A. Gordon Laws

“ Knowing her as I do, I thought that this, if anything, would bring Phyllis to her senses. On the other hand, she appeared to look on it as a kind of challenge, and sent me the following reply:—
"Dear Jack,—Thanks very much for your nice thought. But you must have mistaken the shop. I'll tell you why. Only this morning I was gazing at the very bracelet, when who should come up but ———. He's an awfully nice fellow, and very determined. When I told him what I was looking at, he actually suggested buying me the bracelet. ”

“ Of course I said that no lady would dream of accepting a present like that, but he wouldn't hear of a refusal and simply pushed the darling thing into my hand. I am meeting him at the ———'s at luncheon on Friday. ”