The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17

| When we reached the street George
said
WHAT do you think Of her. ole
man? Nice giri-what?"
on, she'll do" replied without en-
thusiasm. You seem to like hel
prytty Well yourself, notice,
My shouldn't T." he returned
With some spirit.
From the way you went on
George, one would think you intended
marrying her ;lurs,h."
Who has d better right"
Me, for instance, because you prom
ised | should that is If l want to;
but am hot at all sure that | do.
She is remarkably charming girl
and all that; but marriage is serious
thing | have never thought much
about getting married-at least not
until YOU put it in my head the other
day Eut since have seen Sarah
we'll, George, you kIow how it is your
self
Yes, yes; krow how it is, Henry.
You go ahead marry her if she'll have
YOU. She is fiHe girl; she likes you.
She told me so herself. Win her,
Henry, and | shall be the first one to
come forward, lay my hands on your
heads, and say Bless you, my chill
dren; bless YOU
| considered it very decent of
George to leave the field to me in this
way. | really did think a lot about
Sarah in the next few days, and when
George and called on her again
Irted my best TO Impress her.
must have succeeded to some eX-
tent because Sarah was particularly
gracious TOW ard me- In fact, after
that George abandoned the quest alto
BctAer, and in remarkably short
time was taking her to theaters, and
We had little dinners together We
were, in lac,, 0elolA.ns tA.romoly well
acquainted and We're mighty we'll
pleased with each other.
Finally Sarah named the day, and
made me the happiest man in Chris
tendon. | didn't have the heart to tell
George about ii lor two weeks, though
| must confess | felt that he ought to
be informed II only in the interests Of
romance.
There was question in my mind
as to whether his triumph over me
in oar argument would Cvcrbaance
his disappointment In not winning
Sarah himself However, simply
had to tell him. so when | met him
in the street and the mood was on
me, took the plunge.
George said, that romance stuff
OF yours was not SO far out Of the way,
after all"
What romance stuff do you mean,
Henry" he asked. quite innocently
About Sarah, that day, you remem
bcr.
oh, yes, yes, What about it?"
Nothing. George only only well,
she has accepted me. What do you
think of that"
Think of it," returned George, ex
tending his hand Il think it's the
greatest ever. She's a fine girl, Henry,
and will mako you a good wife.
congratulate you with all my heart
He said this joyfully ana | Won
dered; but not for long George was
laughing.
We'll, really, don't see anything
SO amusing about 1t, said with some
resentment, for was puzzled at his
manner.
"Of course you don't, Henry; but
you will when | tell you all about it. F."
Spring II, then, instead Of laughing
like hyena" | answered hotly.
| had looked for sorrow on Georges
part, and instead OF that he seemed
merely amused. 1t wasn't according
to the rules.
Shake, Henry; we will soon be
cousins"
Cousins" | replied, a3tonished
Sure" said George. "Up to this
moment had quite forgotten to tell
you that Sarah and are related"
Then you knew her before?"
Sure thing"
but what about the girl in the blue
suit? What about her father out of
work, and her brother in the coal.
yard?"
"Sarah's father and her brother, of
course Who else?"
But who vas the girl in the blue
suit"
How do ! know? never saw her
before-you know as much about her
as | do That day | simply walked
round the corner and came back when
| got ready Sarah is my cousin
always thought | would like to have |
YOU for a relative, Henry, so brought
YOU and Sarah together Some ro-
nance What