Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-16
DICK PROPOSES.


THAT you. Dick:"
AYE. its me. Maggic-hooorc yc ?"
I'm brawly." said Mag. little sau.
ely.
Its fine NIGHT"
Aye, there's naethin: wrans wi
tie Eicht.''
"Finc mich. for q walk, Maggie"
IF that's sac. hoo dae yc mo cae an
TAX yer walk ;" said Mag. porting.
Dick looked cautiously into Mays
eyes ana stroke,l his chin. II heard We
vcrc walkin wi Bob Spaldin. =" he said
warily.
Did vc. tho':''
An that You IN him vcro go mak'
a match o'f.''
Did ye. tho':"
"fs't no true, Ma.gie:'
"spccr lac questions, Dict, tn I'll
tell yc nae lees
Dicl: strokcd his chin again. looked
up and down the road and changed the
leg on which ne had ,scn resting.
IF it's no true. Maggie, he SAID.
"Tll stop the stories that are gain the
roonds.'
I'm much oblecged tao We. Dick
Lang" said Mag, giving her head .
toss.
''It'll be nae bathcr a: a. Yc ken
mo letter than that. Maggie"
''Dac thor And what aboot ycr-
sef. wha kens marc abcot mo than ken
I myself
IAN We say i:'s no truc-nco linna
thraw me. Maggie. but juis: up al cot
wi the truth. an Ii
Mag was staring Mt him. md Dicks
tongue clu,g to The roof Of his mouth.
"Hoo's Mary McDorgal:" she asked.
~ hae:ia seen her in sax months tho
speak ,ae-Mary McDousal-michty."
Did We east cot!'
There was Enc casting DOT aboot il,
Maggie. There YVES never onything
atween us. I've kent tho lassic a my
days an Gnod wi "a. at TN antcrin timc
just for friendships sake. oh, no,
Maggie. ger clean aff there
$50 yc say, Int maybe I've been
hcarin stories ABBOTT you."
"wha-what did We hear
"Oh, never mind
"weel. there a doom RIGHT lees, evcry
anc % them"
''Sa: ~ sure's death, N I'll believe
ye."
''A5 slre's DEATH
"Sc ken what yer sayin. Dick:''
IL dae, IL should dee this mint"
"Wha put IN yer tie for yc, Dick
MIGHTY, It's juist like hcrra.s cloot
thrown roond yer neck. Como ere, OIL
Ill sort IL for ye.''
Dick smiled nffcctionately. took n
step toward Mag, placed his arms
aki,abo and held ~ his head.
There, now, said Mag. after hav.
ing taken off his tic and rcadjusted it
o In mode.
"Got yer wark g Gone. Iaysie:'
"Ouy aye-lang sine
LAT 8 tax walk.
Mag ran into the house to "snode"
herself mp . bit, and Dick walked up
and down IN front. huinming. We're
n John Tamsan's Bairns." When Mag
emerged. n tartan shawl was thrown
over her shoulders. and a small bonnet
adorned her head. Her cheeks were
ruddy IN tho rose, and her hazel eyes
sparklcd with the happiness she felt.
"Whaur II we gae. Dick :" she asked,
looking HIM in the face.
"whaur dac W think ~ asked Dick,
returning tho look with compound In
tcrcst.
"Ony wl,sur yc like. Dick"
~ think we'll gao doom by tho Lurn
m alang by the trees, whaur We used
the enc. Maggie. 70 ken"
II was adclightiul evening in Tire fall
IT tho year, and Dick Lang was never
happier In his life. with Maggie woth-
csspoon, the prcstiest girl I'm the village,
By his side. But Mag was saucy girl
ae times. Tor she knew her charms, q
every pretty girl does, and when she
wss IN the inOoi she loved to tease those
Whose admiration or affections she had
won. Nearly every young man In the
village hsd made advances to her. and
with oac cxccptioc she had turned them
all against her On account Of her saucy.
cus,uettish ways. which the young men
failed to understand. and invariably
sunt them a In hun. The ono excep-
ton was Dick Lang. whose love for
Nag was passion. He had begun by
eying her &C q distance and gradually
setting neercr. At first she treated him
with indifference, and in his presence
had always seemed to think moro Of
sume one else than u him. Bob Spald-
~ wss strapping young fellow and
TO al Appearances made the most prog.
susp IN his advances. " cOu1e Nsg