The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23

utter disregard for the conventional
tiles?
And IL is leap year, too!
Were | a conceited man." he said,
smirking at himself in his mirror, Il
would fancy her in love with me-"
So he thought the matter over in every /
light. Putting together the otherwise
unacountable blushings, leap year. her I
undisguised liking for him he made /
up his mind he would as soon marry
her as not--in fact, rather. On no ac-
count could he wound her susceptible
| little tender heart. Guileless little
crcature In fact, he owed her great
deal for Frightening his story--a serial,
too-beyond all belief. And how might
she not brighten his life.
So with beating heart he entered the
parlor. ready for any emergency.
| Daisy was there.
IL have been waiting" she cried. II
have braced up my courage tc make the
avowal"
Her hands were behind her and her
lovely face all aglow. II wish you
would help me out. Yoa must suspect
what the secret is. Come now; don't
you? Don't make IL so hard for me
to say the words. Mr.. Dexter
Dexter dropped upon a sofa. utterly
overcome with blissful anticipation, in
IA kind of tranced calm.
"You are so clever, Mr.. Dexter, you
may have guessed"
"Daisy, darling" he murmured, draw
ing her gently to his side. II have
guessed thought so from the very
! first"
} "Ah, you clever dear!" she cried, joy
fully; "and you have given me every
] encouragement. haven't you? And in
so many delicate ways"
"That / have, dearest; but don't be so
$ shy. Come out and say the words. |
= long TO near them from those innocent
: lips"
Daisy looked up and she locked down.
"Come. darling" murmured Dexter;
v "don't keep me in suspense. You have
I every right to speak out. Consider the
d year-leap, you know; and the new
: woman and all that. I'll be sure to
o say yes TO everything"
/ what on earth do you mean?" cried
1
She kept her two hands clasping some
thing tightly behind her back.
IS "You shy little mousse Whispered
Dexter, reaching for them.
/. "There, you nave it," and she droppe'
II into his hands thick manuscript .
have written love story, Mr.. Dexter
II and have worked you in as my hero
IN Dexter fell back limp and speeches
and she ratified on:
II ~ worked you in from the point o
~ your shoe to the crown Of your dear Oh
a head. Though. Of course. | covered tina
bald place with nice brown hair an
- smoothed out your wrinkles and mad
L. YOU look as YOU must have done 20 year
ago."
"oh. you did?" murmured Dexte
feebly.
=, WAS it wrong?" she cried. in col
he sternation. Il thought it would NAL
re- YOU feel young again. | thought yc
would be pleased"
=, DAISY" uttered Dexter. hoarsel
III 'why did YOU blush every time can
- near you?"
lie ITO make you notice me. Is itwroI
to like to be noticed?'
a "Why did you draw me on TO tell "
nm of love, love. love?'
no II wanted to know; and Sister Het
said l might talk to you like dea
no sweet ole grandfather. Oh-oh. have
re- hurt your precious feelings?" and Dali
fairly blubbered.
- Some months later Dexter met b
- friend. who greeted him warmly al
80 congratulated him on the success OF /
,vs serial story.
q, 1T is a bowling success" he said, "p;
ticularly the rosebud of a girl
,sh Dexter was looking away at swallC
al in the air.
"a "Did YOU get up n case? Has 10
taken you in yet?
at Dexter looked very glum. He q
,or swered. slowly:
~, "There is a weapon called hoomerar
'ha which. unskillfully thrown. recoils a
-, cuts your throat
"Wcll. what about the boomerang"
az fooled with the thing" said Dext
= with bitter smile, "and it struck
- Just under the fifth rib"
~" The friend went off laughing TO hi
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