The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12

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DO you realize what Il moans?"
Il realize that admire your superb
GOODNESS In picking out about the rich
est young man In New York as q hus.
band for your damsel" ne said. remoy.
ing his cigar with an amused smile.
only the best Is good enough for
you, IA. ha,"
You are crazy. Harold. DO you
imagine that | ever in my sober
senses would have conceived for a mo.
ment that there was the slightest
chance In that direction? or course.
II | had. | would have made the most
oI IL, as any woman would | don't
pretend 10 be superior In virtue 10 the
rest of my sex. but do give me credit
for a little common sense. Why
should Owen Page. who has the pick
OF half a dozen cities 20 choose from.
II he is matrimonially inclined devote
himself 20 girl like Eleanor? Very
likely Il means absolutely nothing; |
have tried To shut my eyes 20 Il and
persuade myself that such Is the case.
but facts are facts. my dear. And the
most difficult part OF all for me to
make out. she added. in n conhden-
tial whisper. is what he finds In her"
II don't see why Eleanor isn't all
right Harold replied. stoutly, after
moment.
Well. so she is. OF course; I'm not
saying anything against the child.
especially In view OF the fact that no
seems 20 be In love with her; but you
must understand what | mean. II II
weren't that she's your niece. do you
suppose you'd ever give her second
thought, II you were introduced 10 her.
beyond agreeing that she was rath-
er pretty. wclldrcssod little girl. with
sufficiently gOod manners and not
much snap. The manners and the
dressing are mine. though they count
just the same. and I'd have done my
best for Eleanor II she'd been n great
deal worse than she was. but there's
no use In trying to make her out any
thing superior 10 the common run. for
she isn't Compare her with a dozen
girls one could mcution and she would
be nowhere You know 10 as well as
/. and because We are fond OF her.
there Is no use On refusing 20 recog.
uize the truth. n owen Page offers
himself 10 her, It will be a marvellous
instance OF good fortune
Don't count your chickens re.
marked her husband. somewhat dog
gedly
THAT is precisely what am avoid.
ing doing: but surely youll agree that
she'd be very lucky
oh. Page is a good fellow enough,
and ne has stacks Of money. II that's
what you want"
Emma looked painfully into dis.
lance: then, with a writhe OF her
neck. said with dignity:
One would think. from your tone,
| were a morccnary marriage mongcr
/ want nothing. ! have brought out
Eleanor just as would my own daugh.
ter. and under far greater difficulties
lf within the next five years. she
were To marry any respectable young
man OF our acquaintance we ought TO
feel very grateful, and yet. when. In
everybody considers charming. and
who would De able 90 give her all that
money can buy. deliberately pays her
marked attention and saves her. IL
nothing else from having a horrid
time wherever she goes you. Harold
Stagg. get up on high horse aud
make disnsrccohlc .nslnuations."
Now. chcrub. you know / was only
f0oling. You were bearing Eleanor In
the market, so / thought I'd have a
drive az the other fellow, to get a rise
out of you Come, now. IN agree it's
an ideal match; and II IL ever comes
20 pass. III see that you get all the
! credit FOR H."
which Is precisely what shall not
deserve. Eoosey.poosey. said Emma.
whose good humor was restored. lean
ing over her llcge's chair and dallylng
with his short curls.
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