The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-23
PHYLLIS'S ENGAGEMENT.


cred Phyllis's mother to our mother,
as she came into the church alone.
! phyllis is staying with an aunt in
Australia.) Il had Ave letters from
! Australia. and | simply had TO read
them all before | could start"
Really" whispered our mother
with unfeigned interest.
Yes. five" said Phylliss mother.
beaming. And | do hope your rheu-
matism is BETTER
Phyllis is engaged" said | our
mother 10 us at lunch.
AT last,' said Sister Amy. How
relieved Phylliss mother will be-"
said Sister Marcy. "How do you
know" said |.
"Phyllis's mother told me that she
had five letters from Australia this
morning" said our mother, as if no
further evidence was required.
But said |
Il could see by the way she said
it. OF course she is engaged.
"Of course she is" said Amy.
"Of course" said Marcy There.
upon | withdrew, as was clearly in
tended to withdraw from active part
in the conversation.
"One of the letters would be from
Phyllis said Amy, written before
he proposed. She would say that it
was still raining and she was enjoy
ing herself frightfully and didn't
want 10 come home bit. She would
write that in the afternoon, and they
would go out and post it together
On the way back he would propose,
and she would write another letter
to catch the same mail. They would
go out and post that together. She
would be so pleased that she would
MT mind the extra stamp a bit, and
he would think il was the incest pill
larbo he had ever seen"
Two" said Marcy. The third
would be from him, saying what a
lucky man he was, and what a sweet
girl Phyllis was, and might he come
to England TO see Pyliss mother,
and Phyllis said if he ibid he would
fall more in love with her than he
was with her, and what a sweet girl
Phyllis was. and what "a lucky man
he was
THE fourth would .be from the
aunt. telling Phyllis's mother all
about his family, with just post
script to say how glad,Phyllis's moth
err will be and what blow it will be
10 lose her daughter
The fifth would be from the uncle,
with Just a few words about the fin
ancial position and all the rest about
his cold"
Whose cold?" / asked.
THE uncle's of course. | suppose
Phylliss mother will write to Phyl-
lis, saying she cannot bear the idea
of losing her."
Having sent her out for no other
purpose!"
s.. and though she doesn't
want to spoil Phylls's happiness she
cannot promise anything yet Then
she will write to him q letter, more
kind than enthusiastic. saying what
a treasure Phyllis is, and that she
does not know whether she can see
her way TO parting with her daugh-
ter"
Isn't it possible 2" said l.
boldly.
NO. 1t isn't" snapped Amy.
leave him alone; he is only a man.
| wish he would go on overeating
and not interfere in things
he doesn't understand. What shall
we wear
My sisters went to tea with the !
De Wintons in the afternoon with |
intent and the De Wintons always !
sup with the Priestleys on Sunday
nights. Violet Priestley is engaged |
TO Jack Hammond. and | met Grace |
Hammond in town on Monday after |
noon.
Il have some news for you" she |
said, IF you will promise not to tell |
a soul. oughtn't really to tell any |
one, but YOU are different | did |
not promise anything, but that did |
not seem TO make any difference |
Phyllis is engaged. Isn't is a good
thing? Fancy, If she had been sent
put all the way to Austria for moth
ir.r"
"Or worse still, to Australia" said
|.
"He is a tall dark man with
black moustache. His father is
Judge and his family is the oldest
in the colony Phyllis had written
TO her mother about coming home,
and he went with her to post the
letter On the way back she told
him what the letter was about
(wasn't II clever OF her?) and he
proposed then and there. He has
written to Phyllis's mother. and
promised to settle on Phyllis
but | mustn't say how much. Phyl
lis is coming home at once. and he
Is going to put his farm straight and
follow by the next boat. The we'd
ding will be early in January, and
afterward they are 60
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