Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-01-31

long as you introduced us | thought |
ought TO give you the first chance"
This sounded famlliar-too familiar,
in fact.
oh. don't mind me-" | protested i'm
patiently. MY Intentions toward
Marguerite are wholly innocuous. Wish
You success. billiard"
| managed To eyade his parting hand
shake, thus saving my fingers second
crushing. and he departed happy
When | went TO lunch and had time
to analyze my feelings | found that
resented being forced into posing as a
sort of trousered fairy godmother 10
Marguerite.
or course as long as | had no inten-
tons whatever of asking her TO marry
me | could hardly be so absurd as to
resent some one else doing so. And
certainly Forsythe and billiard had be-
hayed handsomely-no one could have
done more.
But to be asked for my consent TO
Marguerlte's nuptials as though | were
her elderly uncle or benevolent maiden
aunt was tribe trying.
At o'clock | was on my way to see
her. | felt that however unpleasant
my new attitude toward her might be.
1t at least gave me right to know
which one of my friends she had accept
ed. By the time l reached the car
was sure 1t was Forsythe; when |
alighted at the corner my mind was
made up to accept billiard as her fu-
ture husband, and when l entered the
door l had come to the conclusion that
whichever she took she was undoubt
eddy doing well for herself.
What, it is your" cried Marguerite,
when found her in the library.
Did you expect some one elseT
asked, scanning her closely. She UNI
doubtedly looked happy.
You were here yesterday" she re-
piled.
Zone good turn deserves another" l
said. Besides I've come to congratu
late you"
"WellY she asked and settled down
comfortably to listen. Marguerite is
very provoking sometimes. She knew
l was all at sea.
billiard is a man to be proud Of" 1
hazarded, watching her face.
Are you proud of himT' she in
CURED, looking up at me with big ques-
tioning eyes. After all the role Of fairy
godmother to Marguerite wasn't so
bad, reflected, that Is, if one couldn't
be anything else.
"And his fortune" l went on, ig-
noring her question.
"Ah, his fortune-are you proud Of
that, too?' she asked.
Perhaps 1t wasn't billiard after all.
But Forsythe," l said, shifting my
ground, ''he is man In a million"
Eyes, he is," said Marguerite reflect
lively.
''See here" I cried desperately,
(which are you going to marry"
THE man in million or the man
with million?' she cried with sauci-
ly lifted chin.
Eyes, which is 1t to be?" / repeated
eagerly.
Suppose" she said, slowly, suppose
asked your candid, unprejudiced hon
est advice"
''Oh, then suppose should have to
advise you to take them both"
yes, suppose you would" she as
scented thoughtfully.
"Or else to refuse them both" ! add
ed.
"Ah, suppose | had already done
that" she said softly.
felt my breath fail me suddenly.
"Margueriter | cried, and a moment
later found myself an engaged man.
by the way" remarked as we sat
waiting for the pate at Martins that
evening. how We're the picturesf
Really I've forgotten said Mar
guerite with happy little sigh. This
has been such busy day
Come to think of it," l replied, give
had rather busy day myself."-Chi-
cago Times-Herald.