Kansas City daily journal., 1895-08-26
ROMANCE OF A SKATING RINK,

backward on the outside edge. had run
into young lady and Knocked her down.
IL or course. bchooved him to pick her up
ngain ana brush the ice cuttings from her
dress. She was rather nice looking. She
appeared to have no squire. She was a
poor skater, only learning. Dennis was sur
ngieniiS polite TO prorer MS assistance.
There Is something drcaifully insiduous
in this, process Of assisting learning
'ase-it Is repeated for three or four even
inEs couSecutiNcly. The young lady places
ruch absolute. reliance ON her Instructor.
She clings td his arm Anon she embraces
him around the neck Her eyes the while
complexion shows htaithny from tho rap
81 motions of the pas'ime; her hair, per-
hans, IS inst sufficiently disoriered 20 be
piuturcsQuc. ont IL Us % horribly dangerous
. process-fur the Instructor
Dennis Deroyt was mpulslyc He had a
tion Of the moment without regarding con-
sequences. During his fourth evenings
was tb.n ,e"ttinr W lafe 1e,'' MANY of 'tbt
skaters had left the Ice. Dennis and his
learning lady were IN corner apart by
themselves. They were standing s'ilt en-
gagged IN conversation, when her feet shot
suddenly forward. as tho feet of learners
time to catch her ia hIz arms. before she
could strike the ice with the back Oh her
Who that has thus held lady novice
overbalanCcl backwards, does not know
5hs diilieuity ,,qi restoring h.r to the per
der feet win slip away. ana back she sinks,
head resting on his shoulder This was
ia Dennis arms. her head resting on his
: shoulder She was certainly good looking
= pleNion was clear ana good. She had a
pink little mouth \ sudden impulse over
look the lrishman, The absence OF near
Spectators aided ana ahetted it He. whls-
pered something Ia that coral ear. Then
am ASHAMED 20 write it--he-woN, yes,
Re did!-he kissed the pink little mouth
She struggled little to l'SHuWaEp her
eelf from his arms But what could she
DO? Her feet slipped away again She
only sank upon him with Increased weight.
Dennis whispered something else and re
yeated the offcnse. ! believe he repeated
TO the perpendicular, The young lady YOU
see, was helpless, she was obliged TO ac-
1hat resistance which her maiden modcsiy
demanded. Dennis was master of the sltu-
That IS. in fact, how he came his ,crqpper
Dennis was genuinely astonished when
he discovered that the young lady had
taken him seriously. He explained to the
young lady. as delcateiy as he could, that
she was laborng under n delusion. For a
long time she would not believe that he
was in earnest She surmised that he was
perpetrating some lovers Jest upon her
really meant II, she turned upon Dennis in
q manner that made him quake,
DO you stand there before me-, she ex-
claimed. with indeScrlbable indignation,
and dare to deny that You asked me to
NY tltbT BlIl, ItIuTnel Dennis, lopkluS
anNiously around to see that no lnquisitive
skaters We're within earshot, you must
khow that never asked you anything OF
Never asked me, anything of the kInd?"
cried the young lady in an ascending scale
Of shrlllness, which came uncommoniy near
the high Q. 'Mre-are you mad, MIR. De
~ don't think I am" answered Dennis,
perhaps rather rudely.
TSS 9Say yqgg nt lady burst into gte ts%Es soSSs5 w
what do YOU. take me for? DO you sup
make love to me and k--k--k-iss me, un-
less you had first asked me TO marry you?'
he s' Saw 6%t It was heces5ary hT
to 1othe her at once, If he was to escape
20 su!Ee n hs Pa9f naTdf fdSS SSSePr2y yo 5r s@g
N else but what you are-the dearest
neVer @ 'faG ah Of ba as cdndmt 6Gf frTynfb Pyossby
manage don't you know. Haven't the
You might have thought of that be-
fore you proposed to me-" she retorted.
.'Brt-syou are mistaken about that, Miss
Iinklt9 upon my soul, you are" protest.
~ wasn't Miss Linlsley four days ago."
she interp291sed,, viii, with a queer look .,.,
made him WISH 1 himself we'll i' out T. of it.
But YOU are mistaken, really. l do like
you, of course, awfully, but
You didn't IKE me four days ago she
iinterteG1ted with a {stll more, mqoree, dqnEeroHHs
might lose her self-contro ana involve
him in the disgrace of a physical tusse
'i-IEmean to say I-T-love you-upon
my soul. l do" said Dennis, ready, at the
minute, to say anything that would pacify
with all your heart?" she inquired,
subjecting his face to searching gaze Of
''Yes-ahSwIth all my heart" assentcd
The young lady stll continued to scru-
tnlze his face closely. Dennis wished that
her large eyes We're not quite so penetrat-
7And you really mean that. D-Dennis-
upon your honor she persisted
Upon my honor" replied the Irishman.
She came nearer and clung to his arm.
began 10 ftel stIi more uucomfortabio,
He had suspicion that he should not lind
it SO easy to get out of this foolish little
''Yes, he should put the truth to her fair
speak unpleasant things. but he could be
as bold as lion-on paper.
Next morning Dcnnis lndlted this letter.
Ey return he haI com,lmunieation' not
dry goods man in the Kings road, CheI-
sir Ghe letter raW:--I am at a loss to
dghter has this day received from you.
play yon as Hn and iaat aa{e w 79 mI P't 5R aec 70
lions, you are very much mistaken; Either
have written in your unminly letter and
express yourself ready 70 carry out your
enlargement with my daughter, or you
must he prepared to meet whatever steps
shall consider IT necessary 70 take for
Yours. TO command, JOHN LlNkLEY.''
Said DgHq,s, }ran as ne 2 oa Egad ins ; let
ange af t." Good M a HeSvens what GS rubB!sh
shall Just sit tight and they won't carry
determinei, they WIN deslst from their I'M
That is how Dennis encouraged himself.
But the eucourugement was short lived.
some solicitors in IAncoln's Inn to the ef.
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