Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-05

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II the corner she looked = if she'd Ike
10 bite my head on. Was that the last
time youseyer went with herr"
Fl dom remember. may have gone
with hef. or twice after that. =
ssYou must have gone with her good
many times altogether, counting when
You called and all that" ].
Yes, I saw her occasionally, now and
then, for a. year or so before I met yon.
..If that hen ycu must have liked
erbetter than yon did the other girls.
. It's only natural that / should like
her better than did some girls, and
then there were other girls that I liked
about as wehas / did her.
..Bnt you went to see her oftener than
you did any other girl, now, didn't youi
Tell me, Albert please. It's all past now
and it doesn't make q particle Of diff.
ference what happened, or whether you
went to. see her every night, only"
'Only what g. II it doesn't make any
difference, what's all this excitement
about?'' 80
"Now, don't get mad, Albert"
I'm not mad"
rReally?
+ mo! Pshaw!"s
"Why, can't you see that If we are go
ing to be together all of our lives, Al
bert. I 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 it Grace Elliott said?'
Gas tell you,. she didn't say it in 50
many words, but you could see what
she meant"
Gall 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 I knew what it was"
"Well, I want you to know, Albert.
that I realize perfectly well that any
one can go and see girl once in awhile.
and even take her to parties, without
being engaged or anything like that,
and wouldn't have brought this up at
all only that Grace.
ooh, darn Gracel"
"Albert!"
"She won't be bridesmaid, do you
understand? She won't be anything"
"Albert! Honestly, Grace didn't &C.
tually say anything right out, but
simply felt that she meant something.
Now-ah-Albert, you've told me that
lyou never were engaged before, and I
know that, but-well, you weren'twere
you?" -.
( were not"
ooh, Albert, I'm in earnest"
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"And you never asked anyone?"
Certainly not!"
II might have known that. She'd
have grabbed you quick enough. II I
don't give Grace Elliott piece of my
mind when she comes around here
again."
81 wouldn't pay any attention to any
thing she says"
81 don't, but she has such Gravity,
tantalizing way of saying things about
people she knows you like. Albert, do
you ever see Fannie Mcclellan any
1rore?"
81 just see her once in awhile and
that's all"
"You are-are friends at least?"
Il suppose So"
you've never had quarrel or any
thing like that?"
"Oh, no"
"Then I don't see why you shouldn't
be friends. She's sweet, lovely girl,
and know she was very fond of you,
and may be yet, for all know, and I
think it would be awfully mean of you
not to treat her just as beautifully as
you could. I'm going to invite her to
the wedding. Do you think she'll
Gomez"
II don't know, I'm sure"
There's no reason why she shouldn't
Gomez"
"None that know off,
"Well, I'm going to invite her, and
then-I want you to promise me some
thing, Albert"
81 promise. What is it?''
"Well-after we're married want
you to promise to Let me invite Fannie
to come and call on us. want to show
her that you and both of us-like
her just the same as if-weL, as if moth
ing had ever happened"
maybe she wouldn't enjoy coming -
"Why not? You don't mean that she
might be jealous? Why. you conceited
thing!"
'It isn't that. You don't know her
very we'll, do you?"
"But you do, and want all Of your
friends to be my friends, and you
know you've promised to like all of my
friends"
Cali right, then. Well have Fannie
| to dinner as soon as we're settled"
"Do you mean jt?"
"Of course"
at will please her SO much.''
"Yes?"
! (snuggling.) "And you're the kind
est, best-hearted thing that ever lived"
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