The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-12
PHYLLIS'S ENGAGEMENT

slPhyllls IS stayt1g With 81 aunt ~
lAlstFalia had I've letters from
Australia and / simply had to read.
: them all belbre. could start
'Real1y?p whispered our mother
with unfeigned interest VI
Eyes. I'VE, said phyllis's mother
beaming. .'And | do.hope your rheu;
matism is better.n
phyllis Isl engaged" said our
/ mother to US at lunch,
( AT lasti'' said Sister Amy. How
relieved Phyllis's mother viii be-
said Sister Marcy. How do you
know" said /.
"Phyllis's mother told me that she
had Ave letters from Australia this
morning" said our mother, as II no
further evidence was required.
"But !" said l.
Il could see by the way she said
it. or course she Is engaged"
"of course she Isl said Amy.
4 "of course" said Marcy. There
upon Withdrew, as was clearly in
tended to Withdraw from active part
in the conversation.
"one of the letters would be from
Phyllis" said Amy, written before
he proposed. She would say that it
was still raining and she was enjoy
ing herself frighdully and didn't
want to come home a bit. She would
write that in the afternoon, and they
would go out and post it together.
On the way back he would propose,
and she would write another letter
to catch the same mail. They would
go out and post that together She
would be SO pleased that she would
MT mind the extra stamp bit, and
he would think It was the incest pill
lar.box he had ever SEEN"
"Two," said Marcy. The third
would be from him, saying what a
lucky man he was, and what a sweet
girl Phyllis was, and might he come
to England to see Pyllls's mother,
and Phyllis said If he did he would
fall more in love with her than he
was with her, and what sweet girl
Phyllis was, and what lucky man
he was"
THE fourth would be from the
aunt, telling Phyllis's mother all
about his family, with just a post
script to say how glad Phyllis's moth
err will be and what blow it will be
to lose her daughter
"The fifth would be from the uncle.
with Just few words about the fin
ancal position and all the rest about
his cold"
whose cold?" l asked.
1.-THE uncle's of course. l suppose
Phyllis's mother will write to Phyl.
lis, saying she cannot bear the idea
of losing her."
Having sent her out for no other
purpose!"
q" and though she doesn't
want to spoil Phyllis's happiness she
cannot premise anything yet. Then
she will write to him a letter, more
kind than enthusiastic saying what
treasure Phyllis is, and that she
does not know whether she can see
her way to parting with her daugh-
ter"
Isn't it possible 2" said l,
boldly.
leave him alone; he is only man.
| wish he would go OH overeating
himself and not interfere in things
he doesn't understand, What shall
we wear.
My sisters went to tea with the
De Wintons in the afternoon with
INTENT and the De Wintons always
sup with the Priestleys on Sunday
nights. Violet Priestley is engaged
to Jack Hammond, and met Grace
Hammond in town on Monday after
noon.
Il nave SOue uSmb lOl SOut
said "if you will promise not to tell
a soul. l oughtn't really to tell any
one, but you are different" did
not promise anything, but that did
not seem to make any difference.
phyllis is engaged. Isn't is good
thing? Fancy, If she had been sent
out all the way to Austria for moth
ing"
l.
HE is a tall dark man with a
black moustache. His father is a
Judge, and his family is the Oldest
in the colony. Phyllis had written
to her mother about coming home,
and he went with her to post the
letter. On the way back she told
him what the letter was about
(wasn't it clever of her?) and he
proposed then and there. He has
written to Phyllis's mother, and
promised to settle on Phyllis
but / mustn't say how much. Phyl-
lis Is coming home at once, and he
is going to put his farm straight and
follow by the next boat. The we'd
ding will be- early in January, and
Immediately afterward they are go