Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

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PIC1 \ tli po ii. d I iuli :n of her own disgusted i in I -id t -i ll.T mother, CMIS] eiat, I ||t ill. I i oinptl) to 'l» iiwaj all ipparel from tin se\ . 1 1 1 ■ • « 1 1 \ i-arln'i' a child costume. (Jyr had more than one •t in dri,>>inir Mici like a child, had I.. nr other daughters to marry er hands before Miei-tuin should lit was the Roumanian custom that the daughters ••) a family must l>»t ■lied iii the corresponding order ol tlitir oirth. In Roumiuiiii, si n — ill weds before her elder sister, the latter is relegated to spinsterhood. It anyone uei to M iei, and married her. Ider sistei « • 1 1 1 automatical!) on the shelf. " As i i uuishment," continued the widow (Jyr. "you -hall wear shorl dr. -scs and be fourteen years of age. As one I I your elder sisters mnrrj you w ill gain a \ ear." ■■ 1 « is.li they were all to l>e married •ii w." -aitl Mici. thinking of Count Horkoy . and sighing. The t 'ouut had DO( I his litt le com i mn ion of the fane) hall, and, after discreet inquiries, ho learned that she had I een dismissed in disgrace and sent home Then he found onl Mici's tddress. and followed her up. He came npon her on the high road outside the (louse, and eyed her in astonishment, " [s that you. Mici? " he exclaimed. Yes." replied the girl, eyeing her knee's, bashfully. "Since when have you become a child lin?" he asked, slipping his arm i . •mid her waist. ' " 1 must dress as fourteen, and cannot marry until my elder sisters are wed," replied Mici, nestling in Horkoy 's arms. '" 11. .v. many sisters have your" asked >y. in dismay. • Tin (Ider than me," replied Mici, calmly. Now. what are you going to do about it ? " N. u r mind.'' lie replied in the tone man about t.o do a desperate deed, "' I'll wager three kisses we shall marry off your sisters within a month. I'll take rooms at the inn in the village and iterations at once/' " you're very enterprising," remarked Mici as she gave him the three kisses. Count Horkoy went back to the inn, and ruminated ever the problem. He could not marry Mici until her other sisters were disposed of; Mici would not injure her elder sister's changes eveu to se-: nre her own happiness. • I w ir~h T were a Mormon or a Turk." Ii ' muttered ; " then I could marry them all myself." „ he went tor a walk to think of a plan, and speculated on the number of unmarried friends in his circle. Still without a definite scheme, he arrived back at the inn to encounter a friend of t)ie name of Gida Radvianny who was passing through the village on his way to visit his uncle. Colonel Radvianny. At tea, Gida confided a secret to Horkoy. " Sty uncle ordered me to marry, but I do not because [ am too bashful, and know very few young ladies."' Sfou don't say so," shouted Horkoy. . just the girl for you." •'■' T hope she is prel unite at n loss to mid. i si .a. I I : burst i •! cut husi » — .ii. pretties! girls in the eonul replied Horkoj ' Thet h Ella, I'll Li and M no, that mine. I mean, you've L-.'t the choi f t In <-•• lovelj Indies I'll introduce you in aa anxii >us to gel me pi id us nn uncle i-. " said < lida, laughing. "Why don'1 you recommend i w ii'.. for him, He's >tili you! " La he unmarried i elled Horkoy. " Well, there's Perka, Katinka, Ella each of whom would -nit him nicely. Where's your uncle? " \ I. .lit a d.'/eii miles from hei e," replied t rida, with a roar of laughs v "What a joke! I'll marry one of your ii iends, if you can get a wife for Uncle." "Done!" said Horkoy, with the determined air of a 'bookie'' on a racecourse. The next day Horkoy called on the widow Gyi", and introduced Gida as a ]i issible suitor for Katinka. The bashful pair strolled into the garden, flida's love-making was forced, whilst Katinka, walked beside him abstractedly, as though thinking of someone else. After a while they seated themselves. ,i< another girl of the < lyr family passed them with a saucy laugh. ■" Who is that ?" asked Horkoy, looking after the girl, who turned and actually winked at him. " M> sister Ella," replied Katinka, gravely. • i 1 1 i II K 1 1 ml,. i w ..ill. I -I,, i | | v ,| i I )..n .; " l'\ 8 I Ii "I lied want Katinka . I i liink le im eiiing Horkoj turned I I confident iallj bj I lie arm ind expal iated on 1 1 harm i of Kal inkn, win listened stolidl | 'i i admitted < lidn, but he added l \ . i > nice girl, i " A h ' bul uol 1 1 1 1 1 ■_• to compni ■ ■ U Kai inka,' shout* d Horlo ij . « In i ••■ i shed to mail > t lie Bistei in t he i irder of t beii i i i ii . Kal inkn i t he Bon er of tiefarailj ," ' suggest 'I l Horkoj gr I ind retired to write to his friend Sandorffy, from whom a lei ter had ami ed thai morning •• I ha\ •■ I n thinking of you i ery much sine.. I I...H1K d thai your fortum depends on your marrying within a month." wrote Horkoy; "if you value your happiness, and j fortune, join me immediately. Horkoj posted the letter and smiled. "I'll keep him for Perka; things are moving," he said, rubbing his hands with delight. " What a fine match-maker I'd make! " Liieutenanl Sandorffy arrived day. and Horkoy piloted him genl ly lip to the Widow Gyr's house. On the way Horkoy spoke of Perka as the besl L:irl of the family, and by the time they reached the house of the seven sisters Sandorffy's curiosity was aroused He wa not so bashful as Gida Radvianny, and soon made his presei felt. To Gida's great relief, he found that tienew arrival really confined himself to Perka, and threw no eyes in the direction of Ella. Horkoy claimed another kiss from Mici, and that wise little damsel admitted this time there was no fly in the ointment, as Perka and B dortfy were getting along famous!) . That day Colonel Radvianny came to the village to visit his nephew and inspect the girl \\ horn < lida was ah nil ti ■ marry. The Colonel, who was forty-five years of age ami lo iked ten J ■ younger, accompanied his nephew to the "Widow Gyr's, and his eyes narrowed with surprise and pleasure on se Katinka. " Is tin the young lady you propose to marry ? " he whispered t1 his nephew. Gida nodded miserably. The Colonel and Katinka pin together, much to Gida's surprise, until his uncle whispered to him, " I knew Katinka three year ago, and wond what had happened to ner sine.-." A half-hour later the Colonel and -Katinka appeared again, and this time Katinka looked radiantly happy, and was langhing with real pleasure, i th)ng thai Gida had never known her to do in hi company. Then Uncle tapped his v on the Bhoulder. " 1 do not approve of Mi- Katinka as your betrothed," he said, "but as your aunt she will do admirably " " C— c— c congratulations, Un stammered ( ;ida. pretendingto look • begone. Hie ej is roved in the direction of Ella, who winked at him again be disappointed this time.