Montague's more recent proposal to her.
"Because I believed that I had myself thoroughly extinguished him," Mona
answered, smiling; "and besides," she continued, with a modest blush, "I
believe that no true, considerate woman will ever mention her rejection
of a suitor to a third party, if she can avoid doing so."
Ray gave her an admiring glance.
"I wish there were more women in the world of the same mind," he said.
"But mind, dear, I will not have you annoyed about the matter further.
If, after what you have told Mrs. Montague to-day, young Hamblin should
presume to renew the subject again, you are to tell me and I will deal
with him as he deserves. It certainly is rather suspicious her wanting
you to become his wife. Why, it is in everybody's mouth that she has been
trying for months to make a match between him and Kitty McKenzie," he
concluded, thoughtfully.
"Kitty McKenzie is far too good a girl for such a fate; but I am afraid
she is really quite fond of him," said Mona, with a regretful sigh. "But
shall you come up to Forty-ninth street this afternoon, Ray?"
"I suppose I must, or people will talk," he replied, dejectedly. "If
my father is determined to marry the woman it will create gossip, I
suppose, if I appear to discountenance it; so all that remains for me
to do is to put the best possible face upon the matter and treat my
future step-mother with becoming deference.
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