The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-19

Their horses, a bit tired with their |
long brisk run, were walking, and |
there were two good miles yet TO go, /
before they would reach home.
"Marnie!" said Marshall so sud-
IDENTIFY after a long silence, that
Pegasus pricked up his ears and /
snorted and acted as though he
thought he had better shy.
See. you have frightened Peggie,"
and Marine patted the horses neck
reassuringly.
There was silence for a few min
utes and then Marshall, in an in
jured tone, said:
You don't seem very anxious to
know what I was going to say"
Don't y" said Marine. walking
out of another reverie into which she
had fallen after Peggie had decided
to overlook Marshall's ilI-timed ex-
calamation.
Then Marine continued: Let me
I see. l was about to make remark
myself" There was pause.
What was ito" queried Marshall
at length You see I am more po-
lite than you are. I show some in
terest in what is on your mind"
There was still an injured note in
Marshall's voice.
Marine tried to think of something
to say, and she grew very pink about
the cheeks and felt very foolish in
deed because somehow she could not
muster up solitary remark!
She had an idea that she knew
what Marshall had meant to say
when he spoke her name so suddenly.
Indeed, she suspected he had come
out to the farm for the very pur-
pose of saying it, For Of late Mar
shall had changed toward her. She
felt his old regard had gone but that
a new one had grown up in it's place.
A stronger, deeper regard than the
old friendship. 1t was SO sweet to
|
sibility of finding out that she was
mistaken. She wanted to keep up
the illusion. and so she dreaded to
have Marshall say anything that
would dispel it.
After waiting a reasonable time
for Marine to find the lost idea which
she had been about to deliver when
he had so ruthlessly driven it out
of her mind, Marshall continued in
low and tender tone:
There's no use waiting any long
er, Marine, l can not put off telling
you what is in my heart another mo-
ment. / love you, dear, and have
loved you ever since that night Of
the Glee club dance | know it i!
absurd for me to select such time
and place as this to tell you abou
it, and it's very unromantic and al
that" and Marshall smiled LITTLE
in spite of his seriousness, for h
could not help seeing the ludicrous
ness of a confession of love, on horse
back, where "a fellow couldn't ever
put his arm around the girl" AnC
then he got serious again; very seri
Gus and very tender. Il should Xix
to ask your father to let me have 20,
for my wife. Say that I may
Marine was trembling a little. an
she dared not for a moment face he
lover. But when she did look at him
it was with eyes full of love.
Marine was never very demonstra
f tive and she only said:
> II am glad you love me Marshall
: think l have loved you ever sine
1 was a little girl. So you'll hav
to love me very, very well to max
up for all those years that I was Low
ing you"
you have made me very happy,
! was all Marshall said. for they ha
| reached the gate. Dismounting the
: gave their horses into the care of
g farm hand to stable and feed. Nj
and Mrs. Methven were seated O
/ the veranda when the young girl an
. her lover walked up the gravel wal
with it's border of poisoning plant!
Shall I tell them?" whispere
n Marshall.
IF you like" said Marine.
T Mr.. and Mrs Methyen looked int
o the happy faces of the young people
/, and it is possible they guessed tn
e truth
, At any rate when Marshall had tol
them of the condition of his ow
: heart and added, and Marine say
: she loves me. too" Mr. Methven sal