Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-06-26

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picnic. but I set to work and soon got
IL changed 81 that 1t Would do very
well. Slattery seems never TO have
asked any one to ride a tandem. But
when / had written IT. It seemed so
dreadfully stiff that I had to put a lit
tie beginning and eEd o my own which
seemed to brighten IL UP good DEAL
II thought there was something funny
about the beginning and end"
Ibid you? Fancy your noticing the
difference In style How quick you arel
am very slow at things like that. 1
ought to have been n woodman. or
gamekeeper. or something. | was made
on those lines. But 1 have found some
thing now"
what is that, them"
branching. l have chum in Texas,
and he says II Is a rare life. I am to
buy a share in his business. II Is all In
the open alr-shooting and riding. and
sport. Would it-wmld Il inconvenience
YOU much Ida. to come out there with
me?'
Ida nearly fell off her perch in her
amazement The only words Of which
she could think were MY goodness
metz so she said them.
IF It would not upset your plans.
| or change your arrangements in any
| way" lie had slowed down and let go
| OF the steering handle. so that the great
machine crawled alrnlessly about from
one side of the road to the other. 1T
know very well that am not clever or
anything OF that sort, but still I would
do all l can to make you very happy.
Don't you think that in time you might
\ come TO like roe N little bit p
Ida gave a cry of fright II won't
like you II ron run me against brick
wall" she said, as the machine rasped
against the curb. do attend to the
steering"
yes, 1 win But tell me. Ida, whether
you will come with me-
ooh, l. don't know. It's too absurd
How can we talk about such things
when I cannot see you? You speak TO
the nspe of my neck. and then / have
to twist my head round to answer"
81 know That was why put You In
front upon my letter. 1 thought that
II would make 1t easier. But IL you
would prefer It | will stop the machine,
and then you can sit around and talk
about it,"
Good gracious!" cried Ida. Fancy
our sitting face to face on motionless
/
all the people looking out of their win
dows at usr"
"N would look rather funny, wouldn't
t.? Well then. suppose that we both
get off and push the tandem along In
front of us?"
"Oh. no, this is better than that"
"Or I could carry the thing"
Ida. burst out laughing. THAT would
r ! be more absurd still"
"Tfhen we will go quietly, and will
. look out for steering. won't talk about
II at all II you would rather not. But
really do love you very much. and you
would make me happy IL you came TO
Texas with me. and l think that per-
haps after time l could make you
: happy, too"
! But your aunt7'
d "Oh, she would like Il very much.
Q can understand that your father NIGH
h not like to lose you. I'm sure wouldn'
Ir either. II 1 were he. But after all. Amer
"a lea is not very far off nowadays, an
u is not so very wild. We would take
" grand plano, and--and--a copy G
81 Browning. And Denver and his wifi
II I would come over TO see us. We shoul
e. be quite a family party. 1t would b
ne jolly"
It Ida sat listening to the stumbling
as words and awkward phrases which wer
er whispered from the back OF her, bu
there was something In Charles West
us macotts clumsiness of speech whicl
ly was more moving than the words of tn
es most eloquent OF pleaders. He paused
We he stammered he caught his breath be
Ia tween the words, and he blurted on
Ir. in little blunt phrases all the hopes o
nd his heart. II love had not come to he
RS yet, there was at least pity and sym
he pathy, which are nearly akin to II
Ie- Wonder there was also that one 8
ry weak and frail as she should shake thi
he strong man so, should have the Who'll
ad course of his life waiting for her deci
sion. Her left hand was on the cushion
n at her side He leaned forward and too
ed IL gently in his own. She did not try I
on draw II back from him.
he MAY have IT," said he, "for life
mt "Oh. do attend to your steering" sal
Ter she. smiling round at him; "and don
lt- say any more about this today. Pleas
nd don'tw
ng when shall know, then?
an "Oh, tonight, tomorrow, don't know
ILL., I must ask Clara. Talk about some
he thing else"
It'll And they did talk about somethin
ey else; but her left hand was still Ell
he closed in his. and he knew, without ash
he ing again. that all was well.
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