The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

l IN ABOUT TWO hours AmodCd 0Woke.
bathed In perspiration and feeling
thoroughly exhausted. He was not
conscious OF having dreamed at all. and
yet II seemed 10 him as II he had Just
shaken on a most horrible nightmare.
he arose. lit the gas and consulted his
watch. II was Just 10 o'clock. Thank
heaven" he cried. II did not wake be-
fore the time" He went back TO bed
and fell Instantly into the deep slumber
OF complete exhaustion. from which he
aid not wake until late the next morn
ing.
For two DAYS he did not see Miss
Foote. Then he summoned up courage
TO call on her. She came downstairs
looking pale and anxious. and the mo-
ment Amsden's eyes fell upon her his
heart began TO throb with suffocating
violence. Undoubtedly his experiment
had succeeded as far as the proposal
was concerned-but should his attitude
lover?
Hardly noticing his stammerlng ex-
oressions OF solicitude for her looks
Miriam led the way 10 the drawing
room, and. motioning him 10 a chair.
seated herself In a dim corner ar the
other side OF the room. Then. with
ner oiue eyes lowered and her fingers
visiting nervously. she said:
DE. Amsden. owe you an apology.
when you called two nights ago and
asked me TO be your wife was too
much agftated 10 answer you. To tell
the truth" she continued. reddening a
little. the eloquence of your words.
their poetry and melody. so surprised
ana overcame me that could not en-
swer you as you deserved. When
lett you and walked TO the other side
OF the room II was only that I might
gain possession OF myself. and when |
looked up and found you gone"
Gone exclaimed Amsden. groan-
ing audibly.
Yes. gone like a spiritr'-here Miss
roote paused. while Amsden clutched
at his chair.feeling as though his whole
oody were turning 10 sand and drib-
ping down upon the foor-"without a
word OF good-by. / feared that I had
mortally offended you and that you
would never come back to"
Then you were not angry because
my ghost-because I left like a ghost9
You wanted me TO come back? But
why?"
i think you ought TO know" said
The girl. blushing.
And the next moment Or. Amsden
was kneeling at her feet.
Il did IL in a dream-no. I don't
mean that-I mean this is a dream. I
ought TO explain"
No. don't try. understand" said
Miriam, softly.
The girls head sank forward on his
shoulder. She was crying a little. but
she suffered her lovers arm to slip
around her waist, and into his tremb-
ing hand she pressed her own.
1t was done the impossible. the In
conceivable, And even Amsden felt in
lis heaving heart that he had never
lone anything so easy and so utterly
elightful in HIS whole life.
II was true that Miriam did not m
erstand. but Amsden felt that at sucn
iuneture any explanation would be
OF merely gut Of place, but even in
ellcate' -
To his credit be Il said, however. that
7 els eeeasion before his marriage
attsSlted to confess e MIsiam al
!e ljIS9Aslshses OF his gTef5sal; hui
hiie St Vas Sim struggling with his
Sc ss.aaPsd him viii
eIsmptory gesture: x-
= don't thdersisnd a word about
ubIee.Iye and objective minds" she
aid, Ia q wtd6dea voice. All l know
tlAt You made me The most besutifih
rOposal ] had ger 5sFsaoi mean :
nagned-bg! 81 Course il you want
take i BACK by saying that you were
OF responsible at the time" I
Whereupon Amsden was obliged to '
onsume two delightful hours in assur-
lg his sweetheart that he was a blum
ering fool, and that his metaphysical
onsense, translated. meant that II was
is best self that had made that elo-
uent proposal, and that he was only
fraid his everyday self was not one
enth good enough for her