Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-01
The Evening Story
Her Unknown
Adrnirer
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Gwendolins Truvers. who was ready
to b wooed and won for q wife, met
George Merryman. who straightway
caught her fancy. MIR. Merryman was
attentive to her for time. then sailed
of to sip honey from another flower.
One day Mrs. Travers said:
Gwen. what has become Of George
Merryman?'
Gone over to the enemy"
"What enemyr
Louise Childs. She has been angling
for him while he has been paying at.
tention to me ana finally hooked him."
And what have you been doing
meanwhi!ev
'Nothing II he prefers Louise !
don't see how can help It"
And 80 you are content to have .
designing girl take your lover away
from you?"
II am above design In such matters"
"Yes, you are made Of too good stun
to take an unfair advantage Of rival.
but you can at least act a. though you
still considered George friend. or l
can do It for you. I'm going to invite
him to dinner"
"Oh. mamma, dontv'
There was no reply to this. Mrs.
Travers went to her writing desk.
wrote the invitation and sent 1t to Mr..
Merryman. 1t was accepted and on
the appointed evening the gentleman
appeared duly clad In his ''glad rags"
and a rose in his buttonhole. He look
ed rather proud of himself. for he could
not but regard the invitation an effort
to draw him back to his flrst allegiance
and 1t nattered him.
Louise received him as graclously a.
II he had not suddenly dropped from
being attentive to her and begun to
buzz another girl. As she was too
proud to go after him. she was too
! proud to let him see that his change
! hurt her. She did her best to act nat
urally and friendly and succeeded.
Those were all the conditions re-
Quired.
| There was no other guest present.
except Mr.. Merryman, and the dinner
went OF much more pleasantly than
might have been expected. The truth
is that young men are usually drlfters.
To a girl the matter Of her settlement
with the man abe Is to marry is an
important epoch In her life. The man
usually doesn't count on settling.
Many men don't wish to settle. and
some would run away from a settle
ment. George Merryman enjoyed the
preliminaries of matrimony. but had
no use for the article itself.
All was going pleasantly at the din
ner when there came ring, and a
servant brought in a box addressed In
a mans hand to Louise Merry weather
bearing the trade name Of a well
known florist. Opening 1t, there lay
supply Of cut flowers.
"why. there's no card with It." ex-
claimed Louise.
Mrs. Travers paid no more attention
to the matter than If her daughter re-
ceived flowers every day. The good
lady was giving q servant orders con-
corning the dessert which was about
to be brought in.
Mamma" said Louise. enllvened
with pleasure and curiosity, "some one
has sent me q box Of flowers anony-
mously."
"well. my dear, you needn't fear but
the sender will turn up in time.
Young men don't make such offers to
young ladies without intending to get
the credit Of the gift"
Louise was puzzled and could not
help showing her citation Mt the atten-
ton from her unknown admirer. She
shifted several Of the flowers success
sively, then had the courtesy to offer
one to Mr.. Merryman. He took It and
laid It on the table beside him. Pres
emily he handed 1t back to her. saying:
Excuse me; appreciate your gift
but l don't like to accept flower sent
by an admirer. The flowers were in
tended for you, not for me-"
There was q touch Of bitterness In
his tone and his manner when he said
this that smacked Of pique, to say
nothing Of downright Jealousy. Louise
looked serious, and her mother re-
proved the butler. who had brought the
box into the dining room.
Hereafter. James," she said to him.
"when anything comes to the house
while We are at dinner you will leave
It in the hall till we have finished"
Merryman had come to dine with his
friends. feeling that he should exert
himself to act cordially. After the
flower episode he found it dincult. In
the first place. Louise had shown no
feeling at his dropping her. and. In the
second. some one was evidently ready
to take his place. After dinner he and
she were left alone By her mother.
After saying little or nothing for some
time. with a scowl on bis face. Merry
man broke forth:
IT'S all bosh for you to say yos
don't know from whom those doves
came. Doubtless the fellow sepds
them 20 often that its not necessary
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