"It
was when I was in Mount Mark one time. Julia was so sweet I thought I
could not possibly wait another minute. I kept thinking over the men
in my mind, and finally I decided to apply my business training to the
problem. Do you remember Dan Brooks?"
Carol nodded instantly. She remembered all the family beaus from the
very beginning. "A doctor now, isn't he? Lives next door to the folks
in Mount Mark. I used to think you would marry him, Connie. He is
well off, and nice, too. And a doctor is very dignified."
Connie agreed warmly, and David laughed. All the Starrs had been so
sensible in discussing the proper qualifications for lovers, and all
had impulsively married whenever the heart dictated.
"Yes, that's Dan. Did you ever notice that cluster of lilac bushes
outside our dining-room window? Maybe you used it in your own beau
days. It is a lovely place to sit, very effective, for Dan's study
overlooks it from the up-stairs, and their dining-room from
down-stairs. So whenever I want to lure Dan I sit under the lilacs.
He can't miss me.
"One day I planted myself out there with a little red note-book and the
telephone directory. Dan and his mother were eating luncheon. I was
absorbed in my work, but just the same I had a wary eye on Dan.
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