Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-12-01

things which make you laugh and
dresses very smartIy, and even
sometimes smokes cigarettes, and
vet directly one begius to talk
about deeper subjects she srays
quite quiet and keeps that funny
iook IN her eyes, for all the world
as If she was laughing at you to
herself.
Last summer down on the river,
we got on awlully we'll at first. 1t
was later on that l came to the
conclusion that it would be me-
take to carry matters further, and
as she had just-well, not exactly
refused, but put me of for the
second time, 1 thought it better to
lei the matter drop.
Then met Laura. Laura azores
music halls. She says that she
thinks the color scheme of the
bale, most instructive and has
come to tue conclusion that 1t is
uDcOnsclously based on the priml-
tive principles OF color music.
am sure she's right. | like them
myself.
1 saw good deal of Eer after
that diuLer, and last week we
practically became engaged. Main
rally ] wanted to give her some
souvenier to commemorate the day
hot tie ordinOry, vulgar ring,
but something with latent mean
ing in 1t. Linra is great on latent
meanings, so knew she would ap-
preclAte it.
On the morning after the en-
gagement | went to Somerton, the
jewelers., and explained what |
wanted. Dickson. their head
man, spotted the Idea at once.
"You want something with a
pretty sentiment in it-somethlng
original"
| couldn't think OF anything my
self. but he showed me design
which lie declared would be j1si
ihe Thug 1t was IA sort OF brooch,
with TWO hearts ne "A rudy ana
QUE diamond. The ruby was
supposed to be mine. because Dics'
son explained that it sigulhed
passion aud devotion. The two
big stones were bound together
with a true lovers knot in diam
onds-a copy of an old pattern, he
assured me, aud very pretty 1t
looked. I gave him my card to
slip into the box when it was sent
home.
What inscription, sl?' he asked
as was leaving the shop
OF course, directly he asked me
tnat ] was stuck. SO / just told
him 10 put on the usual sort Of
thing and to send it to the yOung
lady at once, together with my
card.
Two days later among my morn
ing's letters | received note FROM
MISS Strangerford asking me to
90 to tea. l had intended going to
see Laura, bat on getting a tele-
gram to put me of, decided to 60
and see Phyllis.
| was shown into her boudolr
and round her, as usual, curled up
in an armchair smoking a cigarette.
1t struck NE that she was looking
extremely pretty, ard for one fleet
ing second | almot wished that
Laura smoked.
Also. il Laura has a fault
which mind you, | am not prepared
to admit-stlIl, If she has fault,
1t is that she has quaint ideas on
tue subject of hair-dresSlng. Now,
Ply His Is always beautifully
"coiffe."
For my part I felt little nu'
comfortable, but Miss Phyllis was
not IN the slightest degree dis
composed. There was another
man there. and he glanced at me a
little, but treated him with de-
served contempt. After about ten
minutes of desultOry chatter be
took himself OF.
Miss Phyllis watched the door
close behind him, and then, sud
denly turning to me. she stretched
out her hand and said:
MY dear Gerald, how can
thank yOu?8
| confess that l was consider
ably taken aback.
= III tbiDk," continued Phyllis,
without noticing my surprise, "thaI
you are the most generous aud for
giving person IN the world"
81 was afraid said /, "tbat you
were offended with me, but you
+ are not, are you sincere you've
! asked me to cOmei'
"OfTended !" said Miss Phyllis
!, "My dear Gerald. whatever made
r von think that 2 Yon1ra O daar