Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-20
TAKEN AT
HER WORD
By JOANNA SINGLE


job Mason did not slam the gate
simply because he knew that this mani
festation of rage would surely delight
Resale. She was watching his dppar-
ture from the window, and he was an
grily conscious that she knew he
would, as usual. return in Il few days,
although she had said she hoped she
would be rid of him for awhile. she
was SO young and so beautiful-and so
provoking.
At the entrance to the little park. al
ready growing green in the April sun,
he met her sister. He did not know
Anne very well-he had been too busy
with Rosalie. He wished now hat lie
had made friends with her; her blue
eyes were so like and still so unlike
Rosalie's. Anne stepped in front of
him and stopped him unceremoniouslv.
Been trampled upon again. she OBJ
served. John Mason, for so clever Il
mar generally you're sometimes an
awful fooll' She submitted his
thoughfully, in a voice too gentle to be
insulting.
Then you and Rosalie are agreed,
and | suppose you are expert testi-
nlony. May L turn ana walk Wllh
you?"
She nodded and then asked a matter
of fact question. How many times
has she refused you?"
Il had not thought to keep count.
Resale Just now uniformed me that TINS
was the last time. didn't know had
been the same sort of a-fool so often.
But don't you think she ought to give
me credit for my persistenceE Not eV-
cry man proposes so many times-to
the same girl
Anne laughed dryly as he continued:
Il would have given up long ago II
were not uheApl'Iiii"iN sure lhat she
does-care FOR me. IL Fact she never
mas salu directly tl3' she Goes not she
simply says size won't marry me
what the matter with me' Am 100
rlch! can give away the STUN II sue
likes. Am TOO successful! might
lose a case TO please her. Should De
as ugly as SatanF ferhaps she would
IKE a Beauty ana the Beast erect.
what does she want! I've sad ana
done everything under heaVeh' ana she
freclsely! mats why l calleu you
-what dld. a girl hkes TO iran a
man put mates the man that VIII De
tralled' NOT logical Is II! 10 use her
own Worus' you are always around
uhder1oot' You give her no time TO
want you or HISS you OF thihk ABOUT
you. Shes too sure or you. she
KNOWS just where !oull DE. lou never
let her want anything pau ehough 10
appreciate IL Wheh IL comes. ohe nas
ulWays hau her W way. one heeus u
pe d pit alralu oi you one heeus W oe
Dulileu.
lie rowned i am nota brute. mat
IS not my way.
NO! Well what mas your way ac-
compllshedE
he trled TO laugh. "Oh' III take your
ADVICE III 40 anything you say IL
can De worse thah IL Is now.
"eA' l hate lne responsibility II
you get ner you nent; IL you uon l.
you II ooth De miseraoie anyhow. lou
must gel ner-anu ,nen "orh OUT Sour
own sai'atioh' III tne hrst place. you
must give her d SHOCK. write her d
W I'M 1872 'O"' @
nel YOU oesin " see ,nat sne - ~
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nst'ei,ns' 9ou mus. We qu''e un"ne''
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n'
"Ne 4" ou. ""'' DC
- H.. ,nu .ond no aouuon -
So '""' y ''nu "0 sun"
times ana come TOT u walk WIN me.
That will bring things home to her. A
girl hates to have an admirer transfer
--H ,1.uu ~ .~.
niiai Do""S " any inc ou' eepe
clally 10 her SISTER
When they had planned their cam
noion and ha Iaft Anna at tho GOT a
49, ~ - So
sne nau MIN iduSnlnB. h.osaile saw