The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-11-03
When Phyllis
Took Me BY
a n Hubert
NHTg0fESEV McBea
Johnst
by
Hubert
Mclean
Johnston
Copyright, 1904,
bU Hubert Mclean Johnston

Severn said Phyllis.
1 looked at her in astonishment.
Seven" questioned "Seven
what?'
"Why, the score, you silly she re-
sponded demurely. "Some one has 70
keep track of it,
That's the trouble with Phyllis If
her sense of humor were not so high
-ly developed, I'm quite sure / should
have had her ages ago. She never
will take me seriously.
Bother the scorer 1 cried desperate
", Anyway We'll not count the other
six tines
"But | would very much rather"
Phyllis was staring into the fire. l
didn't know just what she meant. 1
never was much good at guessing.
"Well," answered indifferently,
'.just as you please. Count them if
you like. All meant was that none
of them mattered so much as this
time
Positively your last chance, ladies
and gentlemen she cried gayly.
I assented in my most dignified man.
ner. Phyllis laughed. l do wish she
would take me seriously once in
awhile
''Why dc you keep on proposing to
me like this?" she asked me.
shrugged my shoulders.
''If you must have it, l replied
flippantly, Il suppose it's my little
form of Giversion-my hobby, if you
will We all have our hobbies more or
less. you know"
Phyllis frowned l like that frown
Immensely. Then she looked at me
quickly when was not expecting it.
''You appear to be enjoying your
SELF" she complained.
''Me?" l queried in mock innocence.
'Oh, protest! Really I'm not!'
Phyllis frowned again.
swell, then, you ought to be-"
81 know" | agreed; Il ought to be.
Seven times ought to be productive Of
more than it has shown so far.
wonder" | concluded dreamily to my
self wonder if eight will do it."
you haven't been answered for
seven yet" said Phyllis.
"No," said 1, NOR for any Of the
other six either"
''Now, there was Darcy Graham"
said Phyllis inconsequentially. He
asked me to marry him nineteen times
and swore eternal devotion each time
whether I would have him or no.
There's man for you"
"And then went and married Kitty
Macpherson" said ! almost to myself.
sNo," corrected Phyllis. kitty mar
ried him.
willie Atkinson came next" ven
tured
.'He only ran up to thirteen" said
Phyllis.
(which accounts for his failure" l
suggested.
81 think the little fellow from the
bank whom met in the summer came
after that:" she murmured interroga-
lively.
Surely you don't count himY' l
questioned in surprise. ''Wby, you
the second round"
'sHe would probably have stayed lon
ger if you hadn't come down that Sun
day. said Phyllis in a vexed way.
t'You always do turn up at the most
inopportune moments"
'sHad only known you didn't want
me- began.
ST can't remember who was next"
said Phyllis quickly. "Do you known
ST think" said l effectively, II add
ed about two to my own score that
day. always liked you in white, you
know
"One," said Phyllis, consulting her
tablets.
'sHold your head that way again." I
said 'What long eyelashes you havew
Phyllis deliberately turned the other
way.
Hold it round,' I commanded. 81
want to look at it."
Phyllis held it round. Phyllis likes to
be commanded at times, only a fellows
got to know when to do it.
ga rather pretty mouth, too" said
grayely, land your color is also very
fair yet. One would never guess you
were getting up in years"
I'm not" denied Phyllis, with GER
tain assumption of dignity I'm only
twenty-three"
"You don't show it, responded gal
tantIy. Were I asked to make guess
4 should say sweet sixteen and -
'Quite sou said Phyllis dryly.
|tHow awful it must be to be laid on
the shelf!' l remarked sympathetically.
I'm mott" asserted Phyllis indig-
nantly.
1.-The very ideaw / murmured in a
surprised sort of way Il never even
insinuated such a thing. But you
know" L concluded dismally, you
haven't had proposal in three weeks"
a-I have" insisted Phyllis. II had
one just tonight"
''Oh, but that doesn't countp' said /.
ssYou told me so yourself These are