The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-10-23
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Frying Pan.
By CECILIA A. LOlZEAUX.
Copyright. 1897. by c. II. sutcliffe.

ming anything" said Mrs. lIalsted. Il |
trihe petulantly. You don't know |
Mary. She's too contrary To agree |
with herself. and the minute she finds
out that we want her to meet Ben
she'll so of ut a tangent and every
thing Will he spoiled"
There are more ways than one 10
kill Il eat" replied Mrs. Markham sue
einctly. why do you let her find II
out, then? Just let him take her by
surprise. I'll arrange 1t 50 that he
stops here on his way up To Wisconsin.
where he goes for his vacation. lie
aunt, and then our troubles Viii be over.
There is no doubt whatever that they
We're made for each other, and they
might ms We'll have 1t over with II l
We're you Ed have the Wedding in Oe.
tober," she flushed compaccntly.
'Ncll'- said the other doubtfully.
And then: "llow does Ben feel about
IT. After ull 1t mostly depends ON
how he takes II. Is he interestedT'
Indeed he Is. He feels u little SHY,
| think, but he's willing to be shown
Says he's from Missouri. | think he's
even anxious But, ms far as that goes,
Mary Is interested, toe only she Is too
Independent 10 show II. Just give her
chance To meet him accidentally or
Unexpectedly and everything will be
all right"
rs that so,' calculated II girl In
the dimly lii han, though she sup
pressed her voice. $50 I'm to have
blue ribbon tied about my neck and
be exhibited To this eager young man
from Missouri, am l."
onee IN her room She turned the
lights on at either side of her dressing
table and looked at herself In the glass
Her glowing dark face was anything
but meek and she turned the light Off
again with Il little vicious snap and
then sat down in the open window
She was Angry very angry, She told
herself
The very idea of planning 10 marry
me off Ia Il Nun I've never seen and
never want 10 see! It's positively me
diaeval"
But presently the humorous side of
1t came TO the rescue rs WAS usual
with her, and she laughed MS she IN
dressed
Early the next morning she wrote
| long letter 10 her best friend who was
spending the summer nj the lakes, and
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Fer t,vo d.vs she watched tba mail
closely and ON the third day the most
ma, an hie noon trim nut into nor ont.
etretched hand tho lntter for which sbo
WINS waiting If was in n masculine
scr,nt and addressed IA Nrs Markham
She corried II mn Ia tho lady In her
roo,, and then wont an into bor ovvn
leaving the door omen n crnek She
was rewarded by hearing the guest say
TO her mother: Hes coming Thurs
| day. He has tried to write Indifferent
| ". buff And then she banged the
door.
"ue probaolv WAS indifferent He
| youId he If hn ware ANYTHING hut n
ne,ticoat mou, should think he'd
| hate the solnd of my mime as badly
as | do his lie would If he were anv-
| thing lut n mollvcoddlew And she
wrote another brief note TO Nadge
| telling her she world he down on the
noon train Thursday
On "Wednesday while her mother and
Nrs Markham were ont driving she
qot lorge trunk safely away from
! the house
"r,oro f., ~, nsa ,,ain., down thorn
without auvtbtno ia ,eear she nbilos-
| o,,i,od - sh.u nroI,lIv 600 othor
nao,l.,. o,,ita a. ,yonderruI nc Mr. Rom
ion't, MARKHAM o,d , ,,raot d., moro
interesting"
Gu thon,ht sha u,a.retooa tho
| auusnd .InppaS which tho niIar V.nn-
an o,,o no.
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noiphhor,s for so,nothino Whom sba
came hack Mrs Markham ,vos at the
teleuhone In the hall and her mother
shut thc door and kent her talking nm
fin the othey came ont Mary grinncd
| In the dark
"Tbey are manning some more little
SURPRISES | nrrslIue E" she Thought
The next morning no one seemed to
notice that she was dressed in her
pongee suit instead Of her usual house
gown and she stroIIed down the street
after breakfast slowly and carelessly