The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-06-17

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young lady to marry me. EhT
Are yer
~ am"
what do ye think O. that, noww
"And-who-do-you
he waited, wondering II she would
guess correctly. 1t would be 20 help
full II only she could.
But she was 80 unexpected
II couldn't guess It in a hundred
years. Alaric-ralely couldn't"
~Oh. tryl Do try!' he urged.
n couldn't think who'd marry you
indade couldn't Mebbe the poor
girls blind. IL that ftp
Cant you guess7 NOT Reallyr
mo. I'm tellin' ye. Who II 1T"
your
Then she leaned back against the
balustrade and laughed long and IN
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
niHcance. 1t was just touch Of hys-
terra He Joined her and laughed heart
lily as we'll
"Ahar' he cried between laughs.
That's a 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 cryfn'-laughin'. Sure. !
think I'd rather have Michael. my ter
rier-f you don't mind"
He started forward "Oh, come. !
sayl You don't mean thati Think
Just for one moment-of the advan.
tagesr'
"lf 70 don't mind" replied Peg
meekly.
To her amusement the gloom lifted
from her cousins countenance. He
took q deep breath. looked at her in
genuine relief and cried out heartily:
II say! You're q brickl 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
bricki I'm extremely obliged to you"
He took her little hand and shook 1t
warmly.
you're q plucky little girl, that's
what you area plucky-little-giri.
III never forget it-never. II there Is
anything I can do-at any time-any.
where-can on me. I'll be there-right
on the spot
BLESS you. cousin. You've taken
an awful load OF my mind was
really worried. had to ask you.
Promised to. See you before you go!"
On the 30th 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 telegram to
Mrs. Chichester. acquainting her with
the pleasant news that she might ex-
pect that distinguished lawyer on July
I to render an account Of her stew
ardship Of the Irish agitAtor's child
he was shown into the music room
and was admiring q genuine Greuze
when Mrs. Chichester came In.
She greeted him tragically and mo
toned him to seat beside her.
"Weuf" he smiled cheerfully. "And
how u our little protegeeT
"Sit down." replied Mrs. Chichester
somberly.
Thank you"
He sat beside her. waited q moment.
then, with some sense Of misgiving.
asked. Everything going we'll. hopper
Ear 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 bewil-
dered solicitor. where l. she goingr
Back to her father"
"How perfectly ridiculous!"
"But don't be uneasy" he replied cas-
lily: .she will stny. May see herr"
Mrs. Chichester rose. crossed over to
the bell and rang It
There u one thing you must know.
Mr.. Hawkes.. My son II In love with
her," she said. as though in q burst Of
confidence.
"What? Your sonr'
YES" she sighed. "Of course she
d hardly suitable match for Alaric-
a. 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. 10 my opinion, It
would be defeating the object Of the
dead mans legncy."
Mrs. Chichester retorted heatedly:
"He desires her to be trained. What
training Is better than marriager
almost any" replied Mr.. Hawkes..
Marriage should be the union Of two
formed characters. Marriage between
the young h one Of my pet objections.
Il Is a condition Of life essentially for
those who have reached maturity In
nature and In character. ] am pre-
pairing q paper on 1t for the Croydon
Ethical society and
Whatever else Mr.. Hawkes. might
have said in continuation Of another
of his pet subjects was cut abruptly
short BY the appearance Of Peg. She
was still dressed In one Of Mrs. Chi
chester's gifts She had not had an op-
portunity to change into her little
travelling suit
"weIl. we'll! What an Improvement
| he said.
I'm glad you've come. Mr.. Hawkes."
why. you're a young LADY," cried
| the astOnished solicitor.
Am II Ask me aunt about thatr'
replied Peg somewhat bitterly.
"Now. my dear Miss Margaret O'Con-