The herald., 1914-04-02
AProposltlon,
Not aProposal
By EUNlCE BLAKE


~, ,.r,.i,,., th,,.. whom they have long
r.,,,,,,,, a,,d mr.. proue 10 take VI with /
'...,,.., ~. a,,,air,ance that 80 large
~ ,,r.,.,r,i,,, If rprria,,., turn out
,,.,r I ,,,s.rr had narrow escape.
an, r,rlrv wife and the mother Of
,r,ir,Ir,, and rat II WAS all arranged
,ha. .borrd marry
III. +. rho ,v,y II h,npeu.d was
% rIovr,.,ta of Mark Warren. knew
him "a we'll As if ne had been my
hro,b.r II. was prarticaI sort Of
/ ,r,o,,.,.,a 49,, r,r ,s ro,lld see. devoid
! ~, ro,,,,,,o Whom H.. was twrutv-ouc
md ,,roptv ne ono day said to me.
/ "Sua Won and / IA order To- fulfill
+ 81, desirable destiny. must marry some
/ ono WHY nor marry each other: You
will know what YOU are getting and 80
! will |"
! -rn,, y.,s gu n. said lust think OF
,,rr.ir.r o. , .rirl like that, not word
,t,,,. lo,... r,t,ir.r hut the bare state.
,,,,,, ,b,t va, ,vould better marry each
,,n,r than some one We didn't know
,,,,,,L obout inst said To him:
..,torL | yorId as soon marry
-,...l,1,r, Indian a. man who would
,,ra,o.o rlr thar No sir: when |
r,,orr,. IN marry some one love"
Ua smiled and knew he had ex-
,o,.,od about wbat | had given him.
10 didn't nusb the matter. and not
long after that Howard Perkins came
along and captivated all the girls in
town With all the others. / liked him.
Norr sou what WAS in the wind and
o,l.od mo ono day who was my new
ED fr;ond toId him that Mr.. Per
Lins had becn introduced to me Mt one
~ Tho assembly dances and | had
hoon to,d that no came Of an excellent
Family
'', n- a.. ,,,, Howard Perkins
.-,.aI 3d., ,,ta,,d GEORGE Monroe
! So, ,,.,, NOT worry aristocratic
'iy-' ~, bad ,bo ort ~ making
, 1891, =, iaa.. n, ,,.os - hail fol.
'l.v'''. IN ~. ,,.f,h or.orrhodv and
4 ~" an % aa,. ono 10 soon.
- ha,a . c,root ADMIRATION for Mr..
W. ~ -, AL ga mo thot no was one
80 -. -, Ia, ,,,,,,. mot Tho
j 1-,,I. no., .L,t I1ovrord Perkins and
d -, ,,.or,, ~ nrr bousa q
i $3.50 doai Nar,, Warren didn't seem
o. - fa,,.,. ,,f+,,o, of thon-throurh zeal.
e o,,sr srnnosad-ond came very sci
j 49,, Ono do, no ioined mo on the
7, .traot and said.
- eos, horo ,,ro STRANGERS com
, i,, 80 500 Won Frequently Don't bt
j. ms S,:.r - 60 trIst oithor of thou
], -. b,,,,+;,,,, I'm ,boir racords"
n ..nt ,,,,,,,a,o ,o, moan IN war;
T. 49,, 1t. ,,r,.ipr any ono whom
- t,,.o No. l.,ny,.r ali my life and whC
.c -,-,,,r5 ,ronoso ~ marry mo 70 say,
ID -. ..,,,,, ,,ol.irr n matrimonial
% bIurder"
e. - CO" bo ronISF with one o
,r ,boso tontoIizirg smiles of his. an,
lc 80, mo
y uo,,.ord p,rrirs carried mo right of
-. mn, foot There was something yer,
10 r,S.inatinc about him. Besides. h
" took mo out a great deal He had
ID way of spending money as though
te had no yaIue for ANYTHING except I
&C. purchase luxuries. He proposed TO m
n. and | accented him.
% one day when Mr. Monroe an
~ Howard and | we're together HOwar
Ia said to me:
,.c 81 would like TO leave an envelOp
he with YOU containing $500 It's afte
!, ! bank hours and | have to GO out wit
ge some fellow this evening and be up Il
ooT after midnight
as | told him that would keep II fC
an him, but would not be responsible l'
ali il. whereupon he stepped up 10 I'll
e. clock and. opening a door III IT, pun
r,. roll of bills inside. remarhlhS Ih'
Is they would be as safe there is au.
m, where. ana no one heeu ue 'e>PohS
nd bic Tor them
-F lie Ieit us SOON al'cI 'n'' 1i''" !,
as an appointment WIN no" "iu lo' =
c5 next day. ho"aru uiheu WIN u' ~
ala not leave me tl'l 'ate III '"e e,s
III Ing. Nheh we paileu "t '"I w.
tn niue uteaiiieu 'n"' 1t was '''' ''''' -
a Wouiu SEE "iui'
at Inc next uloliilnS l 'o'" up
on paPe' anu 'e"u u '"e - -. 49,,
OF Eullloilu ruS"'', W. me VI.
OF fo"aiu erhlii'' i'"u ''" 20,
ali checAs Oh o"iiNH VIII -"
md iuiiuS anu otiei wise >" NUNS
IlN | nad redu lnuS lar WITCH my u''