Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-10-16

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mother didn't know anything about It
Milford had arrived to renew his pro
posal, and not three days had passed
when the mother wanted to know
what the daughters answer was to be
"If he proposes to me again l shall
accept him." was the prompt and un'
expected reply.
No more arguments, no more prot
estations, no more tears The moth
err simply threw her arms around her
daughter and murmured that she was
the sweetest. dearest daughter in the
whole world and then went Off to In
form Milford that he had a clnch. A
cinch, 1t may be explained, means n
good thing-you are the only icemar
on the route.
Nothing has heretofore been said as
to Miss Deland being the sole owner
and chauffeur OF an electric runabout,
and even now the name Of the maker
will not be announced except at reg,i
lar advertising rates.
When she realized that second
proposal from MILFORD was inevitable
she chose her own ground to receive II
That is, she invited the living remains
to take trip with her over the high
ways. Had he been young man OF
thirty he would have scented deviltry
In the air. Had he been few years
older ho could not have managed to
climb into the vehicle.
For the first mile of the trip he hung
on with death grip and said nothing
Then, as no calamity happened, he got
over his scare a bit and proceeded to
observe:
MY dear and charming Miss Deland
you remember that In London
The dear and charming one steered
the vehicle over the humpy ground be
side the track, and the bumps and
bounces that followed kept MILFORD In
terror for the next five minutes. He
had not been smashed up or thrown
out, and he began again;
II make no excuse for following you
to America. AS told your dear moth
err In London
The electric started for the ditch, and
Clara screamed, and for few seconds
there was every promise Of tragedy
Milford gasped prayer and dug in his
toes, and when the vehicle was once
more In the straight and narrow path
Its conductress said
II think 1t was your talk that con
fused me, but / will do better hence
forth. You were saying that you told
or told or mother or some one else
told somebody something in London"
Eyes. Is 1t positively necessary, my
dear Miss Deland, to drive this vehicle
as II we were racing with locomo
tlveT
ooh, not Mt all. my lord. You were
saying
~ was saying to your mother that J
had met my ideal at last and that
This time the electric left the road
and brushed the hazel bushes. and nc
man. weald have kept his nerve md
made a marriage proposal then. MI
lord thought It was all over, and 1t was
fully five minutes before he could
swallow the lump in his throat and
gasp out:
"My dear, IL we were to take n
slower pace | believe ! should enjoy
the ride more. I felt 1t my first duty
TO let your mother know what my feel
lngs were toward you. and then
"Why, you don't call this fast go
ing do your" interrupted the girl.
I'VE have simply been lingering Il
will now show you the speed I gen.
orally ride at"
She showed him. lie figured II out
that II was thousand miles mn hour,
but OF course IT was only twenty, lie
needed encouragement to go on. ana
Miss Clara gave It TO him by observ.
ing:
Eyes, you spoke to mammn. and
them
"Then, my dear. had the courage
to-
Away went the machine for tele-
graph pole, and the living remains for.
got his dignity and cried out In appre.
hension lie was gathering himself
for jump when the vehicle missed
the pole by all OF three-elghths OF an
inch and was guided back into the road
running on two wheels
"You had the courage toto
queried Clara when things were going
right again
Eyes, my dear girl. had the cour
age as well as the honor to ask for u
private Interview with you, and when
II had been accorded r.
At this point the runabout shot to the
right, shot to the left, jumped ahead
and then made Il sudden sweep and
headed for home. II came TO halt |
for Just three seconds but that was
plenty OF time for MILFORD to tumble out
and remark:
'"The scenery IL so beautiful here that
think viii walk back to the house."
But when the private interview had
been accorded"-
Eyes! Uni Yes. think I VIII
walk"
"WeIP asked the mother when the |
daughter reached home.
ale never proposed. He didn't half
propose" was the answer, "and now
II Mr. Lee calls and you like him half
as well as do
"Clara, you go to your room. Mi
lord leaves tomorrow. You have
frightened him out OF America"