The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-03-30
Two Discoveries.

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I'm always wondering" remarked
Dlva. renectively. n she handed me
my second cup Of tea. when you're
really going TO fall In love. and
Don't be too hasty." interrupted.
% I assisted myself to sugar: per.
haps I'm even now consumed with
the disquieting fever"
You're 30 fat" said Elva, dispar-
agingly.
'sNonseuse!" I protested. Simply
well covered. Why, my tailor altered
my measurements only yesterday"
~Oh. Of course. II you won't be seri'
ous." she sighed. resignedly. and pre-
pared to nibbie q jud!ciousiy Drowned
mufln; but, really. Monty, you're
let me see-forty-you're independ.
snt, and--'um--" she regarded me
critically with her head on one side
.passably good looking: and yet you
let pretty. nice. suitable girls slip
through your fingers by dozens. be-
cause you're either too lazy or too
eouseited to take sufiicient interest
In them"
Don't lecture me-" i pleaded. Elva
u prone To lectures; you're SO dread
fully impulsive. you know. As mat
Ter Of fact, I looked In this very after
noon 10 tell you how-how ambomin-
ably In love I am"
Something In my tone must have
struck her as unusual. The mufin,
like Mahomet's CONN, remained sus'
pended while she surveyed me In
tsntly. presumably 10 see II she could
detect any latent humor In my coun'
tenance.
did not move q muscle.
IL ! was quite certain that you
were In earnest" she began, hesitat
ingly, and thougfH-thengh. OF
course. I had no business to think
that her voice was q little unsteady
II should say how very glad ] am
please try and believe me-"
pleaded.
She studied my face as II undecided
what to do.
'Ts Il recent" she asked, at last.
1T happened-yesterday." / con
leased. you remember I always
promised that you should be the firs'
% know whenever I really had any
thing TO tell, and was Just going e
BEGIN when you fell upon me-"
Yesterday" murmured Elva, II
evident surprise. Then Il must have
been at Lady Follet's garden party.
I nodded.
"was II love at first sight. or hat
you seen her before7"
II had seen her." said. guardedly
once or twice"
"Oh." said Elva. and ] think sh'
flushed. "Then. OF course. It's Molli'
Richards. ! saw you talking to heI
for ages in the rosary. She's a MIC
girl. I believe. and I'm really awful.
glad. Monty--awfully." Somehow he
tone didn't carry the conviction !
was doubtless intended to convey:
presumed Il was because Miss Rich
ards was never q very particula
friend OF hers.
Il suppose" she went on. "youI
propose at once. You've no need q
wait like most poor creatures"
Il intend" said. Ito one
myself with as little delay as pos
dble."
And you really don't mind my tak
Ing the privilege OF an old friend
very old fricnd--to ask you all thes
questions. do YOU"
mot the least In the world" said
graciousiy: II expected them"
What do you mean by thAt?" sh
inquired. with suspicion.
Nothing. except that you've cate
chised me about my matrimonial pros
poets ever since you could toddle. ID
you remember. for instance. askin
me IT q schoolroom tea In your earl
youth whether II war my intentio
70 marry your Fraulein or not?"
Elva's face frightened prompt!
sRather!" she said; "and Fraulei
turned MI sorts Of colors. and tol
mother the next day that she reall
would no longer stay with child 8
embarrassing ! really think she ha
q tsndresse for you. Monty"
Probably" ] agreed. Many PEI
- have"