Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
have rested entirely ON your permits

must have rested entirely on your permits.
sion."
I'm that connection. Marion, l intimated
tae him in the plainest o. words that
whenever he's ready tae START I'm ready
tae START him.. and II he's like his father
afore him, he's no likely tae daily long"
How good of you. Mr.. MACPHERSON"
stammered Marion. blushing profusely.
Nonsense. 1 cOuldna dae less. =
Moo. ye w'u'd hardly haze suspected. Mar
ion. that a bachelor o sac many years
standing. like masel'. could regard mar
riage as a desirable thing
Marion's gaze dropped as he continued:
But the fac remains. Marion. that l dae,
and seeing that Norval's goin' tae leave
me so soon, I've decided tae get mar
ried-' Marion's eyes were lifted to his
face with a puzzled expression Eat once,
and. as I've already limited. I've called tae
ask We II yell dae me the honor tae be-
come MAJ
Stop. stop. Mr.. MacPherson.' broke in
Marion In an anguish of shame, there Is
some. terrible misunderstanding. Norval-
that is-l-I-am-I am already"
The poor girl could get no further with
her words. nor would Andrew Macpherson
permit her to try. stopping her attempt
with a peremptory wave of the hand. A
keen-witted man at all times. he had I'm
stantly grasped the real circumstances.
Possessing diplomacy Of no mean order,
this knowledge enabled him to save the
situation. spare her feelings. and retain
his own dignity, even at this late stage
OF the interview.
There's nae misunderstanding ava" he
said with assumed peevishness. 9TH main
fault O women folk is that they Gamma lis
ten tae the flemish o. what "A mans get tae
say. Ma words were these-and IL We dinna
interrupt me I'll try tae max an end o
them-Ive decided tae get married at once.
/ and. as I've already hlntod IVA called fQo
ask We If yell dae me the honor tae be-
come ma-deputy tae your Aunt Helen.
I'm a bashful man and l thocht We w'u'd
dae 1t better han masel."
Marion, dazed but willing. promptly
agreed to the request, and Andrew Mac
Pherson solemnly took his leave, repeating
to her at parting: There's nae misunder-
standin' ava. I'm prepared to substan-
tiate every word l said"
When Andrew MacPh son got home,
the first sound that greeted his ears was
the melodious tenor voice of his nephew In
full song:
Though / leave thee now in sorrow,
Joy may light our loves tomorrow,
Doomed to part. this faithful heart
One CLEAN of JOY from nope shall borrow"
The singer was at his evening toilet. and.
not having heard any one enter, he go. a
start when his uncle spoke. ut the conclu-
sion of his stan2a:
we're just like your father. Norval.
MenZies was aye happiest when he had
EIGHT or nine assorted dooms. o. his ain
making. hanging DER his held. ! observe
also that ye borrow your CLEANS o. JOY
frae the same source as your puir father
did. But wha, may l ask, doomed We tac
part but YOURSELF"
Norval guessed from the qu!zzical look
on his uncle's face that his love secret was
revealed, though how he could not i'm
aEine.
However. do YOU manage to find things
out as you do. Uncle Andrew?' he quericd
in nervous banter.
Through the studied language o. d.
plomacy. ma lad replied Mr.. MacPher-
son cautiously. And see here. Norval.'
he continued meaningly; rather than
leave onybody in sorrow. | think it w'u'd
be better for a concerned if we w'u'd
stay where We are. II We conteenue tae
manaEe ma beeSinesS affairs as We have
done ia the past. i can promise We n sal
airy commensurate wi an early marriage.
In fac, I've conveyed the impression. tae
the RIGHT quarter, that we're anxious tae
be married and settled doom as soon as
convenient, and that I've rather encoor-
aged the idea"
Andrew MACPHERSON broke off the sub
iect to open a note that was handed in
for him.. and Norval's outburst of graft
tude was wasted on him for the time be-
ing, for the letter was of i'm
portance.
Dear Mr.. McPhcrson,'' it ran. Aunt
Helen says she cannot recognize any dep
uty in the matter ut issue, although she
might favorably consider any reasonable
proposal by the principal direct. Yours
sincerely. Marion Leslie
I'm haze gang DOT agin. Norval,' he
said.
rs it anything / can do for you, uncle?'
NO. Norval. ma man. this is a personal
matter that Gamma be done by proxy. I've
tried that already without success"