Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-09

~You DO not understand. You have
no father: have no father. What
can do, since wish my father to
speak Of . matter Of love to your IA
ther?"
Miss warren's eyes expressed amaze
ment There was no other reply iDr
few moments. when she said:
Il fear. monsieur. that IL your IA
ther wishes to make love to my father
be will have to 60 to raradise to
do So
Mon Dieu, that is not what mean!
! wish my father to speak Of affairs
to your father, The love has to do
with others
BY this time Lucille began to get an
lnkling Of what he was driving at.
Was 1t natural feminine inclination
to throw on man who was bent on
a proposal. or had the opportunity to
get even with one who had made an
adverse criticism on her painting some
thing to do with It? At any rate, she
was bent on assisting her proposer In
entangling himself.
What In the world have two old
men. one Of whom Is dead, to do with
love that exists In some one else7"
she asked.
ut makes for great much. II
man loves'-
1T isn't bis father that loves a man
In heaven, y itg'
my father-no! He loves a wo-
man"
Who loves a woman, the i've man
or the dead oneT'
why you not understand TIE fa-
Their OF the man who loves. he visits
the hther of the woman he loves
what has he to do with itY'
Everything. He says. I desire that
you honor my son by giving him Jour
daughter for a wife"
What's the son doing all this time,
playing marbles or humble the-peg or
hopscotcnr'
1t was now NJ. de Touches turn to
look astonished He had never heard
Of such games as mumble-the-pe and
hopscotch But with bis establishment
there was distress.
Il see what you nean." said Lucille
sympathetically. This friend Of yours
Is In love with girl whose father Is
dead He wants to ask the father for
the daughter, but can't get at him"
Not my friend No. no; not my
friend. but
is he your enemyT'
HE is myselfr' shouted CASTOR In
desperation.
ooh. 1t Is you who are In love? Well.
why do you need father to tell the
Iady's father who is In heaven that
you love hts daughter? He can't be
expected to take an interest In affairs
on this little globe, whereas II you
have a proposition to make to girl
quite likely she would be very glad to
hear It."
And she would not think re gentle
man-how you call it-too fresh?
III be were a Frenchman she would
the stupid red tape that the French
people have used for centuries"
What have re red tape to do with
matter OF lover
You're paying me of In my own
coin. aren't your replied Lucille.
1T Is re coin--ze funds--ze settle
ments that want for my father.
wish for him to arrange NIL that Then
| tell you that love you. Mees War.
rem. and my life. II do not have you.
Is one YER big wilderness"
Miss Warren. though disposed to
smile at the only two real American
words "ver' big" In the declaration.
was touched by the mans offer Of his
love and ceased 10 torment him by pre-
tending not to understand him She
encouraged him to discard the conven.
tional and take up sentiment by plac-
ing her hand In his.
IF you viii not be my wife," he said.
encouraged by this. II will throw my.
self In the Seine"
Unfortunately there came at this
moment to Miss Warren a remem.
brance that the proposer had turned
down her picture with the single ex-
pressive word "execrable."
How can you expect one whose
work which cost her months Of toll.
you called execrable. to marry your
Work. In English you have say
ing. AN work and no play II you
had been making great picture It
would have been the opposite. All play
and no work."
Lucille laughed You are right" she
said Il struggled over That picture
Genius. according 10 my Interpretation
OF genius. doesn't struggle. What II
does seems very easy"
Then she became serious and told
the man who had proposed to her that
In America usually, If man loved
woman he told her SO, and If she wish
ed TO marry him she referred him TO
her parent or brother. but this was In
most cases meaningless-a dead letter
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