Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-05-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Who Won Those
Bets? '
By H. IRVING KING

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(Copyright)
TOHN CRAINER asked Amelia
y Washburn to be his wife and she
said to him nay. "Oh, what do
carer" thought Johnny to himself as
he left the house Of the rejectful young
lady, "there are just as good FISH In
the sea as ever were caught. I'll look
around-go for a trip abroad, maybe.
I'll find some girl who can appreciate
flrst-class offer of marriage when she
gets one." ......5
And Amelia thought: Johnny Cram
ner always was conceited creature.
Why, he acted as II he thought /
would drop into his mouth like ripe
plum. This will teach him lesson.
There are plenty of young men fully
as desirable as Johnny and not half
so self-sufficient who will be willing
to see that / am not left to braid st.
GATHERINGS tresses,"
The fact was that, in addition to
being naturally endowed with the gift
of self-appreciation, Amelia and John
ny had been brought up to think ex-
tremely well Of themselves, On the
night of his rejection by Amelia, John
sought out dlsreputable friend of his
with whom he played cards and ca
roused-until all hours in the morning.
To this friend he conflded the fact that
Amelia Washburn had rejected him.
"Heart broken" inquired the friend.
"Not crack" replied Johnny. +.
'Then it's your vanity that has been
wounded" ........ .t.4
Nonsense" cried Johnny, II haven't
any vanity and nothing is worrying
me. Deal the cards."
Amelia's sleep was broken that
night. She was afraid she had not
been gentle enough in her dismissal of
Johnny, but then he only got what he
deserved. No, she did not regret her
action in the least. She would not
marry John Cramner If he asked her
fifty times. She could look higher, she
hoped. At breakfast the next morning
she reminded her father Of that trip
to California upon which he had been
promising to take her. And, the idea
falling In with the fathers inclina.
tlons, it was agreed that they should
start for the climate state at once.
ut is high time | was considering
the subject of matrimony," she told
her father. "The first thing you know
you will have an old maid on your
hands. want to look around the
world and see people, and pick out
suitable person for husband"
"Well, look around them" replied
Washburn. "See the many men Of
many climes; but bet you new car
you marry a New York man after ALL"
Against that car I'll bet you new
hat that I pick up husband In my
travels" retorted Fanny.
81 am going to sail on the Platonic,
next Wednesday," Johnny told his
friend IT shall take good look
about the world and probably bring
back wife with me when 7 return.
| am tired Of single life"
"Bet you q hundred you come back
single as you depart" said the friend.
"Bet you the same | find a wife
abroad" said Johnny. And so II hap
pened that while Amelia was speeding
West by train, Johnny was speeding
East by steamer, both on similar
mission. When Johnny had tired OF
Europe he went on to india and be-
You'd. And when Amelia had tired Of
the Pacific slope she pushed on to the
Hawaiian islands and beyond.
Kipling has said that EAST is East
and West Is West, and never the twain
shall meet" But he was wrong about
that-geographlcally. at any rate.
They met at the one hundred and
eightieth degree Of longitude, about
half way across the Pacific, where you
gain a day or lose day, depending
upon which direction you are travelling.
Also II one person starts West and
keeps going, and another starts Enst
and keeps going, there Is every chance
that they will meet somewhere on the
trip. And thus It happened that John
ny and Amelia met In Tokyo, at an ex.
ceedingly expensive hotel-as most
Japanese hotels are these days-and
were actually glad to see each other.
whole year had passed since that
little proposal and rejection affair OF
theirs, and II you had witnessed their
meeting you would have supposed that
they had forgotten all about the trif
ling incident. But they hadn't-and
each was exceedingly curious to know
If the other had been married, become
engaged, or fallen In love In the mean
time. Amelia was the first to exhibit
her laudable curiosity. "Are you still
unmarrled2" she asked lightly.
"Yes," replied Johnny, "and you
are you Miss Washburn still"
II am" she replied calmly.
Amelia" began Johnny earnestly
lust one year ago" She looked al
him keenly. There could be no doubt
what he was going to say--he was go
ing to renew that year-old proposal Of
his.
Amelia grasped the situation In nn
instant and broke in hastily. "You
asked me II was still Miss Washburn
am-but shall not be so very long
think. ] expect to be married as
soon as | return to New York.
Johnny sat silent for long time
and then asked dolefully: MAY ask
who Is the fortunate manT
"Why," laughed Amelia, ''it's you
you goose. have recoDsIdered my re
fusal Of last year." .
Now that is all right, and as II
should be--but who won those betsi