Graham guardian., 1902-09-05
A WAY TO GET
A HUSBAND
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my dear" said Mrs. Colonel Morn
irg421a, "x3y 2:G's f:F :.arry%
Because no one is so stupid as to
propose to me-"
Nonsense. It's because you have no
mother to engineer the matter for you.
You are fairly pretty, have good dis
position and plenty of common sense,
but you are not practical, or, rather,
too proud to angle for a man. Now,
it's mistake to suppose the men want
a girl to stand off and let them do all
the courting."
Il thought they turned against wom-
eli who show that they are fishing for
husband"
"They slI~uId not know that a girl
Is fishing"
Il don't want q fool"
Fool! The brightest men are the
easiest caught for their knowledge Is
all of different kind. There's Cap.
tain Griffith of the engineers, gradu-
ated head of his class at West Point,
fine character, some fortune, every
thing to make him desirable. Come
and visit me at the fort, do exactly as
| order you, and I'll engage that both
Of you will be the happier for the re-
suit"
Gertrude Soyne laughed outright.
"Will you come"
eyes"
"And obey me?"
Eyes"
Every well; pack your things We
go tomorrow"
When the two women reached the
fort, Mrs. MOrningdale invited Captain
Griffith TO dinner. He talked most Of
the time about widow who had ap-
peared rs the guest of Mrs. Major Fos-
dick and had taken the garrison by
storm, After dinner Mrs. Morningdale
was Intentionally called away to Wis
it a sick neighbor and left the captain
and Gertrude together
"What shall | do?" whispered Ger.
trude to her instructor before her de-
parture.
Nothing. will give you your or
ders at the proper time"
Captain Griffith called several times
q week 1t was said that he divided
his evenings between the widow and
Colonel Morningdale's quarters, giving
the Morningdales all he had left from
the widow Gertrude chaffed her host,
ess good naturedly and asked when
she was to get her instructions.
1--WE don't ask for instructions in the
army" said Mrs. Morningdalc I'VE
wait till we get them. Then VIC obey
them implicitly"
Griffith is going TO leave u.s. said
Colonel MOrningdale TO his wife one
day when he returned from his Office,
Ordered awGy?"
Eyes; Pacific coast, Orders came from
Washington this morning"
"Hnw
When Mrs. Morningdale said "H'mw
in that tone of voice, the colonel knew
that it meant something.
lie told me that he would see us to
say goodby between and 0 this even
ing"
He means to say goodby to the wild
Uw between 0 aud midnightW
After dinner Mrs. Morningdalc took
Gertrude aside and said TO her:
Your orders are ready for you.'
Very well; am ready for my or
ders," replied Gertrude, smiling.
Captain Griffith will call this even
Ing at 8 o'clock to say goodby, for he
is going away. | shall be in the room
till a quarter to 0, when | will excuse
myself. When he takes leave of you.
you will begin to cry"
Cry" laughed Gertrude. How can
cry at willW
"If you can't cry, put your handker-
chief TO your face and Sob"
The conversation which began in
this pleasant tone ended seriously.
Gertrude mutinied and Mrs. Morning
dale was obliged to use drastic meas
ures. She reminded her charge Of
their contract and told her plainly that
unless she Obeyed orders their friend
cAlp hOuIu DC SllNCu' IuSu NSlll uuS
fell in with the spirit of the joke, as
she regarded it, and assented.
At $40 that evening Captain Grif-
fifth and Gertrude were left alone.
When the clock on the barracks tower
struck 0, the captain arose to go. Ger
trude thought OF the part she was to
play and found it impossible to repress
smile, which she hid behind her hand
kerchief. When the captain put out
his hand for the farewell, she, like
good soldier, remembered her orders
and obeyed them. She raised the hand
kerchief to her eyes. Griffith was
thunderstruck,
Miss Soyne?
The orders were to sob, and Ger
trude sobbed,
"Gertrudew
Another sob.
my dear girl, can it be"-
Another sob. Griffith advanced, put
one hand to Gertrude's waist, the 9th
er to the handkerchief; but she held 1t
firmly over her eyes, though it was
sufficiently displaced from her mouth
TO show that she was laughing.
Great heavens-hystericsw
Miss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
you distress me beyond measurer
The door opened, and Mrs. Morning
dale stood on the threshold.