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“WELL, WELL,” said father at breakfast He surveyed his eggs with a kindly, paternal eye “Well, well, by gosh, last night, on the porch, there wasWhat’s his nae at all, I think he proposed to Marianne last night; yes, I’m positive of it!”

“It would be nice,” said e But it’s so soon”

“Look,” said father, with full-irl whoWe can’t stand in her way, can we?”

“For once, I think you’re right,” saidflowers, and Marianne looking nice in that gown I saw at Haydecker’s last week”

They all peered anxiously at the stairs, waiting for Marianne to appear

“Pardontoast “But I wouldn’t talk of getting rid of Marianne just yet if I were you”

“And why not?”

“Because”

“Because why?”

“I hate to spoil your plans,” rustled grandary head “But while you people orrying about getting Mariannetab on her Seven days now I’ve been watching this young fellow, each day he came in his car and honked his horn outside He ”

“What?” asked father

“Yep,” said grand blond fellow and next day he was a tall dark fellow, and Wednesday he was a chap with a brown mustache, and Thursday he had wavy red hair, and Friday he was shorter, with a Chevrolet stripped down instead of a Ford”

Mother and father sat for a ht behind the left ear

At last father, his face exploding with color, shouted, “Do you mean to say! You sat there, woman, you say; all those men, and you—”

“You were always hiding” snapped grands If you’d come out in the open you’d have seen the same as I I never said a word She’ll sih it It’s hard, but they can survive A new o!”