The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-03-30
A CONTRARY COuRTSHIP

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7 HATE you" she said. clenehlng her
small white teeth.
Mackenzie. head aud shoulders
taller than she. looked down aud
smiled al the vehemence
The laugh lrruted her beyond en-
duranee.
Just because other people decide to
make fools OF themselves. we are ex-
pected 10" she Went on scathlngly
''Of course. the world thinks II an ex.
celleut arrangement that We should
marry each other. divide the money.
and say nothing more about lt-where-
/ AS
Whereas" Ronald Mackenzie
stroked his moustache. ard looked in
terrogatively at the speaker.
I'VE shall just do nothing OF the
sort!" she finished In decided tones
The money OF fathers old friend
Sounds Ike a German grammar
book. doesn't liz" put In the other
coolly.
Phyllis Farrell took no notice OF the
untImely interruption.
The money OF fathers old friend
can go to"
ITO the dogs" Mackenzie was dis
tinetly In a teasing frame OF mind to-
night
40 the poor" corrected Phyllis.
with a stamp OF her dainty foot.
Perhaps Mackenzie's drawl was
more than ever apparent Perhaps
shall not ask you TO marry me.
haven't done so as yet. you remember.
although you have assured me seventy
seven times. that nothing will induce
you TO marry me. You hate met | |
don't remember ever having been gull
~ OF asking you TO love meF'
Tableaui
Phyllis drew herself mp to her full 1
feet at the most. This was turning 1
tables on her with a vengeancel Her
cheeks flooded with an altogether
charming color. her eyes shoue sus-
plciously.
II" she began. And then.
woman-lIke. she fled from the room.
leaving himself matchmaking him
self for brute and a boor.
''And yet" he soliloqulzed with
grim laugh. IF I hadn't said some
thing Of the kind. this state Of things
would have gone on forever. It's no
use. II were to propose she would
refuse me; It's just what her contrary
nature would prompt her to do. Be
ause don't appear TO want her at all.
The may fall In love with mel But
The will have hard fight Of 1t. poor
little thing. Why couldn't the friend
Il my father leave the money to her
And yet. I'm glad he
lidn't. for might never have met
,hyIns. but for that will
A tender light came into his blue
yes. Phyllis Farrell represented all
be world to him just now. though. as
Q said. It would be simple madness to :
sll her so. In spite Of his apparent I
or curly. bronze gold head to the sole Z
I her dainty foot. He turned OF TO
ie billiard-room. and sought the com
any Of his genial host. Miss Farrelrs r
uardian. and an old college friend Of G
Is fathers. Mackenzie himself had
lly come back on long leave from In :
Ia n month ago. TO find that bride
nd n fortune were awaiting him In .
Ie old country. mutual friend Of
e young peoples fathers had thus
ranged matters ere he sbufled Off
lis mortal coil. with an idea Of bene- :
ing both. in more ways than onel u
either Of the legatces. however. up
the present had seemed TO regard
in that light! Phyllis openly de-
AIRED that nothing would induce her y
EN- TO see the young man, and was -
Ily persuaded into toleratIng his pres ).
zee In her guardians home by the u
that she would thereby y
able to refuse him every dayl
And refuse him she dld-even before
e fateful words had passed his lips Fl
was all the more odious TO her be- "
use Ronald turned out TO be hand Re
me and gentlemanly, and under 9TH CT
circumstances she might have cast
favorable eye upon bimI He was
horrld and hatefull ht