The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-01-14
HE SAW A LIGHT.
hat for HIS Eagle Eye There Might
Have Bee a Serious Hitch In
the Coartship.

"You haven't given me ~tour-your
usual greeting, Byronla," said the
young man. with something like a cloud
on his brow. 'IA anything the mat
terT"
Haven't l, Gerald2" moodily replied
the young woman, drumming absently
on the table with her fingers.
"You know you have not And you
haven't answered my question, either"
What question:"
II asked you II anything was the mat
ter"
Moves, everything IL the matter.
It's nothing new, though. Gerald,
aren't you getting tired of thisP"
Tired of this" he echoed, feeling his
hair beginning TO rise on end. Tired
Of what?"
THE whole businessl See here, Ger
aid. Your people have always wanted
US to marry, haven't they?"
"Yes."
$50 have mine. We haven't any rela-
tives on either side that have opposed
the match, have WEI"
"No."
mo. They've all done the best they
could to throw US together"
swell, what Of"
And when you proposed to nue. l fell
right into your arms, didn't II"
swell, you did come pretty near IT.
that's q fact" admitted Gerald.
II haven't any small brothers, either,
TO play tricks on US or make fool
speeches to you while you are waiting
for me In the parlor, have IT
"No."
"No. And mamma never listens al
the keyhole or calls down the stairway
to ask II that young man Is here yet.
does she2"
Surely not"
Surely not. And papa has never
asked you II you could support me In
the style to which I have been accus.
tened, has hep"
mot he. He knows"
Yes. he knows. And we've never
quarreled, either. have weP"
"No. But, Byronia, dear"
You've never been the least bit jeal-
Gus of anyone else, have your"
mo. But"
No. Neither have /. Does all that
show. Gerald, that we really don't care
for each other? No-stop-hold onl
Let me finish. How do we know that
We are not making a dreadful mistake ?
Think how terrible It would be II we
found out when 1t was too late that we
were never intended for each otherl"
Gerald had been doing some rapid
thinking.
He sat with his head In hands for two
or three minutes without speaking.
Then he said with a deep, deep sigh:
u don't know but you are right, BY
roma. You know Miss HarkaloneP 1
am forcibly reminded of something
she said to me the other evening. Ihad
called there"
What were you doing at the Hark.
alongI9"
Simply making = call. She saii to
me-the elde't one, you know-taIl.
rather striking girl in appearance"
Girl! She's 81 II she's a dayi"
1 think not. She made some remarks
about the course OF true love never run.
ming smooth, and then she saidi Mr..
Higginside, ] have been expecting every
day to hear that It's all of between YOU
and Byronia Bullwlnk. There hasn't
been enough opposition, and"
She said that, did she?"
Yes, and ! laughed q little, and said
l shouldn't won"
shed been expecting TO hear that
It was all over between US, had she"
Yes. I only mention II to show
that the same idea had occurred 10 9th.
ers, and"
LA Harkalong had the assurance 10
say to you that there hadn't been
enough opposition to our marrying,
had she2"
"Yeh. ! suppose she-"
The dried-up old maidl What bust.
ness was 1t Of hers I should like to
knowl"
she may have heard the SAM thing
from Others, you know"
II don't believe 1t! The malicious
old catl Gerald-dear-"
"Well?"
We'll marry now to spite her. won't
Yes, II y%ou-look out, dear. You'll
scratch your face against my scarfpin."
Chicago Tribune.