Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-14

Il don't see him." he replied looking
about him. Would you like me to
find him and bring him to introduce to
you"
"Oh, heavens" | gasped Then, re-
| membering myself. put on what dig
| nifty could assume and added: "If
! there is any one you wish to talk to
| don't hesitate to leave me. | dare say
Mrs. Winston will take care of me-"
Not by any means. You have talk
ed so much of Professor Dayton that
| | thought you might like to know him.
| assure you | should consider 1t q
deprivation to give you up to him."
At that moment Mr.. Winston ap-
| preached with a baldheaded man In
spectacles whom she introduced to me
and took the young man had been
| chatting with away to introduce to
! some one else.
The rest of the evening was very
| dull TO me. and was glad when l saw
mamma making "A move to leave. AS
| | was passing out of the house the
| young man | had passed a pleasant
half hour with stepped up to me and
asked me if he might not come and
see me. gave the required peHnis-
J sion.
! The next day the weather was very
warm, and In the afternoon | sat out
on the piazza overlooking the garden.
! About o'clock | saw the young man
| had met the evening before coming.
He was dressed Immediately in white
flannel and an orchid in his button
/ hole. AS soon rs he came near he
lifted his hat and. turning at the gate.
Joined me- He looked SO pleased at
seeing me that ] was quite set up.
had never had any attention from a
real grownup young man before, my
oldest bean being less than twenty.
| felt more at ease sitting in my
own wicker chair at home, and. fat
tered by such marked attention from
a grownup man, | was quite myself.
I'm not disposed to sit mute any more
than any other girl when am at ease,
and l kept up my end Of the conver,
sation very well, II l do say 1t my
self. But think my caller contributed
to this. He had q way of drawing me
out. Indeed, got to gabbling without
realizing that l was doing all the talk,
ing. But he seemed so interested In
all l said and listened so attentively,
was so deferential, that l could not
help talking on. 1t was an hour be-
fore l bethought myself that l. chit
Of girl, had been monopolZing q
conversation with a young man who
might be twenty-five or twenty-slx
years old. Then he rose to go. and I
was quite mortified that l would have
no opportunity to redeem myself by
permitting him to say a few things
himself. In Withdrawing he said he
had passed a delightful hour, and I
showed my own appreciation of him
by asking him to call again soon, to
which he replied that he would be
leaving the next morning. AS bade
him goodby | could not but wish that
he would delay his departure. Some
how by this time l had forgotten his
stylish dress and had come to con-
slider him quite sensible.
AS he went out Of the gate he stop
ped and said: by the bye. old Date
is to be at Mrs. Martins this evening,
Are you going?"
I'm not invited. Are you?"
Eyes. | shall be sorry not to meet
you again. Goodby." =.
So was l sorry enough. In less than
half an hour Helen Martin called me
up on the telephone and asked me to
come round in the evening. Professor
Dayton was to be there-only few
people informally. | had no interest
In "Old Date" but had a great deal
Of interest in q certain young man
who was to be that evening at the
Martins. 90 :"
When l entered the Martins draw.
ing room l was the second guest to
arrive. The young man whom | now
/. met for the third time was the only
I one who preceded me. He was chat
ting with Helen Martin and as en-
tered looked at me with very comical
expression on his fnce. | supposed II
had something to do with my having,
after all. been Invited. rs approach
ed the two Helen SAID.
Evelyn, | don't know If you have
met Professor Dayton Professor, this
is my friend Miss Cummings"
"Well, declare
My exclamation was not especially
ineligible to url,aH. but it was to Pro
fessor Dayton. us eyes fairly danced
with amusement.
"Tm old pLt"." he said, true
enough"
was so mortified. so angry, that
, turned with the intention of striding
out of the room; but recollecting my
self, | turned again and. with hot
cheeks, stammered:
"You shouldn't have
Pardon me-" he interrupted. "You
are quite right. No one has any right
1 even for amusement to sail under false
f Solors The temptation was too strong
for me. Any pcnance you name | will
: do"
7 And took care that he should dc
Q ample penance. | kept him dangling
about me for six months after his first
: proposal and did not accept him unit
2 he had made dozen.
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