The true northerner., 1899-08-09
LA FEMME PROPOSE.

Dlunt I expect 10 see you HeIe' DanS-
ing?"
Captain Emery-"No of course not"
Bobby Vane-"Thought it wasn't
much in your line. Why did you come,
then? What's her namew
Captain Emery-"Well, you are not
expected to play cricket every time
you go to see a match at Lords, are
you?"
Mrs. Meyrick (passing into
the supper-room)-"Wha is that you're
saying about a match? The latest?
You've heard about IT, Of course.
Friend of yours, isn't she?'
Captain Emery-"I have a good
many friends"
Mrs. Meyrick Fenton-"O. don't be
ridiculous! There they are" (Nodding
her head towards the stairs, down
which "a pretty girl is coming on the
arm of a middle-aged man of opulent
aspect)
- Captain Emery-"Ah, Miss Trevor
Is that settled, them"
Mrs. Meyrick- -Fenton-"My good
man, haven't you seen Mrs. Trevor's
face this evening? She's positively
beaming. She was even deceutly civil
to me-"
Captain Emery-"Let me see. PEREZ
ra's-"
Mrs. Meyrick-Fenton Tin an under
tone)-"Cocoa. Pity it isn't Goals, or
something like that l always think
there's something about cocoa that
well-sticks; don't you think so? But
he's immensely rich. SO sensible of
Mrs. Trevor, when GwendOline might
have done so much worse-don't you
think sop
Captain Emery-"Undoubted
Mrs. Meyrick-Fenton lover her shoul-
der as she goes on)-'I was sure you'd
be pleased"
Captain Emery Observation-Disclosures
CUnder his breath)-"Damn!
Bobby Vane-"EhT
Captain Emery-"Nothing. What
about getting a drink and a cigaret?
I'm tired of this"
Miss Trevor dropping the arm Of
Mr.. Pereira and advancing with her
program in her hand)-"Please, Cap
tain Emery, I'm hungry. Here's
signed declaration that you'll take me
in to supper. Have you cofgotten all
about it, or shall l ask some one else?"
Capta'y ,mery-"O, I'm so sorry!
OF - u hadn't forgotten only
)prhaps-"
vor with her hand upon his
,nething in aspic. please, if
ne; it's all want"
Emery-"In that case you
aspic if l have to Scour Lon
t."
Trevor-"There's something
spic that makes you feel you
Png nothing so commonplace as
Reading Whitman, or some
bof that sort"
btain Emery-"Whitman? He's
bf those Johnnies that write poet
sn't hep
ss Trevor-"Philistine He's a re-
bn. Shall we sit here? Yes; cham
me, please-a little (She sips. and
lks at her companion over the rim of
r glass; Do you like Mrs. Meyrick-
enton?"
Captain Emery-"Well. she saves
bne the trouble of reading the Morning
SPost"
Miss Trevor (after regarding her
paniOn attentively for moment or
65)-"Let me see, Tom, when is it you
'1eave for India?''
Captain Emery-"The day after to-
morrow There! You've split some
champagne on your dress"
Miss Trevor-"O. never mind. Why
do you go out againT
Captain Emery-"Must."
Miss Trevor-'Why is ii that all the
the men one likes go off to the ends
of the earth, and then-then you never
see them again? No; don't want any
thing more TO eat. Let US talk. There
isn't much time left.
Captain Emery-"Well. YOU see. they
pay you more when you're i'm India.
My private income is about penny a
week; and | simply can't live on my
pay at home. Besides, shall feel more
comfortable abroad for "a bit-under
the circumstances"
Miss Trevor-"Under the circum-
stancesY'
Captain Emery-'T suppose l ought
to congratulate you"
Miss Trevor-"You ought TO have
done ii yesterday. / was u yesterday.
l thought it horrid Of you to take no
notice"
Captain Emery-"I hadn't the least
idea"
Miss TrevOr-"And I'm my own mis-
tress now. | wrote check this morn
ing. They sent ii back from the bank
because | hadn't signed il. AS il II
mattered, when it was my own money
that / wanted"
Captain Emery-"But you are not to
be your own mistress long"
Miss Trevor-"Was that what Mrs.
Meyrick-Fenton was telling you just
nowT'
Captain Emery-"She said that you
and Pereira-"
Miss Trevor-"Catr
Captain Fmery-"EhY