Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-12

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"'Tis morning .nd the days are long!'
Assuming that she wants him. And
you and he have been good friends,
haven't Won? You had good times on
the other side. Aud while Cecilia was
in town assisting Providence in finding
your aunt a cook YOU went walking
with him"
Il did, | did, Knocked Hezeliiah
And why do you suppose | did,"
Because Wiggy's the best of fellows,
solid, substantial citizen who raises
wheat to make bread cut of"
And angel food and ginger cookies"
added Hezekiah, feeling absently in
the pockets of her coat mo. Chin
neys, you're nice boy and you don't
yell like a wild man when feather
buster hits you in the dark. but there
are some things You don't know yet"
Il am here to grow wise ut the feet
of Hezekiah, daughter of kings Open
the book of wisdom and teach me the
alphabet, but don't be sad If | balk at
the grammar"
Il never knew all the alphabet my
self" said HeZekiah dolefully Then
she laughed abruptly II was bounc-
ell from two converts and no end of
Hudson river and Fifth avenue educa-
ton shops"
THE brutality of that. Hezekiah.
wrngs my heart. Pet You are the
best teacher ever had. and thought
| was educated when | met you. But
had only been to school, which is
different Not until the first time our
eyes met, not until that supreme mo-
ment"-
Mr.. Ames," HeZekiah interrupted
i'll the happiest possible imitation of
Miss Octavia'S manner IF YOU think
that, because | am poor lone girl
who knows nothing of the great, wide
world, | am Il fair mark for your ca
jolery | assure you that you were new
er more mistaken in your life"
you oughtn't to mimic your aunt.
1t isn't respectful. and besides. you
have something to tell me What's all
this rumpus about Ceciia's silver
memorandum book? Suppose we dis
cuss that and get through with it,"
You see" she began earnestly. Pm
going to tell you something. and yet
I'm not going to tell you so far as
you and have gone you've been toll
erably satisfactory. If | didn't think
you had some wits in your head
shouldn't have bothered with you at
all. That's frank. isn't it?"
1T certainly is. But I'm terribly
fused for fear may not be equal to
this new ordeal"
IF you fail we shall never meet
again; that's all there is to that Now
listen real hard. You know something
about it already. but not the main
point Aunt Octayia got father to con
sent to let her marry MS off Cecilia
and me- Cecilia. being older. came
/ first | was to keep out Of the way,
and father ana were not to come to
! Aunt OctayiaS new house up there or
NEEDLE in any way While we were
/ abroad | was treated rs a little girl
and not as Il grOwnup ut all. But. you
see, I'm really nineteen, and some of
/ Cecilia's suitors were nice to me when
we were travelling They were nice to
me on Cecllia's account. You know
"Of course. You're so hard to look
at it must have been painful to them
to be nice to you-aImost like taking
poison! Go on. HcZeklah,'
you needn't interrupt me like TINT
Well as part Of the understanding and
Cecilia agreed to t.she thought she
! had to for papa's sake-she was to
marry a particular man. DO you I'M
derstand me-a particular man? Aunt
Octavia gave her "A little notebook
she bought it at a shop in Paris ut the
time Cecilia consented to the plan
and she was to keep sort Of diary 50
that she'd know when the right man
turned up Now we viii drop the note
book for a minute. only I'll say that
Cecilia was 10 keep the book all 10
herself and not show it 10 any one.
not even to Aunt Octavia you know.
until the right man had asked Cecilia
to marry him. Now who do you sup
pose, Mr.. Ames, that man isf'
To be Continued