Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-11

once" grumbled
the young man. And If you love me
don't call me by that confounded
name!"
Il don't love you," said the girl
with what seemed like polite regret
still, I'll call you Herbert If you in
sist. | don't like your insinuating
that I'm never serious. 1t makes me
out so frivolous and worthless"
You may be serious otherwise" re-
turned the young man, "but you aren't
when you're with me. You know per
fectly well you aren't You turn every
thing | say into a joke. Sometimes
think | must bore you frightfully."
"Never!' cried the girl in the end of
the boat, leaning forward in her earn
estness. "On the contrary you are
the joy of my life! If you knew how
you frightened existence for me-"
The young man dipped the oars
savagely. That's it," he said. There
you go! l simply amuse you!"
The young woman sighed. You are
so frightfully hard to suit" she muir
INJURED patiently. First you are afraid
you bore me and instead of rejoicing
when you find you don't you growl be-
cause you think | am amused by you!
l never tried so hard in my life to
| please anyone as | do to please you,
| but somehow"
Funny way you have of trying"
said the young man. suspiciously. eff
| you really want to know how you can
| please me I'll"
DON'T" interrupted the young WON
an. You are such a man of one idea,
| BERTHE. Excuse me-Herbert Couldn't
! you think up any other way of my
cheering you except by letting you
| propose to me for the fifteenth time?
! Yet | suppose | am selfish, now that
| think the matter over seriously.
really believe I've treated you hor-
rtbly. Go ahead and propose to me if
you want to and | won't say a world"
"Thatd do me lot of good, wouldn't
it?" asked the young man with deep
disgust. I've no doubt you wouldn't
say word. You never dots al.
ways any kind of words with you in
| stead of the one word | want. Besides
| don't like the resigned way in which
| you give me permission to speak my
! mind. If you don't care for me-you
! don't, do you!"
You just said that l didn't" re-
minded the young woman, sweetly
DO you?" repeated the young man.
You are one of my dearest friends"
said the young woman in a copybook
tone of voice.
Il don't want to be one of your dear.
| est friends" insisted the young man.
Lots of people," said the girl In the
end of the boat, looking as hurt as she
could, would just love to be dearest
friends of mine. l don't see why"
'Bosh!" said the young man, saw
agely. Il suppose you imagine that
think you are talking seriously! You
are laughing at me-thats ALL"
''lf you can detect a laugh on my
countenance" said the young woman
solemnly, I'll be actually ashamed of
myself"
I've no doubt of that" said the
young man, darkly. Honest, are you
ever going to listen to me?"
The girl in the end of the boat made
gesture of despair Have | done
anything but listen to you for the last
year," she asked. 81 couldn't help
myself unless l should be afflicted with
sudden deafness"
The young man deliberately shipped
the oars and folded his arms. He drew
a deep breath I'm done with non
sense he said. You've got to answer
me now"
Il don't like your tone of voice."
said the young woman. 1T should be
deeper, more chesty and repressed.
Then it would be lots more effective"
Are you going to marry me or are
you not?' demanded the young man.
How can l answer when you ask
two questions at once?" said the young
woman plaintively.
The young man turned purple with
| depressed wrath. Just then the boat
drifted over a snag, which tilted It
perilously. With a shrek the young
woman precipitated herself In the
young mans direction. AS she
clutched his coat collar the boat right.
ed itself
Never mind about moving back"
said the young man firmly. This is
much better. Are you going to marry
me?"
The young woman took one look
into the face which was so near her
own. "Oh, bother!" she said. "Of
course | am. Why else should I let
you propose to me Is times, goose?"