Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-19

He reached forward. and took her
hand in his. For a moment-it seemed
to him only an instant of time. and
yet ii was just long enough to convey
its own meaning-she allowed 1t to
remain. Then she withdrew Il.
He was wise young man. n he
had attempted to pursue even this in.
hnitesimal advantage. and to reach
forward again. doubtless he would
have been rebuked in that Queenly
manner which upon occasion she could
so easily command.
And so he was content to wait, and
change the subject
II Is proper to state. however. that
the new subject was more i'm line with
his real train of thought than the old.
They had. when he made his advance,
been talking on the commonplace
topic of the latest historical novel
Now he turned slowly, and looked
her squarely in the eye
I'm going TO marry you," he said
Are you indeed? When did you
make up your mind to that?"
"Oh, some time ago. ] mean il, you
know"
And lose million?"
He turned again. abruptly.
How did you know anything about
that" he asked
Your father told me-
When"
"Oh, some time ago. He called"
Why. you must have known
then"
That you wanted to marry me? No,
/ didn't. All ! knew was that you had
spoken to your father about it. You
know you might have changed your
mind-afterward"
He smiled grimly
What you mean" ne said, 'is this:
that | thought 1t best to consult the
governor first, and find out where ]
stood with him, before / found out
where / stood with you"
Yes
He got up and took a turn around
the room.
Well that wasn't exactly it," he
continued. You see. If had had any
doubt about marrying you, / wouldn't
have done that would have gone
for you first, and let the rest go. |
to be done right. Besides, / said to
myself If the old man turns me
down. then my conscience is clear"
She apparently UNDECIDED the last
part OF his remark
May | ask" she said, what made
you SO sure of me?"
Il wasn't. But / was sure of my
self. l knew the girl / wanted. That
is everything in love"
You seem to have gotten very wise
all Of sudden"
He grasped the top Of the furnished
gilt chair with both hands, and eaSed
against it hard, as he looked into her
eyes.
I've knocked around some" he
said. Since I've left college, I've run
with the Newport crowd and the high
people in town. I've had LOT of girls
thrown my way, but | wouldn't give a
white chip for the whole gang. I've
seen them at their best and worst.
They're all right-some of them. It's
the life / don't fancy. / don't care
for the pace"
1t was her turn to smile.
But there's nothing about me-" she
said, that ought to specially recon-
mend itself to you. Why, even have
to earn my own living"
But your grandmother didn't, did
she?"
Why, no, l suppose not She was
Puritan"
Well mine did. I've heard the
governor tell the story. So what's the
difference? a few years of time
mQ-e or less, a generation or So"
She opened her eyes rather wide.
You seem to have taken on such q
sudden weight of accumulated philos.
ophy," she said, that I hardly recog.
nize you. Where's Jack Wakefield.
member of 20 clubs; the great polo
player. the bowling swell? That sort
of fellow doesn't go with such depth
as this"
Cant man do that sort OF thing.
and still-be a MANI
why, of course; but they don't 90
together as a rule"
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