The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
In the Honk Wagon

1Qey were racing along the country
road at very nearly the top speed OF
the machine. The November full moon
shone down frostily upon them and
the county constables who were sup
posed to be on the watch for violators
OF the speed regulations were dream
ing under their comfortable coverlets
of possible earnings from the appor-
tionments of fines. The circumstances
could not have been more conducive
to the settlement of the question that
had been standing between them ever
since he had determined that she was
the one girl in all the world for him,
and she had exhibited a coy reluctance
! to give him the definite answer.
They had covered dozen miles
since he had made his last remark,
which related to nothing more impor-
/ tant than the perfection of the wealth
er, and his keen enjoyment of the
INDEPENDENTLY, as he ventured to
say, with such congenial companion
ship. At that she had stiffened her
self up in her seat by his side-it was
small runabout in which they were
making their excursion and he was the
chauffeW-a1d when he had laid his
, free hand with light caressing touch
on the waist of her sealskin coat she
squeezed herself against the opposite
side of the cushions.
With a sensation as if the tempera-
ture was dropping away below the
freezing point, he nerved himself to
the venturing of the opinion that he
was glad he had an opportunity to be
alone with her. The reply sent the
thermometer down 10 degrees. Don't
you think she said, that Miss Egg
lington is extraordinarily beautiful
He was stunned for only moment
she's a charming GIRL" lie responded,
but there is rather too much Of the
brick red in her hair to suit me, and
one of her shoulders is out of the
Michael Angelo slope. Now, know a
| girl who is not defective"
But Miss Varbison's features are
surely what you would call classic &C
cording to the Greek and Roman mod
els?"
| ILSy al e, uuI AofO ASNSA
been sufficiently interested in her to
make a critical study of her contours.
But there is one girl whose features
seem to me to be-"
"And Helen Varbison is so graceful
and witty. l really think that she
could fill the comic column of a news
paper with her original witticisns.
Then she is such a lovely pianist. She
doesn't doubt that if financial misfor.
tune should come to the family, she
could earn a good income on the con-
cert stage"
Il have never made an investigation
of her qualifications, but l am not OBJ
jecting to your rating of her. She is
almost stranger to me, and l don't
know that desire any more intimate
acquaintance with her. My thoughts
have all been Of"
"You wretch" she said. why, on
the very night that you and l and she
first met at the Vandersooks, she con
fided to me when we were putting on
our wraps to go home that you were
one of the most pleasing men she had
ever met"
81 remember that night" he said
Il am not aware that said over a
couple of dozen words to her. My
mind was full Of"
"She isn't a girl who generally goes
wild over a man. She is reserved, ano
when she does express commentator
of male individual you can be sure
that he is worthy of it,
Then wish that another girl would
fall into her frame of mind. l hope
some good man may get her some day
But what l wished to say was
"Then you are not one of those who
think that the girl is always setting
trap for the man."
Goodness gracious" ne blurted out
81 am only anxious that the girl near
est to me would fall into the trap that
l have been trying to set for her.
brought you out tonight with tho
sturdiest kind of intention of making {
proposal and you have been fencing
me off for the last hour with lot o.
..rubbishy talk about girls that neve,
looked at twice. Let's get down tt
business, and will you please answer
me direct question? It's been trem
bling on my lips and I must know
how l stand"
"Joe," she warbled, you can pu
your arm around me now"
after ALL" she remarked to hersel
in the seclusion of her bedroom al
hour after midnight, ''the only thing
am sorry about is that it occurred OF
a lonesome road l will ring Helen III
on the phone the first thing in thu
morning and give her the story. Mel
Their she nor any. one of the other girl
had any notion that it would happier
for a week yet" -Pittsburg Times.