Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-09-09
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 1904.
Her Splendid
Inconsistency
By W. W. HINE S
Copyright. 1904, by W. w. Hines

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From the open windows came music,
made by the orchestra In the ballroom
on the farther side of the house, soften
ed by distance. Moonlight, broken up
by Intervening trees into bars and
splotches of golden radiance, lay all
about them as they walked up and
down the veranda.
They were two, a man and woman,
as befitted the waltz tune and the
moonlight
'"rhe right kind of woman always
appreciates proposal OF marriage
from any man as q great compliment
Coming from you II IL the much more
to be valued, but cannot marry you"
said the woman.
Turning In their walk, the woman
Of the veranda, and the man seated
himself on the railing. He was taking
his rejection with admirable GOODNESS,
as the woman knew he would take It.
May | smoker he said politely.
The commonplaceness Of the request
struck the woman's vein Of humor, and
1t was with little laugh that she gave
her consent The man lit a cigar, look
ed out toward the trees and the moon
light and said:
Rather pretty waltz they are play
ing. isn't it?"
Then he pulled away at his cigar
rehectively and continued:
hou ~ tha nj
listened to me 30 patiently. Might l
trespass little more upon your good
nature and ask permission to discuss
the matter further with your
His manner. AZ calm AZ though he
had been discussing some abstractly
ethical question, was very characteris-
tic. Perhaps the knowledge Of this ir-
ritated the woman little, for she re-
piled:
mo amount Of discussion can profit
either of US, no far az | can see. But,
AZ | have said, In asking me to mar
ny you great compliment was paid
me- and In return for that compliment
| suppose that l owe you permission
to indulge your love for discussion or
argument"
Thanks for the permission" said
the man, still In his stolid manner
IL cannot recognize my proposal as,
In any sense, compliment but am
willing that you should, II you wish,
take the manner In which l made II
as a compliment. Recognizing the
splendid development OF your own
logical faculties, have made my offer
OF marriage in perfectly businesslike
form. have heard you often declare
that a contract of marriage Ii like any
other contract and should be entered
into only when both parties are fully
aware of what they are doing"
''Do you think women are ever en-
tirely consistentY' interrupted the
woman.
The man looked a trtne surprised
and replied:
"At least, | give you credit for hay
Ing n splendldly consistent mind. You
do not mean that l have erred In my
manner OF proposing, that you would
have preferred more Of an air OF rO-
nance and all that sort Of thingT
Not at ALL" the woman hastened
to assure him. Perhaps one more
skilled In woman nature would have
pihceu httie creuence III her "o'"s'
pu' tne man u "noni tney "ors au
dressed never presumed to doubt their
truth.
Now, the situation IN something like
THIS continued the man In very much
the same tone OF voice tnat no "ouIu
nave used In arguing an important
case Derore the supreme court lou
are twehty-nine-or IN tmryf-
years OLD, nave reputation az
beauty ana all that. you can, KNOW
marry any one OF TWO or three men
VINO can oHer you at least as mucn az
|, but modesty was never prevailing
characteristic OF mlhe' ana nave MOI
reared 10 measure mySeir WIN tnese
other men
oh the other manu. l Gun give you
pretty much anything you oeSire th"'
coStS money. Stahu wen III my pro
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