Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-12

'1HCfc Shdht ne any fDuH' nc burst out
why, John" exclaimed |, "you don't
mean to tell me you're serious? Is it
anything more than a Irritation? You
wouldn't - you wouldn't marry her
would your
For a fellow who sets up to be clever
you're the blindest bat | ever came
across" returned John scornfully. Mar
ry her? IfIknew that marrying her would
cost me my life 81 hours later, I'd marry
her this minute-if she'd have mel"
"Nonsense!' said |, parting my hair
You don't care for women
"What business have you to know or
say what care for? You think don't
feel because | don't chatter!" Johns
handsome Saxon face was flushed. and
his blue eyes We're wide open and indig-
nant. His innocence is really pathetic.
IF you are in earnest, of course that
alters the case" | said gravely. You
couldn't expect me to know until you
told me- Perhaps Sinfire doesn't know
either:'
"Oh, yes. she lnows!" replied he, with
a groan.
well, modesty is a virtue, but you
needn't carry it so far as to imagine that
if you want her you can't have her for
the asking"
1T isn't lnodesty; it's common sense!
What is there in me she should care for?
feel 10 better than the groom in the
stable when I'm with her don't know
how to talk, and don't know what sort
of things she's interested in"
| said, However much of paragon
she may be, she is like other women in
being supremely interested in a certain
subject, and that happens to be one in
which you are just now especially pro-
ficient."
What is it?'
"Why, love, to be sure! And love is
what you must talk to her You can do
it, and you can't do it too much. Blurt
it right out. Never mind the words it
comes in, 1t will get to her just the
same. And sooner or later it will go hard,
but she will talk back to your
But John shook his head and sighed
Il might talk love to her if wasn't in
love with her he replied after a mo-
ment. But as it 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 Inc. | mean. !
haven't an idea what it can be, but
whatever it is believe it 5 the cause why
she doesn't want me to propose to her"
Naturally was impressed by this con-
frmation Of my own notion. But |
didn't want TO say anything about that
to John. | laughed and asked him
whether there was an unknown rival in
the case.
He took it very seriously yin fact, alto
gether too much so for his health. He
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 IS if he were going to
Illustrate his purpose by Draining me.
But it was net that was in danger.
Poor John suddenly gasped and looked
very strange and staggered back TO the
window seat. knew at 3nce what allied
him, and this time | succeeded in pre-
venting him from actually losing con-
sciousness. The draft | gave him sent
the blood through his veins again with
jump, and the dull stare left his
eyes. 1t was not such a bad attack as
the first one. After minute or two he
sat upright and looked at me curiously.
What doesit mean. Frank he asked.
What is the matter with nes''
Something wrong with the circula-
ton, that's all You smoke too much
probably. You must take more care Of
yourself"
Il felt as il 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 ether day.
Yes; st least--I don't know. OF
course its nothing serious. | was born
"a liveto 4 hundred I'm as haxsl ID naila