Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-06-10

Sixth. Not that / am mercenary--no
at all. But 1t had been some time
since seriously considered marrying,
anl. after all, / thought, why not CON
slider 1t now, and, as long as was se-
lecting a wife, why not pick out one
of these six girls? They were all
beautiful and accomplished. "And
why not" asked myself, while /
am about 1t, make 1t that one OF the
Agathas, whose title was the honor
able, with twenty millions?" Twenty
millions, when you think Of it, ought
to keep careful man comfortable
for life, and Vincent was smart
enough-let him look out for himself.
And thus decided not to tell him
of my discovery.
We spent the evening of that day
each according to his Vincent
playing tag and blind-man's bun with
four OF the girls, while the fifth played
on the piano, and In the next room
reading Edmund Burke's speeches
aloud, while my adored Agatha Sixth
did fancy-work. She really did every
thing very well. Finally Vincent and
took our leave, and when w were in
our own rooms and Vincent had
wrapped himself in my favorite bath
robe and appropriated my armchair,
! was almost tempted to tell him all
about it. Just as l was about to begin
he spoke.
Arch, my boy" he said-a disre.
spectful method Of address, by-the-way,
but I let him proceed Arch. my boy,
do you know like that girl, Agatha
First? She's a true sport, and that
plump little one with the blue eyes
is q pace-setter."
Agatha Third, you mean" asked.
II was not aware that you had got any
further than our introduction with
her."
"Oh, yes" said Vincent, as though
1t were the easiest thing in the world;
Il told fortunes with her all after
noon and played tag with her most Of
the evening yesterday"
Really, Vincent" said sarcastical-
", that fortune-telling game Of yours
is little old. Can't you find some
thing new?"
What's the use, so long as It
works. he replied, watching the
smoke from that nasty pipe Of his curl
upward to the ceiling. "But tell you
what" he pursued reflectively, that
girl with the fair hair who played the
piano, Agatha Fourth, she's stun
ner."
Upon my word, Vincent" expostu-
lated, where do you find time for so
many of them at once? Doesn't
Agatha First feel neglected."
4 suppose So" replied the young In
solent, but can't help that. I'm
going to give them all a whirl-but
Arch'bald"-hc was getting sleepy and
his pipe had gone QUIT really do
like red hair best"
7 don't know what you are taIkirg
about" l said, impatientIy -"buA. VIA
cent, | want to tell you something. rye
made q discovery"
What is it," he said, without me,
slightest interest, and changed my
mind again.
Nothing" I sid. 1--WE forgotten
what It was"
Vincent rose. and. stretching him:
self nightly went toward his own
room. At the door he turned ana
smiled one os the smiles he does NOT
often give e 1uen, and Ifelt that this
one was not cant for me.
I've mad 4 discovery, too, Arch, =
he said.
! stared at Tim in amazement, won
dering what YVES coming.
What's that?" I asked.
I've discovered that Miss Marsh's
eyes are gray, as gray as stars" he
said, only ha,- aloud. and disappeared
into his room.
'Poppycock." ! shouted as the door
closed behind him. Vincent's vagaries
are hard to follow at times stars GER
tainly are not gray. That i knew to be-
absurd.
NY new knowledge, while it robbed
the affair Of its piquant mysteryfor
| had decided that Agatha eSixth was
n truth the real Honorable Agatha--
made my game even more exciting.
now that the stakes were assured. /
read with Agatha Sixth, walked with
her, talked with her, and played chess
with her all the frst week; and ae
nearly as 1 could make out vincent's
program ran something like this: BE-
fore breakfast he took 4 horseback
ride with Agatha Fifth: after breaA.
last be played golf with Agatha First:
tennis with Agatha Third: ana took
Agatha Second out sketching. II me
afternoon Agatha Fourth PLAYED
Chopin TO him BY the hour. Aeathn
Sixth he had not approached, fearing
ne. a. was natural. II the evening
ae played games with them all Or re-
tired into the library with Agatha
sifth, who seemed 70 have lost har
bead over him scomplstsly.
This program he repeated day after
lay with reckless lack Of generalahip
and yet every now and then, % ny
surprise and disgust, caught him
leep IN his unfortunate irritation with
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