River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-22
"Rather talk. interrupted Miss For.

Rather talk interrupted Miss For
sythe, with a quizzical smile.
And the artist blushed like any rose
at his foolish speech.
Then there was little silence, which
Miss Forsythe broke by saying:
Here comes your protege." as Flora
Hale came tearing down the path at
breakneck speed
20. dear" sighed the poor artist
with comical despair II don't see
why should be so prosecuted, do you?
That child worries the life out of me-"
II saw" called out Miss Flora, while
yet long way off, you aren't fool,
are you?'
81 hope not" answered the aston
ished man. What makes you ask such
a question:
20, cause" answered Miss Flora.
You see, / heard ma and Mrs Insley
talking about You an Miss FOrsythe,
an Mrs Insley said it was as plain as
the nose on your face that you loved
her like everything, only you daren't say
so. An una she said you was foolish
not 10 tell her an done with it. for
she'd seen how you wanted to for a
good while, an she said Miss Forsythe
thought her eyes of you. an you mus
see il If yol wasn't fool, an lots more
that / can't remember. But l knew
you wasn't fool"
And then this little protege smiled
lovingly up in the red, red face of the
poor artist
lie glanced at Miss Forsythe. She
was blushiug like the reddest rose OF
summer. The sight gave him courage.
Miss Forsythe," he began, and then
he got frightened and paused.
But he mustered courage and went
on:
DO you care anything for me2 cer
tainly DO for you"
Then he found himself holding out
his hand to her, and she put her hand
in his, and then he kissed her He
wondered at himself and his new-found
courage. for he kissed her again.
But the fact of his su ddeu bravery
was enough to make him as courageou:
as most lovers are, and he actually put
I his arm around Miss Forsythe and CAV,
/ her a third kiss
Miss Flora stood and watched mat
tiers with mouth and eyes wide open
taking rapid and accurate observations
of what was Transporting.
Don't tell. will you, dear?" said
Miss Forsythe, coaxingly.
No, not for anything" answered
/ Flora. with grin.
/ An hour later as the artist and Mis-:
/ FOrSythe came up to the house, they
/ heard Flora rehearsing the whole af
/ fair TO a group of delighted children.
20, but it was just JOLLY cried she
lie just got awful red an kinder
rolled mis- eyes up To her-this way; an
she was redder n he was. an pretended
/ she seen something on the ground
when there wasn't a thing to see; an
he says: Il love you more'n tongue car
/ tell an stuck his hand right ou
| lords her-so-an' she took hold of il an
then he kissed her again, an then he
stuck out both his arms--this way-an
Rugged her, an then he kissed me an
called me an anger'-here 1.-THE angel
stopped TO titter-''an' as near as ca c
make out he'd never have said nothin
/ If l hadn't helped him. cause he's ;
/ man. an men are 'fraid of women"
The artist aAj his companion looked
at each other and laughed.
just then up came Mr.. Wayne anC
startled him by clappiug him on the
back, saying:
Hello, old fellow! Why, what il
/ the world is the matter with yOu?"
Nothing" said Arthur, recovering
/ himself.
Well. IL was bat a few weeks till
/ Miss Forsythe became Mrs. Lyle, and
Mr. Clifton Wayne cannot comprehcnC
/ how Arthur overcame his hatred fol
/ girls Francis Lee Hare.