The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-12

When heard that Tom Frisby wa
married the news came as a grea
shock to me- l asked Jack Goney
my informant, "Is he married much?
"Oh, frightfullyl" said Goney.
"Who is the creature?" 1 inquired
after tense pause.
And when he replied, "The eldes
Miss Carruthers," / was more shocked
than ever. That Lillian-my beauti
full, wild white dove-should consen
to become a mere tame domestic fow
and for Tom Frisby's sake, CALLED
my sensibillties. l remembered how
had laid the offering of my own un
fledged affections at her feet, and how
she had danced on the elaborate EN-
broidery of the words in which had
clothed my passionate avowal.
II shall go and see them" l told
Goney.
found that Lillian--no. Mrs. Fris
by!-was already by way of becom.
ing a social success. She was devel
oping into that dreadful thing, ar
ideal hostess. She was obtrusivelJ
tactful and extensively managing. II
was said of her that she had a knach
of bringing the right people together
which, being interpreted, means that
she strove to pair off her guests as II
they had been vases.
Frisby himself was boisterously
happy and roslly content and, more.
over, most beautifully trained to obey
his wife's lightest word,
"Ah," he said; you will find your
affinity some day"
IF both of us find my affinity
said l, there will be trouble"
But he was in nowise disconnected.
He merely waggled his fat head at
me and said: 1--WE must look out for
wife for you"
And from that moment began the
unconscionable crusade against our
cloistral bachelorhood, in which both
Frisby and his wife took a meddle-
some part, and which terminated In
the lamentable contretemps that it is
the purpose of this story to detail.
She, of course, was tho more suotle
sinner.
One night Frisby and 1 were talk
ing as man to man. We had been
telling each other that we were both
rather blackguards really, but deuced
fine fellows Notwithstanding, and we
were consequ emily in fine glow of
dissatisfaction.
"One thing I've forgotten to say to
you," he remarked. Ut really is Sc
rious."
Serious for whom?" l asked.
He paused, and then, dramatically,
"For her." he said.
dropped the poker into the fender
with crash. For her!" repeated.
What are you driving at?"
Perhaps ought not to have
broached the subject" he faltered.
"You haven't" said /.
"It's not fair to her," he jerked
out. "And yet it's all due to that
odius trick you have of talking to
every woman You meet as If she were
the only one of her sex in the world. "
Il don't think they find that par
ticularly odious," sa'1.
But lookers-on do" said he. "And
1t is bit rough on 'em, you know,
old chap. OF course we who undep-
sand you, know it's only your way,
but girls-innocent, young, unso-
phisticated-"
rose also. Good night I said,
abruptly, Offering. my hand.
III tell you her name, then" said
he. IT'S little Miss Kerrison-if you
must know"
oh, said /, rather disappointed
Il know-the girl who is so awfully
conscious of her profile"
MY wife's cousin" he sail stiffly.
And you mean to say that fool
ish chit is in love with me?"
"oh, come! Well. l suppose so.
But confound your complacency, any
how
Poor thing!" / murmured. Poor
silly thing! Pretty, too Well. what
would you advise me to do about it?"
He shrugged his shoulders. 81
don't presume to advise at ALL" he
replied.
BEST way, suppose, would be to
put her out of her misery at once"
said l.
"rhere are worse girls than Nina
Kerrison," he said.
But do you think they would suit
me better?" | asked him.
NO." said he. You are not SO
bad"
You oyerwhelm me, | observed,
with those touching tokens of your
approval"
And then we talked OF other mat
ters.
had had not the least intention
OF going to the Chambers dance the
following evening. but now | deter
mined to go after all. since Miss Ker-
rison was bound to be there. and II
We're best to get this painful business
over at once.
In tho conservatory made out a
dim, rounded form In filmy white
and came face to face with Miss Ker-
rison. She sat there motlonless. her
hands in her lap. as II awaiting her
fate in the person OF myself.
"All alone7" | said. lightly.
II prefer to be alone, she said
hastily, and rose as II to go.
But understood what an infinlty
Of meaning the studied curtness OF
her words would have fain concealed
and l whispered. Please don't for
sake me- IL came here to look
for you.'