The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-16
! AN EXCELLENT REASON
Being Woman, Winifred Was Not
Apt at Giving Reasons, So
Man Helped Her Out.

MISREPRESENTATION
''fs 1t something immensely impor
tantT I asked as Winifred looked ur
with number Of wrinkles on her fore
head.
Immensely" she said, with a sigh.
"Are you writing poem|
Nothing could possibly be more pro
sale"
"Then may be able to help you,"
suggested.
Certainly not" she exclaimed, and
she Instantly covered her sheet of pa.
per with the plotting pad. "That,' she
added, would be too ridiculous"
Now, why is the Idea of my helping
you rldiculousW demanded.
"Well, 1t u.s." .-
"A woman's reasonr'
Eat all events" she insisted, II must
write the letter myself"
"Whom is 1t forT l ventured to ask.
"Lord Garfield"
II wasn't aware you correspondent"
suggested.
"Oh, we don't. At least he has never
written to me before" she answered.
"And SO you find Lord Caraeld's let
ter difficult to answer" I asked.
Winnie sat with her right elbow on
the edge of the blotting pad, her eyes
fixed on the window, charming air Of
self consciousness on her small face. A
tress Of her hair fell forward over her
forehead, which was still wrlnkled.
Suppose you let me tell you what to
say?" proposed, standing with a hand
on her chair.
"Oh, know what to say"
'"Then where's your dificulty| I de-
manded.
Sat least think I do, only 1 don't
know how to put it."
"Well, you see, that's where might
come in"
1T has nothing in the world
to do with YOU" she said, rising I'M
pulsively. ,m
II am not quite sure of that"
"But am perfectly sure" she insist
ed.
"Now, you were to take me into your
confidence as far as to show me Car
fields letter."
"Of course shall do nothing of the
kind" she ret0rted.
"Then must try to guess Its con-
tents" as =
"You could never guess cried Win
nile decidedly.
"He wishes you to marry him." I
said.
Winnie turned upon me with an ex-
preston Of complete surprise.
"Why, how did you know that" she
exclaimed, with a fierce flush.
"You see, ! happen to possess a pair
Of eyes,"
II am sure have never done a thing
to lead you to think that"
"Still 1t might have led others, espe.
cially Garfield, you know"
II think that's very horrid of you,h
she said, sitting down again, with
pout on her lips.
"Then Garfield has really asked you
to marry him% asked.
isn't 1t nuisance" she cried, lit
ing her eyebrows with an air Of ex-
IRENE perplexity.
"Well, that's all right" I said.
"What tsp she demanded.
$50 that you think it's nuisance?'
"Well, 1t u.s." she answered. "All my
people are bothering me about it. They
want me to-
"They don't want you to marry the
man" cried.
"They Insist there's no reason why I
shouldn't" said Winnie, with harass.
ed expression.
"Oh, but there's the most excellent
urged.
"Oh, do tell me what it ISL she plead
ed hopefully.
Il said l could help you"
"But how?' she cried.
"Take q fresh sheet of paper and a
new nib" l suggested, "then I'll die
tate your answer. Now then" | dc
tated, "Dear Lord Garfield %,
"I've put that"
"Thank you very much.'"
10 "Oh, l can't begin In that way" she
objected.
well" I said, "we'll try again.
Dear Lord Garfield, l am deeply hon
pred by your request"