Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-19
IN EXCELLENT REASON !
Being Woman, Winifred Was Not
Apt at Giving Reasons, So a
Man Helped Her Out.
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= Man Helped Her Out <
as it something immensely impor.
tant:" I asked as Winifred looked UP
with number of wrinkles on her fore
head.
Immensely" she said, with sigh.
care you writing poem"
"Nothing could possibly be more pro-
safe"
"Thcn ! may be able to help you,"
suggested.
"Ccrtainly not" she exclaimed. and
she instantly covered her sheet of pa.
per with the blotting pad. "That," she
added, would be too ridiculous"
"Now, why is the idea of my helping
you ridiculous" demanded.
"Wcll. it is"
"a woman's reason!"
AT all events" she insisted, II must
write the letter myself"
"Whom is it for?" ventured to ask.
Lord Garfield"
~ 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 Carlield's let.
ter difficult to answer" | asked.
Winnie sat with her right elbow on
the edge of the plotting pad, her eyes
fixed OH the window, Il charming air of
self consciousness on her small face. A
tress of her hair fell forward over hel
forehead, WHICH was still wrinkled.
'Supposc you let me tell you what to
say" proposed, standing with a hand
OH her chair.
"Oh, know what to say"
"Then where's your difficulty" de.
manded.
"At least think do. only don't
know how to put it,
"Wcll, you see, that's where l might
come in"
''It has nothing nothing in the world
to do with YOU" she said, rising i'm.
pulsively.
81 am not quite sure of that"
"But am perfectly sure" she insist
ed.
"Now. you were to take me into your
confidence as far rs to show me Car
fields letter."
"Of course shall do nothing of the
kind" she retorted.
"Then ! must try to guess it's con-
tents"
''You could never guess" cried Win
ME decidedly.
Gle wishes you to marry him." l
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 q pair
of eyes"
81 am sure nave never done thing
to lead you to think that"
"Still it might have led others, espe-
cially Garfield, you know"
81 think that's very horrid of you,"
she said, sitting down again, with a
pout on her lips. -
"Then Garfield has really asked you
to marry him?' asked.
"Isnt it nuisance?" she cried, lift
ing her eyebrows with an air Of OK
treme perplcXity.
"Well that's all right" said.
"What 81" she demanded.
$50 that you think it's a nuisance"
"Well, it is" she answered. "All nv
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
shouldn't" said Winnie, with harass-
ed expression.
"Oh, but there's the most excellent
reason" urged.
"Oh, do tell me what it is!' she plead
ed hopefully.
81 said could help you"
"But how?" she cried.
"Take Il fresh sheet Of paper and a
new nib" | suggested, "then I'll die.
tate your answer. Now them" die
tated, dear Lord Carfield'"-
1--WE put that"
THANK you very much.'"
"Oh, cant begin in that way" she
objected.
"Well," | said, "we'll try again.
Dear Lord Garfield, l am deeply hon.
ored by your request"
Winnie put the end of her pen be-
tween her teeth and turned toward me
with a doubtful air.
"You know" she said, 81 don't really
feel honored at all"
"Of course not. It's a mere matter
of form. Now, then, we're not getting
on. i am deeply honored by your re-
quest, but l regret to tell you'"-
IL must know what I'm going to tell
him first" cried Winnie, pausing again.
II regret to tell you that am una
BILE to consider it'"-
but delivery seriously" she in
sisted.
"Oh, WELL" said, "of course if you
really care for the fellow
"Well?' she cried provokingly.
"Why, you may as we'll write the let
ter without my interference"
THAT'S what told you at first" said
Winnie triumphantly.
II think l shall say goodby," ra.