The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-30
HOW SOME MEN PROPOSE.

In Many Cases the Procedure Is Said to
Be the Following.
Neither had spoken for a long
time.
They sat in Gwendoline Kirkpat-
rick's fathers beautifully furnished
parlor, and the gas was turned as
low as possible. At last the fair girl
sighed and tapped one Of her dainty
feet upon the heavy carpet. Alger-
non Hendricks only gnawed his mus
tache and swung his left foot over
his right knee.
''Do you know that I have just
formed resolution, after a long,
long struggle with myself9" Miss
Kirkpatrick said.
"Indeed9" the young man re-
turned.
eyes," she went on, 81 have been
thinking Of it for long time, and
at last my mind is made up"
"May / ask what your resolution
isi" Mr.. Hendricks said in hesitating
tones, for he was timid, although he
had inherited $3.50, 900 from his fa-
ther and had right to act as if he
owned the earth.
II am going to offer my services
to the church as a missionary and
try to secure an appointment to
Africa or China or some other far
off country" /" she replied.
"Oh, Miss Kirkpatrick" the
young man exclaimed, "you must
not think of doing such a thing as
thatl 1t would be cruel.
"Cruel9" the beautiful maiden
echoed. land do you call il cruel
to teach the heather the way to
heaveni"
"No, mol Not that" he said, with
unwonted eagerness. II don't mean
it in that way. 1t would be cruel to
those that you leave behind"
"Oh," she responded, my parents
have for long time known of my.
desire in this matter, and they fully
approve of it. They will not grieve
for me.
"But-but," he stammered, "are
they the only ones that are interest
ed9 Is there-not some one else who
would not wish to have you go
awayi"
NO." she answered, there is no
one else.
"Are-you surea"
"Why, of course. Who should
there be9''
"Per-perhaps there is some one
tha-that worships the ground upon
which you - walk, Miss Kirkpat-
rick.
"Oh, mol" she carelessly return
ed. "There isn't any one who does
that, and I shall never marry any
way"
Mr.. Hendricks was silent for a
moment, and then he said:
"D-d-don't go away, Miss-l-
mean Gwendolinel''
9'Why noti"
because. J."
"Oh, that's the very reason why
I INTENDED to 60"
"What ISL !
because"
because what9"
"Because-because you don'tcare
to have me stay, do you, Algernoni"
She had gently drawn one Of his
hands in hers and drawn his arm
around her waist. Then she looked
wistfully up into his face. The light
was very low, and she had to get
very close in order to sec him-so
close that at last her sweet, moist
lips got under his mustache, and
then, after long, lingering kiss, he
said:
"Dear little girl, how love youl
You won't 60 now, will youa You
will be my own sweet little darling
wife, won't youf"
"Ah, dearest, she said after an
other long, loving kiss, isn't it
strange that / never knew that a
loved you until this moment9"
"And didn't you ever guess that L
loved you2"
"Why, darling, how could II" she
replied. land just thinkl II yoa
had not told me Of your love when
you did, you might have lost me for.
everl''
Heshuddered at the thought Of it.
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