The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-24

! time
What do you mean?'
| Precisely what l say. Answer the
question 1 asked you moment ago.
At 25 you should begin to realize that
! cOquetting is no longer becoming"
John Lane, you know very well
that L am only"
"Only two years younger that I,
and 1 was 81 last month. When will
| you marry me?"
you have asked me that same
/ question, 1 believe. nine times now"
| she remarked, politely.
Eight" he corrected with spirit,
'only eight. This time doesn't count
1 am not asking you now. l am tell
| ing you that you are going to. and
| giving you a last chance to say lust
when. viii you kindly name the
| hour Our train goes at 1857. 1t is
4: 80 now"
Il hate your old Colorado"
you will like it in time. I'll give
you just two minutes more to give me
a proper answer. Then I shall marry
| you-or leave you for the last time
! Alicia" He drew out his watch. The
| seconds licked themselves away. Her
| eyes took in the fine manly figure and
| the earnest face. Why not take him,
! and-now?
Thine" he said quietly. Her old
| ODSlndCN lay HedNllN Oil lHe HOW.
! John Lane waited an instant, then
! turned from her.
Good bye, Alicia" and she knew
! from his voice that he meant what he
! said about the last time. He STROBE
| few steps and she called family;
John Lane, come back and take
| me down."
| NO" he answered, "it is all non
sense to be afraid of garter snakes.
/ Thoxy n
! He did not turn toward her, but he
had stopped.
John" she requested softly, come
| here-I want-to tell you something"
"Well, 1 can hear" but he did not
move.
John. what was your-question?'
"You know very we'll"
John, if you'n say it again Ill-an-
swer you. John" He wanted to reach
| her in three strides but he knew bet
| ter than to spoil his advantage. He
waited
well" he repeated, "Alicia, when
will you marry me?" The wind sighed
! twice and the woodpecker raped on
the dead trunk three times. Then
| Alicia called:
John"
well? Be quick with it,"
"I'll-do it-now!" John made a leap
| for the fence, but paused to whistle
shrill blast through his fingers.
He then proceeded to kiss Alicia.
She gasped.
John Lane. what on earth made
| you do that?"
ooh, that was for our parson. I
| told him I would whistle when he
was wanted. I don't see how we could
be married now without a parson-
do you?"
John Kinston Lane-you don't
! imagine that I am going to be mar
ried up here on this fence? You take
me down. But he leaped to the
ground and stood looking up at her.
81 don't imagine. I know. My fair
| and sweet lady am done with taking
risks. There are snakes down here
besides you'll stay right there till you
are mine absolutely in the eyes of
| heaven and earth.
"I will not do it, Besides, you
| have no license"
"Alicia, you said now and that
means the immediate present" They
heard voices John whistled again to
guide them to the place. He turned
to his lady love and continued;
Dear girl. you took me to the
Court House this morning to get the
| license-here it is" He pulled the
paper from his pocket and laughed at
her amazement as the party of golf
ers came up, laughing and shouting.
! Under her breath Alicia made last
threat
John, you don't dare! I'll tell
| Sammy-Ill-they will help me-"
"No. you will not dear. You have
| too much pride and, besides, Alicia,
you love mel Why not now as well
as another time? And as for daring
1 dare most anything to get you"
The girl Strengthened, and her
cheeks glowed with excitement.
$50 we are wanted, are WEI" asked
| Mrs. Jed, land for what ?" Her inno-
| cence was a little too complete to be
the real thing, and the minister was
unsuspiciously unsuspecting and calm.
| The hostess went on mockingly From
the looks of things l should say that
| in a place like this two would be ex-
| cellent company"
lone would be better" interrupted
| John, that's why we want the parson,
| and you-for witnesses. Mr.. Jackson, -"
he said. handing him the license and
| climbing up beside Alicia, will you
kindly proceed to marry us? My wife
will accompany me to Colorado this
| evening"
To do them justice Maude and The
resa and Teddy and Sam We're properly
astounded The irate Sammy broke
| forth:
LOOK mere MISS Alltld, are you. 10
ing this of your own free will? If he
has coerced you in any way, by jove,
something will break. Let me take
you down-let me"
The girl Strengthened proudly and
her voice was resonant with feeling.
MIR. Goodwin. if choose to marry
the man / have loved since childhood
out here in the purity of the woods in
stead of the foolish display of a sicken-
ing church wedding, and because /
want to. I really do not see that you
are called upon to interfere. 1 am
ready, John" And in the green temple
of the great out-of- DOORS. John and
Alicia answered to the solemn words
that made them man and wife.
Then John lifted his bride from the
! fence, and after the congratulations
were over he carried her back through
the tangled grass. They were a step
or two behind the others, and Alicia
| bent until her lips were close to his
ear.
John Lane, you will pay for this
days work"
-Stingy.-"Why did you quit the
! Richleys, JaneY'
ut was the stingness of EN-, mum.
I was a lookin' out me kitchen win
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