Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-17

| With shade or reflex action, Tor the
flash Of it had dazzled him when he was
on the path to telling her what was in
his heart.
isn't it just the samer' he asked
with laugh, half of admiration and
half of nervousness.
"Oh. of course. but what were you
about to say? Excuse me for interrupt.
/ ing YOU
DO you want me to say it ?" he asked
so eagerly that she laughed at him
again.
How do 1 know? 1t may be some,
thing dreadful"
1T is something about the sweetest
! thing in the world" he said, bravely to
her
/ Frank Moore said l was that" she
answered, with occurrences that was
distracting. us 1t about me?'
Hezekiah got up and walked to the
edge of the porch He looked fiercely
up at the moon as IL he thought there
ought to be blood on ii, but there
wasn't, and the sweet odors Of the night
were waited to him en- the silent stir
ring breeze, and he was soothed.
Whatever is the matter?' she asked,
in the querulous tone Of young women
under similar circumstances, and he
turned to her again.
kitty" he said, dropping the polite
title of young-iadyhood, sit is you. and
it is me, too. Both Of Us" he added, re-
CARELESS of syntax
'WhO ever said you were the sweetest
thing in the world, I'd like to know"
she laughed, and Hezekiah thought he
could see the keen edge Of her tongue
flash in the moonlight
You never did," he replied, in the
surlieSt manner.
90" she crooned to him, softly, In
the language Of the cradle. has de little
toosty wOotsy pinched his Blessed little
fum?'
HeZekiah went to the edge Of the
porch again and was about to shake his
fist ut the moon, when he saw some one
open the gate from the street and come
up the walk toward the house. 1t was
the hated Frank Moore, and Hezekiah
with the sarcastic goddess.
kitty" he exclaimed, desperately,
as he came back to her, there comes
Moore. It's only Q o'clock and he will
stay here all evening. / can't say all l
want to say. but can say this much
l love you, Kitty. and 1 want You to be
my wife Will you?"
Tn hi
hand and she had risen to his side
Come tomorrow night" she said, in
the sOfteSt whisper and the gentle pres
sure Of her hand spoke a sweeter Ian
guage to him than even the music of
her lips.
''Ah. Frank" greeted Hezekiah. as
his late rival came up, I'm glad to see
you, real glad"-and he was speaking
the solemn truth, for there is no telling
how much time he would have wasted
If Moore hadn't come just as he did
Il was about going, and it looks like
pity to leave Miss Kitty all alone amidst
this bower Of hOneysuckles, moonshine,
roses and June. Come and take my
place. I'm sure she will welcome you
with open arms, or words to that
effect"
why. Mr.. Heston." protested Miss
Kitty, You gre really brilliant this
evening. Who taught You how? 1t
must be az acquired habit. I'm sure it
isn't natural"
Moore laughed at this pleasant persi-
flage of Kitty's. Everybody laughed at
Kitty's wit, except the victims of it.
but on this occasion, even the victim
laughed, for he could yet feel the
ecstasy Of Kitty's hand clasping his,
and could yet hear the music Of her
words, Come tomorrow night"
OF course, Mr.. Moore apOlOgized for
disturbing their tete-a-tete, and said he
had merely dropped in for minute,
but men are given to that kind OF pal.
liating prevarication, and he sat down
in the most comfortable place he could