Show r V V t Th The FortU Fortunes I leS of Otis Brown BroW BrownT V I J V. V V j T O Hes He's Gone and Done It 40 V V V By Y H. H T. T Webster We ster V V VE t V V E V V Vj j 1 VV rr V V V V I it V V MO A ME t. t V WOULD TO THC ti o tW V V V. V V V J V V V O- O HOW HE l D V Cincinnati Ohio Dear Ma and Pa Pa Fa Well I a asked ked her last night nn an and you you could have bowled me me mc over over with Mth a 8 f Sh she came cam back with a clean cut crl yes yes cs Am I happy happ elated Joyful buo buoyant ant optimistic etc today I am am and furthermore don't dont elite caro caroa a cuss eusa who knows know it ft Gee I r. r feel as though I were conferring a a. privilege on on any anyone one I permit to speak to me Im I'm Hero revolving In an orbit all my own V V are aro the details V V V You know Ive I've always entertained d the tho notion that when every man proposed ho he did It In the approved ed romantic wa way Ivo Ive read In Laura Jeans Jean's books how bow Guy de deCourcey deCourcey Courcey clad In the conventional black dropped to his knees at Lady Vere do doVero doVero's doVero's Vero's Vero feet and poured out his heart to her and the comic papers always picture tho operation In the same way But It was different In my case I r had to bare bate my heart In the sordid depressing I of or a boarding bearding house parlor and I r didn't have on a dress suit Bult either Also there was no soft poetic twilight log fire or dreamy music floating In our direction I Iwas Iwas Iwas was was too nervous at the time to notice I those omissions lons an anyway way Was I frightened when It came me to takIng taking tak tak- ing InS the main maln hurdle Oh no I was merely scared half to death The way ay ay I led up to tho the subject was rather neat I think I called Sues Sue's attention to the poor accommodations we e were getting In Mrs Mra Coombs' Coombs emporium knocking Is the God God- given right of ot every boarder and we landed on the tho management with both bath feet teet The Tho obvious thing ns to suggest an avenue of escape from these torments and your our little Otis rose nobly to the tho occasion occasion occa occa- sion slon and suggested It Business of whispering fy yes blushIng blushing blush- blush Ing and af affixing the official seal The Tho I only discordant note In the whole foro was wawa a giggle from the Sayera Several Sev Say era eral of the house sleuths had been listen listening ing to me rue tell lifes sweetest story and 1 couldn't control their bubbling mirth any Rny longer No sentiment ent Is sacred from these boarding house vultures As S to our plans for the future we haven't had time to give them a a. thought Su Sue TV will most likely finish her course a athe at atthe atthe the conservatory of or music and thin this Will wll gl give mo mc a a. chance to corral a hundred Iron men or BO so to buy a a. piano and other furniture furniture furniture fur fur- with when we feather teather our nest I 1 have a a. sneaking notion that ye e editor will wll annex a a. fat tat raise to my little consumptive stipend when he hears bears the news Ive I've got to get an engagement ring too and where whore and how the trick Is to be bo done Is a amy my mystery tery to me However tho the thing that thatis is worrying me the most Is how Im I'm going to break tho the news to Sues Sue's father If It I 1 were to consult my ray feelings at the present moment I should wire him the Information and then let a train run over me I know Just what he will ask me and that is Is Young man what visible means of ot support support sup sup- port have you Then what oh what will my playful be I am watching the malls maIls for tor the parental parental parental paren- paren tal blessing Affectionately OTIS V |