The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-14
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lY Miss Evelyn Tomlins raised the
Shade and peered out into the night.
7 The rain beat heavily against the
window pane.
Mother" she said, don't you
think it would be good evening to
put up the dining room stove? Surely
nobody'll be in such night as this
1T isn't likely" admitted Mrs.
Tomlins Still. you know Frank
Thompson has been here on just
such nights. You ought to be pre-
sentable. How you'd look with your
nose all SCOT and calico dress on!
ooh, I don't care what Frank
Thompson thinks" said Miss Tom
Inns CONTEMPORARY
Miss Tomlins' mother had often
said that Evelyn would make some
man a splendid wife some day, she
was such hustler. She was not
afraid of soiling her hands, and when
it came to little matter like moving
stove, she didn't stand around and
wait for her father to hire couple
of men.
What's the use of spending dol
lar twice year on so insignificant an
undertaking? she said. tits the sim
plest thing in the world, if one only
has little common sense. Just see
how easy it list"
Miss Tomlins, using a ten-foot
scantling as lever, demonstrated
how trifing a thing it is to move a
stove.
While Miss Tomlins and her par
ents were thus engaged, Mr.. John
sGrosvenor, an eligible young bache-
lor- who had apartments on Forty
sixth street. was making ready for an
event he had contemplated for
week. Mr.. Grosvenor had been in
troduced to Miss Tomlins at a gath
ering of mutual friends.
TITS heastly night" he told him
self, "but what's the difference?
She's pretty sure to be at home, and
it'll be all the cosier Besides, I'm
not likely to find other fellows
there"
Mr.. Grosvenor spent ten minutes
adjusting his tie.
i wonder what sort of girl she
is at home" he unused. "a fellow
can't Judge woman fairly until he
sees her under domestic conditions.
In society Miss Tomlins is a sumner.
On first acquaintance she certainly
attracts"
Mr.. Grosvenor attired immaculate
1y called u cab.
There's the doorbell!' exclaimed
Mrs. Tomlins, in dismay. Dear me!
Evelyn, you're perfect sight"
Mrs. Tomlins looked at Miss Tom
Inns and Miss Tomlin looked at her
mother. 1t was hard to tell which
was the blacklist. Mr.. Tomlins at
the moment was on the stepladder,
posing length Of stovepipe.
I'VE won't go to the door!" Mrs.
Tomlins decided
1T might be telegram, or some
thing" said Miss Tomlins. Any
how, I'm going to take chances. !"
Mr.. Grosvenor and Miss Tomlins
stood confronted. Come in said
Miss Tomlins, covering her confusion
in transparent bravado. You're Just
in time to help put up the stove
Well" said Mrs. Tomlins, after
A'- fdts caller had departed, that's the
end of him. Evelyn, why will you be
sd contrary? You know I tried tos
N,eet you to make yourself presentable
tonight. Somehow. you always
manage to upset every desirable
marriage prospect that comes along.
Mr.. Grosvenor is highly spoken of,
and he's got money enough"
Now, mother!'' protested Eve
lyn, coloring under the CRIME "You
know + don't want to marry Mr..
Grosvenor don't care how much
money he's got, and l don't care
what he thinks of me- SO there."
Well" concluded Mrs Tomlins,
~even suppose you don't want to
marry him! Whatll he think of
you for receiving him in the parlor
in such clothes, with SCOT all over
them, and you, too?"
Mr.. Grosvenor sat by his lonely
fireside that night until O'Clock
"She's the sort of girl fellow
ought to get" he mused II wonder
If could get her if tried. Ten to
one she's spoken for already BY
George! she looked charming with
that SCOT under her nose / wonder
how many girls would pitch in and
help their fathers and mothers in
that kind of style. Imagine Maud
harrington doing it! ASCOT on her
nose! Never"
Mr.. Grosvenor laughed aloud
"She's the girl I've been looking
for, he added. Chicago Post.