Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-10-14


e So. 4ol" GAIT Anyor
h sc0d eyesiglt would admit tn
u are tie fra,tiss, swact-s.-'
"Tnaa YOU 81 a~ain" il orrupt
ycuag Voc an, :o1iga 0ly
ycuus man con.ilarsd her TO-:
osert y tn his ad en- ore side
Il h.va H." he ) d at last. "Y
ke tbs atti:uG iist to lead me &
nd make lie say more. You like
ear me say such hings and it is il
our clever, feminine way Of draggin
aore Of them out Of ire. Tell me, ISL
hat 500"
Jimmie said the pretty girl, l.
THAT seemed like frank admiration
how did you find me out? l neve'
bought for a minute you'd learn my
Gcret Now that you've discovered
he, l suppose there is an end of it
You'll never say nice things to me
lgain. It's going to be hard"
You don't deserve that | should,
admitted the young man, severely.
But I'm frightfully weak-minded and
| don't believe lean help doing it. I've
got into the habit, you know, and
when l look at you the remarks just
come without any volition on my part.
struggle against it"
Yes, I've noticed you struggling,
aid the young woman. "And it's ar
entertaining spectacle"
I'm glad you find me entertaining,
said the young man, thankfully.
That's at least start for me. Think
what a happy home you could have
with village cut-up like myself in it
as the Illuminating star! Think of
that and then consider your cruel re
ugal of my heart and hand!"
What" exclaimed the girl with the
ip-tilted nose. How on earth did |
let anything like that escape my no
tice? Did you, actually propose to me.
Jimmie, when l wasn't paying atten.
tom"
You'll lose something good some
day by being 80 absent minded, .
,lophesied the young man. WAS
proposing to you? My goodness, girl
what have been doing the last hour
f not that? Did you think was chat.
ing about new crochet stitch or the
Test way to make good bread?"
We'll, l wasn't sure" admitted the
irl. 81 never am perfectly sure just
THAT you do mean. So 1t seems safer
s a rule, to think that whatever it is
GU say you don't mean it,"
~ never meant anything more in my
ife," insisted the young man.
Possibly not said the young wo
an. still, that doesn't prove any
hing, either. Why, if l were to be
lieve you and get all excited and in
crested over the fact that you seemed
be asking me to marry you it is ter
one the conversation would turn Out
) be an advertisement for new
breakfast food! You see, know vol
90 we'll, Jimmie!"
Cant you be serious?" asked the
Young man, forlornly.
The young woman rested her CHR
in one hand and surveyed him for ;
moment I'm every bit as serious al
you are" she said at last
Say, this isn't joke" he added
You've known all along that Y wa
head and heels"
i've known nothing Of the sort,
broke in the pretty girl, sternly, flul
ling out her pompadour. did you sur
pose was sitting up nights, wonder
ing what your intentions were? Di,
you suppose / was worrying for fea
was going to lose your"
mot If you have average human Ii
telligence" said the young man. Il
that case you have rested In peace 70
weeks, knowing you had me cincheC
What I'm interested in discovering
what you are going to do with me
Honest, you aren't going to try to sc
along without me, are your
The girl and the young man gaze
long and earnestly into one another
eyes. Hers fell first.
mo tell the truth, Jimmie" she AZ
mitted. Il don't believe couldl1-
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