Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-18
HOW SHE
EXPLAINED
MilIlcent Had a Change Of
Views.

by the way, father" said Millicent,
with an air of one speaking by the
nerest chance, as her parent pushed
ais chair back from the breakfast
able. MIR. Downing will call on you
his evenin"
Il don't want to see him. What's
he going to call on me for?"
Why, you see--I think he thinks
perhaps he feels" Millicent's forced
air of indifference vanished suddenly.
and, blushing furiously, she brought
out: He wants to talk to you about
marrying me-"
But. my dear child, after your re-
peated refusals, surely It isn't neces.
sary for me to mix up in the affair.
Can't he take his dismissal like a gem
tleman? Does he need me to show
him the door? / should think after
what you told him the other night. ac-
cording to your report to me. he would
have had enough"
Il know you might think So" re.
piled Millicent, avoiding her fathers
eye, but you simply can't get rid of
that man. He actually proposed to
me again last night, and--well, you
see, father, accepted him!"
"Millicent! Are you crazy?"
mo, father, I'm not"
Didn't you tell me only two nights
ago when | asked you why he had
stopped coming here that you had sent
him away because he persisted In
making love TO you against your ex-
press wishes?"
Millicent nodded.
And didn't you tell me that he had
fairly prosecuted you. followed you.
and annoyed you continually"
Millicent nodded.
And didn't you say that he was a
conceited, egotistical creature who
thought every girl he knew was In
love with him."
Millicent nodded and tried to speak.
but her father was not through,
Didn't you say that you had re-
fused him several times and that you
wished you would never see him
again? Didn't you remark that you
would not wipe your feet on him
Wasn't that the very expression you
used? Now, answer me clearly, did
you or did you not say these things?"
Milllcent met her parents stern eye
and said, family: Il did, but that was
day before yesterday"
Her father snorted. After getting
me all worked up about It you slide
out that way! | wouldn't have spoken
to the fellow II had met him after
what you told me. And told you that
had always liked him and had
thought that he had more sense than
any OF the other met. who come to see
you. And you became quite excited
at the bare mention OF his name and
succeeded In prejudicing me thorough
ly. Now you right about face with a
suddenness that makes me dizzy What
are you going to marry him forH"
Because | love him" said Millicent.
calmly
Hear the girl! She loves him!
Was there ever such situation be-
fore!"
II can explain II you will give me a
chance. II is perfectly simple. Yes.
terday morning his sister was here
and she began to talk about him. and
she said he had told her about me.
And she said she knew II would make
me happy to know that he wasn't
breaking his heart over my refusal
and that he had decided on reflection
that | never could have made him
happy, anyway. And she said he felt
perfectly friendly to me, and that his
other feeling was all OVERHEAD en-
tirely and completely vanished,
II had intended not to go to the
Browns dance last night. because
knew that he'd be there. But wasn't
going to have him think that he could
fall out of love with me so easily; SO
put on my prettiest dress and went.
And | smiled at him In the sweetest
way, and danced with him, and pre-.
tended that | wanted to sit out lots
OF danceS with him, and all the time |
was gradually losing the big lump in
my chest that I'd had there ever since
morning. could tell that what his
sister said about him wasn't true. and
Il made me happy, and then he said
everything all over and / said yos, and
that's all"
And yun call that an explanation
exclaimed her father.
Now, father, II you can't under
stand It isn't my fault. OF course, you
are only man, and you mustn't ex
sect to understand everything. But
promise me that you'll be very nice to
him when he comes to talk with you.
and that you won't tell a soul. not
even mother, when she comes home,
hat | said what | did night before
last"