The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-04
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much" quoted her high school sister
mischievously. Il believe you have
a secret hankering, after all. Honey
Dee. to try experiments in melting
icebergs, even English ones, which ex-
Gel all other known varieties in general
~frappeness."
Bee FLUSHED guilty under. Nelrs
Parthian shot and appealed to the
other member of this quorum of the
Carter family committee" as Nell. thG
incotrigiDie, styled these after break
fast councils.
Mamma, you don't approve of these
International ma riages either. You
know you don't" accused Bee.
Her mother smiled a~musingly. II
think a man who hasn't set foot on his
native heath during the entire last
half of his thirty years can hardly be
said to have all his nationality cling
ing to him STILL"
Yes, | tod him last night when he
was waiting for you, Bee" put in Nell
solemnly. that / considered him quite
AmeIicanized BY which you-ah-
mean civilized, I fawncy.' he drawled.
Prezactly,' / replied, sweet
"Oh, Nell, you didn't show off any of
your verbal corpses of murdered kings
English. and he SO very correct In his
speech!" b oke In Bee, quite Mortified.
Then she sighed, returning to the rail-
son d'etre of this council meeting. 80
very correct'-that phrase embodies
the whole life n personality of the
Hon. John Mountby, late of Britain.
now of Wall street. He is very cor
rect In his love-making thai 1t is not
~loye-making at all, only courtship. HIT
takes me to the opera, is properly gen
erous in the matter of chocolates and
violets and bestows upon me all IN
attention that the proprieties require
in a personally conducted affair de-
de-
Marriage" prompted Nell sympa-
~thetically. That's just the trouble,
eh, ma chere? No occur in it, just
marriage"
I'VE ever do o get such ideas, I
only sixtrswUu Observation-Disclosures
wonder? It's quite improper, and you
only sixteen
And never been kissed, which draw
back we will now proceed to remedy
momsy, DEAR" wheedled the girl, with
a c~oaxing expression on her piquant
face and a resounding smack on her
mothers cheek.
Don't be foolish, Nell" remarked
Mrs. Carter. but with an unreproving
twinkle in her eye. This Is a serious
don't you wish to marry Mr.. Mount
by? / had rather hoped-he is wealthy.
steady and sincere. with no bad habits.
Every inch a man. your father says.
with no frills about him
That's just it, mamma. He hasn't
man does. She needs to be told she
is nice in order to keep her nice
rs that why you're so nice to Larry
Moore's %blarney?" questioned Nell de-
murely. Bee and Larry always quar-
relied numerically. She ignored this
taunt and went on with dignity:
MI. Mountby's face is always so Inn
passive, such teriblry good form. He
is so reserved and stand-offish. He
never gives compliments. except the
most laboriously made for the purpose
ones. He never says anything about
love-only want a wife. He hasn't as
much sentiment as-as-Topsy here"
And Bee picked up her woody pet and
buried her pretty face and a half sob
In his friendly silken Topsy
showed his canine sympathy by lick
ing the soft cheek, down which a tear
was furtively stealing.
We'll, DEAR" concluded the mother,
with a gentle sigh of regret, as h
arose to leave the dining room. you
need not marry any one you do not
love-
"Oh, I didn't say'-began Bee quick
ly, and bit her tongue. catching Nell's
merciless eye.
"But"-Mrs. Carter paused with her
thing, my Enlightenment. even Ameri-
hand on the door-'remember M
can men-don't hang their best feel
ings in the sight of all eyes,"
Here endeth the first lesson" i'm
piously concluded Nell. 'or is 1t the
fourth or the seventh? How many
have there been anyway. Bee? There
was Tom and Chester and Larry and
well. l shall refus this on any
way" rebelled the candidate for mat
rlmonial honors. And the council
meeting adjourned.
That evening Jack Mountby came
for his answer. He was the persona
fcation of good form. from his smooth
ly parted hair and boutonniere garde-
MIA to his aggresively correct patent
feathers. His well modulate voice was
as calm when he inquired for Miss
Carter as though he had called for the
menu at Sherry's. If he felt n trepi-
dalton over his impending fate. he
certainly showed none In his impertur-
babie manner
This balmy spring evening Bee had
determined that the stage setting for