The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-21
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BY FRANK u. WILLIAMS.
Mas Katherine Jackson surveyed
one telegram with blank amusement
n read
"Misu Katherine Jackson,
benton. Ind VIII you marry
ingf Answer prepaid.
John r. Dunlap"
The message was dated q, chi.
eaeo. Completely myHtiflsd Miss
jackson turned 20 tbe blue coated
bay who was waiting 60 receive
any reply
why. She declared, very pink
In the face. this teiegram Isn't
FOR mc'
ssrbero's NO other Katherine
Jackson IN the directory. replied
the boy lmpcttnrhahiS
4 know. / know cried the Firl
hut hut 49," In desperation Hhc
grabbed one ~ the telegram sheets
from the hoy and hastily wrote thls
reply
John v Dunlap Chicago
Mistake message not Tor
ma. Katherine Jackson"
shortly after aeudlns off her re-
pts Katherine was eAtfemsly sur
priced 60 receitr another Telegram.
with her heart beating rapidly. al
though she assured herself there
vas no cause for a. abe opened thH
envelope This was the message
u hitch greeted her eyes
40 miatakF nnW you Ia the
Park ghis a. m. wlli yau mar.
~ mef
katherine gasped SUCH impu.
sianref why she didn't have Tho
slightest Idea who John Il. Dunlap
was unless. lt might he possible
that 81 was the handsome yuunE
man that She had observed seated
on one az the pNrN benches she
had oniy locked at him severity.
hus each time that her Kanr turned
in hia direction she had caash, him
lnteutiy Watching her fut snch
auAmclty' Who was he anyhow 7
Perhaps Il wasn't the handsome
{ looking Young man she had noticed.
: hut some grnyboard ~ something
Of that sort And 60 although she
was very. very angry ~ she re-
psatediy told herself her reply was
rather miid Here il -
Never who are yeu =
During the remainder q tho day
katherlne assured herself time and
again that she expected - Tscrive
no answer a. her telegram and
she aidn't rretlYr any The neat
morning. howevrf. az She atrocious
hour q o'clock tna maid brought
card 10 her on ths card vas the
name. John H uuulap Ktsrerir-
+ b excited she hufrisa down stairs
and there. 10 her relief found that
Mr. puBlap was indeed ths hand.
aams young mon 70 the rark.
"a douI know whst yea think ~
me. said M Dunlap abruptly hut
I feel that owe yua an rkplana.
. glNn Tor that telegraph proposal ~
E yesterday Yuu see mF father and
+ yeur father we're great friends You
niaY. perhaps. have beard ms faith
ers nasue. although it probably
made no deep impression IN you. 49,
E NHH. HftH "a I"NNN hN|Nt MAHa ~ A"N
rate. before BE- died my father asked
me % pror0ss So you before 1 was
twenty. five % seems fFat tho tao
old men were very anxious that
I shnuid MARRY son. although thcy
dia nothing beyond ms fathers re-.
quest S. make us De- g. am
twenty. five to-day 80 proposed
+ Yesterday Yesterday was the FIRST
f fimr saw yuu and Immediately
after { saw sou had 10 hurry back
10 Chicago That is an The only
thinE can Say now ie good bye b
{ Katherine fsii her heart beating
swiftly az she looked AZ The young
mar How Handsome ard mnnly he
vast And hrT father. even Nhsn
s0o uRH child had decided thas
he would llke This man f8r her huH-
band
Why good byc7r she asked
cant you-can't you siay Tor ain-
msrg"
1 Re booked OF her amazed
stay b. feueHtsd 4 thought
you would want me a. go lmmo-
diafely after this"
~%o. sho said. snnew hat trefnu.
Z tuualy. IRA like tu have You stay
Inn call ms mother and and. N