Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12


way. You hung on so we would nave
both drowned in four feet of water II
| hadn't. You could have stood on
your feet there if you had tried. II
was very stupid Of you not to. But IL
is awful to think that should have
struck you. You-you of all per
sons!"
Me, OF all persons cried the girl
of the double negative why do you
say such thing as that? don
know you from Adam
Because, because" said Hepburn
wildly, Il love you, l love you!
have loved you ever since ! saw your
picture last night, but it seems to me
now as If / had always loved you
The girl arose from the grass with
an expression of profound disgust
upon her features. We'll, OF all IN
comprehensive things!' she ex-
claimed. You are certainly the most
impudent man ever saw. How dare
you say such thing to me? What DO
you mean?"
81 mean," said Hepburn desperate
ly, that | don't care what things you
say to me now, IL only some time you
will marry me-"
The girl of the double negative
spoke never word, but with tight
shut lips gathered her skirts in both
hands and began to walk rapidly
away
For over week he saw nothing OF
| ha+ iadu
manned in her room nursing a nose,
formerly of classic proportions, and
an eye which resembled boiled
gooseberry, sunk deep in the brilliant
and varied hues of summer sunset
Her indisposition did not, however.
prevent her from inspecting that nor
rid man" from behind her curtains,
and secretly commenting upon the
facts that he was certainly very good
looking, and that he took sly peeps at
her window as he passed.
If she had expected a repetition Of
Mr. Hepburn's former frenzied con
duct when she again appeared In the
corridors Of the hotel she was disap'
pointed At first he seemed not TO
even see her Then after they were
introduced by a mutual friend. he
treated her with the grave courtesy
which happy instinct told him would
be most pleasing to a young lady with
high regard for the conventional,
ties of polite society.
1t was only towards the close of the
season. and when preparations were
being made by her family to return Il
the city that, piqued by his indiffer
; ence, she began to unbend a little
They met often, then oftener, Their
walked together. They discovered
, that they had many points of Interest
: in common, although photography was
not one of them
t One warm September evening they
: walked upon the almost deserted pi
! azza of the hotel in the moonlight. anC
5 it seemed to Hepburn that the houl
was ripe at last. Ardently but thii
. time with dignity and decorum, hi
:, told her again of his love. Memorie,
5 of that other proposal must, however
| have returned to the lady's mind, TO
\ sne drew herself up haughtily ant
said:
d II am surprised and sorry, Mr.. Her
s burn, that you should so have misun
e derstood my sentiments toward you
= l esteem and respect you, but | d.
l. not love you. | cannot marry you, bu
J. | will be a sist-" Miss Carringto
paused and blushed 1t was the regu
h lation formula which she had tendere
/. to more than one calloW youth, but
e was too obvious chestnut to offer t
" man of Mr.. Hepburn's characte
r and experience. To her utter amaze
o ment, he seemed to entertain no ser
s sation of chagrin or disappointment
4 Instead, he drew her only half-resis
d ing form into his arms, and for tn
RI second time In their short acquain
ance pressed kiss upon her brow.
g Again she intimated angrily, as sh
RI had once before done: You are ce
a tainly the most presumptuous man
D. ever heard of! Don't you understan
10 ne? ! said mol"
Hepburn's face beamed with jo
k and satisfaction. My sweetest girl
o he said, gayly. repeating the oscul
d ton, Il hear you. But don't you r
b member that you learned long az
N when you were in school that a doub
le negative is always equal to an afirr
IT alive? This is the second time you,
" turned me down. What other co
N clusion can ! draw"
1T That evening, when the happy ms
a was again alone in his room, he four
j. in close proximity to the fateful pie,
a. of glass a letter placed there by Il
e. bell-boy, and bearing a special deli
* cry stamp. It read as follows:
II Dear Hepburn-Did you take aw:
c. with the rest of the stun you boug
Il of me last summer an opened box
to 4x5 dry plates? II so, for heaven
y. sake, return them at once. | hoI
ly you haven't monkeyed with Al
lie spoiled them. They we're left he
III by a young fellow-Billy Darlington
er to be developed. and he il rending d
s, earth because they can't be foun
e. Wire II you have them Yours,