Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-09-04
PHILIPS PROPOSAL.
BY ETHEL COLsON.

cpflt 'st.H-t-t.A J 'l.stAs 80 = Nt-''9 -
cep.cd lis conditions unviiiaey out win
a moderate degree OF cneerit.Hess IN the
Ieginning; he ,mar.ed under taem con-
sideradly as they becan more familiar.
1t was Geli,h,fal TO see Gsrsute as often
as he liked. certainly, esTCcitIy at'er the
long weeks ln waicI Ge had wondered now
niuca lorser he would be wel ONE visitor
at tie Hre rl- mansion, bat he soon found
that {. pe-uissl9n to see r often meant
far less tan il lad appeared to DO at hrst
sgt. He was not the onb young man
,,.o saw her frequently, 20 itgin with:
Gertrude was q pretty glii, bilfit anu
popular in the bargain; = Hip began 10
liv. iu chronic safe OF fear les, some
ot.er fellow wise cnorgh TO sreas 20 the
rl first and then tie fnt c. a,'e'vaTd,
: lild step in ahead OF LuU. Ic girl
fena'f did not seem, 20 HE c-'i.ld ii1cy,
TO take merry SO much lu'e'e-t in als at
tentian. a. s.e had dore ere ola,c. some
t;ues was on the poln, %: Throwing up
TIE violet ing lor a 5ca- w ;''o AND gong
west 81 Of which was q ec,-ey what
Ms B-. ve- lad counted ag,H wocn she
he'd sre.u.. ed her husband -'se erms.
"Jc .4uie Is botl fea.-la'g and i'm
.-ippsh,e. NY dear, 2. C .6l ,a!d when
NJ 3 ,v,r had sroEca of i1ihlaIlng
Pip re dcuse for the tiue boiac. and
x yoa DO "a. she viii imMeo..-e-y iancy
Lc,sc'i dec j. m love witt la', w.ether
-.e Is o- 11t. Mercy tel i.'''1 ''at she
+. a..oae, g. too Young drc 1ey i"-o"p!ete-
y ctUa"s7. a. yet, to talhk 1i sue. talngs,
and tat must not dream O.. telling her
t.ot e i,r.s Aer- or thias' {. at .e does
10. some ,iwe. Ten caan.ea % one they II
lo,s l.s at the fancy sEcl t-y and II Il 5
GH'E .s"e letWeen them Tie waiting VIII
do ra arm
Afer i,ne, however Philip became so
dcal.y tilea o. waiting that he gave up the
idea a- going out west AID decided to
c.a--e 90, Sac. c entirely lie had prom
cl to write or speak no word Of love to
CcHrl'. ,e;ra,uIy but PROPOSING had
rcrer he-r -at.oHed Surely It was pos
- 'e 30 Hele propose! % rlarriage
wt out Ite ~ lovc-,icS speeches. Yes,
BE vodd to .air.y propose, and that as
SON Gs opportunity offered.
l'u. tc 4.'a.tmmy was long in coming
VI % H.tvs- .ad nose f1r news which
"..'i aave made tie fortune oi metro
"o..an r.w-.a.c .cr .eporie-. and while she
..l not +.a. p, -u-le., ?. i.l. ~ ertcavor.
irr tr rrs.s !, rsupaci. 20 lie GIVE her
-r.aaj 8. a7'yrs'end, still IA. emaat him
10 f&yc O., 'trp',ton OF TIA, order. The
hores at Ter opposition vc.c too nicely
clio. s. 4, hrsa OF CONVEX iuI,l courtesy
for p Zip o. any other mDn to discover
thGa hat s,rove against them in vain.
Neytr a moment alone with Gertrude cluld
be 6uJ or obtain Even w en- they went
upon par'.. la .re expeditions together
-lo.u '.'.ratt.usiastic Photographic anna.
teur i.cy ",-c nvariah'y ACCOMPANIED
by Cc.r4js-. brother Ecuien.n. a spoiled
youth of II. E, mothers darling and also
badly aGii tri with the po,ureta taking
craze And vet it was through a photo.
graphic process that P.ilp finally carried
out his will 10 regard to his inamorita and
ciT,umycntad her mothers care.
TIE bright idea occurred to him one Sun
day afternoon. a5 he worked over his new,
est lens, aud he lost no time in trying it.
Carefully printing 4 certain legend upon
transparent white paper, ne rinned the pa.
per up aga.rs. the wiadow yare and went
over Ii -gain, mole boldly and on the wrong
side, VITA c.atcpal c'ayon Then he at.
tackled t @ paher, still wrong side out.
wards, TO wall and photographed the
legend backward
lie Carried it with him when he called
upon Gertrude the following evening The
IrcN-,S w-1e orthodox people and he
.ear.G 20 ty his plan on SUNDAY Gertrude
fell in with it as delig g,fully rs inno,ently
and ran upstairs to ior own little room
In Ipyel,p tla ,,lot. i,, ,,.f,,,.l,. pLI:.