The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19
By HARRY. LEON WILSON
Copyright 1892 BY Lathrop Publishing Co., Boston.

just because don't like the idea of mar
rying that man. He's such big, funny,
round head and positively no neck-hls
head just rolls around on his big. pillowy
shoulders-and then he gets little right at
once, tapers off to a point with those
tiny feet. 80.
1T isn't easy to have everything.
1T wouldn't be easy to have him,
either
Mrs Van Geist fixed her neice with a
sudden look of suspicion.
.'Has--has that man anything to do
with your refusal?''
"No-not ,thing-I give you my word.
auntie. If he had been what ! once
dreamed he was no one would be ask
ing me to marry him now, but-do you
know what I've de cided? Why. that he
lis a joke-that's adjust a joke. You
needn't think OF him. Mutterchen-I don't
except to think it was funny that he
should have impressed me so-he's sim
ply a joke.
Il could have told you as much long
ago."
Tell me something now Suppose Fred
n1arries that Wybert woman
1T will be sorry day for Fred.
'Of course! Now see how I'm pinned.
Dad and the mater both say the same
now-they're more severe than I was.
| Only we were never in such straits for
money. 1t must be had. So this is the
| =
Ter in order to save Fred from a marriage
that might get us into all sorts of scan
dal." %
! "Well?'
We'll 7 would do lot for Fred. He
! has faults, but he's always been good
| to me-"
/ 'And so?"
And so it's a question whether he mar
ries a very certain kind Of woman or
whether I marry very different kind of
! man.
i How do you feel?"
! For one thing Fred shan't get into that
\ kind Of muss If can save him from it."
Then you'll marry Shepler?"
I'm still uncertain about Mr.. Shep-
! Ter" AZ
But you say
Yes, 1 know but I've reasons for be-
! ing uncertain. If I tcld you you'd say
i they're like the most Of a woman's rea-
sons, mere fond, foolish hopes, so I won t
tell YOU H.
~ We'll, dear, work it out by your lonely
i if you must. l believe you'll do what 8
best for everybody in the end. And L am
glad that your father and Margaret take
your view of that woman
n II was sure she wasn't right-and I
knew Mr.. Bines was too much of a man
to speak of her as he did without posi-
tive knowledge. Now please give me
, famished''
Speaking Of Mr.. Bines,'' said Mrs Van
: Geist, when the tea had been brought by
| Sandon, II read in the paper this morning
that he'd taken a party to North Caro-
| lima for the quail shooting, Eddie Arledge
a and his wife and that Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
} mer. and OF course Florence Akemit
Should you have thought she'd marry sc
soon after her divorce? They say Bishop
y Doolittle is frightfully vexed with her.
Really, hadn't heard. Whom is Flor
!ence to rnarry?'' I.
g. Mr.. Bines, to be, sure. Where have you
been? You know she was on his yacht
a whole month last summer-the bishops
sister was with her-highly scandalized al
the time by. the drinking and gaiety, and
now every ones looking for the engage
ment to be announced. Here. what die
. LIDO with that Town Topics, Cousin Clint
left? There it is on the tabouret. Reac
the paragraph at the top of the page
Av!ce read:
IAN engagement that is rurnored will
uncommon persistence will put society or
the qui vive when it is definitely an
nounced.. The man in the case i!
the young son of a mining Croesus from
, Montana, who has inherited the majo
portion of his fathers millions and wht
: began to dazzle upper Broadway abou
i a year since by the reckless prodigalt.
{ Of his ways. His blood lima norata is
noted for her sparkling wit and an un
v tagging exuberanee Of spirits The inter
4 est OF. the gossips, however, centers chief
: ly In the, uncle Of the lady, a right rev
n erend presiding over the bishopric no
a thousands miles from New York. an
in the attitude he will. assume toward he
J. contemplated remarriage. At the las
Episcopal convention this godly and we
r learned gentleman was a vehement sup
7. porter OF the proposed canon to prohibi
absolutely the marriage Of divorced per
d sons; and tho he stoutly championed hi
n bewitching niece thru theSinfelicities tina
d eventuated in South Dakota. on dit tina
Is he is highly wrought up over her preser
y intentions. and has signifed unmistak
e ably his seXerest disapproval. HoWeye
I nous Everrons ce que nous verrons.''
Is But, Mutterchen. that's only one
: those absurd. vulgar things that wretche
paper is always printing. I could writ
J, dozens of them myself. Tom Bannin
= says they keep one man writing them a
!. the time. out of his own imagination an
then they put them in like raisins in
= cake L
: But. my dear I'm quite sure this
authentic. know from Fidelia Oldak,
9 that the bishop began to cut up about
to Florence. and Florence defied hir
That ancient theory that most gossip
without truth was exploded long ago 4
a matter of fact, most gossip. at lea
about the people we know. doesn't I
half justice to the facts. But, really,
can't see why. he fancied Florence Ak
= NIT. should have thought he'd wa
some one bit less futtery''
Il dare say you're right. about the go
sip. I mean Miss Milbrey remark,
: when she had finished her tea, and r
fused the cakes. IT remember now. OF
day when we met at her place, and
!. seemed so much at home there.
course. it must be so. How stupid of n
; to doubt it. Now must run. Good by
you old dear and be good to the cold -
Let me know W hat you do. 80
; Indeed shall; you shall be the fr
one to know. My mind is really, "
know almost made up
A week later Mr.. and Mrs. Horace M
brey announced in the public prints #
engagement of their daughter Avice
81 Rulon Shepler. I.
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