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H IRVING KING Y say eay that lint the Athenians r A Ude been use they Rot Jot so en ever tasting tired of hearing him called Tote Just It was wall some dome such Idea is ta Uita that caused Irene KImball to say 7 No to 10 Alfred All the tt IVle of his hla little town trumpeted hi bt hie tn In season and aDd out of season Irene's Irenes acquaintance Including berr her ber r father and mother mother never never tired of tell lell telling ing tier t how fortunate she was to 10 have n It model young man with such qty him a es a suitor for tor r l her r Title This finally mall sot got on oo Irene Irene's n nerves nerve art oDd acid when at last Alfred sk l her be to be hI Ma his wife and aDd sharp share tEa fete greatness she answered she Mt herself utterly unworthy to 10 tora tx ra t the e of such ouch a e a. a perfect being end i t ed to be excused fre be was VOl lorr sorry entry a II as soon as III she hod liard U It t but she Ibe had been especially Irritated that da day by the conversation T girl friends who at an en afternoon tea trod find gabbled and end gabbled to tn her hr I ut her luck lucU In to having such luch a suitor ea Mired Alfred Was Vas she he t to In hear sort of thing thin all her life tire When Cw was an as old woman would people to her and aud lI say uy 1 Oh Olt how tortu I skate tIto you sou were In your Itla marriage I N t Irene had a rather good Idea Idell c f 1 cT awn wn merits and craved crated a little a s little need little need of ot taint for them She did not r relish the ct of or passing her days simply a tb tor t fortunate girl who had mar TIC Alfred Mfred Stio to VI acknowledge lle a that all nil that thul was In praise of Alfred was tru true lint Vit she he wars 1111 tired of ot being reminded nf rut tiis tl excellences As for Alfred ben he be vests n a a. wise young youn man not man not quite qUlIe Jill so I wise as tUI people thought him perhaps Iut Crat at wl wise and ond when Irene Irne rejected his that Strut proposal he accepted her decision w 1 After 1 Irene had said her nay loy to tot titre t I 1 she ahe became become rather cross and fretful which condition of mind was net Ameliorated by the reproaches of ol parents which t were showered up ott her ber U liberally when they learned of ot tree tret rejection of Alfreds Alfred's suit Finally ire l he e her Intention of going foe a visit to her ber Aunt In a R distant dis taut tant city dry r I vacation said she I rl am from too much Mint Aunt Selina was was and lively end a confirmed matchmaker as as all nil conducted welt spinsters ore are TWi rOtt I 1 am so glad you are here sal the aunt Not married yet of ot o f cense or 01 I should have heard of ot It And got just the man for you Not a a perfect creature I 1 hope re- re Irene Metre rene 7 l I cried Selina far fur from m U Ct In la Met tut hes he's not brilliant at al all RII t Q wouldn't t for tor the world have hn you yu warty warry a man who wo was your superior dI th marriages never turn out well rills rats te gs simply a natured good plodding r MIt toll Of youth routh who ho Is II bound to he be abley able tol provide for your our comfort comfort possibly possibly y supply yea yoa with some Rome luxuries 1 In n k out n 8 husband always pick an no t Q eo 80 you ran can manage I nIl mot this tills young man mon at ot n R summer resort m and as ns soon as nf I 1 clapp clapped o uti at oe eyes eys ou on hIm I said 81 That Is ii ju Just t the Vae husband for Irene I 1 got your 4 yesterday morn morning In sa saying you ou were ante coming and this afternoon 1 i DItt met t t young tuna man on the street and asked tn to call all listened with little Interest to Mats ants I atter saying My Jy dear r Ishall Ishon probably never marry mar mar- ry try and ami then changed the subject She sd If It Alfred back bock there In Clay Clay- was i missing miasma her herl I Amt Ami she tn to herself as 09 she thou thought ht that t. t taw tb ta ft nd Aunt Selina had hud eat at airy b tier her was WORt at least a R decidedly tap T ct thing And It Is Just such lIuch sucha 4 a tats tut I mean to marry It marry If I ever marry war mar ry SIT she rote i thought Who knows but tn t way ay come of ot aunties auntie's plans t n eve after all am came come and with It the selee agars R ot of Mont Aunt Senna Selina Ill lies Hes here tint treed I Sedate hes In the parlor now O ine while I Introduce you Dont Don't his lies being rather awkward In ao- ao and end not over oer well stocked with Selna Selina anti and her niece entered and and and there stood Alfred eU p gasped Irene You here heretis tx ta t Gila iWa ii a conspiracy t ton on en your aunts aunt's part pari replied You Yea see I 1 happened to met meet Riss 3 ss Sc lna last summer but did nut not of f your relationship When I 1 Rit tt t however and that you OU bara bal bad to visit her I 1 packed iny my grip d sane cant to the city I managed t to tl tt r OUT av aunt and to g get 1 Invited d t ti to o i i to rese to se-to o meet t y you u. u this cried Aunt Selina yow yea two taro been playing ph a IrI trick I t I ta have M Miss Selina replied Al AI test thIC a and aD aDI S I beg your forgiveness enes You side I t proposed to your niece two ago and Bod was rejected It t. t N w w time Kale that I proposed again What say any y Irene rene renew w V replied Irene since there enes to CO o e too IBO help for It and It-and and Aunt Una assure assure me tint you are arc In all nil allta ta S 'S my tny 1 Interior I suppose I must PS s. s tad Aad I r Laughed the old nit lady say i 3 3 you rou my children I I |