Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-12
JONES' PROPOSAL.

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her typewriter Mr. Jones the junior
partner Of the firm, cuuldn' see any out
ward grounds for this cxubcnnoc and iolt
ooruspondingly hurt that she did not sco
ft to voluntarily explain her causes for
10y Il was 10 him an especially duh. hot
morning, and her sweet coolncss was irri.
tatlng 10 his heated person and senses.
Jones wasn't generally a villain. but
the sight " q companions unnOcc- lry
happiness when oneself Is uudcnIahly
miserable has been tho causc ~ many %
little tmgcdy since the world began. llu
tried fret 10 discorccrt her by a half
rruan. half Sigh, but be was ashamed of
himself and FASTENED TO explain that loo
had n headache. She purcl up der lips in
pretty sympathy proposed sending tho
boy for some drug stun and then proceed
od 10 hum over her typewriter again lie
endured 10 half nn huut longer then sworn
softly ht the boy aud bOrsn 90 riln her
dosk high with o. mountain " work. sho
merely smiled % ifiilr and won't un, look
ing a. cool as "a way sitU daley ln hur frush
blue waist aud her s1f' hHir staying cxns-
pcrntinply numy whilo bis collar wiltcd
mcrcilossly, and Die head thumpcd stub.
bornly
Unrwarlcd effort has made many %
man hcarile.a. ro Jones in sheer duspcra
zion announced that be fcnrud thCro
wouldn't DO time fnr her IN go out Tor hOr
lunch. And this mlsundrrstandablOOf
women actually lifted her oycg 10 Dis and
Acqulosccd with ON tho grace pu.a'blC
That scitlpd Jones Any human, De- DO
even % woman who would smillnsly con.
sent 20 b. locked mp in that hot Office Oh
this summon day. wasn't human tutoll tho
truth, and &c would tako heroic measures
to mako any Impression on such prr.
verso NATURE So hu Ayarciy jammrd bio
hat over his cais, rushed out 90 iortify
himself with an ample lunch and appeared
on hour later ns cool, calm, determined, na
any man In tho whole town. 10 was oyl.
dent that he had Die upon 10 plan and that
be had screwed Ole courage several nntchra
above tho sticking point The sight Of tho
last " a crnm put which hls cruelty had
limited her 90 Zoe lunch made him wayCr
little hut when sho won't back 10 her
mountain uf paper. and bcgnn nnow chat
oxnspoutiug littlo song ho 20 hia tooth
aud began.
DO you know, Two hocn thinking o.
you all morningi' This was said With
n most tendon iutonntion. and be- leaned
his head on his hand at just tho right ni-
gle 20 bring out Che Zine curves OF bis furo.
head and chin. Sho glanced up % mo
mont, then went ON with her work with
renewed swifincss and replied innoCcntly
"Oh. you nocdn 3 worry, 1 think. I'm
Euru that u / hufry / can Rut oil the hriUis
copied mt lonst
II didn't mean tho work, " ho answer.
oil. biting bic mustncho 20 hido his chm.
grin 81 said that was thinking Of you"
Miss Smith opened her eyes In finely
assumed surprise aud thon said n little |
ncryously. WHY"
because like you
A hot fush russo 90 her forehead, and she /
made q move 10 go. Thon she changed h1r 1
mind and began her work again, though /
be- rciolccd 90 SEQ that she tangled her
copy terribly. llo was sorry that things
had grown 20 awkward 30 early la tho
scene, but be was angry with her that sho
had complicated matters 90 and went uni
Did Il ever strike you that you arc aw'
fully pruttyw
Tho anger In her eyes began TO DO dan |
Rcrous. ~ tho same timo there seemed % |
grow all NJ onco u subtle, norco detcrminn-
'i-l-a-iolnoot him ON hiA.own ground, and
he qunilod little before hor stfalghtior
ward gnzo M sho answorod'
"Wcll, have inlrrur NJ home" Then
n hint Of smile crypt up to her Hips, aud
she let her hands fall into hur lapas though
waiting for the next.
Jones prayed that no onc would come
in now until tho little scene was played
out, and there was "a heightened flush on
his face ~ he asked
DO you ever think " mci"
Miss Smi,h's eyes dropped In pretty con.
fusion as she answered softly
often, very often.
Jones NJ this lost his head completely.
He had begun In fun, and his traitor ~ n
heart played him false 90 early o. this
What had boon farce 10 him Ave minutes
ago now grew 10 be- dead earnest, and tho
worst thing about II was that no feared
that aho roAligpd &C. He had always boon
susceptible but npyor before had no seen
anything that he wanted 30 much us this
alp Of a GIL before HIM lilo know fully
how the follows would laugh At his sue.
eumblng TO his o1lcc girl, and ho shud.
dorcd at his mothers rage nt such an un.
suitable alliance but the enhancing curve
n her upper Zip and above all tho girls
saroiulnoss goadcd him on.
Miss smith, he began hcsl,ntlngly,
watching her face at every word, "MisY
smith, you have made mo miserable all
morning"
"I'm 90 sorry, " coocd Miss Smith On,
soumRingly 10 the hand now wandering
nimlcssly over the keys began to trumhlc.
And n you'd-you'd just say some
thing 10 make o follow feel littlo-or--
encouraged you know, why, ID
Miss Smith seemed 10 fully understand
al this dlsIolnted statement with charm.
Ing sympathy but sho didn't say any.
thing-with her lips, though poor Jones
Imagined that DO could rund volumes IA
hUr bright, tlmll eyes.
He hesltatUd and was lost. So out went
both his hands, aud hu whispered hrnyolyi
My dear Miss Smith, you must know
that love you"
sho drew away just To escape his clasp,
and the pink iu either check spoke ycho
ment encouragement ior hli happiness. tho
frantic Jouus Thought still no was "a
tilc staggered 90 her pply'
YES, III thought so.
Was she fou.iHg him, this innocent
eyed, pink checked atom ~ fcmiulnlty br.
fore himi But no. far tho was looking
too glad, and ho drove rapidly ON to dc.
struUtiuu.
'Mlss Smith, win You mako mo tho
happlcst man IA this world' WIN you be-
my wifCN'
ThCn tho muilo suddenly grow frirll,
with an iuiugss that c0upcalcd his very
blood. AZ she rose 90 hUr feet Jones
frightened vision pictured her rs tall as %
luccn, ''s ortwiilc tiny mnidon who