Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-19

nlm. 1HoT WIS TIE time ueloTe dueo-
mobiles came. | am not IN favor OF
autos for counting purposes. There is
too much rapid motion. and the drivers
attention must be constantly on his
machine. to say nothing of his grip be-
ing on the steering wheel. Abel and
Sallie drove out in n box buggy behind
a lazy going horse. Everything per-
tanning to love in its early stages is
zephyr-like. though | admit the climax
or Il brief period just before the climax
may be in the nature of Il hurricane.
There was just Il suspicion of perfume
about Sallie. SO delicate that 1t could
only have come from articles that had
been kept in sandalwood drawers or.
more likely. in a mouchoir case. 1t
was very enhancing to Abel, and as
they rolled slowly I'VE the smooth
road. the reins lying loosely on the
horses back. Abel had nothing to think
of except the girl beside him.
Sallie had by this time come to the
most difficult part Of her work. Every
man doubtless thinks that some time
he will be married and have a home.
But marriage TO him Is like old age to
all of us. 1t isl mean it seems-far
distant. The bachelor thinks of the
present. Some men do not like to give
up their liberty for the obligations of
matrimony; some, who expect to do so
in time. never find a convenient sea-
son. All men must be won. Only
widowers or old bachelors. tired of
their bachelorhood. marry intention
ally.
Abel Rogers was looking forward to
the day when, having accumulated a
competence. he would settle down and
take a wife. 1t was the business of
Sallie Jones to break through this fu-
ture intention and make 1t a present
one And here, again, girls work shows
a similarity to mems work. Many men
who have good address and are excel
lent takers fail In putting through
schemes because they cannot bring the
person on whom they are working to
the point. Girls also often fail In land
ing a man whom they have got to the
waters edge.
Mr.. Rogers. having been brought
thus far. bid fair to remain with the
hook in his gills Topping about in the
water. The timid girl. having thus
far succeeded and being baked. would
remain in .statu quo. The rash girl
would jerk the line. break 1t. and the
fish would go swimming away merrily.
The wise girl would use a landing net
That is what Sallie Jones did. She
..ao1 - 1andfnr not Pint auaen a land.
ing net may be used carelessly or at
least in~judiciously. Miss Jones studied
out whatever she did. After a few
months of d~allying on the part of Mr..
Rogers she set up a rival-not a real.
bona ide rival. but one merely to ex-
cite a bit of suspicion. Indeed. by this
time she was considered by the young
men to belong to Abel Rogers, and 1t
was not easy for her to secure a rival.
Abel did not seem very much fright
ened. At any rate, he showed no sign
of being brought to terms. Perhaps
he was thinking that he couldn't afford
to marry or that, after all, 1t wouldn't
be such a hardship to let Sallie Jones
go to another.
The experiment having failed, Miss
Jones resolved upon another. She be-
came suddenly very gracious to Mr..
Rogers. At the same time he noticed
that whenever he asked her to go out
with him she made some excuse. 1t
| did not occur to him that the excuse
was net valid. He supposed he hap
pened to ask her at times when she
was engaged.
One evening Mr.. Rogers called on
Miss Jones and waited in the parlor
while he was announced. On a lounge
lay a piece Of white satin, a long white
veil and ONE orange blossoms. While
the gentleman was inspecting them, a
vague suspicion as to the reason for
their being there breaking through into
his brain, a maid entered hurriedly.
gathered up the articles mentioned and.
with a look at Rogers indicating that 1t
had not been intended he should have
seen them, carried them out of the
| room.
By this time it seemed to Mr.. Rogers
that he stood on the edge of a preci-
pice and was about to topple ven.
When the maid re-entered with a mes
sage from Miss Jones asking to be ex-
cused. since SIZE was very busy, he
caught at the mantel for support.
Could 1t be possible that the girl he
had beer banging about so long was
| going to be married?
The proper thing for Mr.. Rogers to
do was to excuse the lady on whom he
had called and go away. He did no
such thing. He sent a message to her
begging her to see him for only a few
moments.
She came. To carry out her supposed
plan she should be in sewing dress.
She knew better. She wore the most
becoming costume for ordinary wear
she possessed. When she saw Mr..
Rogers looking as If the bottom had
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