West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-02

aS VIC walked, Tor we had been pacing
mp and down the platform during our
chat.
Il haven't been till lately" / said.
And what made you changer she
questioned
Well" ! said, fishing round foi
some reason other than the true one,
perhaps ] want TO take "A rest. +"
You are the worst man for fibs ]
ever knew, " she laughed.
felt myself getting red, while ] ex.
claimed, why, Miss Cullen. i don't
think I'm bit worse liar than"
"Oh, " she cried, interrupting me, II
didn't mean that way. / meant that
when You try TO fib you always do it so
badly that one secs right through You.
Now. acknowledge that you wouldn't
stop work If you could
We'll, no, ] wouldn't" owned up
The truth is, Miss Cullen. that Ia like
to be rich because-well, hang it,
don't care if do say it--because I'm in
love.
Madge laughed at my confusion and
said, with money!
No, " ] said; with just the nicost,
sweetest, pretticst girl in the world"
Madge took a look at me out Of the
corner Of her eye and remarked, ut
must be breakfast time 4"
Considering that il was about G:30
wanted TO ask who was telling "A tara.
diddle now, but resisted the tempta.
tion and said:
NO, and promise not 70 bother you
about my private affairs any more. -
Madge laughed again mel1ily say.
ing: You are the most obvious man
ever met. Now why did you say that?"
Il thought you were making break.
fast an excuse - j said, because VOC
didn't like ths subject" "
Eyes. was, " said Madge frankly
"Tcll me about the girl you are engaged
to."
Iwns so taken aback that stopped
in my walk and merely looked at her.
For instance" she asked coolly.
when she saw that 1 was speechless
what does She look lilzo?"
Like, lkS"-- stammcrcd, still en-
barrassed by this bold carrying the war
into my own camp-"like an angel. "
"Oh, said Madge eagerly, 1--WE al
ways wanted TO know what angels were
hkel Describe her TO me"
Well" l 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 'Tainless Arizona has to
take 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 can't get to
the bottom. "
"Tho 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 mo the chance I wanted her
TO know just what / thought Of her 1
didn't follow lead on the Arizona skies,
but went on:
"And / really think her hair Is lust
as beautiful as her eyes It's light
brown, very curly and"--
Her complexonl" exclaimed Madge
Is she mulatto, and, If 50, how can
a complexion be curlyY'
Her complexion, said not n bit
ratified, "is another great beauty Of hers
She has ono Of those sldns"-
"Furs are out Of fashion at present" "
She intorjccted, laughing wickcdly.
Nov, look here, Miss CullenW /
cried Indignantly. "I'm not going TO let
even you mako fun OF her..
u can't hclpit, she laughed, when
you look so serious and intense. +"
ITS something feel infeuse Stout.
Miss Cullen" ] said, not little panied,
l confess, at the way she was Joking ]
don't mind bit being laughed at bat
Miss Cullen knew about as well as 7
whom was talking about, and IL seemed
% mo She was laughing at my love for
her. Under this impression I went on:
i suppose ~ is funny TO you. Probably
20 many men have been in love with
you that 30 has come TO mean very little
in your eyes. But out here we don't
make n joke of love, and when We care
for n woman we carc--woll, it's not 20
be put in words, Miss Cullen."
u really didn't mean to hurt your
feelings Mr. Gordon" said MadQe
gently, and quite serious now. Il ought
not 20 have tried TO tease You"
"ThoroV' 1 said. my irritation en-
tirely gone. II had no right 20 loso my
temper. and I'm sorry I spoke so mn
kindly Tho truth is Miss Cullen. the