Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-05-08

tircly out Of the question"
swell, for goodness sake let us
worry il now and get it over what
ever il is, and then we can enjoy our
tea"
"Well, firstly" Joan said, would
YOU mind Mr.. Tudor coming with
us p
"Why certainly ] should mind.
And why in the name Of everything
that's sensible should you want to
cart that ass down for to be getting
in everybody's way?"
"He's not an ass, Hughie, and /
assure you he can be quite giddy and
festive. And you see it's like this"--
with little saintlike sigh Of resig-
nation-'I may be engaged to him
by Sunday, and that's what / want
you to help me to decide about"
'Well, of all the acts of GOODNESS I
ever heard of this takes the biscuit
to lure me here to advise you as
to marrying another man."
'But why this outburst, Hughie ?
l thought you liked me-"
go, did you, indeed? Well, then,
you we're mistaken, for l have no lik-
ing for you, and / should have moth
ing but hatred and contempt if you
were to marry that Brighter, or any
body else"
"But, Hughie, dear, you don't
want me to be an old maid, do youY'
"No; | want you to marry me as
you gave me reason to suppose you
would"
ooh, Hughie, you must have been
dreaming, then, or | must have been
browsing or drinking or something,
for how could you support me and
dress me and amuse me? You have
only got enough for your own needs,
and I've got nothing, but heaps and
heaps of needs, and l do so love
purple and fine linen.' Hughie,
dear, am greedy, too, and love nice
out-of-season goodies and sparkling
wines and lollies and things. Of
course you know l would hundred
times rather marry you than Mr.
Tudor, but he is quite decent per-
son, and 1 am, in fact, quite fond Of
him. And just think, Hughie, of all
the lovely Paris frocks l could have
and the scrummy things 1 could dc
and the frantic envy could arouse
in the breasts of my dearest foes
and the way l could strut and pat.
ronize and snub people who had beer
horrid to me, and / could be so nice
to my friends who gave me good adj
vice like you, Hughie. They coulC
come in their scores and scores tC
borrow from me because / should get
father to see that Mr.. Tudor made
me a huge allowance, even enough
for that, and, Hughie, you must see
surely that it would be simply a
splendid match for me. But,
Hughie," so softly and cooingly,
"what would you do with an extrav-
agant, ungodly wife like me if |
were to decline this-brilliant alliance
and marry you instead?"
81 should love and cherish her and
sail away with her to some country
where | could labor and live for her,
and | would make her as happy as
the happiest woman in the whole
world.
ooh, Hughie, what fun; and you
are a darling! And l may tell you
now that | was only piling on the
agony about my extravaganza and
greed and general odiousness just to
put things before you and eos it
seemed only fair to give Mr.. Tudor's
proposal every chance; but, honestly,
| don't believe l should mind a bit
being poor with you and, after all, it
is ones own affair chiefly who one
marries, so l just will marry you,
Hughie," jumping into his out
stretched arms. "But, snakes alive
won't the announcement give rise to
occurrences when mother comes in p
Exchange.