The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

farther. Great griefl Wouldn't he be
a dandy piece of bric-a-brac to have
around the house seven days ia the
week-always with a white necztie.
writing lectures on pink paperl Your
sisters a nice woman, but Idon't think
much of her Judgment when she Cries
to pair you off with that-that-'
ooh, so ahead and say it. I've heard
it on the stage so often that I'm be;
coming hardened to it,"
"Your sister has it in for me, hasn't
she?"
why, Harryl I don't thinRso."
Eyes, you do think SO, too, and you
know so, too. She objects to my COM
ing around to see you SO. often"
But you don't come often"
"There are seven nights in the week.
1 have been here six out of the seven. ;"
"0f course, you do come often, but
what I mean is, that you don't come
too often"
"Well, it isn't too often for me, as
long as you don't mind. But you can
depend upon it, when she says sarcastic
things about the young men of your
acquaintance, she means me-"
do you really think SOP"
"Of course. You probably haven't
heard it yourself, but there is a rumor
all over the South side that I am head
over heels in love with you, and that il
you refuse me 1 will probably throw
myself in front of an Illinois Central
train"
"Why, Hardy How you go on!"
"Even the guv'nor-who is about the
last man on earth to catch on to any
thing-he heard about it, and asked me
if I had come to an understanding"
what did you tell him?"
"I told him that 1 would be able to
report in a day or two
"How in the world do such stories
get out? You haven't been paying
such marked attention to me, have
your"
Haven't I?'
"Have you?"
eff 1 haven't it's because didn't
know how"
"Why, Harry!"
6 haye logged your footsteps for two
months"
L naun I nOGlceu IL.
Everybody else has"
"But you never said anything"
81 know it, but I've been trying diff
ferent kinds of nerve food preparatory
to saying something"
'EYou seem to have found one at last
'No, it was this Hotchkiss news that
aroused me to a n of my duty. Up
to this time I have been restrained by
a sense of my own unworthiness, but
when Hotchkiss is named as a possible
rival-well, that's different. AS COM
pared with Hotchkiss, I am a good
thing. Any girl that is threatened
with Hotchkiss ought to be willing to
marry almost anyone in order to save
herself. He is something dire"
Harry! How dare You speak of
such a thing?"
"Who-what? Hotehkiss?"
'No, before that. What else did you
say2"
"When?" .
Why, just a moment ago"
"Idon't remember"
sit was something about marrying"
ooh, that's what you want to talk
1 - 4 ~
ABOUT Is II
NO II Ism T. i SIMPLY want TO know
What you mean by saying ina would
marry anyone You know Debter than
that"
No; | SAID you would probably be
wllhng TO marry me, II only to escape
from Hotchklss."
mIhat lsn I hat you sald' II AN.
THAT'S what l meant, anyway TN
tell you you've either got to take me
OF PIT me out OF my misery. never
dlq nave such a violent attack before
ono? But you mare had other at
tacNsE Only TINS one Is more violent,
IS thaU ltE'
VI course, L had a good many girls
at sehool.
indeed"
Yes, but never felt this way before.
rms is the first time l ever wanted to
her. don't think those girls ought ia
count at all. Ofcourse, we used totake
them out boat riding and hug them
a little"
"A Ittle?''
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