The Washington times., 1917-09-30

pours. How true the old proverbs
are. Here am /, who shall be twenty
IN September, and yet never had .
proposal till today. not a real pro
posal, and today have had thrsG
Just fancy! Three proposals in one
day, Isn't II awful 1 feel sorry,
really and truly sorry, for two OF ths
poor fellows. Oh, Nina, am so hap
py that don't know what to do with
myself And three proposals! But.
for goodness sake, don't tell any Of
the girls. or they would be getting
all sorts of extravagant IDEAS and inn
agining themselves injured and slight
ed II in their very first day at hons
they did not get six at least. Some
girls are 50 vaini
You and /. Nina, dear, who are en-
gagged and are going to settle down
soon soberly into old married women.
can despise vanity. Well, must tell
you about the three, but you must
keep IL a secret, dear. from every one,
except, Of course, Jonathan. You will
tell him. because l would. II ! were in
your place, certainly tell Arthur. A
woman ought to tell her husband
eYerything-don't you think so. dsarf
and must be fair. Men like won,
en-. certainly their wives. to be quits
as fair as they are; and women, ] am
afraid. are not always quite as fair
as they should be. Well, my dear,
No. 1 came just before lunch. ]
told you OF him, DR.. John Seward,
the lunatic asylum man. with ths
strong jaw and the good forehead
sfTya rnn1 an frrya rHlW hfIN
was nervous all the same He had
evidently been schooling himself a.
to all sorts of little things. and re-
membered them: but he almost man
aged to sit down on his silk hat,
which men don't generally do when
they are cool, and then when he
wanted to appear at ease he kept
playing with a.lancet in a way that
made me nearly scream. He spoke
to me, Nina, very straightfordwardly.
He told me how dear was to him,
though he had known me so littls.
and what his life would be with me
to help and cheer him. He was going
to tell me how unhappy he would Be
IL did not care for him, but when
he saw me cry he said that he was 9
brute and would not add to my pres.
ent trouble.
REGULAR BOOK METHOD
OF RECEIVING REPLY.
Then he broke off and asked II
I could love him in time; and when
l shook my head his hands trembled.
and then with some hesitation he
asked me IL I cared already for any
one else. He put IL very nicely, say
ing that he did not want to wiring my
from me. but only to know,
because II a woman's heart was free
4 man might have hope. And then,
Nina, felt a sort of duty to tell him
that there was some one ! only told
him that much. and then he stood up.
and he looked very strong and very
grave as he took both my hands in
his and said he hoped 1 would b
happy, and that IL ] ever wanted .
friend I must count him one Of my
best. Oh, Nina, dear, 1 can't help
crying: and you must excuse this
letter being all blotted- Being pro-
posed to is all very nice and all that
sort OF thing, but 1t isn't at all .
happy thing when you have to see
poor fellow, whom you know loves
rou honestly, going away and looking
Ill broken-hearted. and to know that,
10 matter what he may say at the
moment, you are passing quite out OF
his life My dear. must stop here
It present, l feel so miserable.
.hough ! am so happy.
To BE CCOntinued TomOFrow)
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