The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-11
A COMPLICATED
CASE
-ass=azss--
II Resulted From an En-.
deavor 10 Make a Match
ID. 4 NIIrHII
BY +. A. mitchell

Kate beyeuaux WAS my chum In th,
w0man's college aud ! confess site fas
cinaied me Girls gEo have brother
Arc fond Of pitLIng out wives Tor them
and Il usually happens that the brother
doesn't see the matter H tile same
Hight as the sister at All when | told
Ralph that proposed 20 mabe q match
for him with my college cbun he
showed no interest ia the proposition
whatever.
Wait till you see her. ! said 10 him
II she ~ as homely aud uniuterest.
ing as most 81 the girls you have
picked out for me. he replied Il don't
want u see her"
invited kate 10 SPEND the spring
recess with me. had been just ns
stupid In telling her that had broth
or for her as had been in telling
Ralph that | had chum for him.
though my plan WAS rather fancy
than u serious intention. was quite
curious 10 See how these two persons
who had been thus informed would
greet each other Ralph aud went TO
the station 10 meet my guest. aud | did
not have good opportunity 10 see how
they were impressed with each other
After our return home | said 10 Ralph
Well. what do you think of herr
She's not so homely as the rest Of
your fayoritcs." was his only reply.
asked Kate II she ala not think my
brother a fine fellow. and she said,
VERY nice" but IN an Indifferent tone.
We were all together for two weeks,
with other young persons OF our bunch,
but coull not see that Ralph and
Kate were especially interested IN each
other Ralph seemed rather 10 favor
another girl and kate another man 1t
struck me that ! had made new fail
nre In picking out wife for Ralph,
but, as | have said my doing so was
not "A matter of great concern to me.
aud thought no more about II.
Kate and went back to college. and
since we were 10 graduate in June. we
were absorbed in Oui preparations for
the final exams aud commencement
Ralph came to see me graduate. Kate
took part In the graduating exercises
OF the class, and ] asked Ralph II she
didn't look very sweet In her pure
white costume. He replied Indifferent
ly that all girl graduates looked sweet.
Kate Invited me 10 spend few
weeks with her after our graduation.
aud we left college together The day
after our arrival at her home Kate took
me into her room and said to me:
"Estelle, ! have very unpleasant
announcement to make to you"
do tell me what it Isl ! said
catching my breath.
II am going to bring a suit against
your brother for breach OF promise OF
marriage"
! looked at her with as much amaze
ment as II she had drawn pistol and
ordered me TO throw up my hands.
"When-how- whercT'-- began, but
got no further.
"You may remember what you said
about Ralph to me before we met
Well. had no sooner gone to your
house for the spring recess than Ralph
began TO make love to me. Fortunate
" did not trust him and showed little
interest. When we returned to college
be wrote me letters repeating what he
had said TO me. We met several times
after tbat-without your knowledge
and | accepted him. have no doubt |
now that he was simply DESTROYS to
make a conquest. for when he came oh
ut commencement he treated me very |
coolly. not mentioning our engage /
ment Now, don't you think, dear, that |
such treatment merits punishment"
Il certainly do. but"
But WHAT"
I'm surprised that you should think
OF making the affair public
'Estelic. you are barking back 10
time when we women were expected
10 suffer any treatment from men they
felt disposed 10 give us and hide our
feelings OF grief or resentment under n
bushel A time has come when such
HNa laNnfis thhf
this step not because | wish to-in-
deed, on your account especially !
dread it-but because deem II my
duty 10 do SO
could not but admit that IN princi
Pile Kate was right, but in this particu-
lar instance something must he done to
stop such proceeding cut short my
visit. returning home at once. ] called
Ralph into the library, where we were
alone. and after telling him that l
knew OF his outrageous conduct told
him that Kate I'm justice 10 her sex
was about to bring suit against him
for breach Of promise.
afiow much damage does she claim
be asked iTuperturbably
"Kalph!' cried. what do you
mean. You don't mean that you are
golug TO let this disgraccful conduct
stand: that you intend TO keep up this
treatment
@What can ! dor You tell me that
ron wish me % marry your college
-hnm Yon bring her home with YOU for
vacation. She. having been Informed
uy you thai am to make lore 10 her
md marry her. acts accordingly. IacI
accordingly too. She takes II all seri-
nsly. whereas VIC were both DIFFERING |