Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-23
THE ARGUS, THURSDAY. JULY %. 1908.
"a long way offs Nonsense, won't

"a long way off! Nonsensei won't
wait"
"Won'tg'
II should have said can't. Let's see.
This is February. March, dearestr'
"Graydon, you are so much younger
than l thought A girl simply cannot
be hurried through a-an engagement.
Next winter"
Next what? That's nearly a year,
Jane. It's absurd! I'm ready"
st know. It's mighty noble of you
too But just can't, dearest No one
ever does"
"Don't-don't you think I'm prepared
to take care of your he said, straight
ening up bit.
She looked at hfs strong figure and
into his earnest eyes. and laughed so
adorably that his resentment was only
passing.
81 can't give you a home like this"
he explained. But you know I'll give
you the best have all my life"
you can't help succeeding, Gray
don" she said earnestly. Every one
says that of you. I'm not afraid. I'm
not thinking of that. 1t isn't the house
care for. It's the home. You must
I let me choose the day"
81 suppose it's customary" he said
at last June is the month for brides,
let me remind you"
Before you came this evening had
! decided on January next, but now l
am willing to-
| ooh, you decided before came, Ell?
| laughingly.
| Certainly" she said unbfushingly.
"Just as you had decided on the early
spring. But listen, dear. l am willing
to say September of this year.
''One. two. three-seven months
They seem like years, Jane. You won't
say June?"
| please, please let me have some of
the perquisites," she pleaded. 'It
| hasn't seemed at all like a proposal
!! I've really been cheated of that, you
must remember, dear. Let me say al
least. as they all do. that I'll give you
an answer in three days"
Granted I'll admit it wasn't the
sort of proposal one reads about in
novels
But it was precisely as they are ir
real life, I'm sure. No one has stere
otyped proposal any more. The mer
always take it for granted and begin
no."
"Ah. l see 1t has happened to you,'
he said. jealous at once.
well, isn't that the way men dc
nowadaysY she demanded.
"a fellow has to feel reasonably
sure, l dare say. before he takes {
chance. No one wants to be refused
you know he admitted. "Oh, by thu
way, brought this 2er-this ring W
with me, Jane"
You darlingr' she cried as the rims
slipped down over her finger, Ant
then for the next hour they planned
and the future seemed a thousandfolt
brighter than the present, glorious a:
it was
You can't help succeeding" she re
tpeated. 1.-The same as your father has
Isn't he wonderful? Oh, Graydon, Tn
fse proud of your she cried enthusi
| aSucaliy.
Il can never be the man that tn,
governor is" said Graydon loyalty. 90
couldn't be as big as father If l LIVED
to be 126. He's the best ever! He.
done everything for me- Jane" the sol
went on warmly. why, he even lef
dear old New York and came to- Chi
cago for my sake, dear. It's the plac,
for young man, he says, and he gav'
up great practice so that we nigh
be here together. OF course he coult
succeed anywhere. Wasn't 1t bully o
him to come to Chicago just-just 70
me?'
Eyes. oh, il you'll only be as goo,
looking as he is when you are fifty
five!H she said so plaintively that b.
laughed aloud. you'll probably b
very fat and very bald by that time"
And very healthy, if that can max
1t seem more horrible to you," he add