Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-27

about II. Gus Brisden was nIc.
Charlie Tollamache-he's a dragon
some kind. you know-he was erea, ~
and valsed very well. Then there ~,
Mr.. Handley, not very young, but =.
on very well with him. think. thor.s
| liked dancing with Gren best: n. -
valse-and then we had such lsp,ts--
over other people: but he got s,lkr -
wards the finish, I'm sure | don't r.
why. I'm very fond of Gren, you -,
mother, but he bullies me and can =
very nasty at times, and the frsSb =
that ball happened to be one of tho..
times. l don't know why" continued M.
girl, meditatively. unless 1t was my d.no
ing with that Mr.. Pearman; what conu
that matter to him."
"And did you and Gren part on b,a
termsT
mo; / came down and gave him NJ,
coffee before he went away, and he,
kissed me-and so we parted friendsr
/ think, had l been Grenyille Rose
should have preferred Maude being N.
tie more reticent about the kiss. Sin
the slight hesitation in her speech. m,
slight flush that crossed her cheek as n,
alluded to 1t, were favorable signs to an
astute observer. He had kissed her a,
his cousin all his life-why should IN.
recollection make her blush and hesitst.
now? Young people situated in this WAY
may like each other for years; the er
plosion of some aesthetic force suddenly
awakes love- More often than not n,
train is lit through the precautions taken
to prevent 1t. Thl doctrine of separation
is in high favor among chaperones but
they often forget that when using Il
with a view to a contrary result.
But you don't say anything about
| Mr.. Pearman, Maude; did you like himT
"Well, he was pleasant and amusing
enough. / only had one quadrille with
him, you know. But Gren scolded 50
about my dancing with him at all and
said he wasn't FORM or bad form, or
something or other-meaning, In short,
that l ought not to have stood up with
him. If he wasn't fit to be danced with,
mother, why did they introduce him to
me?" and Maude raised her pretty eye.
brows, as IL she had propounded a regu.
lar poser.
~ see no reason in the world. He l.
not one of the old county families, but
his father is very rich, and he will take
his place, ere many years are over, In
the county. 1t depends, of course, good
deal upon how he marries. Suppose he
fancied you, now, Maude-we are very
Door. you know-what would you say to
n?"
81 Mother, dear, what makes you ask
such a question? I'm sure l don't know.
Glinn is happy home enough for me at
present. But don't think, If / did mar.
ry, l should like there to be any doubt
. about my husband being a gentleman; and
they-that is, | mean Gren-didn't seem
, to think he was"
"Gren, my dear, is prejudiced. Young
Mr.. Pearman has had an university edu.
cation, and though his father was no
body, he mixes, I'm told, with all the best
people round"
, "Well, it don't much matter; I'm never
likely to be called on to decide. / think
I'd rather not, il 1t was so. But you
don't mean to say, mother, you are Try
ing to fit me with husband out OF my
), ball partners Oh, you scandalou'
. match making mamma and Maud'
laughed merrily.
= but suppose l was, whom would yor
. choose?"
: "Oh, dear, none of them. II It cam
= to the worst, should say was engages
:. to Gren."
= "My dear Maude!"
mo; dear Maude never had the chanc
=. yet; he never asked her, and l don
- think 1t at all likely he ever will. But
= tell you what mother, if really was i
4 such a quandary, l think l should IS
him. l could tell him afterwards, 20
- know, 1t was only to get myself out Of
- scrape, and Gren's been doing that 70
"a me always"
- stop, Maude, and listen seriously
= what l have to say to you Mr.. Pearma
- has asked in earnest to be allowed
l. pay his addresses to you. Your fatht
!. recommends you to think over it quiet
and soberly. Bear In mind that we al
10 very poor, and that he will be very rich
- "Mr. Pearman wants to marry me
IA and the girls face changed into stal
il of blank astonishment "why, l new
= saw him but once"
=. mo. love- but it is true, for all that
- "Well, mother, can hardly believe
~ - On my word, I'm obliged to Mr.. Pearma
" l presume he. thinks girls, like hothou
fruit, are mere question of what Y
will give for them. Best let him knov
% mother mine, that your daughter is nett
y. y, er to be wooed nor won in that fashion