He would arrive in her presence at two o'clock, and four hours of conversation would carry them to the point of being well acquainted, as advised by Jarby's Encyclopedia.

The next day he could enter the second stage of the directions, and call with a book, present it; call after dinner with a box of candy, present it; call after supper, and propose a walk, visit the ice cream parlor, and on the way home offer his hand, and be accepted.

The chapter on "Courtship--How to Win the Affections" advised against haste, and Eliph' did not wish to be hasty.

To a man of his spirit two days seemed rather long to devote to so simple a matter--a real waste of time--but he was willing to take longer than necessary, in order to follow the directions in spirit, as well as in letter.
Eliph' settled himself into one of the chairs before the hotel and opened his copy of Jarby's Encyclopedia at the chapter on "Courtship--How to Win the Affections." He was deep in it when the landlord strolled around from the livery stable and sank into a chair by his side.
"So you made up your mind to stay here, Sammy ?" he asked.

"I guess the town'll be glad enough to have you.