The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-01-20
A WALKING FEAT.

Il think, remarked Calvert, very
slowly, that l should like to 60 tC
TorQuay.a
Miriam agreed that Torquay would
be very pleasant place in winter
She even declared that she would like
to GO there herself.
With Calvert it was necessary to
give more than was received. He was
no conversationalist Now he pom
dered over Miriam's admission, as
though this opened a new field for
thought.
1T would be- pleasant, he said,
presently, ITO go there on ones we'd
ding trip
Eyes" +" assented Miriam, "it would
be very pleasant trip"
Suppose, them" he said, getting
very red, "that we go there -togeth-
er? You want to go. / want to go,
We want to go. Very simple, isn't
lt?"
Miriam sprang to her feet.
"Charlie Calyertl" she said, excited
ly. II could just shake you!" He
started back as though he feared she
would carry her threat into execution,
"Is that the way to ask girl to mar
ry you? One would think you had
been brought up in an atmosphere OF
personally conducted tours"
"Miriam,' he stammered, II didn't
mean to offend you, don't you know. |
really thought we were going to he
married some day"
Z "We never will until you learn how
to talk" she snapped back. mo wo-
man with any self-respect would ac-
cept a proposal like that"
There was infinite scorn in the voice.
Calvert bllnked. He had known
Miriam ever since they had gone to
school together Even then they had
played at keeping house, and had an
nounced to their parents that they
were going to be married shortly.
They had persisted long after the us
ual course of boy and girl love affairs.
Miriam knew that he was not much
of a talker Why should she expect
him to discover new ability simply
because he wanted to suggest that it
was time they were married?
He rose to bis feet and regarded her
II think" he drawled, II had bet
ter be going, ! don't seem to be any
good here. !"
Go" she said, evenly, land don't
you come back until you learn to tell
! woman that you love her as though
you meant It,"
She waited until she heard the door
lose and then burst into tears.
She was used to Calvert and his
ways, but all their lives he had ac-
;epted placidly and Internationally the
act of her love. Woman-like, she
for the tender words that
re as mama to the heart.
Calvert apparently took her at her
vord. The next morning there was a
lunch Of ylolets at her place at the
reakfast table with his card marked
}. p. G. IN one corner. That was all.
here was some comment that Calvert
hould leave town in the middleof the
eason, but no one supposed that there
ad been any trouble between Miriam
nd him, and she was at least spared
he intliction of curious questions.
For few days she pretended to her
slf that she did not care. She hirted
esperately with Jack Holworth, who
lade love deliciously, but bis tender
1eeches lacked the Infection Of sim
Gritty, and by the end OF week he {
Ored her.
No word came from Calvert, aud /,
,on she began to worry. To ask ques-
ons would be to admit that she did +
Dt know where he was, and this
ould subject her to comment. She !,
,uld only wait and hope.
Finally the family began to notice
sr appearance. They declared that a d
lange of scene was what was wanted.
hen her mother decided that Tor
lay was the place for her, not know ls
2 what reflection that locality would Y
ing up. y
At Exeter the train was drawn up Ii
siding to permit the London train y Y
pass. The passengers Of the Tor e
lay exrress grumbled at the delay, II
it Miriam slipped off the train to r Y
{ ii she could find any subjects for q
i camera, and she trudged down 70 N,
{ good viewpoint just a. the he-
Jed train came speeding along. She