The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-09-23
How Ii All Happened

She was an extremely pretty young
/ woman with dangerous droop to her
I white eyelids and the young man was
/, just as red and angry as any girl in
her widest dreams could wish.
Il am sure she was saying with
dignity, chat l am awfully surprised
/ at you, Edgar! had no idea you had
! such IA terrible temper! And when
there is absolutely no reason for your
1 acting this way"
The young man let out what was no
more nor less than subdued roar
| mo reason!" he repeated. when a
fellow is engaged to a girl and she
! flifts like the dickens with other fell
lows, what do you suppose he is going
] to do? "Purr, and request her to do it
again?
''Now, Edgar!" the young woman re-
monstrated. shaking her head gravely
| at him. IF didn't have the sweetest
I disposition on earth I'd positively new
/ er speak to you again! Just)what are
you mad about?"
Didn't come along Unexpectedly
and find Travers holding hands with
you at the Gillams'?" demanded the
wrathful young man.
my goodnessl" cried the young wo-
man. She smiled at him indulgently.
'If you wouldn't jump at conclusions
so, Bdgar!" she murmured, Il suppose
when l get a thorn in my finger from
my roses, no matter where | am,
must sit down patiently and wait for
you to come along, no matter how /
suffer-
THAT part of it never occurs to you,
does it? If any one handy offers to
help me / must say politely No, thank
you, must wait for Edgar; Edgar is
very particular and | cannot think Of
hurting his feelings! Yes, it is pain
ing me extremely, but what is that in
comparison with Edgar's peace OF
mind
Don't be silly!" the young man
broke in gruffly. "Of course if it was
that-only he didn't seem to be work
ing very hard at first and when saw
him! And / thought / sent you v.olets
that night anyhow! How"
81 had taken a rose from vase" ex-
planned the young woman, still pa
tiently. Il am very fond of roses, but
seeing that they cause so much trouble
l think | shall pass them up after
thisi"
1T sounds all right" the yosfas man
admitted gloomily only just don't
remember seeing any roses atound!
Anyhow. you didn't have thorn il
your finger when / met you on Mich
igan avenue with Jerry! Just coming
out OF the tearoomI And you had TOLD
me you were going to be busy all day
on the north side! Jerry Jones is"
II know!" interrupted the young
woman. "This would make the third
time you have told me fIuently just
what you think of Jerry Jones! sup
pose you'd like to have me cut all my
old friends"
eFriend!R echoed the the young man,
bitterly, aHe's crazy about you He'd
do anything to cut me outl And with
all his money 1t doesn't make me very
happy to have him showering atten
lions on you"
NOW, Edgar!" she said sweetly.
Jerry isn't one-two-three with you in
my eyes! He's all right just to know,
but as for liking him awfully well, why
I'd never think of such thing! You're
a dear old silly
81 suppose you mean it" said the
I young man, still gloomily. "But even
at that it doesn't explain why you
weren't over on the north side at your
Glass;"
She sighed. Il suppose" she admit
ted patiently, that could call you up
at your office every time any one tele-
phones me! Hellon would say to
YOU Grace just phoned me. She
doesn't like that dressmaker at all
and she is not going to have new
evening wrap this year. The old one
will fix up all right And she has just
finished making the darlingest boudoir
cap from the Irish lace that trimmed
her lingerie gown five seasons back.
Oh. yes, and the class has been post
poned week. 1t might disturb you
in the midst Of a business deal; still l
could DO IL II IL WOuiu uldhO YOU Oily
easier in your mind"
''You know / don't want you to do
anything so foolish!" declared the
young man somewhat sheepishly. i
don't want to be Watchdog! It's just
because I'm so dotty about you that it
makes me nervous when / see you do
ing these things! I'd have taken you
to lunch myself if you'd only let me
know you were downtown! You
might have done that"
Il wasn't going to get any luneh!"
declared the young woman. when
Jerry asked me told him so, but he
made such fuss had to give in! You
didn't want me to call you up right be-
fore him and ask permission. did
your"
Moot" admitted the young man,
sWell, you've made me out pretty fool
ish haven't your"
II hope" the young woman said
with dignity, now that ! have explain
al On clearly unIt ara nprfeeflv Salts