Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-17
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S AN UNSATISFACTORY FIANCE. !
By FRANK H. MELOON :

By FRANK H. MELOON.

sort 10 md pls2ty of solace in his
pathological ressS<ches. Anyway. he's
perfectly set on trip into the South
seas, 30 that he can study the Poly.
nesfan tongue at first hand"
AS Miss Hortense reached this stage
In her soliloquy. she glanced at 9
httle 1eweled timepiece, suddenly re
Gaining an engagement TO attend q
production of amateur theatricals by
the alumni OF Roberts university. She
had barely time TO make her prep.
arauons Everything else was imme.
ulately laid by, and half hour later
round her at Conservatory hall, await
ing the rise of toe curtain.
Did you know your fiance Ia &c
take the leading lsrt?" asked Mss
hdge. her boon companion.
Why. no, admitted Miss Hortense,
he never said anything TO me abou
IL"
Wen. rejoined the other, 1T was
not known until the last minute that
II would be necessary Mr.. Rouin had
taken the part once before, and his
old friends wouldn't listen to ,7is say.
ing no."
The select audience that aftern ION
was accustomed to witnessing HE
performances of the worlds leadin.
stars, but it was unanimously con.
ceded that the part of the passiorate
lover had never been so perfectly de
picted as il was by Robert Rouin. II
was so natural that. in the language
OF the press agent, the audience for
got 10 applaud.
Il congratulate you. Hortense. on
having n lover like that" exclaimed
Miss Ridge, roguishly, yet more than
half in earnest
The face of Hortense flushed Grim.
son, but inward agony was her por
ton. "Oh. II it were true. If IL were
trueN' she exclaimed. again and
again, but always with the realization
OF how very far il was from being
true. Ii is, however. very seldom
that sensible American girl fails &c
accomplish what she desires 10
achieve; and this is especially true in
love affairs. In fash OF pure inspir.
alton plan outlined itself wildly be.
fore the girls eyes. She laughed
aloud. That might it was carried into
execution
When Robert Rouin. A. NJ. Ph. D.,
called at Z: 80 o'clock that evening. he
seated himself in the usual chair, and,
faultlessly attired. without so much
as an eyelash awry, began his Gus.
tomary long distance admiration of
his fiance. Miss Hortense, with a look
of determination to do or TO die in
her eyes. after few minutes CONVEX.
station, rose from her chair, walked
over to her lover and pumped herself
into his lap with solid drop of 13C
pounds that fairly made the floor
creak and the chair threaten to give
way at every rung.
At the same time, she threw both
her shapely arms around his neck.
and, careless OF germs, planted re.
sounding smack on his lips, which,
as soon as he recovered from his first
establishment, he made haste TO return
with interest
And you aren't play acting now,
Robert?' she asked, anxiously, after
a time
Not a bit, little girl" he replied.
heartily. You see, ! thought you we're
really opposed to kissing and holding
hands and lovers embraces. You said
so, ] remember, in your valedictory."
Il said a lot of things in that
didn't mean was the girls reply.
And, Robert, ] can't tell you what
] started 20 write TO you this after.
noon"
But after awhile she did. She had
no fault TO find in that quarter since
she explained why she had mentally
referred 10 him as her unsatisfactory
fancc.
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