The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-21

from reading my books or absorbing
m! manuscripts or
Heaven is my witness. ! don't read
your books. and ! merely correct your
manuscripts. God knows there Is no
romance in that. You are IN love.
Now. what are you going to do
about it:'
DO about it," | demanded.
You can't go on In this way. you
KNOW" he said relentlessly. "She
WON'T
why. you blithering IDIOT" roared.
do you know what you are saying?
I'm not in love with anybody. My
heart isis But never mind! Now.
listen to me. Fred. This nonsense has
got to cease. | won't have it. Why.
she's already got a husband. She's
had all she can stand in the way Of
husb"-
Rubbish! She can stand q husband
or two more. II you are going to look
at it in a literal way. Besides, she
hasn't a husband. She's chucked him
Good radiance. too. Now, do you i'm
agine for a single instant that a beau.
titul. adorable young woman of TWEEN
y.three Is going to spend the rest OF
her life without a man? Not much:
She's free to marry again. and she
will"
Admitting that to be true. why
should she marry me?"
Il didn't say she was In love with
you. | said you were in love with
her,"
"Oh." l said. and my face fell. ~
see!"
He seemed to be considering some
thing. After a few seconds he nodded
his head decisively. "Yes. l am sure
of it. If the right nan gets her she'll
make the finest. sweetest wife in the
world. She's never had a chance to
show what's really in her. She would
be adorable. wouldn't she"
The sudden question caught me IN
awares.
she wouldv | said. with conviction
WELL" said he slowly and deliber
ately, why don't you set about It.
then?"
He was so ridiculous that l thought
for the fun of it I'd humor him.
! Assuming that you are right in re
gard to my feelings toward her, Fred
what leads you to believe that ! would
stand IA chance of winning her?" 1t
was a silly question, but / declare !
hung on his answer with a tenseness
that surprised me.
why not! You are good looking. a
gentleman. a celebrity and a man.
Bless my soul. she could do worse"
but you forget that | am-Iet me
see-thirty five. and she is but twenty
three"
ITO Offset that she has been mar
ried and unhappy. That brings her
about up to your level. should say.
Her father ought to pay what be
owes. he gave a million to get one
husband for her. He ought to give a
million to be rid of him. so that she
could marry the next one without put.
ting him to any expense whatsoever
l told her | thought it was the cheap
est and quickest way out OF 1t. and
she said. I wonder!"
"Have you been discussing her mos,
sacred affairs with her. you blfther
ing
mo, sir" said he. with dignity. "She
has been discussing them with me-"
have no recollection OF what ! said
as l stalked out of the DON BE call
ed out after me-. somewhat ~pleadingly
! thought:
ASK Britton what he has to sa!
about it."
Things had come to a pretty pass
Couldn't a gentleman be polite ant
agreeable to a young and charming
lady whom circumstances had throw
in his way without having his motives
mi%sconstrued by a lot Of shopping
idiotic menials whose only zest In lff'
sprung from a temperamental tenden
cy to belittle the big things and en-
large upon the small ones?
Unexpectedly ! met Britton!
"Britton. what's all this gossip ! hea
going the rounds Of the castle behin'
my back?" exclaimed.
Confound him. he looked pleased
Its quite true. sir; quite true"
"Quite true" | roared. what
quite true. sir?"
isn't It. sir?" he asked. dismayed
isn't what?'
II mean 10 say. sir. isn't 1t trne?"
MY Cod" ! cried. throwing up NJ
hands in hopeless despair. "YOu~yo
wait! I'm going to get to the hot
tom Of this. | want the truth. Brit
ton. Who put It into that c%onfounde
head Of yours that | erin low
with the countess? Speak! Who di
it,"
He lowered his voice. presumably bt
cause I had dropped mine to a yer
loud whisper. | also had glanced owe
both shoulders.
Begging your pardon. sir. but
must be honest. sir, It was you q
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