South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-20

Winthropt. as he entered the sitting
room and found his sister SUSAN
curled up on the settee and reading
book.
She looked up az him and
frowned .Bobbie was J. years old
and there were those who termed
him precocious. At any rate. he
thought he was man enough 20 boss
his sister around. although she was
eight years older than he.
1T seems TO me you take the
great news rather colly," he went
on. Here I've done for YOU what
mother and yourself have been try
ing 20 do for the last two years. and
you haven't word of thanks FOR
me
''Bobbie. what do YOU mean ."
asked the sister as she sat mp and
laid aside her book
Mean? Mean? I can't mean but
one thing. 1 have found a husband
for YOU at last"
What"
"Oh. YOU have come To- your
! sesnes. have YOU? / thought il would
astonish YOU. I have needed a broth
er-in-law for the last two or three
| years. but no one seemed to take a
shine 10 you. 7 went out looking for
one this morning aand I found him
without much trouble. Susie. he is
cracke-j ack-uicest Teller YOU
ever saw. and / think he took a
shine to me as I did 20 him curly
hair, black eyes. as straight as a
bean pole and he has got the pleas
ATTEST voice I ever heard. He is
about p year old, and You take my
word for it, he knows thing or
two I am going 10 meet him to-
morrow and bring him to the house.
and if you don't fall head over heels
i'm love with him III marry you off
TO some tin-peddler. His name is
Earl Cosgrove. and he is a good fell
/ Ter from head TO heels"
Robbie Winthropt. what are YOU
talking about half shouted the
girl
"Why. about the chap YOU are go
! ing TO marry. Of course" was the
sober reply. you see I went out
into the woods this morning with
my Flobert rifle 10 kill a bear 7
/ knew there wasn't one left on Long
! Island. but i thought one might
swim over from Connecticut just to
| please me. ] found the Young man,
while hunting around. He is what
they call a naturalist. He knows all
about birds andinsects and ami
mails. he was looking for speCi-
mems. / began 60 talk with him
| right away, and he found me so in
teresting that he sat right down and
/ began to talk with me. He said ne
/ hadn't come across such a smart
| boy in many a year. I think I gave
/ him some tips that he viii make use
/ OF in the future / told him there
was a difference between a red
/ squirrel and "a chipmunk. and he
! seemed somewhat astonished. oh.
! Susie, he is a peach Of a good Teller.
and I only hope you'll fan in love
with him."
You are talking pure nonsense!"
exclaimed Miss Susie. as she knock
ed the cap off his head
There is no nonsense about il.
Susie. I didn't quite invite him to
come back to the house with me, but
| shall tomomrrow. 7 am going TO
/ do It to show you off and see If you
can't catch a husband After you
/ have been introduced to him. 7 will
! leave YOU 10 play your own cards
A girl 20 years old ought to know
/ how to play them. If you don't.
! cOrua 10 Robbfa NNirt brort for o. =
vice"
You weren't forward enough. and
! bold enough and mean enough 10
/ tell him you had a sister," queried
the girl. as her cheeks famed up.
'T don't remember that 1 did, but
4 7 am rather absent-minded at times.
If I told him anything about you, il
was that I hope you'd get married
I soon because I was tired Of seeing an
! old raaid about the house. It shan't
last much longer"
Bobbie received a shaking which
/ clicked his teeth together. and a
/ push which sent him far out OF the
room and Miss Susie returned 20 her
! book and soon forgot the incident.
/ BObbie hunted up his mother and
related the circumstances TO her and
/ il was with a very sober face that
/ she received them and replied:
Robbie you must not plague your
sister about me. That is the way 20
make a girl hate them. Don't bring
| this young man 70 the house. and
J don't talk about Susie TO him. II he