Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-15

1T annoys you?"
very much indeed"
You can't feel worse about it than l
do, Miss Wainwright. T.
You didn't write it yourself, them"
Il? OF course not! How could you
think
Il didn't; l just wondered. Please
see that the rumor is denied"
why should l? You are going to
marry me some day, aren't you, Dal-
las?''
Have l ever given you reason to
think l would?''
you have let me keep on coming to
see you. You have
II have told you that don't care for
you the way you want me to. 1 have
great admiration and respect for you,
but that is all. And it is not enough
to marry on"
ut is enough for me. If have your
admiration and respect to start on I'll
soon make you love me-"
you would be satisfied with so lit
tle?"
''Yes. Knowing 1 could in time win
more. You aren't the sort of girl who
could marry a man if she didn't re-
spect him-didn't admire him. YOU
Perhaps l couldn't marry such a
man. But perhaps 1 couldn't help low
ing him."
Your chances for happiness would
be better with me. oh, Dallas, you
know 1 love you! You've kept me
waiting so long! Is it fair to either of
us?"
Il hesitate because l want to be fair
to us both. For that reason 1 must
still ask you to wait"
But I've waited so long! Tell me
one thing: Is there any one else that
! Steps, none too light, clattered down
the stairs, and into the library bounced
lad in tennis fiannels. He was tall,
well set up and good to look at and
seemed always to have stepped direct
ly from bandbox and to have had ex-
tremely recent acquaintance with
much soap and water.
Hello, Dallasw he shouted, encom-
passing his sister in bear hug How
soon are
Here's Mr.. Gibbs, Perry" Dallas
reminded him as she emerged, some
what crumpled, from the embrace
''Have you
The lads manner underwent light
ming and frigid change
"Oh, good morning. he grunted,
Nth ,,1rt Al 10 h1 x,;e,
picking up paper, turned to the sport
Ing sheet and became immersed in its
contents, oblivious of all else.
''Mr. Gibbs is only spending one day
with u.s." admonished Dallas, trying
to soften her young brothers rude
ness
"Hope he'll enjoy it," came in absent
tones from the depths of the paper.
Gibbs rose.
I'm going out for a cigar on the
terrace" said he I'll join you little
later"
Perry" scolded Dallas as soon as
the broker disappeared through the
long windows, how could you treat
guest of uncle's so rudely?"
Il don't like the fellow. And don't !
like what / read in the paper today |
about him and you. Gee, what a
measly paragraph! It's enough to
make a white man want to dash out
his brains with a cigarette. You're 60
ing to deny it in time for the retraction |
to get into tomorrow's papers, aren't |
your"
I-I'm not quite sure"
Good Lord gasped Perry. slump
ing down in the nearest chair Are !
you crazy? Say. if you are LOOKING for /
q real good, exciting match why don't |
you marry a Wall street stock report: !
It'd be better N Gibbs. If you marry
him you'll only he an also ran with |
the ticker tape and the market news. I
oh, keep out of it, old girl, You owe
something TO your intelligent and dis
tinguished little brother If you've got .
to commit matrimOny, marry some one .
/ like. can't you:'
Il haven't given him definite an I
swer yet" admitted the girl. little
touched by the real feeling that under
lay her brothers flippant words.
That's good medicine Confidence
restored and the run on Brothers Emo .
lions is checked. Next time you get .
the marry bee have a dandy candi- !
date to suggest for the job
Who" laughed Dallas, amused in .
spite Of herself. /
"Alwyn Bennett"
How silly"
Not on your life. Words Of wisdom .
from the young that's what ii is. Go
ahead and marry Bennett. Be a sport
and say Yes Why don't you want TO
marry him.
For any one Of 4 million reasons.
First Of all. he never asked me to-
Maybe he's scared to. But If he
wasn't stuck an you he wouldn't he
hanging around here every day and
going every where with you the way he
does III bot 81 he's
MIR. Bennett the butler announced
Brother and sister stared guiltily at
each ether
Speaking of Angels muttered Per
IT. But Dallas had already turne,i 10
welcome the visitor
Alwyn Beurett at first glance had
little To distinguish him from the sv-
erage goal lookin.- young man about
town. But 4 closer observer would
hare notified 4 frmneSS about the
shapciy mouth. an honesty and strength
Of purpc~e atsDut the eyeS. a general
air af lstent power that lay uuawak-