Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-14
The Seventh
Young Man
By c. B. Lewis
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

copyright 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicatel
Alderman Thomas Andrews of the
city of Jonesboro, could be very mild
or, very stern, as occasion required.
Just stern, as this story opens, he
was very stern. Occasion required it.
he had got to have talk with his
daughter Nellie.
"You have gang Of young fellows
hanging about, and people are calling
you o fllrt," he began.
mot gang, father, but group"
1.-THE word signifies nothing, but my
orders do. They have got to go. How
many are theyT
The girl counted up on her fingers
and replied:
II can't count but six that have pro-
posed to me-"
Thunder and blazes"
Don't get excited, father. It's fash
ionable now to be engaged to eight or
ten men at the same time. l ought to
have at least two more on my list"
The alderman raised his arm and
brought his heavy hand down on the
table and almost shouted:
Bounce the last one of them, and
do 1t today"
"But I'm engaged to the six, and
whoever heard of q girl bouncing six
at oncew
"But you'll hear Of it mighty soon.
won't put up with It, tell you'll Sit
right down this evening and write the
six that all Is over between you. II
you don't I'll"
'But will, father" she interrupted
Il have always obeyed you In every
thing, and shall In this"
The letters were written and mailed,
and no hearts were broken. When q
week had passed, the father asked:
ibid you write those letters?'
Surely did, father"
swell, If any other young man comes
shocking around here to ask for your
hand and heart, just call me in before
you pledge yourself"
1t was one evening month later
when Roy Garnet called and asked for
Miss Andrews.
"Why-why-" she exclaimed, as she
entered the parlor.
II have been away for month, you
see," he said.
'But didn't you receive letter from
me few weeks ago--a letter saying
that had analysed my heart and
found that 1 did not love your"
Gracious me, but never heard Of
such a letter" exclaimed the young
man.
'Then let me see how the mistake
came about. was as good as engaged
TO six Of you, when father raised a row
about 1t and made me write to each
one of you"
"But you and I were not engaged.
We never even talked of love-"
''That's so-that's So" unused the
girl. II thought 1t queer that you
should call If had broken your heart
ITS just q social CALL see."
''Miss Andrews, don't see too much
tor too little. You ought to know that
I am an admirer of yours"
II had dim Idea that you thought
bad beautiful eyes"
"And have several dim ideas. One
Of them is that am going to love YOU
'Then I'll have to write seventh
letter." she sighed.
"Don't be in hurry to waste your
postage stamps. Have your permits
sion to call twice week."
"But have as good as promised
father not to fall In love again without
his consent"
"Stick to that like good grip
In the course of two or three weeks
Miss Nellie observed that solemn look
on her fathers face again, and she
was not surprised when he said:
Daughter, think have observed
the tracks Of new young man on our
doorsteps."
'Yes, it's a Mr.. Roy Garrett"
"Does he come here to eat peanuts
or to talk lover
"He hasn't done either as yet"
"Do you like himT
"Y-e-s."
"But you are not In love with himr
II plainly told him that had prom.
ised not to fall In love without your
consent"
"Good girlr
II think he'll want to have talk
with you some evening soon."
"Well, can tell him that there is
no hurry about your getting married.
Neither do want some dude hanging
around here half the evenings Of the
week."
"You won't be too brusque with Mr.,
Garrett, fathefT'
"ob, / shant apply the boot, butt
shall have to speak rather plainly. II
you were madly in love I'd DO very gen.
tie with him, but don't think you hro
much"
"No-o-a."
When lisa case of love and father
leaving his politics to mix up in It,
girl may fb or she may not. If she
does 1t wont be held up against her,
Miss Nellie did like Mr.. Garnett very
much. She more than liked him, but
she felt In duty bound to stand by her
father.
Three or four weeks went past and
for the third or fourth time the alder
man asked:
swell, Nellie, that young Garnett
hasn't asked to see see me yet"
MO" she replied.
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