Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-20

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 Why, ,lohn." exclaimed l. won don't mean to tell mo you're serious: Is it anything more than q Irritation: You wouldn't - vou wouldn't marry her would Nou:
 For a fellow who sets up to be clever you're inc hlinde>t bat l ever came across, returned John Scurnfully. Mar " her: ltlknew that marrying her w would cost me my life T hours later. I'd marry her this minutc-it she'd have me-
 "NonsenseT said l. parting my hair You don't care for wnmcn!"
 What business have you Ia know or say wha; care for: You think don't feel bccause don't chatter" Johns handsome Saxon face was flushed. and his blue eyes were wide open and indig- nant. His innorrnrc k really pathetic
 If you are i'll earnest. of course that alters the case" said gravcly. You couldn't expect mo to know until you told me. Perhaps Sinfre doesn't know either"
 Oh, yes. she knows:' replied he. with d groan.
 Well. mndrstN k virtue. but you needn't carry il so far as To imagine that if you want her yuu can't have her for the asking
 1t isn't mudcSty; its common >ruS,., What is there in me she should care for? 1 feel no better than the groom in tho stable when I'm with her, don't know how tn talk. and dent know what sort ut things shes interested in.
 said, "HowcVtr much of paragon sh, may be, shn iS like other women in being suprcmely interested in a certain subject, and that happens to hc one in which yuN arc just now especially pro ticivnt"
 What l., 't-'
 Why, love, to ts sure. -And love is wh:: you ms: talk to her Ylu c2n b lt. and you amt du V toc much, Rlutt t right out. Never mind the words Y comes in! Ii will get to her just the sanr. And sooner or later 1T wll. g L,.,G b.: s,.e VII III. t,,>l. ,o H->,:.''
 But John shook his head and sighed T might talk love To her if wasn't in love with her" he replied after mo- ment. But aS il is cant get my mouth open: can only act like an ass. And that isn't all. feel as if there were some secret between her and me. something that she is keeping from me, l mean.
  whatever ii is I believeit' the cause why she doesn't want me 10 propose 10 her"
 Naturally was impressed by this con- frmation of my own notion. But l didn't want To say anything about that [" John. l laughed and asked him whether there was an unknown rival in the case.
 He took 1t very Seriously-in fact, alto IL '. f jumped up from the window seat in which he was sitting. and the vein down the center of his forehead swelled. and his lips became whitish and twitched. There shan't be any rival." he burst out. I'd kill him. And he caught up the Indian club as if he were going to illustrate his purpose by braininS me. But 1t was not l that was in danger Poor John suddenly gasped and looked very strange and staggered back 10 the window seat. knew at once what ailed him. and this time l succeeded in pre- venting him from actually losing con sciousnesS. The draft l gave him sent the blood through his veins again with jump, and the dull stare left his eyes. It was not such a bad attack as the first one, After minute or two he sat upright and looked at me curiously.
 What does 1t mean, Frank he asked. What Is the matter with me-"
 Something wrong with the circula- ton, that's all. You smoke too much probably. You must take more care of yourself" Il felt as if were going to die"
 So do seasick people, but they live all the same. How long has this sort of thing been going on: Was that the first the other day:'
 "HeS; at least-l don't know. Of course it's nothing serious. was born to live to hundred I'm as hard as nails. But it's extremely unpleasant while it lasts. Tobacco. Is itS We'll. lean knock