The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22


into partnership"
Bully, isn't it?" gloated Bob-''and
speaking of partnerships, Doll. why
don't we go into partnership on the
coral? AS Mrs. Robert Tarbell. |
shouldn't mind your wearing it a
bit,"
The hot red blood rushed maddening.
lySnto mycheeks. My heart was thrub-
bing furiously. rs this-is this pro-
posa!?" | gasped.
Bob leaned over and took my hands
in his. ''Oh, my dear little sweet
heart" he said, eagerly-"don't you
kao,v how l love you. Don't you
knew | love you better than anything
in tire world?"
BETTER than the coral?" / asked
doubtingly.
"A thousand times better than any
coral ever built" he declared. ''To
prove it, you shall keep the fish. for
ever-only please take me, tool"
They were very beautiful days that
followed. Days as exquisite as para
disc; as short as delight. Days that
fairly toppled over each other in
their cruel fight. And never knew
that they were numbered. / let
them go without good-by glance.
Not that ] did not value every beau
tiful hour that had passed, but what
was yesterday-what were a week Of
yesterdays, when new day had
come--a glorious new day made for
Bob and me, and world of new days
coming after.
| was happy-happy like the little
lark that flies in the sky. knowing
nothing of the arrow speeding toward
it.
We were to be married in June. A
good month is June; the days are
the longest: the sun shines the
brightest; the skies are the bluest.
Then, isn't June full of song-brds
and roses? What could be gayer
than June?
1t was two weeks before my we'd
ding day That mamma and | ran
over 10 New York for n few last odds
and ends | needed for my trousseau.
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crrands were done, and we were
ready to return home the day fol-
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see the cha,rs wa'kihg around
ana 'heh the CLOCK STRUCK lour.
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prlSh' uayhSht' pul soiheho" l leit
lOnlN nall awake. Nnen mamma came