Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-04-29

no SOmeIQIn uSeIul, are ye!
| He braced himself and went on: 81
am going to ask a very charming
young lady to marry me. Eh?"
Are ye?
81 am"
what do We think o. that, now"
'And-who-do-yo u-think-it-is!"
He waited, wondering if she would
guess correctly. 1t would be so help
full if only she could.
| But she was so unexpected.
81 couldn't guess it in hundred
years. Alaric-ralely couldn't"
"Oh, try! Do try" he urged.
II couldn't think who'd marry you
indade | couldn't Mebbe the poor
girls blind Is tina -
Cant you guess: No? Really"
mo. Pm tellin' We. Who is it?'
Your
Then she leaned back against the
balustrade and laughed long and un-
restrainedly She laughed until the
tears came coursing down her cheeks.
Alaric was at first nonplused Then
he grasped the situation in its full sig
nifcance. 1t was just a touch Of hys-
terra He joined her and laughed heart
lily as well.
"Ahav' he cried between laughs.
That's splendid sign. Splendid! I've
always been told that girls cry when
they're proposed to-"
''Sure, that's what I'm doin'.' gasped
Peg 'I'm cryin'-laughin' Sure,
think I'd rather have Michael. my ter
rier-if you don't mind
He started forward "Oh. come, l
say! You don't mean that! Think
just for one moment-of the advan-
tagesr
IF We don't mind" replied Peg
meekly.
To her amaZement the gloom lifted
took a deep breath. looked at her in
genuine relief and cried out heartily:
81 say You're a brick! It's really aw-
fully good of you. Some girls in your
position would have Jumped at me
positively jumped. But you-why,
you're a genuine little hall marked Al
brick! I'm extremely obliged to you"
He took her little hand and shook it
warmly.
You're plucky little girl, that's
what you area plucky-little-girl
I'll never forget it-never If there is
anything 1 can do-at any time-any-
where-call on me. I'll be there-right
on the spot
"Bless you, cousin. You've taken
an awful load off my mind. was
really worried. had to ask you.
Promised to. See you before you go!"
y y
On the Both day of June Mr.. Mont
gomery Hawkes. glanced at his ap-
pointments for the following day and
found the entry, Mrs. Chichester.
Scarboro-in re Margaret O'Connell."
He accordingly sent a telegram to
Mrs. Chichester, acquainting her with
the pleasant news that she might ex-
pect that distinguished lawyer on July
l to render an account of her stew
ardship Of the Irish agitator's child.
He was shown into the music room
and was admiring genuine Greuze
when Mrs. Chichester came in.
She greeted him tragically and mo-
toned him to seat beside her.
"Well?" he smiled cheerfully. "And
how is our little protegee?"
"Sit down." replied Mrs. Chichester
somberly.
THANK YOU"
He sat beside her, waited moment,
then, with some sense of misgiving.
asked, ''Everything going we'll, hope?
Far from it, And Mrs. Chichester
shook her head sadly. ''She wants to
leave us today. She has ordered cab.
She is packing now
Dear, dearr' CALCULATED the Devil
dered solicitor. Where is she going"
"Back to her father"
"How perfectly ridiculous!
But don't be uneasy" he replied cas-
lily; "she will stay. May / see her?"
Mrs. Chichester rose, crossed over to
the bell and rang it
"There is one thing you must know,
MT. Hawkes.. MY son Is LII love Will
her." she said. as though in burst of
confidence.
"What? Your SOM
"Yes," she sighed. "Of course she
is hardly a suitable match for Alaric-
as yet. But by the time she is Of age
Hawkes. was moving restlessly about
the room. He stopped in front Of Mrs.
Chichester as Jarvis disappeared to
notify Peg.
81 am afraid. madam. that such
marriage would be out Of the question.
AS one of the executors of the late Mr..
Kingsnorth's will. in my opinion. it
would be defeating the object of the
dead mans legacy"
Mrs. Chichester retorted heatedly:
''He desires her to be trained. What
training is better than marriage?"
almost any," replied Mr.. Hawkes..
Marriage should be the union of two
formed characters. Marriage between
the young is one of my pet objections.