Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-13

W Pelham propose last night'
But never mind; of course he
didn't, or you wouldn't look so cross
and streaky this morning"
Lady Margaret, whose temper some
times matched her hair, was lolling In
her own particular armchair beside the
boudoir fire. Raising !ackluster eyes
from the pages of the Morning Post,
she treated her sister Celia to a CLASSY
stare.
Gross and streaky" she repeated
slowly. "Well, l suppose it takes a
fair woman to look beaming and bloat-
ed by II O'Clock in the morning"
Celia, on tiptoe before the fireplace,
smiled at her own pink and white re-
Election in the mirror.
when man does not propose"
she announced, apparently addressing
the coal box, lit is invariably the
woman's fault. Why did you manage
so badly?"
Silence.
Either proceeded Celia, "either
you snubbed him atrociously or you
encoura ged him indecently. Which
was it,"
Still silence.
Celia. though delighted with her own
elouuence, felt she had missed the
bulls eye.
Twisting round on the fender stool.
she faced her sister.
Margaret" in a tragic whisper,
margaret. were you mad enough to
laugh at him" 49,
The Morning Post rustled inpatient
IL.
"You think you know everything,
Celia, but you don't"
but l mean to-" replied the other
significantly, land good intentions
count for something. It's no use
clubbing" she went on, you did or
said something to gag Godfrey Pei
ham. What was it?'
Lady Margaret gave mirthiess
laugh.
"Oh. he proposed right enough she
said.
The blue china eyes opened wider.
Proposed, did he? Then why on
earth"
Then Lady Margaret dropped the
Morning Post.
Cecilia" she asked, you admire dark
men, don't your
The whilom inquisitor blushed.
cl,o 6hI1f
what of that?"
Nothing, only I don't; and last
night +" J..
"Good heavensv' gasped Celia, Il
believe you told him So"
Silence.
margaret" (sternly) 81 give you up
You tell that peacock Of a Godfrey
that you don't admire him and then
went inside the Morning Post because
he didn't propose" i
"Oh, DEAR" moaned the culprit i
only said how queer it felt to find my
self accepting him when I'd loathed
dark men all my life
"And, pray, what did he say?" in
G11lrcQ OoIld WILL llC al Va IhO Mill
keeper to the prize imbecile.
"He-he jumped up, turned blackeI
than ever, and said since he was per-
sonally repugnant he would retract his
unfortunate proposal"
Him." said Celia in scornful pity
"T should think you and Sidney Rendle
had better marry each other"
Sidney Rendle? Why?"
"Why not? He's almost an albino
fair enough to please even you, mag
Inc, and he loves dark women"
''How do you known
HE told me So"
"Told you 50. When? Last night?'
Eyes: he was quite charming to mt
till we went out to find glowworn
and then-then l thought be was goin.
to, but-but-
"But he didn't" supplied Lady Mar
garet. Drying her eyes, she sat up.
when a man doesn't propose" sh
quoted. 1T is invariably the woman
fault. Why did you manage so badly:
1T was not my fault" cried Celia
II neither snubbed nor encourage
him. l didn't laugh at him nor cen
sure his appearance. It was he VIII
said all of a sudden and without an
warning that he had an aversion t
fair women. Oh, it was awful" An
Celia, too, produced her handkerchief
"And what did you say?"
~? ! said it was a pity he hadn