The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-07
HOW FOUND
MY WIFE.
XIV XT ELL, Walter, and you
M are married?"
v " Eyes, answered,
"and In tho swaotast
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~ PETER OUNCE.

| At'iV Wohhuh III INC WOTlu.
"Of course you think So" said my
friend; but l cannot understand how
one who was such a confirmed cynl,
as yourself could be so easily caught
Pray tell me how II was?"
And SO. with my feet on the old desk
and myself cozly ensconced in one OF
the huge armchalrs with which every
lawyers Office is or ought to be
adorned, told my old friend, Harvey
Burt, how l found my wife.
"You know, Harvey, that I was, as
you say, confirmed cynic, sneering
at all womankind, loving to fiirt with
them. 1t Is true, but only to kill time, or
for little amusement. When the hot
weather came on, did not care a fig
for Long Branch or Saratoga: l had
been to Newport and the Springs, and,
by the way, they bore you horribly;
and SO began to look about for some
quiet spot where I could have n
months fishing and shooting. The vii
lage OF N attracted my attention,
and went at once, rejoiced to think
that might have quiet and peace, no
| matchmaking mammas, with marrl-
ageable daughters, no extra toilets for
dinner; but quiet home, where
could do as pleased.
IN, you know, is on Long Island
Sound. and rejoiced In the prospect of
Boating and bathing, without the nui-
sances that infest fashionable water
Ing place. But as the numbering old
stage drove up to the door Of the Aker-
man House, the only hotel In the place,
] saw at a glance that my dream of
peace was dispelled. Young women!
Bah! Harvey-and such young women.
4 assure you that l was eyed and COM
nented on for at least an hour by three
Or four amiable damsels, who were ON
the lookout for something new Il
vent to my room and made ready for
supper. ms they styled 1t, and had the
honor of an Introduction to several of
them at the table. One attracted more
than a passing notice, and In the even
Ing found myself flirting with Miss
Hall. after the most approved fashion.
Such girl, Harvey! You never saw
the mate for herr'
was shc your ulNlnltyF
mo, my boy. Don't interrupt me.
No, she was not; but she was the most
self-satisfied young woman ever saw
rather good-looking. gifted with n |
tongue, and correct knowledge of its |
use-believing firmly in what Thackeray |
says Of Becky Sharpe, That any
woman with n knowledge of herself,
and a little common sense, and per-
sistence, may marry whom she likes
This was Miss Halls creed. To make
long story short-we flirted all the
time. and until we We're the talk of the
house. But began to tire of the game.
and to wish for something new.
"Onc night, as rowed Miss Hall to
the village, we met party of three
coming up with Tim, our porter-two
ladies' and a gentleman-one was an
invalid. Harvey, that face, with its
look or utter WEAKNESS, haunted me.
There's no use to describe it. 1t
wouldn't bear 1t, but | thought il the
sweetest face | ever saw 1t was more
than n week before l saw II again.
though had been dreaming of it CON
Ilnually.
zone night, rs came in from bath.
on entering the hall, saw n pair of lit
lie feet, in red slippers. Laugh If you
VIII, you rascal, but those slippers, or
ather, their contents, finished me. As
advanced l saw the same face--the
invalid was at last able to be down.
talrs-and l was introduced to Ella ,
'enton. or course dropped Miss
IAN, thereby causing much scandal ,
had thought TO win an easy victory
With the newcomer. but the cool way
which she repealed my attentions
nut me at my wits ends. and made a
mental vow to drop flirting. BY what
process l came to that con. !.
fusion 1t would be difficult TO explain.
tried everything. felt myself falling +,
love, and suppose that showed 1t. =
proposed on weeks acquaintance,
nd was quickly refused. Nothing :.
aunted, determined on a change of
ase. l asked her to consider me her :,
rend-and only that, for life-a true ,
riend. got that foothold, trusting to =
indness and little attentions to win, v
ut all failed.
Il saved her life. Harvey, taking a - =
old bath, and spelling q suit of clothes y
her behalf, and got coldly thanked ~
return. Then l tried the letting.
lone process. and that was the most
omplete failure of all. l announced W
" departure. She was sorry-valued d.
lie ms a friend, and all that sort of II
ing, but nothing more. Pluue WAS to
lngled with despair In my mind; I d.
"a not want to give her up. had said ca
was going, and must 60 proposed a.
gam and got mo- for an answer.
owed that would set out at once ,,r tn
I0ska. She told me that IL really ala oil