The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06
ENGAGED BY TELEPHONE.
Tho l'rofessor Popped tho Question just
u Few Minutce Too Late. u

1t appears, says the New York Trib-
unc, that there is q young lady living in
Detroit who for sor,o time has been tho
recipient of tho attentions of two young
men. ono a professor in tho State Uni
vcrsi.y at Ann Arbor and tho other .
travelling salesman for New York
wholesale hardware house, whose route
extends through Michigan and parts Of
Canada. Ono day last week tho New
Yorker arrived in Detroit late in tho
afternoon, and, Of course, Immediately
started making tho rounds of tho retail
hardware dealers, with tho laudablc
purpose OF selling each good stock for
tho winter before tho representative of
any rival house shoald put imam appear
ancc. Ho had hoped to call OF. tho OBJ
ject OF his affections in tha evening,
hut business was good, and eight o'clock
found hiiu busy trying to induce a
Woodward avenue dealer to take six
dozen aSes, four dozen grindssoncs and
g hall carload of wooden pals. AT this
stage OF the proceedings younger
brother OF tho young ]aay dropped in
to buy n new jack-knifc, and mentioned
casually that tho Ann Arbcr professor
was up at the house. 1t Instantly oc-
cured to tho entcrprisiag hardware
and cutlery salesman that t..c professor
had com" for no Other purpose than to
lay his heart at tho fcct of tho young
lady he hi,:sc!f adorcd. For IL moment
there WAS u struggle in his breast, but
he speedily got control cf himself and
decided that ho could not possibly leave
tho store, as the dealer was just on the
point Of dcci,.ing to takc tho pals.
1;ut the thought of giving up .ie lady
who had been for months constantly in
his mind, waking and sleeping. was un-
hcarable. Light suddenly d:.wMcd on
him. Handing the dealer circular OK
planning tho merits OF his now double
bladcd cloppins- knives, he requested
tho uso of the merchants telephone for
five minutes, stepped to it ans. rang up
tho central Office.
A r,"ment later tho tclcphonc-bcil at
tho residence of tho young lady rang
sharp and decisive. Tho professor had
been there for an hour talking PLEASANT
ly "f the grand educational work they
were doing in tho department Of fossil
oloEy at Ann .trhor. When the M II
rs,s, tho l::ay's father bs Ing al.scnt j.,>
was physiciaa), she excused hcrscl.
and went into Tho adjoining room to an
swcr it. The professor heard her step
10 the telephone and say "Ycs." make a
short pause and say Veg again. Then
there was a short pause and he heard
her say: "Wlly--wlly-r.s;.y, this ii,
sudden Then there was a .:::ll longer
pause and he heard her say "Yrs,' soft
ly. then 'G:oatl-byc,H and she hung up
the receiver and can.o back into the
room. Tho professor moved closer to
the fire and remarked that it was q chill
ly evening, and he thought it was going
10 srow, AID then resumed l.:a talk
about tho greet week at the university.
Fifteen minutes later there Was ring
at the tsost Gucs-bcll. The LAZY AL
swcrcd it ane. !; district messenger boy
handed her . plain gold ring. which she
Striped Oh A;r Nr:,cr and returned to
the parlor. Hiss - SAID tie pre-
fcssor. five minutes later, II w:ln. to ak
you All important question this evening.
Excuse nlr for putting il bluntly, but
will you be my wifc?" but VIC need go
no further with this. Two minutes
later the professor went down tho fron,
steps, shook his fist at the telephone
wire and took tho s:a5 train for Ann
trlunr