The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-02
AS IT HAPPENED

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me fet was chosen aLd they were
rejected whyfe
You don't want to know, ana |
don't want 20 tell you"
"But ! do want 10 know You didn't
care for me In the least. have no
illusions about myself am not near
ly SO good looking as Sarties, who GER
tainly proposed to you at the Garstin-
VEINS dance. Neither am nearly so
wealthy as that amiable and elderly
knight, Sir Herbert. who unquestl0n-
ably spoke 10 your father ON the sub
ject"
THAT was just the reason why
married YOU"
/ what! Because l was palmer than
| Sarties and poorer than Sir Herbertf'
The same thing. but put rather diff
ferently. You were much better look
ing than Sir Herbert and much richer
than Sarties. You're quite right about
the Gnrstin-venn's dance Mr. Sartles
did propose then, and l did not refuse
him-not NJ the moment"
'Do not know it? Was not his face
transhgured?"
'Iie was terrihcally handsome" She
shrugged her shoulders. What idiots
girls are! I'm utterly tired OF that
Greek god business now. think a
man who is as handsome as all that
always looks little vulgar or even
effeminate. which is worse. Mr.. Sar-
ties looked both: but. being n girl.
was also an Idiot. and did not refuse
him. But ] did not accept him either
postponed spoke 20 papa"
And your father said that Sarties
was a pauperT'
"A pauper and n buffoon and a grin
ming ape and a liar You know, dear
papa never did like men who played
the violin. He had an interview with
papa. and papa was very rude. and
Mr.. Sarties wrote me a perfectly hor-
rible letter which was meant 10 be
sarcastic SO that finished H."
"And then?"
"Then Sir Herbert came along. and
papa said that here was an honorable.
upright gentleman who could well af-
ford To maintain me I'm proper posi-
tion In life Papa said he did not
dream or coercing me IN any way and
that l was TO make an absolutely free
choice, and he would not let me re-
fuse him finally. On the other hand.
/ would not accept him. How could
~ Why. he was old--forty IL he was
a day. ooh. Edward. dearest, do let
us never not be youngD And then he
was hidcous"
"And then | came I'm. | was the
compromise too ugly for you and
not too poor for your father, And you
did not care for me in the least"
TT was only that did not know
you well enough then. And papa al
ways liked You"
"True. But was not marrying
your father"
Girls ARE idiotsl oh. 70 think that
/ might have insisted on marrying that
insufferable Mr. Sarties Why did You
make me tell your II makes me feel
so horrid | can't think how even
girl could have been the idiot | was,
The only sensible thing that | did was
that did accept you. You don't mind
do your Not nowT
at has always been my opinion"
said her husband. that the man who
wins race need not grumble very
much that he did not get good start"
"And you have won-most complete
ly" She paused and then said pen
sively: "Do you know. | did not think
you were really very fond OF me either
just at first. You asked me just now
why | accepted you Now, tell me.
WHY did you ask me 10 marry your
lie smiled, paced the room once or
tw ice and replied I'm her own words:
You don't want TO know. and don't
WIS nj 10 tell you
Then you dldn't-not just at first. !
wa right. Then why ON earth did you
ash me to marry your No; stop. Don't
tell me- You made me tell you, but |
don't want YOU 10 tell me. woman's /
wiser than n man there. and yet some
men say that women are curious. As
rule, they don't want 90 know half |
the things that men insist on telling |
them. So you didn't love me at Drstl I
] understand, OF course. can't help /
understanding. Was she as pretty as l
am-that other girl who refused you
just before you proposed TO me? What |
an idiot she must have been! But, OF
course. girls always are idiots. Tse
said that before. IL doesn't matter a /
bit when you come 10 think II over. |
We got engaged without being bit |
In love with each other, but II turned |
out all right as It happened"
yes" he said. 1T turned out very
particularly all right as Il happened.
One doesn't deserve ones luck" he /
added solemnly.
She gave a sigh OF relief I'm rather
glad II was the same for the both OF /
u.s." she said, because that means Il 1
wasn't different for either, doesn't itr'
Tie assented. There was nothing
else that he could have done.
she leaned back IN the easy chair