The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-01-08
seem an Insult to address them as
Flo. - However, the pane suited Miss
Latimer to perfection
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herself in as she might, could never
initiate. <.~-ss, =
Miss hatimer's young -men ffrtends
(she called them "the boys'') thought:
her cousin Clarissa stuck up. They
told each other SO. But smile from
her would have brought any one Of
t., her feet1 4;b shes tayare4 eL oha,
whom all the others tonsideer stuck Up
and standoftlsh appeals strongly TO-
masculine mass; lss Za2%ItX&; Rsz|aeghe w ,.f
'c1sy s sGa llasn &c. :s ssa9s
not be considered "good fun"
along the path that led down to- the
river, Sir Humphrey dropped the lath.
OF the blind and prosahaed to bu1: d up
his dignity of pxeasKeAss,
He had made up his mild. He W ouldz
marry Clarissa. u
The preceding years of his life had.
been devoted to his business, and he:
had scarcely <sxeptnr1d into sssteminfne'
society. ButSnoWShe felt enfhled to.
show some is1axation: Of lii Afforts,,
and had deomed That The muast: :baing a;
wife to the palatial home hi hadAbuilt
in a tLondo aqburb, and that sshe. must
be beautiful inst: 81: he had beautiful.
furniture to=adorn* t.. He DID NOT an
ticipate anya tnc,1lty could pay.
the bill. 49, -=:S> .s: ,;. =. E:
= It was curious cooincidencezttaat is
to: say, it may have been q coincidence
that Mr.. Iatimers said to Mm, as
they smoked a cigar together after
breakfast that morning:
~**You ought to marry, Potter
''Well, can't sayI haven't thought
Of it," answered Sir Humphrey. II
feel at times want something to cheer
me up-to take my thoughts off tho
work when I'm at home,
He spoke as if he Intended to buy
a banjo. ~
"You want to find the right girl,
and then you'll never regret: it. And
you won't make a mistake-thst amt
your; way, we all know, Potter
Sir Humphrey had money in Mr.
Latimer's business.
you can hardly realize: continued
Mr.. Latimer, "''the rest and pleasure a
tired man can find in woman's talk,
if it's lively and chatty."
Here Mr.. Latimer artistically lost
himself in reverie, emerging presently
with sigh. ~~.-,v
How I shall miss smy<daughter Flo
when she gets married! so bright and
jolly-such a capital companion! We're
always together y = :; N
The feeling Of doting parent had
carried him away: He was not always
with his daughter. She saw to that.
$"It needs consideration, Latimer, u
said Sir Humphrey, and then, little
|, abruptly, turned the conversation to
other topics. : ~ = r - ' ~
But by lunch MI. Latimef had
| cala6nted to a nicely the minimum
cost Of the transfer Of his daughter
Flo to Sir Humphrey Potter. He
would, he decided, strongly advise: a
quiet wedding chad not Flo's aunt
died within the year?) r but he had
strong misgivings' that that young
lady would like the thing done in style.
She. would be sure that dear anntie
would not wish any difference to be
made.
In the afternoon Sir Humphrey, . sat
with Miss Latimer on the lawn, untfI
she suggested the summer house by
the river as being the coolest, darling
est place, and providing awful fun
watching the people in the boats. =.
u They're all in, love with each other
and SO funny to watch! Do come
dear Sir Humphrey!"
Clarissa zha d. been sent to the shops
to match wool for Mrs. Latimer. Mr.
Latimer had thought the walk would
do her good
The Thermometer registered 80 de.
grees in the shade.
Sir, Humphrey passed the time pleas
antly By tnstructing hisScompani6n ir
the method Of making money son tn
stock exchange. She understood every
thing, SO wonderfully did he explain
things; !: :. ;s:l;%<5 ~; -
She said so.
f He had, ;endeayored to-. enlarge
Clarissa's mind on the same subjec
on the day previous. She had not un
.derstoea -him.--Sir ~Humphrey~had-a "A,
doubt Of that.
She had made foolish remark t.
the effect that she preferred tn.
methods of burglars. They, at least
took their chance of getting caught BY
a policeman or shot by the man the,
were robbing.
In the evening. when the moon wa:
just clear, Of the tree tops, Clariss:
walked down to the river to meet he
I cousin. It was at the urgent req1es
of that young lady she did so.
1--WE promised Gus to go for a moon
light row, but pa must think your
with me. He don't mind my beinI
late, them" she had said, as they lef
the dinner table, "Be sure you're Their
at nine, SO that we can come in to
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