The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-01-26
Heard on the Street.

. III - Oue VI lHS sJuiluluB Deuu VI
San Angelo, "when was down
in South Texas for a little duck
shooting, | happened to meet
four old college mates of mine.
One of them whom / shall call
Bob. was n bowling terror at col
lege. always painting things red (;
and another Henry, who was a
quiet, shy, studious sort Of fellow,
who some how always manages to
carry off the prizes.
"Chance brought three of us
together at the same hotel, and
ting next day the other two turned
up. Talk Of course turned on
college days and the high inks
we cut ut school. Finally the
subject of matrimony came up
and it proved that none of us
were married, although we had
been out of college some years
" It's an awful shame said
Bob, that five able bodied decent
looking fellows can't get anybody
to marry them. Honest now,
have you done your hest, have
you asked anybody to have you?"
1--WE of course protested that
we had asked scores of 'em-that
is, all of us except Henry, who
kept profoundly silent. Then
Bob pinned us down and we had
to admit that we had asked no
one in the past two years.
&" Il tell You what, fellows, )
said Bob, 1.-THE honor of the class
is at stake. We will play a game
Of hearts, and the fellow that gets
the most hearts will have to pro-
pose by telegraph to the girl he
likes the best
" Isn't it rather dangerous for
a fellow to propose who has too
many hearts?' asked Henry.
1.-The others laughed and one of
them put me next. 1t seems that
Bob was trying to marry girl in
Houston, but had been such a
universal lover that she didn't
trust him much. Henry was in
love with the same girl, and my
informant whispered that he sus-
pected that this was a smooth
trick of Bob's to queer Henry by
making him propose in this out
| landish way.
"Well the cards were brought
and the game that followed was
fierce. We felt that we were
playing with our future and !
must confess that when / thought
of a-well q girl l know and what
she would think of telegram
like that, cold chills ran down
my backbone. There are some
things you know you can't ex
plain to woman.
when we came to the last
deal, Henry was hopelessly in the
hole and Bob kept unloading
hearts or him saying, There
another one for you old boy-a
nice large one," We all felt sor-
ry for Henry, for we liked him,
and | suggested that the whole
thing was a mad prank and that
we let him off with buying the
drinks. But Henry was game and
called for the telegraph blank.
"My cursed timidity has kept
me silent too long, he wrote, 4
love you. Will you be my wife.
Answer as soon as possible, for 1t
is q matter of utmost Importance
to me-.
when he read the thing out
grimly, | fancied Bob looked O
little pale and worried. Well, tc
make a long story short, that
evening telegram came just as
we came out from supper. The
bunch stood around anxiously,
first on one foot and then on the
other. Henry's hand trembled al
he tore the telegram open. He
handed it to me as he turned tc
light his cigar. 1t was one word
Yes
"Of course we congratulated
him and started to doing things
at lively rate. Bob, however
excused himself before the even
ing was over. He said he wal
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