Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-06

He reachezeforwar and took her
hand'Fn his. Tor a moment--it seemed
to him only ant instant of time, and
yet It was justj long enough to convey
its own meaning-she allowed IT, to
remaim Thers she withdrew it.
He was a wise young man. Tfd he
had attempted toi"pursue even this in
flnitesimal advantage, and to rench
forwards again, doubtless he wouldl
have besn rebEked in that quesnly
| manner which upon occasion she could
so easily command.
And 500 he was5 content to wait, and
| change the subject.
| 1t is proper to- state, however, that
the new subject was. more in line With
his real train of thought than the old.
| They had, when he made his advance,
| been talking on the commonplace
topic of tie latest, historical novel;
Now he turned slowly, and looisedI
her squarciy in the eye.
I'm going to marry yoI!" he said.
Are you indeed? When did you
make up Your mind To, that?"
"Oh, some time ago. mean it, you,
know"
And loseaa ntifiong'
He turned again, abruptly.
"How did you know anything aaouti
that?" he asked.
Your father to5til me-
"When?"
ooh, some time, ago. He called.T~
why, yea must have knnwn,
! then"
THAT you wanteii to- marry me TNo,
didn't. All ] knew was that yonh had
| spoken to your father about it. You
know you might lavs- changed your
| acknowledgements"
| He smiled grimlw
what you mean ne said, zig this;
that l Thought it best TO consult the
governor first,a and find out where II
stood with him, before founll out;
[ where stool with yoln"
Yes!
| He got up and 1ook turn srou7ra
I the room.
[ We'll, thaGc wasn't, exactly it," ne
/ continued. "Nou sac, E L had rad any
doubt about marrwing yoHsL wouldn't
for you filstg. and let the rea&a go, "
meant busin sss, aud thought it ought
| to be done right. Besides, 7 said to,
myself: If the Gid man tnpns, me,
down, then my conscience iG.sclear'"
/ She apparently UNDECIDED the last
I part of his remaHlk
May ask" she said, 'whatJ made
! you so sure of Iae2'~
Il wasn't But was sure Of N.Y.
self. knew the girl l wanted! That
IS everything; in, love"
! you seem tp,fhave gottan very wise
/ all of a sudden"
| He graGped the top of the, tarnished
gilt chair with both hands, and leaned
| against itlhard, as he lacked into her
| eyes.
I've knocked around SOME" he
I said. Since i've left college, I've run,
with sthseNewport crowd and the high
| people in town. I've had q Ion of girls,
thrownmy way, but Iwouidn't givesa,
white chip flor the whole, gang. I've
seen them at their best and woJst.
| They're am right-some Of them. It's
the life l. don't fancy. I don't care
for. the pace"
It was her turn, to- smile
But there's nothing about me q she
said that ough.y to specially recon-.
mend Itself to you. Why, 1 evea, have
to- earn my own living"
But your grandmother didelt, did
she?"
why, no, 1 suppose not. She was a
Puritan"
"Wen, miro did I've heard the
governor tell the Story So what's the
difference? A lew years of time
more or less, a generation or So"
She opened hesr eyes rather wide.
You seem to- have taken on such a
sudden weight Of accumulated philos,
Ophy," She said, that l hardly recog-
nize YOU Where's Jaak Wakefield,
member of 70 clubs the great polo
player, the hHwling swell? That sort
OF fellow doesn't go Rith such depth
as this"
Cant a.'man do mat sort of tning,
and still--he a man?"
Why, of course but they don't go
together as a rule"
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