Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-11-30
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But Emily ;glared at me.


'Yes, certainly l knoww she said
Dolly Harwood promised to write to
me this week from Paris"
Now the postmark said the letter
came from London. They departed, but
not before Emily had hurled at me, in
the intense whisper, the. word "Silly!'
l lit fresh cigar, and walked back
to the house. Sitting in the garden.
some two hours later, Lady Emily join
ed me. Tommy, she told me, was put
ting the boat away.
Il wonder if you will ever learn to
be sensible?' she remarked, sinking
into chair at my side.
Il am getting very DID," l replied,
shuddering
"Oh, you are bald, l knoww said
Emily, with cruel bluntness, but why
did you give that letter and behave so
foolishly before Tommy"
Il did it for the best. thought that
-that-he would think"
Poor felloww she said gently. 81
suppose you can't help it, yet it seems
incredible. Why" she continued, the
gentleness disappearing, you drove
him to desperation and he's proposed!"
Forgive me-" implored. Il sup
pose you refused him?"
"Why should you suppose so?" Emily
asked with some asperity.
"You told me you would"
"Well, haven't-not definitely. l
have promised to give an answer the
end of the week."
And presently she added softly, Hes
awfully nice, you know"
After all, girl manages these mat
ters better for herself. All went
smoothly for three days. fished; EN-
lily and Tommy-well, cannot say ex-
factly what they did. l did not see
much of them.
But on Thursday morning Emily
came to me with letter in her hand
and CONSERVATION in her face.
Johnny" she said, "Sorrell IL COM
ing down."
/ whistled
Its awfulv' said Emily.
81 asked him to wait a month for
my answer and it is up on Saturday."
"And TommyW
Hes up on Saturday, too,"
"You have couple of days in which
to make your decision"
On the Saturday afternoon she de-
cided the matter in manner eminently
characteristic of her sex. She told me
that the two suitors would do battle
for her hand in the tennis court. The
arrangement was not made verbally,
she explained, but-well they knew.
And there, in the intense heat of the
July sun, those two unforunates ran
about the lawn, lodging and hitting
and making themselves scarlet, drip.
ping, and unpleasant to the eye. Ny
sister and l watched them from under
the cool shade of the trees, Emily eat
ing huge quantities of ice cream
to steady her nerves. But Tommy was
hopelessly outplayed. Five-love, for
ty-fifteen; the ball flew from SorrelPs
racket into the corner where Tommy
duellsts approached and were giver
) oatmeal water to drink. In the genera
conversation that followed Tommy
seemed depressed, but Sorfell's spirit.
were high. He had a noisy, self-as
serting manner at times which jarret
I on me excessively.
After dinner, as l sat smoking in tht
j garden, Emily came to me, holding he
y hands behind her.
which hand will you have?" sh,
inquired, dropping me little courtesy
run away" replied; Il am disap
|. pointed with you"
she held out her left hand, and 50
y the aash of diamonds.
l. HIN" l grunted, "Sorrell seems t
have made very certain of the mat
:, ter"
It Emily knelt beside me and stroke,
II my nose.
y "It isn't Sorrell, you silly old thing!
|; But began in great astonish
q merit.
IT ITS Tommy, Of coursew
e "But Sorrell had the six gamesw
EYES," said Emily.
J. And after she had kissed me thre
times she added, softly: "But Tomm
had the love, you know"
le Which, after all, was most exec
lent reason.
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