The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-30


the young man. "And il you love me
don't call me by that confounded
namel"
Il don't love YOU" said the girl
with what seemed like polite regret
"still, III call you Herbert if you in
sist. l don't like your insinuatine
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 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! II you knew how
you frightened existence for me-"
The young man dipped the oars
savagely. That's it," he said. There
you gol l simply amuse you'll"
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 youl
never tried so hard in my life to
please anyone as I do to please you,
but somehow"
Funny way you have Of trying
said the young man, susplciously. IF
you really want to know how you can
please me Tll--"
"Don'tl" interrupted the young wom-
an. "You are such 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 timer
Yet suppose l am selfish. now that /
think the matter over seriously. I
really believe I've treated you hor-
ribly. Go ahead and propose to me IL
you want to and won't say wordE"
"That'd do me lot of good, wouldn't
it?" asked the young man with deem
disgust I've no doubt you wouldn't
cay a 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 youl"
You Just said that l didn't" r.
minded the young woman. sweetly.
DO you?" repeated the young man.
You are one of my dearest friends"
said the young woman in copybook
tone of voice.
i 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. don't see Why"
"Bosh!" said the young man, sav.
agely. 4 suppose you imagine that I
think you are talking seriouslyl You
are laughing at me-thats ALI"
II 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, darkIy. 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 II couldn't heIp
myself unless should be afflicted with
sudden deafness"
The young man deliberately shipped
The oars and folded his arms. He drew
! deep breath I'm done with nom
sense" he said. you've got to answer
NE now"
I don't like your tone of voice."
Iaid the young woman Tt should be
ieeper, more chesty and repressed.
Then 1t would be lots more effective."
Are you going to marry me or are
-ou not?' demanded the young man.
How can l answer when you ask
wo questions at once?" said the young
woman plaintively.
The young man turned purple with
wrath. Just then the boat
Irifted over snag, which tilted #
erilously. With shrek the young
voman precipitated herself in the
oung mans direction. AS she
lutched his coat collar the boat right
d itself.
Never mind about moving back"
aid the young man firmly. "This is ,
luch better. Are you going to marry
le?"
The young woman took one look
ito the face which was so near her
wn. "Oh, bother!" she said. "Of
curse | am. Why else should | let
ou propose to me Is times, gooseY'
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