The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-19

A.S the house. lie had found that the rule worked well and, being a person quick to seize and adapt to his own plan of life any good idea that came his way, he had not hesitated to include method among his treasures of theory,
 When he grew up he refused to join the dancing club made up of his friends because it interfered with his evening lesson in Spanish. Likewise the card club fell on the date of his monthly debating society and he passed by its allurements. This pos sibly explains why he had reached the age of 32 before he really took com prehensive look at Adeline Simpson.
 The years during which Adeline had futtered and shone in the dances and parties attended by all the youSg f@lks James Orvis had lived unknowing be- cause he had been otherwise engaged. having seen at last how amazingly dir ferent she was from all other young women, Orvis found that he was sui fering from a chronic cOnvulsion of the heart, which totally upset him, methodical as he was.
 "I suppose" he said to himself, after three cigars and period of fierce con- centration, T am in love. Come to think of it, it is remarkable that l haven't fallen hi love before. On the other hand, it isn't, either, because as things have turned out l couldn't fall in love till 1 found the right girl and, of course. Addie is the right girl. 1 wonder whether she would like a trip to Japan better than trip to Europe for a wedding journey.
 All of which shows how innocent of the ways of women James Orvis was. For he had called on Adeline only three times and she was supposedly ignea ant of the trend of his emotions. That he was in love with her was suf- ficient for him-he was going to mar ry her naturally. and it never occur red to him that she might have diff ferent ideas
 Methodically he set about revealing to her his state of mind. Wednesday evenings he called with a two-pound box of candy Friday nights he invit- ed her to attend the theater Sunday afternoons he always came with an automobile to take her riding.
 The first time he found another caller there on his Wednesday evening he was surprised. When, the second Sunday after, he pulled up in front of Adeline's home just as she and dis gustingly handsome individual were starting away in an electric runabout, Orvis went home in a real rage.
 How was to know you were com ing?" Adeline inquired in some indig- nation when Orvis took her to task
 But" insisted the still perturbed Oryis, it has been my habit for so long that l thought of course you'd know,"
 T don't take things for granted," flashed the stubborn Miss Simpson, giving her admrer food for thought
 He had planned how he should pro. pose to her. After pursuing his We'd nesday, Friday and Sunday plan for six months he intended on Wednes- day evening. over the box of candy. first to inform her of his business prospects, next that the life insurance doctor said he was good for so years then of the suburban house he had bought as an investment some time before Finally he would inquire if she would be his wife.
 Never to this day can he understand how it happened that on a Monday morning downtown in a pouring rain he should have been swept by an in- sane rebellion at the sight of Adeline under the tenderly protecting umbrel- la of the handsome unknown of the electric runabout The expression of f<|H2n @>IF the un k n W ms r. MI.ArG.A LS face was positive s/Issx{IlE ~TZA Y ly asinine, in the ,N,/I2sSLK VA