The herald., 1917-11-15
The Seventh
Young Man
s.
By c. B. Lewis

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per SyndicateJ
Alderman Thomas Andrews Of the
( city of J"uc~boro, could uy Very uul
. or very stern, as occasion required.
just stern. as this story opens. he
/ WAS Very stern. Occasion required it.
lie had -ot 10 have "a talk with his
! daughter Nellie
'lou have Il gam, OF young fellows
hanging about. and people are calling
! you .iirt.' he began.
'Not gang. father. but a group"
The word signifies nothing. but my
orders do. They have got To 20. How
many are they?"
The girl counted up OF her fingers
and replied:
Il can't count but six that have pro-
posed To me-"
Thunder aud blazes,"
Don't get excited. father. It's fash
ionable now to be engaged To eight or
| ten men ut the same time. | ought 10
/ have At least two more on my list"
tn" alderman raised his arm and
brought his heavy hand down on the
tabl" and almost shouted:
Bounce the last one Of them. and
do it today"
"Eut I'm engaged 70 the six. and
whoever heard of girl bouncing six
at once"
but you'il hear of it mighty soon.
won't put up with It, | tell yea, Sit
/ right down this evening and write the
/ Six that all is over between YOU If
| you don't III"
! But l will, father" she interrupted.
81 have always obeyed you in every
| thing, and shall In this"
The letters We're written and mailed,
! and no hearts were broken. When d
week had passed the father asked:
Did you write those lettersr"
Surely did. father"
"Well, 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 Garnett called and asked for
Miss Andrews
'Why-why-" she exclaimed. rs she
entered the parlor.
Il have been away for q month, you
see" he said.
But didn't you receive q letter from
me II few weeks ago-a letter saying
that | had analysed my heart and
found that | did not love your
Gracious me, but l never heard OF
such a letter." exclaimed the young
man.
Then let me see how the mistake
came about. was as good as engaged
70 six of you. when father raised a row
about it and made me write to each
one OF you"
But you and l were not engaged
We never even talked of love"
That's sO-thats So" unused the
girl. II thought 1t queer that you
should call If had broken your heart.
It's just a social call. l see."
Miss Andrews, don't see too much
or too little. You ought to know thai
HAn an ANLhilOA VI sOuLS
Il had dim idea that you thought
I had beautiful eyes"
And ! have several dim ideas. One
of them is that am going to love YOU"
Then I'll have to write II seventh
letter" she sighed.
Don't be in hurry to waste your
postage stamps. Have l 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 n good girlw
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, l think I have observed
the tracks of a new young man on our
dOOrstepS."
"Ies, it's Mr.. Roy Garnett."
Does he come here to ca, peanuts
or to talk lover
"He hasn't done either as yet"
"DO you like him?'
"Y-e-s."
But you are not In love with him?"
II plainly told him that had prom
ised not to fall In love without your
consent"
Good girl"
II think he'll want to have q talk |
with you some evening soon."
well, l can tell him that there Is !
no hurry about your getting married. |
Neither do want some dude hanging
aro,.ad here half the evenings OF the
week"
You won't be too brusQue with Mr. |
Garnett, fatherr
"Oh. / shan't apply the boot, but |
shall have TO speak rather plainly. II |
you were madly In love I'd be very gen.
tie with him, but don't thisk you are
much"
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