Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-17

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II should like to know why not. IF
you say I'm jealous Of Cecilia now or
Tint I ever was | shall be very. very
angry. for It's not true"
mo. You sev things very differently
now. You old me only last night that
T|~o'1sa might hsve Hartley Virgins.
Assuming tina she VANS him. AND
you and he have been good friends.
haven't you? You had good times on
the other side. And while Cecilia WIS
In town assisting Providence in finding
your aunt II cook you ven walking
with him"
~ did. l didr' mocked Hezeklsh.
And why do you suppose | did,"
because Wtggy's the best Of fellows.
a solid, substantial citizen who raises
wheat to make bread ont Of"
And angel food and ginger cookies"
added Hezekiah. feeling sbsentiy in
the pockets of her co;~ NO. Chin
neys. you're a nice boy and o don't
yell like a wild man when a feather
duster hits you In the dark. hut there
are some things you don't know yet"
II am here to grow wise at the feet
Of Hezekiah. daughter of kings. OIa,n
the book Of wisdom and teach the the
alphabet. but don't be sad If l baik ut
the grammar"
Il never knew all the alphabet my
self" said Hezekiah dolefully. Then
she laughed abruptly. IL was bonpc-
ed from two converts and no enc Of
Hudson river and Fifth avenue educa-
ton shops"
THE brutality Of that. Hezekiah.
wrings my heart. Yet You are the
best teacher | eve had. and | thought
was educated when ] met yon. But
! had only been to school. which X
different. Not until the first time our
eyes met. not until that supreme mo-
ment"-
MIR. Ames." Hezekiah Interrupted
in the happiest possible imitation of
Miss Octavia's manner. IF you think
that. because | am a poor lone girl
who knows nothing Of the great. wide
world. ! am a fair mark for your en-
Jolery I assure you that you were new
err more mistaken In your life."
"YOu ouehtB't to mimic your aunt.
1t isn't respectful. and. besides. you
have something to tell me. Whats all
this rumpus about Ceciiia's silver
memorandum book? Suppose we dis
cuss that and get throughL with it,"
You see." she began earnestly. LIN
going to tell You something. and yet
ytp, mt rpf,,y fN knIf -nY -. f,. 80,
you and I have zone you've been tot
erably satisfactory. II ! 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. Bnt I'm terribly
fused for fear l may not he equal to
this new ordeal"
IF you fail we shall never meet
again: that's NIL there IL to that. Now
listen real hard. You know something
about It already. hut not the main
point. Aunt Octavia got father to con
sent to let her marry us oT-CecI'ia
and me. Cecilia. being older. came
first. | was to keep ont 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 a. a little giri
and not an o grownup at all. But. you
see. I'm really nineteen. and orn Of
Cecilia's suitors We're nice to ME wher
we were ira Yelling. They were nice to
me on Cecilia's account. Won know"
"Of ourse You're 10 hard to look
at 1t must have been painful to them
to be nice to you-almost Hike taking
poison. Go IN. Hezekiah!"
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 n particular man. 30 you I'm
derstand me-a particular man? Aunt
Octavia ave her Il little notebook
she bought it at a shop In Paris at the
time Cecilia consented TO the plan To-
and she was to keep a sort Of diary 80
that she'd know when the right man
turned ND. Now we will drop the note
book for a minute. only I'll say TINT
Cecilia was to keep the book all to
herself and not show 1t to any one.
not ever to Aunt Octa via. you know.
until the right man had asked Cecilia
to marry him. Now who do you sup
pose, Mr.. Ames. that man isT"
(To Exa Continued