The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21

l had one in front of me, thought.
"How?" | asked coldly. "How
did you do it,"
biy manner did not damp him in
the least
81 did it-this very afternoon,
and I'll tell you all about it."
He sat down close to me, breath
ing very hard, and commenced:
"You must know that Cissy told
me last night that she was going
down to Devonshire today to stay
with her aunt. You can bet I felt
cut uD. Well, after some hesitation,
l asked her whether she would al
low me to see her off at Padding
ton. She demurred little and then
said 'Yes.' You can't think what
q pretty way she has of saying yes
Well-don't be impatient, I'm COM
ing to it-you may feel pretty sure
that was at Paddington an hour
before she drove up. And when
she did arrive you can imagine how
I looked after her, and got her
ticket, and saw that her boxes were
labeled, and bought her all the il
lustrated papers and a luncheon
basket, and told the guard to keep
an eye on her, and all that sort Of
thing.
"She was so awfully nice that I
almost went crazy when I thought of
her being away for a month, all
among lot Of other beggars. Well,
she took her seat, and I tipped the
guard to lock the door and not let
any one else in. I wanted to have
that last five minutes all to myself,
you see?
$50 she made herself comfortable
and told me I looked awfully red,
and judging by my feelings I should
think l looked quite purple. Well
don't be in a hurry-the guard
.whistled and called, Stand away,
please! and the train began to move
slowly out of the station. Just to
say sGoodby'5I got on the footboard
and put my hand in at the window.
l had said 'Goodby' twelve times al
ready, and she looked SO pretty and
all that that I suddenly screwed up
my courage and said:
eCissy, will you?'
"The guard called out, Stand
away, please, therel' but I kept ON
the footboard, and Cissy said: ooh,
get off, please. You'll be hurt
'eThe train was going faster by
this time, but I stuck there and
yelled out: will you? Will you?'
"She looked awfuly scared-all
the porters and guards and passen-
gers were shouting at me BY this
time-and said: fOh, do get off. Will
I what?'
I'VE were almost at the end Of the
platform now, but I still held on,
and said: will you? Will you?
You know what I mean
"She biushed awfully and said:
'Pray-pray get off! Oh, what do
you mean? Will I what? Do get
OFF,
eve we're just at the end of the
platform now, but I was determined
not to get OF.
"'Will you? You know, will you p
What p
Marry me?'
"There were about $50 porters
rushing up the platform to pull me
off, but I still hung on and waited
FOR her answer. She looked at me
most imploringly and said:
DO get of, dear Jack, dor
81 shouted out: will you? Sayp'
"And she answered, yes
81 jumped off just as we got out
side the station, fell down, and two
pnrters snetched me out Of harms
way. gave them a sovereign each
and took q cab here to tell you about
it." =
SIN the event Of her refusing to
marry you," I said in my best legal
manner, "you will not, be entitled to
any damages for breach of promise,
as the defendants assent was obtain
ed under compulsion.
But Jack didn't care in the least
for my law. IL.
The sickening part Of it was that
the girl really was in love with him
sIia had been waiting Tor MIN to ask
her quite as long as he had been
hesitating. II:
They committed the fatal act Tie
other day aud have gone to Nice for
t6a fhOney1i1n0S Rahl
i Sulsabis Manso For ts..
The artist was Of the impression
tot school. He had Just given che
Last touches to q purple and blue