Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-04-12
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BY ELlNOR MARSH

''Is Miss Watriss at homer asked =
middle aged man OF maid who an
swered his call at the front door OF a
handsome country residence.
I'm see. sir"
The gentleman dropped card On
the salver the maid held to him, bear
Ing the name OF Alonzo Tewkesbury,
and she took II upstairs, while the gen.
tlemsn stepped into reception room.
Mr.. Tewkesbury had complained to
his friend Mrs. SAMSON that he had
neglected 10 marry during the youthful
mating period and had before him the
prospect OF living all his life without
Z companion or home. Mrs. SAMSON
had replied that she had woman
friend who had a similar prospect be-
fore her.
you are both well OF, she said, In
good match"
This led to an arrangement made by
Mrs. SAMSON, with a view 20 bringing
the parties together. and Mr.. Tewkes
bury was making his first call on Miss
Watriss
Presently woman, plainly but neat
iy dressed, came down with the card In
her hand and said
Mr.. Tewkesbury, | am Miss Wstriss'
housekeeper Mrs Hawkins. Miss Wa.
triss has been unavoidably called away.
She has commissioned me TO say 10 you
that she may return any time during
the day and II you Will await her com
ing she viii be glad TO see you. l am
directed 10 do what | can TO enable you
to ill In the time. We have fine II.
brary, aud can furnish you with the
late magazines"
Hin !" said Mr.. Tewkesbury thought
fully. Are you In Miss Wstriss' con
tidenceI'
Somewhat
Are you aware or the objec, OF this
rall7"
II am"
Then know OF no better way 70
pass the time than for you TO tell me
something about Miss Watriss.'
Miss Watriss is simply woman
very good nor very bad She has a
good income, but finds It difficult TO
1--we within It."
Then you think she desires TO add
to ST."
Most assuredly. Miss Watriss Is
practical She knows that much more
can be done with a union OF two In
comes than with one. The party Of
the second part would share 10 this
advantage
She IS right In that This romance
o. marrying without giving due con
sideration Ia such matters pertains 10
the young and foolish.
-" IL s. well that you look at il in that
light This proposed marriage Is, /
take il, ON the same order as European
marriages where romance Is made sub
servient TO common sense.
That's IT, There is too much ro.
nauce and too little sense IN tmeri
can marriages Besides. a man Of for
~ and woman you say thirty hyef-
can't go about a courtship IS a coupls
IN their teens
Are there any other questions yoJ
would like 10 askf'
"You are very kind To furnish me
with this information .
Not ar all. Miss Wariss told NE
before she left 10 answer truthfuliy
any questions you might ask and to
tell you especially that which she
would not like to say herself; that one
OF the considerations In making the
proposed match would be matter OF
money. Her income Is six thousand
year
THAT Will be satisfactory 20 me.
You may say to Miss Watriss for me
that my income from my business and
other sources varies from five to nj
teen thousand, a business income be
Ing nearly always uncertain
Don't you think that 1t would DO
good idea for you TO see Miss Watriss
without her knowing that you are Mr..
TewkesburyT
"A splendid idea But hsw could II
De accomplished
Men are very stupid about such
things you have only TO tell some