The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-19
Coming to a Decision.
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"And suppose I'll continue to say it
till make up my mind to-
"Be married"
"Oh, no; I've decided upon that"
"You mean you haven't decided on
the man you Will marry"
TO this the only reply was far
away. dreamy look.
How many of us are there?'
"How disagreeable of you! You seem
to intimate that there are u large num-
Der, whereas there are only two"
THAT simplifies 1T immensely. l in
fer from your putting me off rather
than refusing me that I'm one of the
two. Now, how would it do to decide
between the two by tossing a coin?"
Again that faraway look. then Sup
pose You lose?"
Il shall have to bear my disappoint-
nent like man."
dissatisfied look passed over her
face. She was silent
What's troubling you!"
Il was thinking of my own disap-
pointmcnt in case the coin fell the
wrong way"
But l thought there was no wrong
way for you"
No reply.
Docs the other fellow possess an ad-
vantage that has nothing to do with
love-"
mo"
Then. if YOU can be happy with
either of us and can't decide between
is. why would YOU not be satisfied with
The decision OF toss?'
why. bccausc-how stupid of you
The coin might decide the wrong way"
1t was his turn to pause. He was OF
Il scientific turn of mind and had
fancy for paradoXes, but here was one
that bafilcd him.
Il have it," he SAT- finally. Wen
toss the coin, and il ii falls The wrong
way YOU are to have the privilege Of
deciding the right way"
She neither asScntcd nor diSsented.
md. taking quarter from his pocket,
ha said: II choose this eminently re
"pectahlc head with Il serious face, Il
wreath and the motto. In God We
Trust I'm perfectly willing TO trust
In God"
"Nou said that just as if YOU had
no confidence whatever in me"
"lou, not being able to choose be
tween two lovers. are not to he relied
on 10y either. | having chosen heads.
there remains for my riSal the spread
/ eagle with an Give ,anch in uae
claw and Il bundle of arrows in the
other, 10y which he means, If you
marry me I'll love YOU; if YOU don't
In shoot YOU There's ribbon IN his
mouth. which means, 'You Shall al
ways bc dressed up mighty fine or. in
other words, III give You everything
YOU want"
That's just what makes me hest
tate. You coolly arroGatc everything
| To yourself You choose the head and
the motto In God We Trust leaving
| for-for the othcr-a spread eagle, as
! YOU call it. with your own interpreta-
| zion of the cmblems"
I'm going TO put an end to your
hesitation. Up she goesw
He tipped the coin and as it came
down he put his hand over it,
Before YOU know who has won,"
he said, IL want TO know if you intend
To- abide by the decision"
II suppose so-that is
She got no further. lie tried in vain
TO get a more definite reply. At last
! h. took away his hand and showed
the coin-tails up.
He has Won" he said coolly put
| ting the piece in his pocket Permit
! ne 10 congratulate YOU"
"On what"
Il l,t,..
who will love you when YOU are good
and stick arrows into you when YOU
are bad and clothe you with silks or
| SatlnS"
Her eyes wandered all over the room,
;@htinG nowhere.
Tell me plainly" he said. without
hcating around the bush, are YOU salts
Fed or dissatisfied with the result of
The toSs!"
Il might not be satisfied if-that
is"-
She paused and looked ont OF the
window. On her fair young brow were
the gentle corrugations of perplexity.
"WellE'
You seem TO be satisfied"
II: What has that to do with it,"
IF you had shown even tiny bit of
Dissatisfaction
You would have been satiSiicd?"
You're always misulerprcting what
| say. didn't mean that at all"
Come: were making no headway.
1t was agreed that If the coin fell the
wrong way you were TO have the privi-
Icge of deciding the right way"
But | told YOU at first. l can't de
eide, at least not just now"
Then I suppose we have spent all
this time for nothing. I'm worn out
with trying to bring you TO decision.
I'm going away for a long whilc-a
year, two years. five If nccessary-to
overcome this infatuation for n girl
who doesn't know whether she wants
mc or doesn't want me or wants some.
body else Or
There's one chance for a decision"
she interrupted chat you haven't
thought Of"
Whats that?'
"Nou might toss again"
He sent the coin spinning high In the
air and without waiting for IL to como