The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-02-05

follow when he reaches manhood"
Mrs. Rayne frowned as she bit her
toast. HE might be a professor or
minister. The latter would be so
refned!"
Hem" pondered her husband. "a
civil engineer would be more to the
point"
ooh, dear, no." and Mrs. Rayne
put down her toast in terror. THAT
would be so dangerous! We cotildn't
let him get run over by locomo-
tive!"
II think" said Mr.. Rayne with
anality, that had better settle the
question as the boy grows up"
Suddenly, after a silence, his wife
asked in solemn tones, what If it
should be a girl?"
Nonsense! That" answered her
spouse, lis impossible"
Young Master Rayne proved to be
very promising boy. He reached
the important age of school-going
without any more serious mishaps
than chickenpox and broken toe.
The marble age, the tricycle. age
then the bicycle age he passed, al.
with equanimity, and in a highland
ed way that was astonishing to his
mother. When he slid down the BAN
mister so continually that his trous-
ers were ruthlessly destroyed, his
mother smiled and shook her head
at sonnyboy. To prevent his being
utterly spoiled, Mr.. Rayne was COM
pelied to use the rod on divers occa-
sions. The boy throVe amidst his
pleasant environment. On the day
when he acquired long pants, he felt
himself in truth man, and strutted
about to the delight of the servants.
1t was at about this time that
Master Rayne conquered his preju-
dice against girls--or perhaps his
scrupies were conquered for him in
a painless way. He gaily cavorted
at dances, and 1t became known that
che had way with the girls"
AT college he had various expert
ences in regard to attempts at bluff
ing the instructors, attempts which
were the counterpart of many an
other boys. Having graduated with
the customary stereotyped honors.
with his parents fond eyes upon
him, he next won his fathers appro-
baton by desiring to go into his
business.
..aOld Mr.. Rayne Gas he was begin
ming to be called) made a little
speech upon this occasion.
my dear boy" he began, at is
highly gratifying to me to see you
graduate with honors from your al
ma mater; and 1t is also highly graf
flying to me to observe your Interest
In the business Of your sire. Even
before your birth this momentous
question was a matter of vital inn
portance to your mother and me.
We discussed the many avenues by
which you might enter into the
work of this world. However, after
all, there is nothing that will give
your mother and me so much salts
faction as the thought that you, our
son, will continue with the work
that have 80 well begun"
AS old Mr.. Rayne grew older and
as his wife became more corpulent,
Mr.. Rayne, Jr., decided that 1t be-
hooved him to take unto himself
wife. Accordingly, he bought himself
a mandolin, chose his maid, and be-
took himself in white fannels twice
a week to her doorstep, where he
twanged at the moon until 1890
o'clock. Then bidding her an affec-
tionate farewell, and action that be-
came more prolonged as the weeks
went by, he hied him homeWaro I"
dreams of his adored one.
But finding himself one morning
growing a tribe bald, he decided to
clinch matters that very evening.
His adored one was waiting on the
veranda in blue muslin dress.
Young Mr.. RSyne began by ardently
embracing her, and from that mo-
ment he was irretrievably ensnared.
No retracing now.
The wedding followed in due order.
and the newspaper columns did
themselves proud.
Young Mr.. Rayne was sitting OPP
posite his wife at the breakfast ta-
BILE. AS he adjusted bis monocle to
read the morning papers headlines,
his wife began to hdget with her
toast.
What" she whispered nervously,
eff 1t should be girl?"
Young Mr.. Rayne finished the
headline he was perusing.
THAT, my dear" he announced, "is
impossible"