The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-03

a dandy piece of bric-a-brac tt have
around the house seven days in the
week-always with a white necktie,
writing lectures on pink paper! Your
sisters a nice woman. but l don't think
much of her judgment when she fries
to pair you off with that-that-"
"Oh, so ahead and say it. I've heard
it on the stage so often that I'm be-
coming hardened to it."
Your sister has it in for me, hasnr
she?"
why Harry! I don't think So"
"Yes, you do think so, too, and you
know so, too. She objects to my COM
ing around to see you SO often"
But you don't come often"
"There are seven nights in the week.
I have been here six out of the seven"
"Of course, you do come often, but
what l mean is, that you don't come
too often"
"Well, it isn't too often for me, as
long as you don't mind. But you can
depend upon it, when she says sarcastic
things about the young hen of your
acquaintance, she me-"
do you really think SOP"
"Of course. You probably haven't
heard it yourself. but there is a rumor
all over the South side that / am head
over heels in love with you. and hat if
you refuse me l will probably throw
myself in front of an Illinois Central
train"
why, Harry How you go on!"
Sven the guv'nor-who is about the
last mar on earth to catch on to any
thing-he heard about it, and asked me
if 1 had come to an understanding"
what did you tell him?"
81 told him that I would be able to
report in a day or two"
How in the world do such stories
get out? You haven't been paying
such marked attention to me, have
your"
Haven't -"
Have you?"
eff 1 haven't it's because 1 didn't
know how"
'Why, HarryI"
shave logged your footsteps for two
months"
81 hadn't noticed it."
Everybody else has,"
but you never said anything"
81 know it, but I've been trying diff.
ferent kinds of nerve food preparatory
to saying something"
"You seem to have found one at last"
mo, it was this Hotchkiss news that
aroused me to a sense of my duty. Up
to this time l have been restrained by
a sense of my w unworthiness. but
when Hotchkiss is named as a possible
rival-well, that's different. AS COM
pared with Hotchkiss, 1 am a good
thing. Any girl hat is threatened
Hotchkiss ought to be willing to
herself. He is something dire"
Harry! How dare you speak of
such a thing?"
''Who-what? Hotchkiss?"
NO, before that. What else did you
"When?"
'Why. just a moment ago."
81 don't remember"
st was something about marrying.
"Oh, that's what you want to talk
about, is it?'
NO, it isn't. I simply want to know
what you mean b. saying that 1 would
marry anyone. You know better than
NO; 1 said you would probably be
to marry me, if only to escape
Hotchkiss."
THAT isn't what you said. at ALL"
That's what / meant, anyway. I'll
tell you, you've either got to take me
Or put me out of my misery. l never
have such a violent attack before"
"Oho? But you have had other at
Only this one is more violent.
is that it?"
"Of course, 1 had a good many girls
at school,"
'Indeed!"
"Yes, but l never felt this way before
This is the first time l ever wanted to
lick every mai that even looked ct
her. / don't think those girls ought to
count at all. OF course. we used to take
them out boat riding and hug them
a little"
"a little?"
But. pshaw! What's the use of talk
.ng about them? Will you?"
Will lam | to understand that this
s a proposal?'
81 don't see what else you can make
,ut of it,"
"Well, it's the strangest proposal L
,ver received"
Il thought perhaps you'd like to have
ne vary the form. l knew you were
.ired of hearing the other kinds. Now.
f You will only depart from your usual
,ustom and say 'Yes'instead of 'No'that
will help matters still further"
"Oh, very well. 1 want to be just as
as you are"
Then | take it that l am accepted?"
You haven't any of the symptoms
# a man who has just been accepted"
Pardon me. l didn't mean to keep
waiting"
Tableau.-Chicago Daily Record.
Dreadful Deaf Awaits This Tommy.
According to the Liverpool Post. a
peal firm, being delighted at the idea
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