Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-26
FROsTBURG, Md, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1901.

man who admired YOU greatly and has
money and who. | think, would marry
you if you tried for her
Tried for her! What a way Of put
ting it,
MY friend. do not be too excited: do
so much We are people of the world,
you and T.
Il am not" he interrupted. "and
didn't think you We're either"
"Oh well. we live in the world, and
we have to recognize its ways and to
fall in with them more or less. Now,
suppose this young woman did admire
you and that | told you | thought |
could help you and make things easy
for you. why should You not begin by
making love to her and end by falling
In love with heretofore or after mar
riagr? | don't think it matters very
much. but on the whole fancy it had
better begin after than before"
you are in chatting humor today"
he said moodily.
81? Not the least in the world. | am
thinking only of your good"
Then please don't think of it any
morc-in that way"
"In that way? Why. what harm
could it do you to marry a rich young
woman who would be very fond of
you?"
"But l don't care about her. | don't
want her. Who is shc?"
"Oh. come now, as if | could tell you
her name after the way in which you
have taken my offcr.'
"Your offer. You have no right to
make any offer of the kind. You are
not The Matrimonial News or what
over it is called"
"But. now. seriously" she said. lis it
fair that my friend should he cut off
from all chance of marrying the man
she admirCS and very likely loves or
would come to low" merely because she
has a lot of money? Is she to be left to
the delicate attentions of the mere for
tune huntcr?'
"N1rs Maynard. l don't know any
thing about the young woman. and,
without being rude. hope, to her or to
you must say that cant get myself
to take any interest in her or to believe
in her existence
ooh. yes she exists. and am sure
she loves YOU
you are chatting me again." he said
stcrnly.
"Inde"d | am not"
"Well. let the young woman be. ut all
events. Eknow nothing about her, and
| don't believe she cares twopcnce
about me-
''lS that all YOU have to say?'
well if you press me. can say that
l don't care twopencc about her.
"Oh. why"
"IOu are in Il teasing mood today,
and had much better go away. What
could say more than that | have new
err seen her."
but YOU can see her.
81 don't want to see her"
"But, Why"
"Well. if you will have it. because l
am in love with another woman. Good
byv'
NO; | must hear more about this.
You never told me you We're in love
with another woman. | thought you
told me everything"
Il didn't know it until today"
She had guessed ut all this, yet a
flush came into her cheeks and for a
moment she was silent. Then she said,
Il think now you had better 60"
"Ill not go until | have told you all.
| am in love with you. and | did not
know it until this very day-until Just
now. when you talked so complaccntly
of my marrying some other woman"
"But | didn't" she said quietly.
"Didn't? Why. what do you mean?
Didn't you urge me to marry a young
woman with money? Didn't you urge
1t on me and say the young woman was
in love with me?'
"Why. of course | did. and stand to
it. But l didn't say it was any other
young NOman."
"Oh"' he exclaimed, and his delight
found no other word.
"Sit down beside me. Lewis" she
said. Don't you know that it is. leap
year,
SO he sat beside her.-St. Louis Star.