The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-20


DO me justiccf"
Wonderful, charming, exquisite y muir
INJURED Dick. well, must say the pho
tographer is TO ~ complementary II
perfectr'
"Oh, you silly fellow! Cant you gusssl
That's INV sister, whose hand you Just
now declined 50 cavalierly. Fortunately
for hcr, you are not the only man In the
world"
He threw himself into chair and with
his handkerchief removed the Precipitation
that had gathered on his brow.
"You feel better now" laughed Mrs.
MARYLAND. Upon my word you looked SC
savage just now that you quite frightened
me. So you won't have me for sister,
"won't II You see II don't. hut ID
your sister frees"
$50 far as I know. She was when ]
left England"
There is only one thing about your
sister l regret. / wish her name were
Diana. When hear Charlie call you Di,
it seems as though no other name would
flt you, and your sister is your double"
| Even in this respect also think you
may be happy. Her name rs well ~ mine
is Diana. l am Mary Diana, and she is
Diana Mary--a within of our fathers. He
said the twins should start fair, SO gave
us the same names, but In different order. +"
| Really What q sensible man your ia
Their must bel 1 shall certainly call her
Di. hate every other name"
Aren't you making the pace rather too
hot at starting, Captain Dicks Besides
you must own your wife before you can
name her"
~ shall start for England tomorrow.
4 <ka d,rtx nj
country, Captain Dick. "
"Oh, that's tommyrot!"
"whatP And then the extra pay you
will sacrifice"
"Oh, bother the payl 1 don't care .
red cent if lose it ALL"
|
| One morning, three months after Cap
tain Richards departure, Charlie and
Diana MARYLAND were seated at break
fast when one of their servants entered
with letters just received from England.
| "Three for you, DIP exclaimed Char
lie, handing them across to his wife
"And one, see, from Mary"
| "My darling Di, read Mrs. MARYLAND.
"'Such newsl You'll never dream what
coming I'm going to be married. And
to the dearest fellow in the world. 1 al
ways thought your Charlie one of the
best, but he's not patch on my Dick, for
that his name. "
"Well, I'm sure" grunted Charlie
"Are you going to stand that, Dir"
" Yes, Dick Richards, resumed Mrs
MARYLAND, land, 1 fancy, in Charles
regiment Isn't that strange?
by Jove he has kept himself dark p
interposed the captain.
| "'Well, Captain Richards came down
for the hunting and met father. Hearing
he had but recently left India, father ask
ed him whether he knew you and Charlie.
| He said he had had the pleasure of meeting
you occasionally, and that he believed you
| were we'll.
Mrs MARYLAND paused in her reading.
"What do you think of that for cool au-
dacity?" she said. why, the rascal was
| always in our bungalow. Master Dick,
| you shall hear of this However, let's see
| what she says next.
"'He made himself SO pleasant to father
| that dad brought him to the house. After
| this he came here or we met elsewhere ev-
cry day, several times with the hounds
he can ride, Di, and he's good enough to
say can. Do you know, he proposed after
| only q week 8 acquaintanceship. OF course
| thought this little precipitate and told
| him so, though I had utterly lost my
| heart to him. But he bore down all my
| arguments with his impetuosity, knocking
my half hearted objections into atoms, and
would not be denied. OF course l had to
| give way. was really won before he ask
| ed me. He seems to divine what l like
, and what / dislike; what can do we'll,
what moderately, and what not at all 1;
brings me the songs that just suit my
voice and style and in every way antioi-
pates my wishes Isn't it wonderful "
mot at all, )" interposed Di. ~ could
explain it"
/" ooh, am lucky grill And then he
pays me the most charming compliments;
says that to him there is no other girl in
the world
"The scamp, he didr' from her husband.
"'That, until he met me, he had never
given single thought to any girl.
Said the same thing to me-" from Di.
Ibid he indeed!' from Charlie.
"'That had he not met me he would
have remained single all his life -
well, of all the double tongued crea-
lures on two legsl" exclaimed Mrs. Mart
land. "This is really too much. 1 have
some slight recollection Of listening to
words to the same effect Oh, faithless
wretchp'
"Do you mean to say, madam" asked
Charlie, THAT he had the impudence to
talk to you like thatf"
well, yes, dear, he had; but it was a
sort of despairing vail, when urged him
to marry. The fact was, was drawing
him. 1t was all for Mary's sake / want
ed to find out how far she was his STYLE"
"Well, there's no harm done, at any
rate. Fire away. Is there any more'"
Eyes Where was 1? Oh, remained
single all his lifel Wasn't it nice of him?
Well, I'd no sooner consented to marry
him than he wanted 1t to be at once; said
he must get back to India-just like you
and Charlie over again. We shall spend
about two months in England, then see q
little of the continent, whence we shall
make our way to India, when shall meet
my Di once more.
Writing your name reminds me that
we discussed what he should call me.
told him that, my first name being Diana,
he could call me Di, If he liked. He said