Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-03

| Iheu oohl waste your time falk,,,
to me-" 1 retorted. 'hs
Things were going SO much IN -
liking that 1 felt free to drive a 49,
village and have my lawyer draw :.
a new will and attend to yarious o.,. y
tangled legal affairs.
Twas somewhat absorbing. becsu..
that lawyer thinks he must do tbins.
In certain way. but l know wba, ;
want, and my ways always best
These matters preoccupied nv IN.
so much that didn't have much III
sure to give to the young folks pa,r,.
monial arrangements, which I .u,
posed were progressing ACCORDING -
the lines I'd laid out But when youny
Holbrook burst into my presence. Ioos'
ing kind Of wild and detected, saw :,
once I'd have to give more time To h,s
affairs.
Whats the matterT'
He splashed round the room desner
ately.
I'm six feet tall, broad .sborlderss
proporionately. look manly enough.
don't ~ he demanded angrily. 81
never thought BY worst enemy could
say l wasn't masculine. But Luere
treats me as If were sentimental and
silly and-effeminate. I've tried N
every way imaginable, but somehow I
can't get at 1.-THE proposal, I mean.
She won't walk or drive with me any
more; she won't let me get near the
subject This afternoon | made IN
my mind I'd say it somehow. And
where did I find her? In the barn.
experimenting the packing Of the egg
crates! You don't want your niece to
spend her time in the barn counting
eggs-now, do you, Mrs. Thayern
Its just as well to keep our own
figures as to how many eggs the men
ship. when there's nothing more i'm
portant on hand" I answered sageiy.
He dissented impatiently.
well. said to her: I've some
thing awfully important want to say
to you. Can't you give me little time
aloneY She sent the man and maid
away, and then she whirled round with
her watch out We've got to get these
crates off for the afternoon train she
declared. I can give you Just five
minutes. Now, say what you want
Hang it all, how can a man propose
across a dozen crates Of eggs"
had suspected this practical trait In
Luella, but never dreamed 1t had de-
veloped to this extent I seized my
gold headed cane and pounded vigor-
ously.
"Luella, come herer'
The girl came, flushed from running.
''Luella, give this young man more
than FIVE minutes. He wants to marry
you"
IL love your he stammered.
"Luella, will you have meY
mol" cried Luella furiously.
"Neverr'
"Hoity toityp / exclaimed in anger.
"Of course you'll have him, Luella.
I've made up my mind to it won't
be gainsaid."
81 won't be married offhand to the
first stranger who pitches himself
across our front door yardr' cried Luz
ella passionately, her eyes widening.
.T won't-I won't-I wOn't!"
Twas amazed at Luella. Never have
I seen such display of obstinate pig
headedness in any individual, and aft
er l had made up my mind to this adj
yantageous marriage the first day
saw the young man. 1t was prepos-
ferrous!
L stamped my cane upon the noor'
% -na aaQl m
'Luella," I said with fnality, Il nave
decided 1t is most advantageous ior
you to marry Dudley A HolbrookN
Hold on" the young man interrupt
ed; I'm not Dudley A. HoIbrooK-
He's the rich New Yorker"
1t always irritates me to be inter-
rupted. particularly by young people.
And this interruption was especiaHy
ANNOYING. as it made Luella flare up.
She turned on me like a whirlwlnd'
'It serves you right, Aunt Myra'
that he isn't the rich Dudley Hoi.
brook. 1t shows you the fuhlity OIL
such sordid MISUNDERSTANDING 10
marry a girl off in that way-your own
niece. too--it's outrageous"
Something caught in Luellas voice.
and the tears brimmed over In ber
brown ewes. Waterworks don't a1ect
me, but the young man sprans toward
her eagerly.
"Luella. did you turn me down oe
cause you thought l was the Duu'ey
a. Holbrook?"
"Yes," came in nuffied tones from
LuelIa's averted head.
"WiI you reconsider now thar you
know I'm just Dudley HolorooK anu
I love you?"
LuelIa's brown eyes met his eager
gaze. and the anger died away !.
them. Then she flung back her neau
and looked at me detiantly.
.Yesm her voice rang out triiH-
phantly. ,.h.
But. bless you. only laughed WIN
In myself. for. as / said in the oeeih'
ming. know my own think-best Is
deal better than anybody else's thinA-
best.
And Ia known for long time tnat
the young man wasn't the Dudley H'F
brook.
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