The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-07-20

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II think what I have bee
saying to snu is fairly ope
t to that Interpretation, Mau
~ " Wintergreen. Didn't so
~ right?"
She tapped her foot on tn
floor impatiently.
mo, sir
Where did miss it?" he asked hum
bly,. ~, T.
tEverywhere. You seemed to be hedg
ing. You tried TO shoot so as. to hit /
were deer and to miss if I should
prove to be- n 49, 2
"Oh, but you are a dear, you know
| Don't interrupt me, sir. When yo'
propose to a woman propose to her Nv,
a great mind to show you how it ough
to be done" 7stz
II wish you'd take the whole busies.
off my. hands, Maud. Tn no good at ii
and I'll promise to say the right wore
when you've''- y - -
Don't be a coward as we'll as bungler
young man. Listen, now. am the love.
stricken youth, s-- .: ~ r.
''All right. You're Harold Billmore"
''Not at all. This is purely impersona
affair. You are the coy maiden"
yes. I'm Maud Wintergreen. Go on.
Don't be any sillier than you are nat
urally. Desiring to enthrOne myself i;
the heart OF young woman first
THAT sounds too much like giving
newly initiated candidate in a secret so
ciety the proper directions for entering
lodge room. But go on" p. .-.'' .}
"If you interrupt me again with ar
remarks like that, Mr. Billmore, this les.
son will come to an end. Begin by-no
sir, sit little further away. You are
acting entirely out of character"
i $50 l was. I hunbly beg your pardon
I forgot. Go on" ...
If you want to marry girl, go anG
tell her so in a manly way. Don't 20,
suppose, if she has any gumption, she
has found out your little secret long be-
fore you have made up your mind te
speak?" .-. ~. =
Then you have known all. the time
Maud, that r r-.. go. -.
"once again, sir, keep your distance ant
let me do the talking t..
Then tell me just what ought to have
said, Maud-that's dear girl"
well, remember, now, I am supposed
to be a young man making a declara tor
of love to a young woman. 1 say to her
Lucy or 'Mehitabel,' as the case may
be- .a ~. r ..-:t
"No,. no! You say to her, Maud ]
insist on that .' E=."..'r. H. ---.
Let it be Maud then, if it will keer
you quiet. But this is only a suppose
titious case, just the same. I don't say
to her, Maud, do you believe in love al
first sight 2 or Maud, do you think yo,
would marry the right fellow if he eve
came along?' Nor do I put my arm or
the back Of her chair as if by acct
dent
II didn't know was doing that, Maud
Take your arm away from the back
of this chair, sir. Neither do hem and
haw''-
''Oh, but didn't 10 that! I may have
gasped a little; bu, what coule you ex-
pect from a feI'-%#
Il think I should stand up pquarely
before her. like a man, as 1 aSa doing
now-sit down, sir! You are the listener
in this conversations end should look
her straight in the eye, like man. and
say to her:-'Lucy,'---" n r.. a.. .t-#".
mo, no! 'Maud!''' s..&. II. . ID.
2 Maud then, for the sake of illnstra-
ton. Maud, 1 love yov!'-sit downs"
But how would that sound? 'M~v1, I
love you! Sit down. % w..
II should say:-'MauG, love you Will
you be my wife?''' ..z I" II
Maud : love you. Will you r.. my
wife?" Il .za % ats>&. 1S.a W..
Eyes. that is what should say, 81, If
wanted to ask girl to marry me-
The young man bounded to his feet.
VERY good, he said THAT is what
You would say if you were Harold Bill
more! Now listen to mel ~ i
But protest.
e Stand right there! Don't sit down!
I'm doing the talking. You, speaking for
Harold Billmore, have said you loved
me- and have asked me to be your wife
l., speaking for Maud Wintergreen"-
That isn't fair, now 1 told you''-
T know what you told meas the
young man. Now I'm acting as the girl.
Fer all practical purposes am Maud
Wintergreen. would say to the awk-
ard youth Harold, I have known for a
long time that you loved me. Do you
thing I would have accepted your at
tentions month after month if I did moi
intend at last',"-
You Lave no right to say anything like
that. Is girl supposed to take it 70,
granted
Don't interrupt me. I have not fn.
ished my answer yet. Harold reply
you are a good and worthy young man
You may not know exactly how to make
a proposal Of marriage In the most ap.
proved form, on account of a lack OF
previous practice, but your heart is right
Here is my answer will whisper it II
your ear:--Yes, Harold, viii be you,
wife,"
Then Of sudden there was lightning
change Of characters, and Harold Bill
more was the young man again.
j HIS arm stole around her waist hei
head slowly sank on his shoulder. he
bent his head downward, and
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