Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-08-13
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There is q popular fallacy that TO
aance passed away with the decease
q Brian de Bois Guilbert" said
George, but I differ. There Is Just
- much real. dyedinthe-wooi TO
1ance right here In little old New
Hsrk today, this minute. as ever ran
vssnd loose in the good old days y
cavalry"
-That may all be-" I said. but you
have to admit that the ancient prac-
In OF grabbing . lady by the back
Aslr and toting her OF to the ancestral
stronghold has been obsolete for some
ssu years."
You are right, and you are wrong,
vstumed the intrepid George. You
are right in that there Is q difference
n method. but wrong in that the prac'
iise. modified to meet modern 10
nraads, still obtains"
-Shucks, You can't prove It"
NOT Well. do you know that
young lady in blue that Just passed
~ and Is this minute crossing the
street about a block ~away-there. op-
poaite the cigar store!"
4 don't know her"
Neither do l." said George; but
Fin going to get acquainted and. Just
. show you how that little romance
Sessoa Of mine works out. | will catch
- to her and speak TO her in the In
terests Of romance. Wait here"
1 have known George for years. as
years ago. and l respect him: but now
and then l almost question his san
~. 1t is his disposition to emulate
tks foolish man who rushes in where
veilbehaved angels fear to tread.
Al | saw him round the corner in
Dsrsuit Of the young lady in the blue
suit. l expected to be called upon
ktef to identify him In some police
station, and possibly be held myself
Tor admitting that / ven knew him
So I waited where he left me. and In
twenty minutes or SO he returned.
His first words were: We'll, l
guess. old man. youu have to hand 1t
b me. The young lady's name Is
Sarah. her brother works in q coal
gard. she has a younger sister going
- school. and her father is out OF
Sork l also know her last name and
where she lives, and l have promised
u try to find a job for her father.
IS0u's that?'
But, George" l said, how does all
III prove the case OF romance! What
has q got to do with Sarah and
hsr brother and her younger sister
aaA her father. who Is out Of worky
what's the answer"
Henry" returned George with q
ote Of sadness in his voice, you have
o soul. Here Is how II works out: !
y 10 her house and meet her father:
T. get him q Job. Gratitude-they
think little George IN q vest-pocket edi-
tsss OF Paradise Regained.' Then you
cone In the scene-with me. l intro.
daee you; you fall in love with Sarah
ssd marry her. See?"
Yes l laughed. that is romance,
al right: but you r barking up the
wrong tree when you think you can
marry me on to the divine Sarah.
n~hsolutely refuse to be delivered,
boand and addressed to prove your
eostentions. SO you may marry Sarah
yourself. IL you please.
That isn't my idea" returned
George,
Ills mine" / answered, and then
ne talked about something else.
Some days passed. and l quite for
Eot about the incident until one after.
sc1s George called me on the tele-
thsae and told me that the time was
ripe for me to be presented to Sarah.
tie had. in fact. made an engagement
tor hotk OF us to call on her that even.
ne- I insisted that / would not 60:
bat finally George won me over. and
tueut.
On the way there. George mentioned
sethiug about matrimony. nor did be
speak OF Sarah at all except to say
that her father, on his recommends,
ifaa. had got O. job. He didn't go into
details. and I didn't care enough to
ask him.
must admit though, that az We
sat In the parior. where we had been
ushered by Sarah's mother. I awaited
The coming Of Sarah with some curl
csify. This was ~pardonable, for, even
MI didn't intend to marry her in or
der 10 prove a point for George, al
seast ! could be decent to her. and
had a perfect right to wonder about
Der all I pleased.
. noticed that the little parloi
tooked mighty neat and comfortable
bst showed traces of a limited income
I u was a typical fiat parlor. ever to thu
piaBo and the picture of father on thu
TaH.
Sarah came.
She could not be said to have en-
tered the room; she Just drifted int
u. snd. believe me. she was there.
NV that at once.
Sarah played. and George praiset
her iefusiveiy. She sang and Georg'
sesry passed away laudlng her. sh,
talked. and George hung on ever,
How Huxley Chose a Name.
In a letter to Sir Michael Foster
Hurley tells him the derivation Of tn,
rane OF the hOuse-now about to b,
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