The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-16

picnic. but I Get to work a1a souns =
it changed % that it would 6o vi
well. slattery seems never tos hay
asked any one to ride Q tandem. III
when ! had written 4. u aSsrned I
dreadfully sti6 that had 10 nut II ID
tie beginning and end Of NY own ibid
seemed to brighten It up 9! xood deal
II thought there was some hln9 1uni|
about the beginning ana end. n 81
Did you? Fancy your noticing q
difference In style. How quick you N
I am very slow at things llk4 that.
ought to have been o WoO6naAn.
gamekeeper, or something. I va maj
on those lines. But have found som
thing now" ssjs
what Is that, then?''. Sssss
"Ranching. have q chum IA STex},
and he says Il 10 rare life, i am 5
buy share In his business. e q all,
the open air-shooting, and riding. III
sport. Would it-wduld it inconyenieYSe
you much. Ida, to come out there VII
met" ssssS2s
Ida nearly fell on her perch In IL
amazement. The only words Of With
she could think were my EoodnSs
me" 50 she said them.
If 1t would not upset your plaSs.
or change your arrangements Ia sky
way" He had slowed down ana let 10
OF the steering handle. 90 that the Rrjht
machine crawled aimlessly about Trim
one side Of the road to the other. Fl
know very we'll that am not cleveHor
anything OF that sort. but still void
90 all can to make you very hapIy.
Don't you think that In time you milht
come to like me q little bit?'
Ida gave q cry Of fright. II whit
like you II you run me against q b3clS
wall" she said. as the machine rasfed
against the curb. do attend to The
Steering
Eyes. I will. But tell me. Ida, Wheeler
you will come with me.''
"Oh. don't know. It's too abs1d!
How can we talk about such things
when cannot see you? You spea1 to
the nape Of my neck, and then I hive
to twist my head round to answei''
II know. That was why put 'Yob. in
'front.' upon my letter. thought hat
1t would make It easier. But IL |kou
would prefer 1t I will stop the macAine,
and then you can sit around and talk
about it, q.
Good graciousy' cried Ida. "Fancy
our sitting face to face on motionaess
tricycle. In the middle Of the road, land
all the people looking out OF their WIN
dows at us!' I@@S
1T would look rather funny, woulln't
1T? Well. then. suppose that we both
get on and push the tandem alonk in
front Of us?" &
"oh. no. this Is better than that
COR could carry the thing, 3
Ida burst out laughing. ..That would
be more absurd still.''
Then we will go quietly. and Twill
look out for steering. won't talk about
1t at all It you would rather not. But !
really do love you very much, and you
would make me happy IL you came to
Texas with me, and I think that per-
haps after time could make you
happy. too"
but your aunt?''
''Oh, she would like It very much. j
can understand that your father might
not like to lose you. I'm sure wouldn't
either. II were he. But. after. all, Amer
lea IL not very far OF nowadays, and
Is not 30 very wild. We would take q
Grand piano, and-and-a COPY Of
Browning. And Denver anu ntT wfre
would come over to see us. We should
be quite q family party. Il would be
jolly" S8 s.l33 /
Ida cat listening to the stumbling
woYds slnd awkward phrases which were
whispered from the back OF her, but
there was something in Charles West
macott's clumsiness Of speech which
was more moving than the words Of the
most eloquent Of pleaders. He paused,
he stammered, he caught his breath be-
tween the words, and he blurted out
In little blunt phrases all the hopes Of
his heart. Il love had not come to her
yet. there was at least pity and sym
patty, which are nearly akin to 1t.
Wonder there was also that one so
weak and frail as she should shake this
strong man SO. should have the whole
course Of his life waiting for her deci-
sion. Her left hand was ON the cushion
at her side. He leaned forward and took
1t gently in his own. She did not try to
draw it back from him.
May have it, said he. 'for life?''
oh, do attend to your steering" said
SAGI 0AAAAAA& AOuAO t1k ana 0On I
say any more about this today. Please
don't!'
when shall know, them"
"oh. tonight. tomorrow. don't know,
I must ask Clara. Talk about some
thing else.'
And they did talk about somethine
else; but her left hand was still en-
closed in his. and he knew. without ask.
ing again. that all was well.
% ITO BE coNTINUED.I .
FOR AN uNsPoKEN SPEECH,
The Irish Patriot Jailed for Words n.
Didn't Say.
A member Of the Land league wa.
sent from Dublin to q certain district t.
get up q meeting and make q speech
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