The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-15
How Love Had a.
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By ELLA SAUNDERS

But are you sure you love him.
IsObel"
'Why, IL guess so, Grandmoth-
err" answered the girl with an un-
easy laugh. ...
Her grandmother sighed. Since
Isobel's mother died, when the child
was seven years old, she had had
the care of her upbringing, and she
had not succeeded in che least in
turning her out after the stamp and
pattern of her own generation.
When Grandfather had cOurted
her, this is what had happened: for
about d year he had visited ler,
bringing her little gifts of books,
flowers or candy, the only three
things a girl is permitted to take
from her lover. Then one day he
had asked her If she would make
him the happiest man in the world
by marrying him.
And Grandmother had whispered
Eyes," and hung her head In shame
when he kissed her.
And if she had been born gen
GRAFTON earlier Grandfather would
have gone down on his knees and
Grandmother would have swOoned.
Grandmother didn't believe in ex.
tremes. But when Isobel calmly
announced her engagement to Bob
Simpson, and guessed" she loved
him, Grandmother didn't know what
to think.
And then Bob had given Isobel a
nresent of six pairs of silk stock
ings. That had Mortified Grand
mother beyond everything.
Il guess girls of today don't know
what love means-that's why
there's so many divorces" Grand
mother sighed.
Coming for a motor ride tomor.
row night, old thing?" asked Bob
carelessly, as he started to 60 that
evening.
"Oh, suppose might" said
| Isobel.
"Ta-ta till tomorrow, them" said
! Bob, waving his hand as he went
out.
When he was gone Grandmother
went up to Isobel. "Isobel, doesn't
he-doesn't he ever kiss you?" she
asked in pleading tone.
Great heavens. no. Granamoth.
err" answered Isobel. Bob isn't
mushy like that. Why, l wouldn't
have the smallest use for him II he
was. Bob says he never kissed any
Of the girls he's been engaged to-"
"Any Of them? Why, how many
times has he been engaged?" asked
Grandmother.
"Oh. half dozen, suppose
never asked him." Is0bel replied.
"Then yOu-yOu may not be the
last" Grandmother faltered.
Don't know, old dear" laughed
Isobeb "That's to be found out
isn't it,"
"But-but-" stammered Grand
mother, IF Bob's been engaged tC
half-a-dozen girls. he's done them q
great wrong, because-because-the
blooms off them. isn't IT,"
| But Isobels wild laughter drove
her back into the defense Of digni
fed silence. In Grandmother's da,
girl who had been engaged ant
had broken the engagement-o
:, course 1t was always the girl wht
l did that-was more or TESS unde
cloud. The bloom was. off her
as Grandmother had very we'll ex
pressed it. ~
;, Grandmother was very unhapp.
while Bob and Isobel were tdkin,
their motor ride. She was respon
sible for Isobel's upbringiAE-an,
what sort of a child had she sturne,
out?, Isobel, with her lSObhed. hair
and taking silk stockings. and
Grandmother sat alOneslp The III,
lighted room, bordering She wa
still wrapped in gloomy meditation
when she heard the. m0tnstNr ,d,iv
up, and then Bob'$ and lsdbel'
v0 :'Gran uns,as .ssoiie to bed,
said Isobel. Dear aold illng, II
afraid i must shock her terribly
Love-making was so open when sh
was girl. They wore tkelr heart
on their sleeves In those days. D
you know. she really thinks, "
don't care for each other. BoI
Bob"sh chung t, him suddenly
''you do care, don't tnh7
'Why. Of course a care. swee
heart" answered Bob. and I'll
sound of n kiss followed.
"You weren't really engaged b
fore, were yQn?" 's.. az
"Never," said Bob !,
Sometimes I'm. alMo1t afraid
only ! know you do, t3re, Hut
don't see how I could Tvs witho,
you, darling. Only--I couldn't he
= any one 70 know how much We 10,
E Zach ethef. !" VI S.;Tss
u Grandmother crept softly ! fro
"a the room and upstairs q ~, 81
le was happy again she knew. M
h that It was only in itas externa
n that love had achAnaest.. s
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