The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-05-04

.~eoiiS 9OuAiS man anu Adl1 OO
ran was pleasing young woman
and their happiness came out of i
as a perfect rose sometimes blossom
from an unpromising bud.
They sat one June afternoon il
the shade Of tree on the bank of
noisy little stream Of crystal water
To the left Of them, yet not so fal
distant that its sound were unheard
was the city. Behind them was 8
hill, white road winding down it
side. And to their right a railway
embankment and bridge held theil
view Of The landscape within the
comfortable bounds of privacy.
CTS as good as a park Of our
own, said Larry, breaking silence
that had lasted many minutes. 'Pd
rather spend two hours with YOU
alone together in such place as this
than four on hard bench with peo-
pie steppin' on my foes all the time
and men lookin' hard at the pretty
girl I'm with. That's the only fault
l have to find with you, Katy
you're so pretty the men can't help
iookin' al you, 'Tis disconcertin' :"
The girl laughed. "Tis your i'm
agination, Larry she said. "For
two long years I've worked in the
Rudy-Prudy factory, and durin'
that time not one man fell in love
with me till you come, and some
times I'm not altogether sure of
you. Why man should fall in love
with me ] can't see. 'Ti8 quite ride
ulous."
katy" Larry took one of her
hands in his and fondled it, @you're
not girl to invite the affections Of
tritiers. Would the Willy boys make
goo-goos at an angel from heaven?
! don't think. There's many a man
has looked at you with longin' in his
heart durin' them two years. know
1t, for I've been watchin' EN-"
I ouye not been at Rudy-Prudy's
Tor two years, Larry"
"No, I've been there for only %
months, but It's long enough. And
durin' them 29 months I've been
iovin' you more and more, till now
well, ! can't wait much longer.
dear. When can we be married?1
"The same old question, Larry
rs it to have the same old an
swer?"
I-l'm afraid so, Larry"
There were tears in her ewes. but
she turned her head away that he
might not see them.
EYou love me, don't you, dear ?p
" yes. I've told you SO a hun
dred times, and | mean it more
every time"
"'Tis great comfort as far as it
goes" He spoke in the tone Of one
schooled to self-repression, and re-
leased his hold upon her hand. you
won't let me kiss you, | suppose ?o
Not yet, Larry"
1Would you mind if I stood IN
and inflated my chest and let off =
string Of cuss words?"
"Please DON'T !
81 won't. You wouldn't care if
Id go back to town and drown NV
emotions in strong drink, would
you?" t
70, Larry, you wouldn'tw
You're right wouldn't. But
sometimes, Katy, it seems to me that
q
I this mysterious test to which I've
got to be subjected before I'm to
have you don't hurry along I'll be !,
ioin' somethin' desperate You're :
'ure you promised your mother be-
lore she died that you'd never marry y
! man who hadn't been tried bv ii.
ire you?" ;
positive" Il
He sighed. "Ah, well then. Ills d
10 use, | suppose. | wouldn't care :
o marry girl anyway-even such :
1rl as you, Katy-if she's made a .
promise to her angel mother and :
iadn't kept it. Where you made the
mistake was in givin' the promise. !,
Whatever made you do it?" q
Because, Larry, she asked it of g. g.
ne, and because, too, l wouldn't care y, !"
0 marry a man-even such a man |
$ you, Larry-who hadn't proved =
quail to the test. TITS for nv own
rejection and happiness, and the a
anwinere ~ tho 49,, ~