Evening journal., 1899-02-16


in the corner she looked as if she'd like
10 bite my head of. Was ihnt the last
time you ever went with her?"
Il don't remember. may have gone
with her once or twice after that"
"You must have gone with her n good
many times altogether. counting when
you called and all that"
"Yes, I saw her occasionally. now and
then. for year or so before met YOU"
"lf that--then you must have liked
her better than you did the other girls."
ITS only natural that ! should like
her better than l did some girls, and
then there were other girls that liked
about as well as did her"
But you went 10 see her oftcner than
you did any other girl, now, didn't your
Tell me, Albert, please. It's all past now
and il doesn't make a particle Of diff
ference what happened, or whs sther you
went TO see her every night. only"
only what? II It doesn't make any
difference, what's all this excitement
about?"
Now, don't get mad, Albert"
I'm not mad"
"Really?"
"Nol Pshawi"
"Why, can't you see that II we are go
ing to be together all Of our lives. Al.
bert, / ought TO know about these
things. so that If anyone like Grace
Elliott comes around dropping her
hints and saying these things ! can
"Now. just one moment, Lii Let's
understand this whole business. What
was il Grace Elliott said?"
LAS l tell you, she didn't say Il in so
many words, but you could see what
she meant"
IAN right, then. What did she
mean?"
ALBERT, you won't scold?"
'No; go ahead"
"Oh, I'm sorry ] ever spoke Of it at
ALL"
II wish knew what it was"
well, / want you TO know, Albert
that l realize perfectly well that any
one can go and see a girl once in awhile
and even take her 10 parties, without
being engaged OF anything like that.
and l wouldn't have brought this up at
all only that Grace"
"Oh, darn Gracel"
ALBERT"
"she won't be a bridesmaid, do you
understand? She won't be anything. "
ALBERT! Honestly. Grace didn't ac.
tually sag anything right out. but j
simply felt that she meant somethi.g q.
Now-ah-Albert, you've told me ilkl
you never were engaged before. and ,
know that, but-weil, you weren't wers
you?"
II were not"
"Oh. Albert, I'm in earnest"
$50 am l."
"And you never asked anyone?"
certainly noti"
81 might have known that. Shed
have grabbed you quick enough. II
don't give Grace Elliott piece of N,
mind when she comes around her,
again"
II wouldn't pay any attention to any
thing she says"
II don't, but she has such a crawly
tantalizing way Of saying things abou
people she knows you like. Albert, dt
you ever see Fannie Mcclellan an,
more?"
81 just see her once in awhile an,
that's all"
you are-are friends at least?"
Il suppose So"
you've never had a quarrel OF any
thing like that7"
"Oh, no."
"Then don't see why you shouldn'
be friends. She's a sweet, lovely girl
and 1 know she was very fond of you
and may be yet, for all 1 know. and
think it would be awfully mean Of yo
rot to treat her just as beautifully a
you could. I'm going to invite her Il
the wedding. Do you think shel
Gomez"
II don't know, I'm sure
There's no reason why she shouldn'
Gomez"
"None that 1 know Of"
"Well, I'm going to invite her. an
then-I want you to promise me some
thing, Albert"
81 promise. What is it?"
" ell d4ltI We lt mdAAlIQ wan
you to promise TO bet me invite Fanni
, to come and call on us. want TO sho'
her that you and I-both of us-lik
her Just the same as if-well, as if moth
ing had ever happened"
MAYBE she wouldn't enjoy coming.
: "Why not? You don't mean that SD
might be jealous? Why, you coneeite
thing!"
at isn't that. You don't know he
very well, do you?"
"But you do, and want all Of you
P friends to be my friends, and 20
know you've promised TO like all Of m
FRIENDS"
9 "All right, then. Wen have FannI
to dinner as soon as we're settled"
"Do you mean it?"
"Of course"
(, "It.will please her so much"
l "Yes?"
i (snuggling) -And you're the kin
e est, best-hearted thing that ever lived
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