Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-02

A CONTRARY COURTSRIP
Observation-Disclosures.
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No~-o-~-~-~~
7 HATE YOU" she said. clenching her
small white teeth.
Mackenzie, head and shoulders
taller than she. looked down and
smiled at the vehemence.
The laugh Initiated her beyond en-
durauce
Just because other people decide to
make fools of themselves. we are eX-
pected to" she went on scathingly
"Of course. the world thinks il an ex-
cellent arrangement that we should
marry each other. divide the money.
and say nothing more about it-where-
"Whereas-:" Ronald Mackenzie
stroked his moustache. and looked in
terrogatively at the speaker.
1--WE shall just do nothing OF the
sort" she finished in decided tones.
1.-THE money of fathers old friend-''
sounds like Il German grammar
book, doesn't it," put in the other
cooly.
Phyllis Farrell took no notice Of the
untimely interruption.
"The money of fathers old friend
can go to-
ITO the dogs" Mackenzie was dis
tinctly in Il teasing frame of mind to-
night
'"ro the poor" corrected Phyllis,
with 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 me? /
don't remember ever having been gull.
ty of asking you to love me!'
Tableau.
Phyllis drew herself up to her full
height. which wasn't more than five
feet at the most. This was turning
tables on her with vengeance. Her
cheeks flooded with an altogether
charming color. her eyes shone sus-
piclously.
NbN bVSuI anu lHtIl
woman-like. she fed from the room
leaving himself matchmaking him.
self for a brute and boor.
And yet" he soliloquiZed with q
grim laugh, IF | hadn't said some
! thing of the kind. this state of things
would have gone on forever. It's nc
use. If | were to propose she would
refuse me; it's just what her contrary
nature would prompt her to do. Be
cause don't appear to want her at all
she may fall in love with me. But
| she will have n hard fight Of it. poor
| little thing Why couldn't the friend
| OF my father leave the money to hei
Internationally: And yet. I'm glad he
didn't. for might never have met
| Phyllis, but for that will.
| A tender light came into his blue
eyes. Phyllis Farrell represented al
the world to him just now, though as
he said it would be simple madness tc
tell her so. In spite Of his apparent
GOODNESS, he loved her. from the top OF
her curly, bronze gold head to the sole
! vi ltT udiHtH lOot. lie turned OH II
the billiard-room. and sought the com
pany Of his genial host. Miss Farrell's
guardian. aud an old college friend OF
his fathers Mackenzie himself had
only come back on long leave from In
dia Il month ago, to find that Il bride
and n fortune were awaiting him II
| the old country. A mutual friend OF
the young peoples fathers had thus
arranged matters ere he shuffled of
this mortal coil. with an idea of bene
fitting both, in more ways than one
Neither OF the legatecs however. uT
to the present had seemed to regart
1t in that light. Phyllis openly de
Clared that nothing would induce hel
even to see the young man, and wa'
only persuaded into toerating his pres
ence In her guardians home by the
consideration that she would thereby
be able to refuse him every day.
And refuse him she did--even befor,
the fateful words had passed his lips
1t was all the more odous to her be
cause Ronald turned out to be hand
some and gentlemanly. and under 9th
er circumstances she might have cas-
a favorable eye upon him, He wa:
horrid-perfectly horrid and hateful