Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25

lnp,
vi NAV he. don4 care. n aha
loves, me, She won drive me IN II,
and IL she doesnI love mo iben Il
wont nader. Nothing win mntter"
he answered. An gloomv demermilos
You'll send n Off M once wont vou2
And III cal npu0n for the renlv.S
| dlspniched the MESSAGE / awaAt-
ed the reply in positive suspense. I
felt so awfuly sorry for Inc moor
lovelorn boy. The reply came.
quite wished that 1 has Miss Moul
handy, 30 that | could have boxed her
ears s,undly for being SO cruel and
lnsoleEt no him.
mo. | WON'T. pronose An the Arst
grll Won meet, and welcome
"NfAUD.'
lie came. | pnye him fine beawtless
reply. lie tore N omen. lie scanneI
IT,
"By heaven" he exclaimed dn saw.
age dttermlua.lon. IW tnke her NE
her world | will wlulr
Ne turned and hurried nY1y. He
had gone as far as the door. when he
same back. There WAS now n curious
look-a look of puzzled embnrross.
met os his handsome face,
81 sny," he began confusedly, bend.
ing over the counter toward me, and
speaking in low, rand tones, .'yon
know what / told her I'd do II she re-.
fused me? And-and mean 10 do H..
Rut--well, Won see-ln fact--l mean to
sny.--that js-you were the first girl
| saw after receiving her reply; and
II | am to be ns--,as rood AS my word
--l-hem-lye got Toto propose to
YOU"
lie bushcd furiousy as he stam-
mered out these words, and averted
his g9ze In the utmost embarrassment.
could not help smiling, The hum
or Of the situation tickled me inn
mensely. saw how it was. He did
not want 10 propose to me- but he ieh
M honor bound TO carry OUT ms
'hrea0' more especlnlly US mysell
mNS "V,l u , WIN its rH"g, eyrli'
wv iau u,em I" ",'"'Sn W nIs "H.u ~
S o W e ,, ", n wv S H,,,a
S S"S,S eN''''"e "''' '''"' ''"' i'''''
"Vcrv we'll" sol ,oucb,nc "In
order 10 sntlsfy your sense of honor,
you NAV propose to me. You
need not be afraid that ! shall take
advantage OF you. Ask me to marry
you, ] will refuse. You have done
what you threatened, and there's an
end TO IT."
Bllt he did not Jump Nt htls simple
method OF eMding The consequences OF
his rash undertaking so readily us
huu expected
The TACT 49, he sald qulckly, II
Thought THAT II was engaged bo--an
anotler glrI Maud mlghl be sorry
when she round THAT she had lost me,
Nhd-nnd-weIl, You see ltmlght prlng
ner "'o""u o"u All "'g"' eo'''e ''Bht'
RATHER rough ON me other GIRL
though ] replied, smiling ITO throw
''' oNv' WI" ~ p"'" " '"'"u'
"d ONr TO talk ms over win
you You have taken such Kind inter
est N lhp-the aila'r, Nheh-wheh
uo you 'e'Ne o." "orN
No' "n''' o y V'oVN' ''Pm'''
LS' US go Into the paris ne sad'
I'VE can tax th'rr quietly
We Went into the park and sat down.
IN w6S a beautiful summer evening,
oWt oh,S u Jew neop.e were onout' we
n M,i'. ..''' '',e l"." ""' ''' ''""'
i"N Wv ''"' " WV 'e','''
ou-No" rtlnP.,'per VIII ! was
saying no you INES "U''rhuon nc pe-
s"n W''h Il" ""N"'u' nervous "'r'
bun we are strangers proteSted,
and although OF course fetl Hat
Tered ny your expression oi'ohhdence,
stllI-weII' TeaI'N do not see 'haN |
can put myseIi IN Such a "Ise posi-
"on'
lie sat silent nor a minute Or Two
AMER that hooking straight IN 1ront OF
him. Then suddenly he buried out'
~ say, don't donr--be angry with q
fellow, but If there was TO be no-nO
humbug about tiff ii was 20 be IA
----rpql pnOn 2'
"What do YOU mean?" I demanded.
ar ! II, L,,,,, A,t can't Las,, nm