Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-13

Impossible to look upon any one Il;
dreadful IN whose delightful comDan.
I feel such pleasure"
Then there was u laugh 20 boil
sides, and q mock bow ON the part o
the first speaker in acknowledgment
OF the compliment. 1t was the seaside
and these two were feeling the delight.
full sensation of freedom from every.
day forInalities mel with i'm the ordin'
AIRY hunldrum life of y large city
hence this meeting. He was u young
ma of about %. She was Il girl O
about %. very pretty and full of fun
Ii was q case of mutual attraction
lie longed to know her. she wished t.
know him AS no one came forward Il
introduce them-wcll. there they wer.
Oh. their holidays. what could it mat.
ter II they dispensed with that form
just for once the chances were they
would never meet again. That was
what she thought. He hoped other
wise.
You cannot think" she said, 'what
Il bore it is coming way with only
an aunt--and an old maid at that--te
look after you
u can quite unGerstand," he an.
swcrcd; almost as bad as going or
your honeymoon IT. company with
your mo~ther-in-law. as well az youl
bride. They mu,st beth lie in the way
"Auntie will ;e frightfully dis
tresscd when she knows l have spoken
to ycu."
Then don'. tell her"
oh! but l told her ! was going to
speak to YOU. and h poor old SOU
preached at me for over AN hour"
"Poor little girl"
Thank you, sir. She has all sorts OF
notions, you know; she says a fellow
has no respect for a girl who will al
low him to talk to her without proper
introduction: do tell me that's not
true"
MY dear girl, that's adj nonsense
IN n sense at least; it depends on
the girl. Now let me try to explain
Now. there arc plenty of girls, empty
headed things, who come away for q
holiday with the one intention OF
speaking to any fellow who will speak
to them; anything is good enough SO
long as it is IL man. Now, those girls
I have no respect for from the start.
Then. there are girls like yourself.
You did not come away with the in
tentton OF speaking TO any you
did not know: at least, that is what l
think. You found it intolerably dull,
and l hatter myself that I don't look
as though ! was satisfied with any
thing. You saw, / dare say, that ]
wanted to know YOU, what happened?
I venture to hope something like this
Old aunt q bore. no n here / know
or care about, somebody there seems
as though he would like to know me
perhaps pleasant c.mpany-anu-well
here we are"
Yes. you are quite right; that was
exactly how I looked at it,"
II knew it. therefore how could
. upon you with disrespect? / should
be sorry to think that after you leave
me o would be at once with another:
but l know o will not do so, therefore
it Is all right"
Hadn't we better know each others
names? 1t would be more convenient.
don't YOU think SOP"
Certainly. Gilbert Somers is mine;
but stay, l have Il card. And yours? %
kitty Dunstan.. 4 like Gilbert aw-
fully-aud. oh. O come from London.
so do l." She blushed and seemed
rather disturbed. He did moi notice,
however.
do you? How jolly: we may meet
again u. home. I'm awfuily glad"
"But London is such a big place, we
may not after all. you know"
Don't be unkind. You would like to
meet, would you not?"
oh. yes. l hope we shall; but really
VIC ought to change the subject we
mus! nave been talking nonsense for
the. lust hour"
II like this kind OF nonsense, one
gets tired of being serious in town; but
what shall we talk about?"
anything you like-the place. the
people. Do you like 1t and what kind
OF people do o like best?"
"tf I answered that, we should be
getting personal once more. Try again. -
Then how goes the enemy?,
The, time you mean? Half Dast TO-,
l must fly, lunch at ]. you
KNOW. n auntie gets SO wild if i keen
.ici' waiting. No. you must come witt,
We NEE. this afternoon in Devon
shire Park, don't we?"
* l can get rid of auntie-3 O'Clock
-au revoir. And size put out a little
gloved hand"
An revor.'' he said, giving it an af.
2ectiOllate little squeeze.
Gilbert remained seated for some
M after h q left him, considering
himself a lucky fellow. He was no az
q rule impulsive. but there was some.
thing in this girl that attracted hin
from the first moment he saw her: and
now-although they had known each
otner Tor so short q time, he knew that
ne was head over ears in love for the
f'rst time In his life. He felt very happy
.Esastb0urne rad " seemed ed
pieasant--and he walked back to his
note! liz C. very cOntented frame o1
mind. =
Gilbert sorners was a lucky fellow
blest In no small measure by thu
worlds goods. He was wealthy, ronS
looking and easy tempered; es1yers
charming companion, and yet he had
remained single. He was not easiis
sotisfied: he liked girls society Inn.
Menseiy. put he was careful in hi,
choice. Kitty. Dunstan appealed Il
him as n other girl had done. shs
was 80 fresh. with a most winning AND
charming manner. and q lady evidenfi,
brought UP in the best society. Hs
laughed often at his good luck and feI,
IN h best OF tempers.
the weather was kind enough to an.
sist ms enjoyment. and as they sat Ii
q OF the most secluded seats IN onI
OF tie delightful paths OF Devonehir.
park the world was = linhfH, -ni..