Show over overreached I 1 I 1 felio bho brouso so nevertheless I 1 biti belvas wa cone conf what has bas become of 0 teddy asked the tha girl eirl with the clover on ber hat bat as she baul bank into a chair air insua wh h cli indeed inde edmy my dear I 1 1 s said a i at t the h 0 u cm t ri with the heliotrope gown 1 1 alloh 1 e s g bone 0 n e clear gone 97 why nilly ida Giddy girl you dont mean to say cay that you refused him no dear I 1 dont donl it if I 1 said it no sanc san person eperson would believe me for or besides the loveliest blue eyes lu in the world ho 10 1 has more rj dollars than ho be cn can heend 11 alt ITi how lid did it happen ills his ov own vo mother isacc that ho be was madly in loo 1010 with you ilum phi she called out of 0 purd gratitude 1 the day after it happened after what happened I 1 am dying well then ill tell you about it you tee lee lie he was quite devoted de voled but fearfully noncommittal and while else thought we were us as good as engaged I 1 knew that ha be could draw ot off any day while matters were in that state will and stella had bad a frightful quarrel rel and to make her jealous will devoted himself to me but I 1 dont lee how that neither d daiil id 1 I I 1 thought it would help teddy to find his tongue besides I 1 enjoyed stellas rage I 1 had always owed her a grudge because some borne one once mistook me for her the ideal yes and she had tho the impertinence to pretend to bo be angry I 1 hato vanity 11 and did she show her anger not at firby I 1 was so disappointed why for two weeks she blie even become more friendly finally however lier her cousin dolly told me that stella thought me perfectly charming then I 1 knew she was jealous of course dolly had bad no sense to she never has bm we well 1 1 I went about so BO much itch with will that stella stelia actually blame became bec c quite intimate with mo me to hide bide her rage oh it was lovelys wo we tour four used to drive out in teddye cai riago ariage find and lave have lovely little dinners and theater parties st still I 1 teddy did not speak though I 1 dangled will before Us his eyes but it was too f fun un sometimes le he and stella would pretend to be flit ting tinga a little though as far as I 1 could see they only sat and looked at each other when we left them alone how you must lave have enjoyed ill 1 I did but mamma got into tho the habit of 0 coming into illy room at nig lit to ask it if I 1 had bad anything to tell her and nell wrote home from the springs that she was really engaged never mind perhaps it was only all a A bummer engagement what I 1 told mamma well papa was lo 10 pleased at teddye attentions that he would do anything so BO I 1 NN wheedled a diamond ring out of othla luina you see I 1 had aleason for it 11 of course 3 ou on meant to scare teddy certainly well he called the day I 1 got it andi and I 1 gave tb housemaid t to admit anyone while ho he was there then 1 I too 2 y pink taa faa and went down to the pallor pai lor I 1 saw at once that he was nervous so I 1 sat where the light would strike th ill diamond oh did he lie ile fidgeted avith his hat and said miss IMM ida I 1 have to thank you tor for a i great deal of happiness and I 1 il mercy what a good beginning yes but wait I 1 hung lung ray my head and said 1 I am glad if I 1 have been able tomake to make you happy 11 yes yes go oxil 1 I was wondering if I 1 could be marries marrie 3 in church so soon after my grandmont grand mot lietar death then I 1 decided that as she ivas ivaa not a society woman I 1 could yes yes but what oil oh ho he said enid yes indeed you yon have made in ade me very happy by introducing me to stella you dont mean yes I 1 do ile iio had proposed to her the day da y before and of course the bho accepted him oh ob how I 1 do hate bate Lly nessi there was it a brief silence then the girl with the lover clover on her hat spoke in a hushed bushed tone well you got your diamond ring anyhow she said chicago tribune |