The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-18

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II was the oupnp Mr. MIA Marvin n had brought Religious
didn't so to confirmation because Mama had bad
headache Af,sr she was quiet wen. down TO Inc
had brought from Mrs Seymour, asking to the
wouldn't have told him where Por,a was. but Papa
had mentioned already and they had been laughing
each other when l said she was out
Well tina. organist stayed i'll and Portia played every
and stayed over two months
The las. nish,-,she was to leave next d.y-she
looked quite pale when she came in from church. Mr.
Marvin remained only moment.
There! She's refused him.! thought.
must confess was diseussed. for she must have
known she leading him on
When we reached our room. she suddenly flung her
"oh. Constance. I've been such a fools foos-A
FOOL! But I'm so happy!-oh. so happy!"
"rve told Jack all about it." she went on in a bissfu
murmur, and he showed me just where had gone
ga1ns and
and guard you always! Hes so ssnde.~ ~ 49,.
At that she began to laugh and cry both tosssher
OF course goose! she said; who else IS there like
Do you know. Mama and Papa weren't At all SUR
prsed, astonishing as it all WASH
upstairs write to him. because he couldn't down
And in the evening she wrote to him again. 80 he
would be get a letter in the morning!
went out on the porch after dinner feeling little Bit
lonely if the truth must be tod and father left out
It's ali very well be told that is well balanced
but there other qualities which useful in certain
contingencies The Fort naturally suggested Captain
Kent mind, and what lot of lovely girls he must
know.
At this point musings were interrupted by the clip
eop of horses hoofs and the Captain drew rein at the
IAN alone'" he said settling himself comfortably in
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Every time he had been there during those two
months-and it had been pretty often-he had found
Mr. Marvin calling. too
. "A sTess. deal has happened to MI. M.rvin'"
Then he modified his tone. with glance toward the
open door behind us.
mo- You didn't. either eon.ended. feeling little
cross though couldn't .a have said why you said
oh well, / said thought he could do i. in month
he dled away his s%e.d'dnt attend strictly to bus'
i laughed in spite Of myself wa: getting used to
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"What two people possibly know of each other
after two-months' acquaintances" inquired ju-
"a lott" replied the Captain. with conviction. "Of
course 1t depends on circumstance However: you're
does lot of hard thinking before he-asks girl to be
his wife For one thing, isn't much of compliment
!
lght-,minded as to be taken by sudden fancy man
who was any sort of man wouldn't want her How
that doesn't come in But these glib sort of chaps,
who propose after they've known girl week. aren't
the right kind
your opinion that two months is always too It
depends much circumstances. Sometimes. you can
times a man doesn't have to spend much time making
up his own mind For instance once m . long time
feel is so sweet and sensible and unse6sh and and-
:s!a;sri Sse,ssi Shed stick to him through an,
He broke OF; looking rather embarrassed IN the
So he was in love. too, ''''e''
My heart beating so could hardly hear his last
After he had spoken them he sat gazing into his hat
said something he hadn't intended to.
After moment arose.
81 must go up to Mama. Captain Kent" said "She
heard him stammer something but went IN. mot
even shaking hands with him
only had, then he wouldn't have had any excuse to
think. that perhaps thought
in sna S ed aassa sse r @
fort and almost sothered myself IN the pillow And
heard step on the back porch but didn't look up
till the sersen,door ratified and Captain Kent came IN
Twas so wretehed myself that wa. almost glad Of III
II funny for him to come to the back door. bat
didn't think Of that-just sowered At him. With ny
couldn't make anyone hear at the front door, he
apologized.
Then he went on, in a hard voice:
I've got some bad news. l mean-bad Tor ne I'm
Are you?" said in such cool tone that
amazed myself
Then turned around and began ineadmg savasely.
without quite knowing what doing.
He came a step nearer
Constance" he said huskiy, 81 don't suppose 8s
any use-I know it's awfully even If you ever
could-but-wont you 60 with me."
burst out crying. like ninny, and IN = moment
Tom was holding and calling me names too dear to
be written down here and drying my eyes the bread
cloth.
Now you'll have to help me brace up, little woman"
he said. after few minutes and then be ;. 10
speak to Papa m the library.