The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30
PH7LLlS'S ENGAGEMENT.

AN I d!sgracetu!!y late! WASP
cred Phy,lis.s mother 30 ou: mother.
AZ she came into the church alone.
(Phyl!;s is staying with an aunt IN
Australia i had 3ve letters from
Australia. and simply had TO read
them all before l could start
Really" whispered OF. mother
with unteig:cd interest
Yes. i've" sa!c Phyllis's mother.
eeam!ng. AID DO hope your Fhsn-
ma:ism IS t>ltcT-
Phyllis IS engaged said our
no;her 10 Us q; lunch.
"A; last" sad Sister Amy. Ho"
relieved plyl!!s'S mother VIII os.
said Sister Mats=. 'Eow do YOU
now" said /.
"Fayil.s's mother told me that she
had Ave letters from Australia his
:co.rmg." s2,t o.. mother, as Il no
fu-;her evidence WAS required.
"6u, said l.
i could see by tie way she said
/. o. course SIC IS engaged.
"Of cou.se she is" said A|y.
"C. course" said Marcy. There
.,oon I v;tGI:ew. as Was clearly IN
tccded to withdraw c.o., active par'
II ,ie conversation
One oG the letters would De from
Phyllis" said Aay. written bc:o:'
DE proposed She would say ,aat IL
was sill! raining and she was en-oy.
ing herself f5iShtfu!ly AID d.c"i
want 10 come home bit. She wca'1
write tha; in the afternoon. and TIC.
would go ou. and post i, together
On the way back he would propose
and she would write another le.;er
10 catch the same mail. They ~oH.o
90 ou, and post that together Sat
would be 50 pleased that sae woa.d
/. mind the extra stamp bit. "nS
he would ;hiaS ii was the niccs; pii
lar-oox he had ever seen.
Two. said Marcy. The tai.d
would be from hin. saying what
lucky man he was. and what a sweet
girl Phyllis was. and might he come
to England to see Pyllis's mother
and Phyllis said II he did he won!d
fall more In love with her than hs
was with her. and what sweet s:'
Phyllis was, and wha, q lucky m2s
he was.
The fourth would be from 'h'
aunt. telling Phyllis's mother al
aoou, his family. with just a post
scrip, to say how glad Phyliis's moth
er will be and what blow it will b
10 lcse her daughter
The f:;h would be from the uncle
With jus, few words abou, ;he nm
ancia! position aad all the rest aaoc
his cold"
Whose coid?" I asked
The uacle's OF course. I suppos'
phyllis's mother viii write TO PLY:
its. saying she cannot bear the ice'
OF losing her"
Having sent her out for no othe
purpcse:-
and though she doesn'
want to, spoil Phyl!!s's happiness sh'
cannot promise anything yet Tier
she will write TO him letter. mcr'
kind than enthusiastic. saying CHA
a treasure Phyllis is. and that SIT
does not know whether she can SET
her way TO parting with her daush
ter"
isn't /, possible ?" said l
boldly.
NO. i, isn't" snapped Amy
Leave him alone: he is only man
/ wish be would 80 on overeatip:
himself, and not interfere in thins'
| be doesH', understand. What aaai
we wear.
Ny sisters went to tea with ta'
De Win.cns in the afternoon tw!ts
:ntenU and the De WiEtons always
sup with tte PEiestleys on Sunda!
nights. viole: Priestley is engaged
o Jack Hammond. and met Grace
Hammond In LOWE on Monday AFTER
loon
u have some news 70. YOU. sh'
said. Ii you will promise not TO tel
soul. | oughtn't really to tell any
.one. bu; you are different" / die
not promise anything. bu, tha; d!e
90, seem TO make any difference
Phyllis is engaged Ism; Is sooe
hing? Fancy. il she had been sen
5ut ai, the way TO Austria ioT moth
cg."
20. worse still, to Australia" saie
L
"Ee is tall dark man with {
black r,ous,ache. His father is
Judge, and bis family IS the oldes
in the colony. Phyllis had write:
20 be. mother about coming home
and he wen, with her to post The
letter. On the way back she ;clt
him what the letter was abor
wasn't i, clever OF her?) and ht
proposed then and there. He ha:
.ritten 10 Phyllis's mother. and
promised TO settle on Phyllis
out mustn't say how much. Phyl
is is coming home at once. and ae
IS gong 20 put his farm straight arc
tollow by the mex; boat. Tae wed
ding VIII De early in January. anc
Immediately atterward they are 90
ing back 10 America.
Why aon't they Try Australia"
suggested.
same thing" s:s said. What d
YOU think o. il all. and what Am
20 wear?"
Late. met Phyllis's mother.
They Tel! ne said. that you