The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-01

Assuming that she wants him. And
you and he have been good friends.
haven't you? You had good times on
the other side. And while Cecilia was
| In town assisting Providence In fi"dinG
your aunt cook you went walking
| with him"
IL did. did, Knocked lIezekiah.
"And why do you suppose dit:"
because Wiggy's the best oi fellows.
a solid. substantial citizen who raises
| wheat to make bread ont OF"
"And angel food and ginger cook les. g
added Hezekinh. feeling ab-cntly In
the pockets Of her cont. mo. Chin.
| neys. you're nice hoy and you don't
| yell like a wild man when u feather
| duster hits you In the dark. but there
are some things you don't know yet"
81 nm here to grow wise at the feet
OF Hezekiah. daughter OF kings. Open
the book Of wisdom and teach me the
alphabet, but don't be sad II I balk ut
the grammar"
II never knew all the alphabet my.
SELF" said Hezekiah dolefully. Then
she laughed abruptly. II was bounc.
ed from two converts and no end Of
Hudson river and Fifth avenue educa.
ton shops
THE brutality OF that. Hezekiah,
wrings my heart Yet you are the
best teacher ! ever had. md I thought
! was educated when I met you. But
! had only been TO school, which Ia
different Not until the nrst time our
eyes met. not until that supreme mo-
ment"-
MIR Ames." Hexekiah Interrupted
In the happiest possible Imitation Of
Miss Octnvia's manner. III you think
that. because am poor lone girl
who knows nothing Of the great wide
world. am a fair mark for your ca.
jolery assure you that you were new.
er more mistaken In your hfe."
"You oughtn't to mimic your aunt.
II Isn't respectful. and. besides. you
have something to tell me. What's all
this rumpus about Cecilia'a silver
memorandum bookl Suppose we dis.
cuss that and get through with It."
"You see." she began earnestly, "I'm
going to tell you something. and yet
I'm not going to tell you. So far az
you and ] have gone you've been tol.
erably satisfactory. lf l didn't think
you had some wits In your head !
shouldn't have bothered with you at
all. That's frank. Isn't it?''
ut certainly is. But I'm terribly
fused for fear may not be equal to
this new ordeal"
III you fail we shall never meet
again; that's all there Is to that. Now
listen real hard. You know something
about 1t already. but not the main
point. Aunt Octavia got father to con.
sent TO let her marry us Off Cecilia
and me. Cecilia. being older. came
first. was to keep out Of the way.
and father and were not to come to
| Aunt Octavia's new house up there or
NEEDLE In any way. While we were
abroad | was treated as a little girl
and not as Il grOwnup Mt 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 Cecilia's account. you know"
| vi COuTSt. lou re 30 uuTu 10 look
at 1t must have been painful to them
to be nice to you-almost like taking
poison! Go on. Hezeklah"
"You needn't interrupt me like that.
Well, as part of the understanding. and
Cecilia agreed to it-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 little notebook
she bought II at shop In Paris at the
time Cecilia consented to the plan
and she was to keep sort Of diary so
that she'd know when the right man
turned up. Now we will drop the note
book for a minute. only I'll say that
Cecilia was to keep the book all to
herself and not show 1t to 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 isr'