The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-26

look upward, "could you idealize Q woman
who w9rs stiff shirt front and rode a
bicyclep
She really was rather clever little girl,
and her appealing manner was charming,
"No, no, indeed I oouldn tat least I'd
have to idealize her q lot. But some poo
pie are so perfect as they are, don't you
know, that you don't have to idealize them
at all"
"Shall we walk little quicker and join
mammal" said the well brought up girl.
1t was very difficult to get a nice little
time with the girl She clung so closely
to mamma. But sometimes there were a
few words in the balcony, when the girl
talked about the stars, and once, very
gently, about heaven. And there were
glimpses across the table at table d'hote
and once, just once, there was walk
home from Pontresina In the twilight
Mamma drove home. She was tired and
still had some packing to do when she got
back.
"Take care of her." she said to the
young man. He felt that there had always
been great deal of nonsense talked about
girls mothers being disagreeable old oats
80 this is your last day at st. Moritz?"
he said.
eyes, our very last day" she replied.
1.-THE place will seem very different after
you are gone.
ooh, but st. Moritz Is always lovely!
Look at that scene before us-the Pine
trees and the mountains What could be
lovelierg"
"Lots of things-at least one thing"
"You must be very difficult to please If
you don't admire St. Moritz."
But do admire it," 1t was SO diff.
cult to make her understand. "Will you
be sorry to leavef" he began again.
"Oh, have had my little holiday" said
the girl sweetly. II must not grumble
about going back to my duties-my Sun.
day school, my practicing, and then there
is papa"
"Of course he misses you. I expect you
are perfect angel in the house at homo. !"
81 am afraid 1t is little selfish, but !
like to think l am missed"
"Well I'll miss you"
"Ah, don't say that" laying her hand
on his arm.
but shall; I'll miss you awfully."
II had rather think of you happy with
your hill climbing and your tennis"
blow tennis and hill climbing don It
care a hang about either. There's only
one thing in heaven or earth that do care
about
"Ah, look at those snow peaks flushed
with the setting SUM-"
II WISH" hopelessly, II could make you
understand.
They walk on in silence for quarter of
mile.
II haven't made you angry about any
thing, have II" says the girl at last in a
shy, trembling way.
Angry? Neverl With you''-
II am SO glad! Do you know" coming
quite close to him and looking down like
apcnitent child, II was beginning to get
so unhappy. II thought was afraid l
had offended you"
How could you think that2'
You were so silent and you looked SO
stern-and-big
He seizcs her hand in his. "Oh my
love, it was only because you wouldn't un.
derstand! Don't you know that you arc
dearer to me than any one else in the
world? Can't you see that l have loved
you since tho first moment | saw your
The young girl disengages her hand and
takes out her pocket handkerchief and
bursts into tears.
Have frightened you, my little tender
dover"
"lt's-it's so unexpected, ~ says the girl
And then she has to be comforted ant
caressed, and the man calls himself u brute
and savage for having startled her.
81 had no right to speak so soon," h,
says, but love you so utterly"
"Oh, hush!"
Il can't. Won't you give me littlt
hopc-just little? You know what al
just a poor artist-but would work day
and night and wait years for you"
The girl begins to sob again.
'For God 5 sake, don't cryl"
"Ah, how can help it? l fear have
made you unhappy, and l cannot bear to
give you pain"
"fhat means you can't care for me,
suppose.
"If anything on my part has misled you
into thinking
No, no! Heaven knows you are not
coquetteP'
You are so generous and so good. But,
indeed, l wonder what you see in poor,
little me to love-"
Il see that you are everything that
man does love in q girl--the best, the most
womanly Of wop!cn. Don't you know,
you sweet, little, tender love, thnt you are
as different from the girls one meets nova.
days as sunlight is different from gaslghtt
Women in skirts and On bikes may be ones
pals, but it's women like you that man
worships,"
The next day he stood on the hotel steps
watching the well brought up girl and her
careful mamma drive off in the diligence.
God bless hcr!" he nurmurcd. God
bless her! There isn't a man on Garth
who is worthy Of her"
The well brought up girl waved hcS
pocket handkerchief TO him till they were
out Of eight
THAT is the fourth proposal have had
this year, mamma" she notwithstanding
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