The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-13
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and were playing on the dining room
table. A cheerful fire blazed ON the
hearth. which we did not need for heat
but appreciated for comfort.
You rive, said Miss Spencer.
I served the bali SO hat 1T fell ON the
edge Of the table. very nearly before
her. She was standing too close and
missed 1t.
That's a horrid ball." she said.
l served again This time Miss Spen-
Ger stood far back from the table. I
served so lightly that the bali barely
fell over the net. She hadn't time to
move forward and missed again.
THAT'S another horrid ball." she
said. pouting. when l play with Mr..
Austin he never gives me sue balls"
NJ Austin. being in favor, can't az
ford to play to win"
She was about to pass me the ball,
but at this b stopped short and look
ed at me.
"What do you mean? she asked
coldly.
THE English language is not adapted
to making my meaning any palmer"
knew perfectly well that Mr.. Aus
tin. being In possession OF $4,000 a
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family a suitable parti for Miss Spen-
GER Mr.. Austin was a globe trotter, l
a poor man of business. Miss Spencer,
fearing would explain still further.
passed me the ball. l preferred to con-
hnuet the subject.
Men of MFR. Austfn's age / began.
81 suppose you consider your own
age the most desirable"
II would not venture at twenty-three
to compete with a man Of
Its thirty-love." interrupted Miss
Spencer. isn't it?'
"Forty." l replied
eThirty- eight" said Miss Spencer.
Il was not aware that there was any
such in pingpong.'
"Oh. pshaw! You know well enough
that why can't you play the game
and let Mr.. Austin alone?'
why cam you let Mr.. Austin
alone?'
do you mean to imply she an
swered, bristling, that l am demean-
ing myself by trying to catch Mfr. Aus
tin ~
You don't need to do that
"Are o going to play pingpOng or
continue TO discuss disagreeable SUBJ
jects?"
So the projected marriage was a dis
agreeable subject. l concluded to play
pingpOng for awhile and think over the
situation. Indeed. l paid so much at
tention to my play that l "a three
straight games. The ast pal rolled
off where we couldn't and it. and we
sat down to rest.
81 WISH" said Miss Spencer. Ito cor
rect some Impressions you have with
regard to Mr.. Austin"
II thought your love affairs were dis
agreeable subjects which o preferred
to have me let alone"
II only referred to Mr.. Austin"
Then the attentions OF Mr.. Austin
Involve a love AFFAIR."
How horrid you are tonight! I
didn't say that"
"You mean, after all, that the sub
ject of love, or. to speak more particu-
larly, any mention Of your o affairs.
Is disagreeable to you"
81 don't have love affairs, thank you.
One can have but one ove affair.""
AT a time"
81 mean that when a girl has two
suitors she will only o v one of them"
while her family may love he 9th
er."
To this Miss Spencer made no reply.
She was picking at a button on the
skirt Of her dress.
Then am to assume that your fam.
lily wish you to accept Mr.. Austin.
while you
/ left her to finish: but, since b
would not speak her part Of he dia-
logue, l was obliged to speak it for her.
Not having yet fallen In love and
mindful that Mr.. Austin is able to
make life easy for you, Q are about
to yield to the wishes Of your family
n accept him."
Miss Spencer was still silent. 1t Is
said tina silence means consent There
fore the logical deductions were that
Miss Spencer loved no one. but she
would marry Mr.. Austin. But / felt
pretty sure that IL Miss Spencer had
not yet fallen in love and was about
to marry Mr.. Austin she would assent
to my proposition and admit b a
She did not admit It; therefore l took
her silence for denial. This may be a
fine Distinction; nevertheless | acted
upon it.
Don't you think / went on, that
you, being a woman Of age and capa-
BILE Of Judging for yourself. would do
better to choose a poor man with a fu-
ture than q rich man with none If
you have not yet loved. I have. /
love-
The door opened, and Miss Spencers
father came into b o
81 thought you two were playing
pingpong," he said, going to b side
board where there was a ack His
back being turned, I darted a quick
glance at his daughter. He hand was
close to mine. and 1 clasped It She
gave mine a pressure that sent a thrill
up my arm to my heart.
(which beat.. asked Mr.. Spencer.
looking for a ball.
.-The nrst game" 1 replied. Miss