Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

house, town house, trips TO europe,
diamonds-O Lord ~ Marston groaned
as he finished the catalogue.
mo" She turned from him to con-
temptation of the scenery, and for
time they rode in silence passing be-
yond the long line of palms to the or
ange groves-brilIiant stretches of vel
low and green that filed the car with
the fragrance of wedding bouquets.
Suddenly Marston flung out, What
was it that kept you from turning him
down positively, HelenY"
She leaned forward and spoke with
conviction.
Il might do worse than marry Deer
ing"
"a pork packer"
"Its better to marry pork packer
than to have nothing to pack" she in
formed him.
Marston fixed her with a stern eye.
81 tell you right now, Helen" he
said, chat / won't run this race in
competition with Deering. don't trot
In the same class. You can give him
up or give me up"
Helen reached over and touched the
electric bell. "Will you bring me some
telegraph blanksY' she said to the por
ter when he came.
"And now will you lend me a pen
cilP' she asked MarSton as she fut-
tered the leaves of the yellow pad.
"What are you going to doY' Marston
questioned as he handed it to her.
Il am going to telegraph to Deering,"
she said. 81 told him that would
say yes or no by telegraph"
Marston went white.
Don't do anything rash, Helen" he
warned
81 shall do as 1 please" said Miss
Carstairs, and he leaned back and
snapped out, "Oh, of course"
She sat with the pencil poised. 81
wish you'd toss a penny for me-" she
said at last. "Heads 1 do it-tails
DON'T
81 will do nothing of the kind"
ooh, well. 6on'tr' She scrubbed a
hasty word and reached for the bell
But Marston stopped her. What have
you writteng' he demanded sternly.
The other passengers were growing
speculative as to the actions Of the
handsome young couple. Helen, sud
denly conscious of their observation
commanded:
"Go up there and get me one Of my
boxes of candy and some fruit. People
will think you are proposing to me-"
81 am. Will you marry me, Helen?'
Not until you get my candy"
He came back, staggering under
behring's hamper, and passed the por-
ter going out, with a telegraph blank
in his hand.
Marston dropped the hamper on the
seat in front of Miss Carstairs and
hurried after the porter.
And then Helen waited. A half hour
! passed-three-qu quarters. She grew wor-
ried. Did he care enough to hurt him.
self in any way? 1t wasn't like hich-
ard to kill himself for disappointed
| love.
She rose and went through the train.
| The eyes of the other passengers fol
! lowed her. She walked with ease and
| Iightness, and from the topmost wave
of her brown hair to the tip of her tan
boots she was absolutely correct, mod
ish, beautiful.
She found Marston on the observa-
ton platform, with his moody eyes
fixed on the shining rails that seemed
to slip from beneath the train to end
! in the sunset.
As she came up behind him she saw
| something in his face that touched hel
with tenderness. She dropped hel
! hands on his shoulders. "Oh, little
bad boy" she said, ''you read the tele
grant!
Don't joke" he said hoarsely. q
am punished enough"
''If you had not BEEN $3.50 imperti
nent" Miss Carstairs Informed him, :"
should have told you before that
promised Deering to wire whether
| had decided toto marry you, no
whether l was going to marry him"
Marsfon gazed at her IN daZed way
esThen your yes meant
''That am going to marry you, it'll
tad boy" said Miss Carstairs cOolly.
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