Merely Stating His Opinion

A young lady who la really popular in Washington society tells the [ollowlng : The sumiller ihe Bpeni al a moun1,-iin resori in Virginia, where Bhe was recipiënt, ol course, of a number of attent ions trom the men, botb young and "ld. Among the most persistent was a yountr man whoni I sliall conceal ly calllng .Iones. He was vcry devoted. He took the girl walking and (lriviiiR. He spent money on her, sending candy and flowers, whii-ii cosí íiiiíii at certaln seasons. une evening there was a hop at the hotel. Between the dances Mr. Jones proposed a promenade. The night was beantiinl and the air balmy. The yoong lady consented. Jones told her he thoughi she was the most charmlng person he had ever met : t u.-it she was everythlng a man could deslre íor a wlle. He even sald he loved her. The younR woman, not a Uttle friffhtened. said : ''l!ut yoi know. Mr. Jones, I could never inarry yon.'' He Ktopped In hls rhapsody, and replied :