Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-17
Oct 1be
Frying Pom.
BY CECILIA a. LoIzEAUx.
Copyright. 1907. BY c. II. sutcl!nc

There's not much use In our plan
ming anything" said Mrs. IIastcd. n
.riile pctmlamtly. You don't know
Mary She's too contrary to agree
with herself, and the minute she finds
shell 20 OFF ut II tangent and every
thing VIII he spoiled"
There are more ways than. one to
Kill cat" replied Mrs. Markham sue.
cinctIy. why do YOU let her find it
out, then? Just let him take her by
surprise. I'll arrange it so that lie
stops here on his way up TO Wisconsin.
where lie goes rcfs his vacation. He
will just drop OF Tor day to see his
aunt. and then our troubles viii he over.
There is no doubt whatever that they
We're made for each other, and they
might as well have 1t over with. If |
were YOU I'd have the wedding in DC
toDer.' she finished complaccntly.
"Wcll''- said the other doubtfully.
And then: Glow does Ben feel about
it; After all it mostly depends on
how he takes it. Is he intcrestcdY
"Indccd lie is. He feels n little shy.
think. but he's willing to he shown.
even anxious But. as far ms that goes.
Mary is interested. too, only she is too
independent to show It. Just give her
chance 10 meet him accidentally or
unexpectedly and everything will be
all right
rs that so.' calculated a girl in
the dinly III hall, though she sup
pressed her voice. 80 I'm to have n
blue ribbon tied about my neck and
be exhibited to this eager young man
from Missouri, am II"
Once in her room she turned the
lights on ut either side of her dressing
table ana looked n herself in the glass.
Her glowing dark face was anything
but meek, aud she turned the light OF
again with Il little vicious snap and
then sat down In the open window.
She was angry-vcry angry, she told
herself
"The very idea of planning 10 marry
me off to man I've never seen and
never want TO see. It's positively me
dlaeval."
But presently the humorous side of
1t came TO the rescue. rs was usual
with her and she laughed as she I'M
dressed
Early the next morning she wrote n
long letter TO her best friend, who was
spending the summer at the lakes. and
laughed gleefuly as she ran down
stairs TO put it In the box Early rs
she was, however, some one had been
there before her. a letter was stick
ing out. and, thinking that the post
man must have passed already, she
pulled 1t out to see II 1t was hers.
Mr. Zen Markham, Dcs Moines.
Ia" SHE read and rammed 1t viciously
back into the box. They arcu't vast
Ing any time at any rate. i5ut 1t takes
two to fall in love, Mr.. Ben Markham,
and I can't get sway to marry you
today" she sang, NOR this October
either"
For two days she watched the mail
closely, and on the third day the post
man on his noon trip put into her out
stretched hand the letter for which she
was waiting. 1t was in Il masculine
script and addressed to Mrs Markham
she carried it up to the lady in her
room ana then went on into her own,
leaving the door open crack. She
was rewarded by hearing the guest say
TO her mother: Hes coming Thurs
day. He has tried TO write Indifferent
~, but And then she banged the
door
lie probably was Indifferent. lie
would be If lie were anything but
petticOat man, should think he'd
hate the sound of my name as badly
as do his. He would IL he were any
thing but mollycoddle.' And she
wrote another brief note to Madgc,
telling her she would be down on the
noon train Thursday.
On Wednesday while her mother and
Mrs. Markham were out driving she
got large trunk safely away from
the house.
There is no use going down there
without anything to wear" she philos-
ophizcd. II shall probably see other
people quite rs wonderful MS Mr.. Ben
inmin Markham ana great deal more
interesting"
She thought she understood the
amused glances which the older wom-
en- gave her.
They think they've got inc trapped"
she said 10 Herself And she spent the
evening talking swectly TO Mrs. Mnrk-
ham until her mother came out to the
piazza and asked her TO run over to
neighbours for something When she
came back Mrs. Markham was at the
telephone in the hall. and her mother
shut the door and Kept her talking UNI
Ill the other came out Mary grinnel
III the dark.
They are planning some more little
surprises. presume" she thought