Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-28


er-"
More of that sort of thing, you
know" / suggested kindly.
Mo-, / didn't. She said it was
time was engaged to someone; ard
II said l was-to youi"
did she scratch your eyes, and :
er-that sort of thing you know"
'You always make game of fell
low" he growled.
mot when | am engaged to him." |
said, sweetly.
by the way, do you know how
many people Ina engaged to at the
present moment, Jack?" He shook
his head.
"Fouri" He whistled and opened
his eyes.
Then he went out-quicklyi
The next morning was Thursday. |
had seven letters of congratulation,
and began to feel rather uneasy. In
the evening | had four more. On Fri
day morning / had eight! Two asked
me what l would like for a wedding
present, and three inquired who it
was, as they heard such conflicting
rumors.
AS it happened cousin Guy came
over that morning. Guy is a dear!
My very, very best friend. No, no.
only mean friend" He is lot older
than l am, and has been appro-
priated for years. OF course told
him about it. He laughed at first.
Then he was so cross that | cried.
Naturally he said, Never mind" and
kissed me. I didn't mind that, only
Mrs. Jackson came in at the moment,
unannounced. And Guy said. TITS
all right, Mrs. Jackson. We're en-
gagged"
So she tossed her head and went
out. She is the biggest scandal-mon-
ger in the place, and l knew she'd
write and tell her nephew, Capt. Arm
strong. IL didn't want her to, He
he-Oh, bother!
Guy had the sense to keep out of
my way for the rest of the day.
was so angry that I wouldn't even
say goodbye to him when ne went
Next morning | had a note:
Dear May-Come over to mothers
this afternoon. You must. 1t is i'm
portant. Yours ever. GUY"
"Oh!" I cried, surely he doesn't
mean that he" OF course knew
he didn't; but l couldn't help worry
ing. | wouldn't fiirt with dear old
Guy for anything in the world.
He met me at the station and leased
me all the way to the house He had
a wedding present for me, he said, in
the drawing room; but when | went
in there was nothing there; at least
only Capt. Armstrong!
ALLOW me to congratulate you on
your engagement to Guy" he said
icily.
'But-I-Im not" | stammered
ITO your cousin Jack, them
shook my head. ITO his brother,
Tom, them"
mo, MOI"
"And the Rev. Adolphus Surplice."
stamped my foot.
Il hate him!"
And Mr.. Thomas"
"You-you know I'm not"
''And-the others!" He looked very
angry. ''You seem to be engaged to
nearly every fellow in the neighbor-
hood.
"a few have escaped" 1 assured
him, "as yeti"
"They will have their turn, no
loubt."
81 suppose even | might hope" Il
tossed my head.
You'd have to be great deal
nicer than you are this morning,
old him. He looked at me very
hard. Il don't like being stared
It,"
Il am going to India he said
quietly.
l went and looked out of the win
low. OF course, it wasn't my bust
less what he did; but / thought IL
eemed a pity, because you see his
'eople wouldn't like it.
Il think you are-horrid," l said.
You might-India is such a nasty.
lot, dirty place. Suppose you had a
ever, or something dreadful hap
'ened to your"
"a few engagements, for example?'
yes" | said feebly. "It-I-you-l
hey-Oh, do tell me how to get out |
I them" He woulndt speak. So |
ook out my handkerchief; and sud-
emily I found him beside me.
81 know a way" he said.
do you? How?"
Make another. of course. A serious |
ne, little May"
81 don't suppose any one would" |
aid.
He said-well, don't think he said |
much, but--we got engaged! |
ieally and truly engaged, I mean, of
curse.
And this was nearly two months
go, and I've not been engaged to |
ny one else ever since. So I'm not a
irt, am L?
CURIOUS LEGAL TANGLE.