Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-18
CHAPTER U.-Contanued.

my Dear Mrs. Parry:
You may perhaps be surprised at
what I am about to ask you in this
letter; it is. briefly, to request your
sanction for my paying my addresses
to your granddaughter Miss Julia
"T know that this will appear a
little sudden, but circumstances seem
to be altering so quickly at the pres
ing ones own arrangements to those
changes
What he means by that I don't
just make out" put in Grannie, but
I always think gentlemen's ways of
expressing themselves are b difficult!
The letter goes on about the long
friendship between our families
Dear me, yes! 1t seem only yesterday
that I was at school playing .'Mentria
Croen' with variations as a duet with
little Nesta Lewis -Nesta Morgan,
there's about his regard for you,
Julia and what he thinks of you-'
What does he?" I couldn't helm
asking.
But Grannie answered pr1mly,
"'Praisc TO the face Is open disgrace;
I needn't read that. but ] can see he
is sincere, the young man He will tell
you himself, l expect. He ends up
With your permission I will call to-
morrow (Sunday af%ternoon) about
four o'clock when I shall endeavor to
young lady: and in any case I hope
to remain, dear Mrs. Parry,
"'Your I'VE most sincerely,
david E.. Lewis"
And now I come to what he's like
this Mr.. David E. Lewis who has sent
this letter that's come into our quiet
home like a thunderboh.
He's the last person you would con-
! meet with thunderbolts or excitement
or ~suddenness of any sort!
But what is he like?
I've been thinking that over tor thi.
last hour that I haven't been able to
sleep.
You know it's very difficult to know
you've been accustomed to the sight OF
them all FOUR life. Just as most PEG.
pie never seem able to describe the
! appearance of their own brothers and
sisters! Mr.. Lewis might be an elder
brother to me; or no.. more like an
uncle, since he seems much too old
to be any brother of mine.
I suppose that isn't really old, eve
if nobody but Grannie could call II
young? I suppose it's quitei ordinary
for . man to begin to want to get mar.
ried then? How late in the day it doe.
Or am I no judge Of ases to fail In
love at?
People seem to consider that a man
even il he's elderly. isn't nearly q,
much SO as a woman Of the same age
Whv is this? I should have though,
that nee they were sort Of past fall.
ing in love or any kind Of fun (say a.
abou+ '+wentv-eight) il wouldn't mat.
ter If they were a ma or a woman?
But I was going to try n think
OF Mr. Lewis (who evidently thinks
a man isn't ever past" anything). ]
was going to try and think of him Al
If he were some perfect stranger thai
I'd only just met. Then I shall per.
bans get some sort of q fresh impress.
sion.
A man Of forty-two; has been part.
ner in. a bank in Wales. came up &c
London when Was broke out and
worked in one Of these control" Of.
fees, of which he Is nov head. A
b~usiness-Hke man. 1 think they cal
It.. Very particular about things be-
ing properly done. But kindness It.
| self" .aIGrannie nee said OF him.
Looks-I suppose after all he's not
bad docking.
FIGURE: not very tall. but he
couldn't be called a short man.iMe-
dunn. Not stoyt. ether, though ha
| docs wova ~a-h"r slo~l~ and aIl IN
ono niecc ee,i. wn-e. iva alwave ''k.
20 --oA-.t-- ~o',i,re -~ove ab,,'
o,,,c,,,~ ~ ,,~,,4,v- 80 ~ their IN 30
weren't any weight to them even =
.ho- ~c-a h'g man; I've liked to sec
them nice shapes-
Or am I sc'Iv? Is figure in a mar
just an unirs>rnt detail after all?
Face: SUCH md face" in the first
thing you'd notice about Mr.. Lewis
I'm sure. But that's expression, ]
suppose. What ab0at features?
Eyes: yes, those are nice, 7 remem
ber. What color? Grey, think.