Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-09

unless I adopted desperate measures
Perceval Jones was lost to me for
ever.
But I'm not one to give up easily,
and after thinking hard thinks all
night finally hit on a plan and went
to sleep at daybreak ard slept till
noon as sweetly and as innocently as
child.
Early in the afternoon I telephoned
to Maud and asked her to go with me
out to the golf links at o'clock.
Then telephoned to Fred to meet
us there and proceeded to make a
fetching toilet with light heart.
When we reached the links there was
Mr.. Jones The had mentioned that he
was going the day before).
He was looking bored as usual, but
cheered up when L treated him with
naughty coldness.
eluded his attempts at conversa-
ton, however: and threw Maud in his
way whenever I could.
was rewarded by seeing him seat
himself by Maud's 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 madman, and in spite of
my innocent efforts to keep him away
he wound up by being so outrageousiy
rude to NJ. Jones that that gentle
man was confounded and Maud went
home in tears.
AS for me, went to bed happy.
My plan was working to charm.
A day or two later I got mamma to
ask Mr.. Jones to dinner and managed
to have him take Maud out. That
settled it; Fred treated Perceval in
such an insulting manner that even
he could hardly overlook it, and he
left early, to mammals distress and
my secret joy.
After that began to meet Perce7al
every time 1 went out of the house.
No matter whether I walked or drove
or rode a wheel, I 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 house.,
"Since your brother, who is your
guardian, dislikes me so, 1 cannot go
to your home," he would say regret.
fully, and would blush and stammer
an apology. "But must see you in
spite of him." Perceval would add
with a'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 my wife, Rosamond," he cried
one day. "Never mind what they say
at home; 1 must have you-I never
knew what love was before"
Poor boy, he had never known tho
bliss of trying for what he wanted.
Before this it had always dropped into
his lap.
But 1 couldn't trust him even then.
ooh, no." 1 said timidly. "I dare
not, Fred would kill you if he thought
of such thing"
'Let him try" said Perceval val
iantly. 'I'll have you in spite of him.
See, here is the minister on his porch,
Rosamond. Come, darling, he will
give me the right to claim you from
your brother"
And before knew what was about
I found myself in the minister's par
lor being married in a bicycle skirt
and pink cotton shirt waist.
Ten minutes later I walked into
Fred's Office, leaving Perceval waiting
outside, looking a little pale about
the gills, but with a combative CLEAN
in his eye.
Fred" remarked coolly, as
looked my brother square in the face,
81 want to thank you for what you've
done for me. I'm Mrs. Perceval Jones,
by your leave"
Then smile Of incredulous relief
spread over his face.
"Goshl" he calculated. "To think
that the fellow actually wanted youl"