Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-06
TWO DISCOVERIES.

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Don't be too hasty," Interrupted,
as | assisted myself to sugar per
haps I'm even now consumed with the
disquieting fever.
you're so fat" said Eliza, dispar-
agipgly.
~onsensc." | protested simply
we'll covered Why, my tailor altered
my mca surcmcnts only yesterday"
''Oh. of course. If you won't be seri-
GUS" she sighed, resignedly, and pre-
pared to nibble a judiciously Drowned
muffin; "but really. Monty. you're-let
me see-4O-you Independent. and
'um---''-she regarded me critically
with her head on one side-"pa Ssahly
good-looking; and Yet you let pretty,
nice, suitable girls slip through your
fingers by dozens. because you're eth
er too lazy or too conceited to take
sufficient interest in them
Don't lecture me-" pleaded-Elva
is prone to lectures; you're so dread
fully impulsive. you know. AS a mat
ter of fact, | looked in this very after
noon on purpose to tell you how-how
abominably in love am
Something in my tone must have
struck her as unusual. The muffin,
! like Mahomet's coffin. remained sus-
pended while she surveyed me intent
! ly, presumably to see if she could de-
tect any latent humor In my counte-
nance.
| did not move a muscle.
IF | were quite certain that you
were in earnest" she began. hesitat-
ingly. and thOught--though. of
course. | had no business to think
that her voice was little unsteady. Il
should say how very glad | am"
please try and believe me" plead
cd.
She studied my face as II undecided
what to do.
as it recent" she asked at last.
ut appened-yesterday l con-
| fessed. You remember, | always
promised that you should be the first
to know whenever | really had any
thing to tell, and was just going to
begin when you fell upon me-"
"Yesterday?" murmured Elva. in ev-
ident surprise. Then 1t must have
been at Lady Toilets garden party
l nodded
WAS it love at first sight. or had
you seen her before!'
II had seen her. | said. guardedly,
'once or twice"
OH said Elva. and think she
flushed. Then. of course, it's MOllie
Richards. | saw you talking to her for
ages in the rosary. She's n nice girl,
l believe, and I'm really awfully glad,
Monty wfully." Somehow her tone
didn't carry the conviction it was
doubtless intended to convey; I pre-
sulned II was because Miss Richards
was never "A very particular friend OF
hers.
81 suppose" she went on, you'll
propose at once You've no need to
wait like most poor crea lures"
II intend" said firmly. ''to offer
myself with as little delay as posi-
BILE
! And you really don't mind my tax
ing the privilege of an old friend-a
very old friend-to ask you all these
questions. do you"
mot the least In the world" said,
era ciously; ! expected them"
What do you mean by that" she
inquired. with suspicion.
Nothing. except that you've chas-
tlsed me about my matrimonial pros
poets ever since you could toddle. DO
you remember, for instance, asking me
at schoolroom tea In your early
youth whether il was my intention to
marry your Fraulcin or not?'
Elva's face frightened promptly
Rather she said; "and Fraulein
turned all sorts of cOlors, and told
mother the next day that she would
no longer stay with a child so en-
barrassng' ! really think she had a
tendresse for you. Monty"
"Probaby," | agreed Many peo-
! pie have"
/ Don't be conceited." reprimanded
Elva; but tell me all about Mollie
Richards, and exactly what attracted
you Some people call her pretty, /
rather admire her myself only"
"Mollie Richards:" l inquired, with
extreme innocence. who said any
thing about Molle Richardsf"
why. you did, of course. that is
to say -yes-no. | suppose you didn't,
then-why. | did, suppose; but any
how what's the good of cavilling about
her: 1t is Mollie Richards, isn't IT."
Il wouldn't marry Mollie Richards"
said, decisively, IF they shot me for
refusing"'
Elva poured herself out some more
tea, and-yes, il was not my imagina-
tion-her hand did shake, and she
looked as if it would have been a re-
lief to her feelings to have launched
the teapot at my head.
Monty, you are trying" she ex
claimed; upon my word, you are! You