The Forrest City times., 1903-09-25
Sohodr ever

ply. You see che now Nobody ever
asked ne TO marry him
Sutton dropped his lfhantering air.
He looked al his caller curiously- -oh.
come now. Ruth he said. you can't
sxpeci ne 70 believe that Why you are
an unusually popular woman ! don't
want 70 give you suy tEf-y. but facts are
facts. and hope you won't take ofsnse
when ! tell you that you are the very
incest CIR ever knew You are pretty
you are bright. you Ere entertaining Do
yea mean 20 tel ne that woman q
year type never hs6 Z chance TO get
married. Why. ! never saw you when
you hadn't E pack q nen a. your heels "
Miss Decker sighed softly But they
didn't mean anything she said They
liked me vel enough up 20 8 certain
point but they never wanted 10 marry
ue- II is sober fact that nobody ever
wanted 70 Go that
suttou's guardian R1gel gave him q
tremendous push and lie fell forward
precipitAtslE. .sYou are wrong there. -
he said Somebody has wanted 10
marry you"
He never told ne So
What would you SAP 4 be should tell
you."
I don't know. II would depend upon
the man"
What would you say Il i told you"
Miss Decker screamed in subdued
tones. You she said.
Sutton nodded. Yes. be said. I'm
Tia tellow."
Mss Decker Jumped 70 the halfway
point between laughter and tears. and
there she halted. 1T seems 50
strange" she said I can hardly be-
lieve you mean Il We have Known
each other 50 long. We have been
together SO much. We have talked
Of so many things bui-we never
talked this way before You never
did anything to make me think that
that you"
Sutton took another unprecedented
leap. That" said he. was because
| am such a slow-eoer-sueh an idiot
/ wanted to ask you al right. but !
was too confoundedly backward "
Miss Decker spread her palms out on
the blotter and left her chin to take
care Of itself Sutton came to its
assistance. Now that | have forged
TO the front like a man he said.
what are you going 10 say 10 me-"
That ! am glad you forged 10 the
front"
Al four O'Clock Miss Decker resumed
her journey 10 Brooklyn. Sutton es-
corted her as far as the elevator
When be came back he paused before
his desk noodily.
Well. sir" he said. If this isn't
the darnedest mess / ever got mixed
up in"
Then he took Hardy's letter from
beneath the blotter.
celebrated the natal day by re-
neving my oath never TO marry" be
read And ! wrote that just one hour
ago. can't send il now I'll have
10 write another letter"
Then be wrote: My dear Darnley: I
have news for you / am going to get
married | have got sick and tired OF
living alone. t.That's a lie he COM
mented. but I'll have TO let it 90. } and
have decided to seek companionship in
matrimony. I have been in love with
my intended wife for many years q
honestly believe that is sol. but have
foolishly delayed my happiness until
now. We are going 10 be married next
month. hope you viii come on TO
the wedding"
I'D like TO know said Sutton. as he
reread the letter. If | really have
wanted 70 marry Ruth all this time. or
If felt sorry for the poor girl on &C.
count Of her frank confession that she
was the exception that proved my rule
Anyway. | hope II will turn out all
right"
And it has turned out all right. bu,
even so Sutton sometimes wonders II
other men do the trick as suddenly as
/ he did.-N Y. Times.