Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-10-11


mind. 1t may keep me from making
quite fool of myself. 1 have never
had q great amount CT respect for the
men who die of unrequited affection"
and he smiled sarcastically.
BE yer goin' ter take me ter the
poorhouse?"
mot If you are a good boy. We're
going to hunt up new suit of clothes,
as soon as l write letter. Don't you
think you could wash little of the
dirt from your face if / should show
you where to find water?"
He led the way to the toilet room,
then returned to his desk.
Dear Miss Grant he wrote. 1--WE shall
| still be friends, but 1 cannot meet you on
| the old footing just yet, and so do not
wonder IL you do not me for q little
while. 1t is hard to bear-harder even
| than thought 1t would be. If you never
marry until you find someone nobler than
yourself, shall certainly not be obliged
to bear the added burden of jealousy.
Yours, etc.
RUSSELL j. MAYNARD"
ut isn't at all satisfactory" said
RUSSELL as he folded the note and put
it into an envelope, but could do no
better if racked my brains for a
week."
Nearly three months had passed and
he had not yet summoned courage to
visit Miriam Grant. She had spent
part of the time with an old friend in
a neighboring state, and since her re-
! turn he had planned several times to
call on her, but never felt himself
quite strong enough to do SO.
II don't want to make fool of my
SELF" he thought. 1T has never been
my ambition to marry a wife who did
not love me. If she can't, she can't,
and l shall not beg for what is not
given freely; but, oh, Miriam if
you"
He stopped suddenly and began a
romp with Dick.
81 found lovely lady to-day, uncle"
said Dick, finally.
Where did you find herr"
"She rang the bell, and Mrs. Wilson
was busy, so l opened the door. She
said you must bring me to see her
some day, and l said thank you; uncle
will be pleased to- Did 1 do it right?'
l
laughing. You are learning very
! fast
| 81 told her perhaps we would come
tonight, and she said she should ex-
pect us; then she went home without
seeing Mrs Wilson at ALL"
II don't know about allowing you
to make engagements for me, young
man." answered Russell, carelessly, as
he took up the evening paper and set
tied himself comfortably.
Cant we go just few minutes?'
pleaded Die. "She was so pretty and
so good, and love her just awful"
Mercy on me! Has it come to that
SO soon? What is the lady's name,
may l ask?"
Miss Grant. She said you knew
where she lived"
"Miss-ahem-yes, 1 know! What
did she say about my-your going to
see herr"
Dick repeated the conversation, and
was rewarded by being told that he
might go to call on the pretty lady,
and soon he was seated in chair very
close to her side, busily engaged with
picture book.
How did you happen to do it?"
asked Miriam of Russell, with glance
at the boy.
Il don't know, I'm sure" he an
swered, with a smile. - had to make
fool of myself In some way, think.
My friends tell me that 1 couldn't have
succeeded better"
"You haven't added to your reputa-
ton as a man of common sense and
good judgment" answered Miriam,
with laugh.
81 am kept we'll posted in that d.
rection; but really suppose you'd
laugh at me for saying so-but the lit
tie chap makes such things quite easy
to bear"
Russell, why haven't you been to
see me before? 1 felt hurt to think
that / should be the last of all your
friends to learn of your new acquisi-
ton"
81 haven't treated you fairly, but
well, to tell the truth, l haven't yet
arrived at the stage where I am will
ling to meet you simply as friend"
Il am glad of 1t.
What do you mean? Miriam"
Russell hesitated, and his face be.
came shade paler. He did not want
to make fool of himself second
time, he thought, and he had been
very sure that Miriam Grant returned
his love.
81 do not mean to propose" answer
ed Miriam, with blushing cheeks and
laughing eyes. "but / have no objec.
ton to confessing that"
"Confessing what?" Russell had her
in his arms, and Dick was staring
wide-eyed on such scene as he had
never before witnessed.
"That / was mistaken in you. 1
thought you an easy-going individual
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