The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-11-26

MRS. HaWeS still give dlnnerS!
yes" II
"The place is as gay as ever?"
ITS not gay; though there are a lot
of new people"
do you tramp as much as you
used?"
Nobody likes to now" said Ethel,
pathetically.
And go to the Jumping-off place to
watch the sunsets"
mot very often" ,
81 suppose l really ought to go back
and have a look round"
20 course you ought"
"In fact, my Aunt Julia has been at
me to 90 back for good"
Quite right" said Ethel, with the
air of a young matron. ITS time you
were settled"
1T seems" said l, irritably, that
you women folks think of nothing
else"
You ought to be fiattered at u in
terest."
You're quite as bad as Aunt Julia"
I've known you so long I've a right
to be-"
l shifted.
Haven't II"
Have it, your own way,%~said l.
This is your waltz with. the light
haired man."
why do you keep track of things?
Do you want to get rid of me?'
81 haven't changed"
Just now, at least, l prefer to talk
to you Now, what have you been do
ing?"
"Studying-a little-and fooling
around a good deal"
"Where?"
Berlin and Holland and Wales"
as the Cafe Kranzler as fascinating
as ever?"
1T depends on whom you go with,
And is the Mas as beautiful from
that balcony in Dort?"
Il confess | thought of America"
said /. ...t,-.E 80.
America" g.
"To be precise-Americans."
And yet you pretend you want to
go back?"
There's Mr.. Fawcett," said l..
Il guess he didn't see u.s." sa..
Ethel.
ooh ho!" said l.
circumstances alter waltzes." C.
Tended Ethel.
do they" said I.
why do you take that tOCc?"
81 suppose you'd want to dance T..
"Why?"
There are rumCrs!"
"Rumors!"
You're always turning men
heads"
Don't believe any such thiag!"
It's time that you were settled"
Il don't want to be settled" Sc
Ethel; I'm having too good a lin.
as it is"
Your attitude" said |, merely ia
dicates the evil which threatens Amer
lean womanhood."
"Fudge!" said Ethel.
"To go back" said l, you aren't
going to marry him."
Whatever put that into your
head?"
why shouldn't it be in my head?"
Well, I'm not" said Ethel; I'm not
going to marry him."
you're not?" said 1, eagerly.
I'm lot"
Are you going to marry anybody"
Ethel said nothing.
"Do you remember the man you re-
fused a year ago?"
I'm going home next week." said
Ethel.
81 suppose I'll be going back to Eng
land soon," | announced.
Ethel pouted.
"The elm-tree boles are in tiny leaf
and the chafinch sings in England
now" said l.
81 should think" said Ethel, softly,
that you'd want to go home, too"
after all, it isn't bad in Indiana
now"
Its delightful" said Ethel.
"The Jumping-off place isn't so bad
for sunsets" said l..
mo, is it?"
England" said /, sis not the only
place"
Il should like to see any n dare
say So" declared Ethel.
II guess I'll go out" said l..
Il would"
Perhaps" / suggested, "I1l stay"
"Oh!" -
Zone ought to be doing something"
I'm glad you're sensible"
REID & Scott will take me into
their law Office" said |.
Yes"
I'm fact / think they rather expect
me-"
Il think you intended to go all the
time," said Ethel.
at wouldn't do to disappoint them"
"You just pretended you weren't.
well. to be honest, | did"
ITO see what I'd say"
ITO see how you'd look"
"How did | look?" asked Ethel.
'T'm going home" said |, definitely
"And become a proper business
MANI"
ITO get married" said l..
"Oh," said Ethel.
Don't tell me you're going to refIss
again"
Ethel looked at the iooD Then ef
,ooEed at me and SmileI "yYfla. rt~