Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-17
HOW HE MANAGED II
HY A. A. MILNE.

0olnt as he sat doWu' NV '"en' '0'
be calm he said.
.rm quite calm said the girl.
every well, then, why won't you mar
~ me? What's wrong with me?"
my dear George" said Violet, Il am
not like other girls. For any Other
Iirl YOU would make, l am sure, an ex.
| sellent husband. But the nan | mar
ry"-her voice grew gentle--"must
! be a hero, a man out of the common,
man whose name is in e~verybody's
| mouth" She looked at the photograph
of Joseph Chamberlain that stood or
| her desk.
George shifted awkwardly in his seat
Look here, VI" he said, 'if You wan
| me 10 go about making speeches all ovei
the place I'll do it, of course. AT the
same time
Il certainly don't want you to &c
about making speeches all over the
place. as you describe it, Violet inter
| rupted; there are other ways OF being
| famous"
Il say, what do you call famous? !
| got my blue"
"One sign of fame Is the frequent APP
| pearance OF ones name In the papers
Saturday Sportsman" said George
promptly. Every week, and again Oh
| Mondays. Back, C. Hopper"
Il don't refer to sporting papers
said Violet. e%hillingly. Arthur Gin
| ton has had some signed verses in the
morning press"
"All right" said George; III axe TO
poetry # you like
NV dear George" said Violet, don't
be so absurd. l only instanced Mr..
Clinton as an example. Can't you un-
derstand that | want to be the wife OF
some one? | want to be able to take
up the Times each morning and read my
husbands nam In l.. | don't want him
to be n ~nonentity. If ! married you,
20 one would wonder if ! was the wife
Of thc George Hopper"
IL do want TO be some one" said
George; II want to be the husband OF
the Mis- Thurston."
Violet smiled gravely. Fattery never
haA any effect on her.
George she said, when your name
aDptArs in the Times, then come and
ask nc again" She added. in reply to
2 question of Georges, mat the adver-
tisament and sporting page didn't
count.
Next day he called on Ruth Clifford
--l l.-N,r-~1 a.. YN.ngt,,. rxtith hnr
Ruth and he had been friends since
childhood. George poured III his woes,
Yes" baid Ruth, its very interest
Ing. Isupposo yen realize that she isn't
in the least suited to you?"
OF cCrrsc." said George. 'That's
why | fell in love with her"
u Know. as a fact. that she paints
mnrmured Ruth, inconsequently.
'H'sh! No condolences"
George lnft in some concern. He fell
that he had put his foot into it some
how. After considering the matter In
ali it's hearings he gave it up and be-
gan instead to think of Violet and the
Times. When he saw Ruth again he had
Il really immense idca.
You sec" ne said, its we'll known
that the Times reports all law cases with
great fullness."
We've"
George tesitated. You see, the ide.
was. ! might easily get chucked out O.
the Alh2nbra Tomorrow night"
"~G5Qrgc!"
Ruth picked up a heavy ivory papel
Nnife from the table and went over tc
mis- chair.
Now she said. waving it threaten
ingly over his head, look me in tbs
eyes, George" ,
He did so, admiringly. She had never
looked o pretty.
OH" cried Ruth. Now, then, prom
Use me faithfully, IN your word o
honor, that you'l never do anything *
absolutely i0iotic."
But, Ruth, dear"
"Promise!" she said, holding the poin'
of the paper knife at his heart.
Yes, yes, I promise"
About a fortnight after this he me
Violet Thurston suddenly at the corner
of ~PiccaGilly.
We'll, how are you?" she said, giving
him her hand.
"Oh, very well, thanks"
Il read the Times every day shs
said. meaningly.
"Indeed?' he said, politely.
I'm going into Surrey tomorrow
Violet went on; 80, il there is anything
in the Times, you must send 1t on. II
give you tire address. l shall expect it
remember"
George was now fairly caught.
81 think it will be Friday" he said
"Good-by."
"Now what on earth am ! to do?" b,
thought, as he walked along Piccadilly
IL worried him for 20 yards, and they
he returned 10 the thoughts that Viole'
had interrupted before. Opposite tn,
Green park be spotted Ruth Clifford
across the read. He went quickly owe
and as he did so the great plan cam,