently as
child.
Early in the afternoon telephoned
to Maud and asked her to go with me
out to the golf links at 4 o'clock.
Then I telephoned to Fred to meet US
there and proceeded to make fetch
ing toilet with a light heart. When
we reached the links there was Mr..
Jones Che had mentioned that he was
going the day before.
He was looking bored as usual, but
cheered up when treated him with
naughty coldness.
l eluded his attempts at conversa-
ton, however, and threw Maud in hi.
way whenever I could.
I was rewarded by seeing him seat
himself by Mauds side and commence
disquisition on Ibsen as Fred came
round the hill on his bicycle.
No sooner did Freds eye light on
the couple than he commenced to
glare like a madman, and in spite Of
my innocent efforts to keep him away
he wound up by being so outrageOu.ly
rude to Mr.. Jones that that gentleman
was confounded and Maud went home
in tears.
As for me, l went to bed happy.
Ny plan was working to charm.
A day or two later got mamma to
ask Mr.. Jones to dinner and managed
to have him take Maud out. That
settled it; Fred treated PerceVsl in
such an insulting manner that even
he could hardly overlook it, and be
left early, to mammals distress and
my secret joy.
After that l began to meet Perceval
every time went ont of the house.
| No matter whether I walked or drove
or rode a wheel, l was sure to en-
counter him before long, and he would
escort me on my way, leaving me al
ways on our return at the end Of the
street leading to our home.
"Since your brother, who is your
Guardian. dislikes me so, I cannot 90
to your home" he would say regret
fully, and I would blush and stammer
an apology. "But I must see you in
spite Of him." Perceval would add
with melting glance, and I would go
home in the seventh heaven.
At last, after three weeks of this
surreptitious courtship Perceval could
stand it no longer.
"Be nay wife, Rosamond," he cried
one day. Never mind what they
say at home; I must have you
never knew what love was before"
Poor boy, he had never known the
bliss of trying for what he wanted.
Before this it had always dropped into
his lap.
But couldn't trust him even then.
"Oh, no, I said timidly. Il dare
not, Fred would kill me if he thought
of such thing"
"Let him try said Parceval val
iantly. "Ill have you in spite Of him
See, here is the minister on bis porch
Rosamond. Come, darling, he viii
give me the right to claim you from
your brother"
And before I knew what was about