The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-22

stop work II you could" II
well no, Iwouhn't" owned up,
"The truth ID, Miss Cullen, that I'd like
TO be rich because-well hang it, I
don't care If / do say it--becaussI I'm in
love.'
Madge laughed at my confusion and
said, "With money!"
NO." said; with just the incest,
sweetest, prettiest girl in the world
Madge took look at me out Of the
corner Of her eye and remarked, ut
must be breakfast time"
Considering that it was about $3.50. I
wanted to ask who was telling q tara
diddle now, but resisted the tempta-
ton and said:
"No, and promise not to bother you
about my private affairs any more ~
Madge laughed again merrily, say
ing: "You are the most obvious man I
ever met. Now why did you say that"
II thought you were making break
fast an excuse, said, because you
didn't like the subject"
eyes. I was." said Madge frankly.
'Tell ms about the girl you are engaged
to-"
was so taken abank that stopped
in my walk and merely looked at her.
For instance" she asked coolly,
when she saw that I was speechless
"what does she look like?''
Like, like stalnmered, still en-
barrassed by this bold carrying the war
into my own camp-"like an angel"
"Oh," said Madge eagerly, "I've al
ways wanted to know what angels were
like Describe her to me.
"Well," said, getting my second
wind, SO to speak, "she has the bluest
eyes I've ever seen. Why, Miss Cullen,
you said you'd never seen anything so
blue as the sky yesterday. but even the
atmosphere of 'rainless Arizona has to
take a back seat when her eyes are
round. And they are just like the at
mosphere out here. You can look into
them for 100 miles, but you CAM get to
tho BOTTOM
1.-THE Arizona sky is wonderful" said
Madge How do the scientists account
for it?''
wasn't going to have my description
Of Miss Cullen side tracked, for since she
had given me the chance l wanted her
to know just what thought of her
didn't follow lead Oh the Arizona skies,
but went on:
"And I really think her hair is just
as beautiful as her eyes. It's light
brown very curly and''-
''Her complexion" exclaimed Nudge.
"ls she Il mulatto, and, if SO, how can
a complexion be curly
"Her complexion, said. not tdt
ratified, SIS another great beauty Of hers
She has one Of those skins''-
"Furs are out of fashion at present.
she INTERCEPTED, laughing wickedly.
"Now, look here, Miss Cullen''
cried Indignantly "I'n not going to let
even you make fun of her.
II car helpit, she laughed, "when
you look so serious and intense. "
''It's something feel intense about,
Miss Cullen" said, not little panied,
! confess, at the way she was joking. I
don't mind bit being laughed at, but
Miss Cullen knew about as we'll III I
whom was talking about. and it seemed
to me she was laughing ut my love for
her. Under this impression went on:
II suppose is is funny to you. Probably
SO many men have been in love with
you that it has come to mean very little
in your eyes. But out here we don't
make joke Of love, and when we care
for woman we care-well, it's not to
be put in words, Miss Cullen"
II really didn't mean to hurt your
feelings, Mr.. Gordon" said Madge
gently, and quite serious now. II ought
not to have tried to tease YOU
"Therel' I said, my irritation en-
tirely gone. II had no right to lose my
temper, and I'm sorry I spoke SO I'M
kindly. The truth is, Miss Cullen. the
girl care for is in love with another
man, and SO I'm bitter and ill natuled
in these days"
My companion stopped walking at
the steps Of 21S and said, "Has she told
you sop
No." answered. "But it g as plain
as she's pretty"
Madge ran up the steps and opened
the door Of the car. As she turned to
close it she looked down at me with the
oldest of expressions and said:
elbow d1eadfully ugly she must beV'