The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-02
IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND
By LOUISE N. ADDISON.

x-X-X--x-x- Xxx
Say, Jimmie, want to get mar
ried."
James Selman looked at his sister
over his newspaper and grinned. "All
right, sis. Go ahead. When yon
want thing you generally get it. !
don't see why it should be different
in the case of husband
Emily's lips fixed themselves into
little red pout. The question is,
where shall I get one?"
Jimmie looked gravely astonished.
He whistled, then said, with severe
elder-brotherly air, Now, see here,
EN-, if you're going to-talk sense, all
right But don't stoop to any nom
sense of this sort. you know we've
got the house infested with two
legged male creatures of every COM
plexion and every size If a girl who
wants to get married can't choose
from the collection we've got here she
had better give up the ghost.
Emily looked at her brother re-
proachfu1ly. Now, Jimmie, you
wouldn't really like to see me mar
ried to one of those, would your"
why not? What's the difference?
If girl wants to get married, and
has such devoted admirers as Freddy
Hall, Rob Adams, and Ern Shafter,
she ought to be able to choose"
You know perfectly well, Jimmie,
that Fred Hall is dwelling idiot,
and that Rob is horrid old prig, and
Err Shafter an impudent puppy. And
I don't know that want to get mar
ried after all. But do want to spite
Frank Howells. He treated me shame
fully, and want to get even with
him."
Swift tears began to gather in
Emily's large blue eyes. She wiped
them away quickly with her handker-
chief.
James Selman watched her curious
ly She was a good little girl, this
sister of his, in spite of her kittenish
ways.
''See here, EN-, / don't want to
hurt your feelings, but weren't you
little to blame in this matter? You
know Franks pretty good sort, and
you yourself wouldn't think better of
man who allowed the girl he's been
going with to fiirt with another fell
low" Emily gave herself a vicious
Jerk in the hammock. II didn't firt,
-
Come, come, sis, don't get excited
You didn't fiirt, of course. 1t was
simply peculiarly developed case of
Platonic affection, But here's Fred
dy Hall, SO dry your eyes, and be
comforted.'
Freddy Hall had barely time to ut
ter blushing good morning, and es-
cape falling off the verandah steps in
the excitement of seeing the object of
his affections after a lapse of forty
eight hours, when another visitor APP
peared in the person of Mr.. Robert
Adams
Adams had long figure, long,
narrow face, and a long tongue, be-
fore the efficacy of which Halls
speech was Immediately paraIyzed
Adams could rattle away for hours,
using, occasionally, some very elegant
phrases, admiring himself ALI the
while, as fine, clever fellow. More
over, he felt contemptuous pity for
all his rivals, since they could by no
means stand any show while he was
in the race. He delivered a long
grafton, the points of which he illus
trated by various gestures.
The brother and sister listened pa
tiently, and when he finally left, in
company with Hall, the two breathed
deep sigh of relief.
''And you would have either one
of them for brother-in-law? I'm
ashamed of you." scornfully declared
Emily.
WELL" admitted Jimmie, lit would
be something CT an infection on a
fellow; but then, sister mine, what
kind of husband do you want? Any
thing in the Frank Howells line?"
Emily looked at her brother. in
tense indignation in her face. "Jim-
my Selman," she said, you are a
brute. You know wouldn't marry
Frank Howells If he was The last man
on earth"
well, never mind. sis. Don't wor-
ry; and honest, there's a real good
fellow ! want you to meet one of
these adys. Met him some time ago.
He's the real thing. All the girls are
raving over him"
Emily's tears dried. Honest,
Jimmy? What kind of a complexion
has he got?'
Jimmie looked quite disguised.
Hang it all, Emily. / don't remem-
Der. Don't know if he's got any at
all. guess he's light, though"
20, how meet And has he mus
tache and brown eyes and light hairy"
Jimmie hid, his amused face behind
his paper. "Iaguess so, sis. You can
judge for yourself / invited him
down for dinner next Tuesday even
ing"
II guess" Illuminated Emily, II
could have my dressmaker hurry that
new blue satin along. TIL go over
and see her this afternoon"
Il guess you'd better, replied her
brother, saying which he stuffed his
naner in his nocket and antare6 the