The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-26

picnic hut I set TO work and soon ~.
II changed Eo that Il would do very
we'll slattery seems ntvCr TO have
asked any one to- ride tandem. but
when hnd written It. II seemed go
droadfully stu that / had to put a ut
uc beginning and end or my own. which
seemed to brighten IL up good deal
Il thought there was something Funny
about the beginning and end"
"Dld your Fancy your noticing the
difference In style. How quick you arel
/ am very slow ut things like that.
ought TO have been woodman. or
gamckeeper or something. I was made
on those lines. But I have found some
thing now"
"What Ia that. them"
Branching. I have chum IN Texas,
and he says 1t IL "a rare life. am to
buy a share In his business. Il Is all In
the open air-shootlng. and riding. and
sport Would lt-would It Inconvenience
sou much. Ida. to come out there with
mc2"
Ida nearly fell on her perch In her
amazcmont The only words of which
she could think were My goodness
me-" 40 she said them
III II would not upset your plans
or change your arrangements IN any
way" lie had slowed down and let 10
Of the steering handle. 20 that the great
machine crawled aimlcssly about from
one side OF the road TO the other. II
know very well that am not clever or
anything OF that sort. but still / would
do all / can TO make you very happy.
Don't you think that In time you might
come to like me little bit2'
Ida gave n cry of fright. II won't
like you n you run me against brick
wall" she said. as the machine rasped
/ against the curb. do attend TO the
/ steering"
Eyes. / will But tell me. Ida. whether
/ you win come with me-"
"Oh. I don't know. It's too absurd
/ How can we talk about such things
| when I cannot see your You speak 10
/ the nape OF my neck. and then I have
/ to twist my head round 10 answer"
II know. That was why put You In
| front urou my letter. l thought that
/ II would make II easier But " you
/ would prefer II will stop the machine
and then you can ait around and tall
about IT,"
Good graclousr cried Ida. Fancy
our sitting face to face on n motionles,
tricycle. In the middle OF the road. anc
all the people looking out Of their win
dows at u.s.
1T would look rather funny. wouldnI
III Well then. suppose that we both
get OF and push the tandem along II
front OF us2"
"oh. no. this Is better than that"
cor could carry the thing"
Ida burst out laughing. That woul'
be more absurd still"
Then we win go quietly, and / viii
look out for steering | won't talk abou
II at all n you would rather not. But
really do love you very much, and yol
would make me happy n you came &
Texas with me. and 1 think that per
hapa after n time l could make yol
happy. too"
but your aunt7'
"Oh. she would like II very much.
can understand that your father nigh
not like TO lose you. I'm sure I wouldn'
either. n were he. But. after all. Amer
lea In not very far on nowadays, an
IA not 30 very wild, We would take
grand plano. and--and--a copy Q
Browning. And Denver and his wifi
would come over TO see US. We shoui
be quite family party. II would
jolly"
Ida sat listening 10 the atumbiln
words and awkward phrases which weI
whispered from the back OF her. br
there was something In Charles Wesl
, macotts clumsiness OF speech whio
: was more moving than the words OF IN
! most eloquent Of pleaders. He PAUSED
, he stammered. he caught hia breath b'
! tween the words. and he blurted OF
. In little blunt phrases all the hopes
his heart. n love had not come TO hs
! yet. there was az least pity and syn
, patty, which are nearly akin 20
b Wonder there WIS also that one
: weak and frnil as she should shake IN
? strong man no. should have the who
course OF his life Whiting for her dec
sion. Her left hand was on the cushio
Mt her side. lie leaned forward and toe
! Il gently In HIS own She did not try
l draw Il back from him.
. MAY l have H." said he. "for llfe'
I "Oh. do attend TO your steering." sal
r she. smiling round at him: "and don
. say any more about this today. Plea
! don't"
3 when shall I know. thenY"
! "Oh. tonight. tomorrow. I don't kno,
!. must ask Clara. Talk about som
. thing else"
b And they did talk about somethir
Y else; but her left hand was stlll 81
e closed In his. ana he knew. without as
e Ing again. that all was we'll.
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