The new South-news., 1908-11-28
The Last Time.


thought We had that all settled fn
ally and forever"
= didn't undefafsnd II was 'nuAliy.'"
aaid Bcnnlr rurgis u hoped"
\ told you there was no uac la hop
Ing" snapped ibc yonng woman you
asked noe " you mlghin't hope. and
distinctly told you no. That's what
raid. and now you DRAG the whole
thing up again"
Was Thar The lngt timer" asked
ncnnlc. ,Luuhtfully.
You know perfectly well II was. IL
wan Ia This very room ~ have wit
ncffos the next time on a phononaph. ="
There ifnt going 20 be- any next
time. Bonnie said this quite dctormin-
.dly.
You said something 10 that effect
before There oughint TO have been
any this time There wouldn't have
b.cn n you had any regard for my
feclinga"
'Oh. say" demonstrated Beunic In
his best English manner.
We'll. you haven't You know It's
a painful thing Tor mo to have to re
fuse you"
why do you do n. them" asked
the young man. not unnaturally. why
not have somo consideration for my
feelings and aay Yes
Because | don't want you I'm not
going 10 marry you Just to spare your
fcs'lingn."
Il haven't any idea Of asking YOU TO
marry me TO spare my foeiings. II you
were willing 10 do Il | shouldn't let
you"
Misw Calionby poutcd Il don't see
how you could held IT," she said. "Bnt
you needn't feel alarmed. I'm not xotnr
In You're the last man on tho face
nI the eHrth that ! would dream NJ
marrying.
"ssr'd sooner navc ccrwin. 1 sup
poser"
why Bcnnlc'" exclaimed the young
woman. "Tye told you twenty times
that ! dctcst him You know have.
And | do. He's loathiy."
Nobody would ever think It," said
D,nnie
And you've told me half dozen
times or more that you liked him very
much. Indeed"
so | do-as a friend"
Bonnie tried to shrug his shoulders.
We'll count him out for the sake OF
argument" he ~~aid How about
kingl"
"King7"
"Ycs. King How about himY"
"wha, about himY What do you
mcanf"
Il mean to sek you II you wouldn't
sooner have him ,...su mcg"
y wouldn't have either o, ~, said
..s ......onoy. so. ,.c,"
'You doat seem to ge, the point-or
you don't mean to- said Bonnie. You
said l ~as the last man In tho world
you would marry"
Il hope you will excuse me II | con-
tradact you iatiy. but didn't"
hNnnic made hie eyes round.
Il sAid: On the face OF the earth
that | would dream OF marrying II
may amount TO the same thing. but
Rcnnlc let that pass 1T follows
that IL you had TO choosc between King
and me you would take King" he said.
"lt docsnt follow al ALL said Miss
CHllonhy. That WAS Just a figure OF
speech
Dcnnie frightened amazingly.
Employed To impress you with the
very positive nature of my-how many
docs this maker Wen. my rcfusal-t
should like YOU to understand that II
10 positive, | shall be angry with you.
Bennie. II YOU over approach the sub
Ject again"
II shan't- Don't you worry about
that"
Il wish | could believe you"
''You may believe me. all right
can promise you safely that you won I,
be pcssered any more 80 far AS I'm con-
rr~ncd"
mo" answered Bcnnie.
Truly ?"
"1ruly-
'Becsuse. YOU know. | would II |
could possibly. wouldn't have you
really angry with me for anything in
the world. You know that, don't you,
WAT makes you say can believe you
IN that way,"
because | mean It.
The young woman looked at him
1cQK and seriously 'Bennie. you don't
s6Pm natural At all. this evening" she
oaid. There's something hard about
SOa that ] don't like. | believe you
ha angry with me. and you never were
More In your whole iN"