Sharp County record., 1908-10-23

| the young man. and if you love me
don't call me by that confounded
uamel'
or don't love you" said the girl
with what seemed like polite regret.
Still TIL call you Herbert if you in
sist don't like your insinuating
that Tn never serious. Tt makes me
out so frivolous and worthless"
You may be serious otherwise" re-
turned the young man, bat you aren't
when you're with me, You know per-
fectly well you aren't. You turn every.
thing / say into a joke. Sometimes I
think must bore You frightfully"
"Neyerl' cried the girl in the end Of
The boat leaning forward in her earn
esness On the contrary, you are
the Joy of my lifel # you knew how
You frightened existence for me-
The young man dipped the oars
sayasely That's iti" he said. There
you go! / simply amdsc you!"
The young woman sighed. You are
SO frightruly hard to suit she mur-
mured patiently. First you are afraid
you bore me and instead of rejoicing
when you find you don't you grow be.
cause you think | am amused by youi
| never tried so hard in my life TO
please anyone as | do to please you,
but somehow"
Funny way you have Of trying"
said the young man, suspiciously. Tf
you really want to know how you can
please me rll--'
"Don'tl' Interrupted the young wom-
an, "You are such a man Of one idea,
Bertle Excuse me-tIerbert. Couldn't
you think up any other way Of my
cheering you except by letting you
propose to me for the fifteenth time?
Yet suppose / am selfish, now that
think the matter over seriously.
really believe I've treated you hor-
ibly Go ahead and propose to me IL
You want to and won't say wordi"
"That'd do me a lot OF good wouldn't
it2' asked the young man with deep
disgust Tive no doubt you wouldn't
say 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 70 speak my
mind II You don't care for me--you
don't do youl"
You just said that didn't re-
minded The young woman, sweetIy
90 you" repeated The young man.
You are one of my dearest friends"
said the young woman In a copybook
tone Of voice.
81 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"
"Boshl' said The young man, say.
agely 'T suppose You imagine that
think you are talking seriouglyl You
arc laughing at me--thats all"
"lr you can detect laugh On my
countenance," said the young woman,
solcmnly "rll be actually ashamed Of
mysoN'
"lyo no doubt Of that" said The
young man, dWldy Honest are you
ever going to liaten to mo9'
The girl In the end of the boat made
q gesture Of despair "lavo / done
anything but listen to you for the last
ycar| she asked 81 couldn't help
myself unless ! should be afflicted with
sudden deafness %
The young man deliberately shipped
Ohe oars and folded hls arms Dlo drcw
q deep breath Im done with non.
SENSE he sod you've got TO answer
me now
~ don't Ike your tono Of voice"
said lhe young woman "lt should be
deeper more chosty and ronrcssed,
Then II would be- lots more effective"
are You going To marry mo or are
| You not?' demanded the young man,
How can answer when You ask
two questions 0t onco| 8oid the Young
woman p0mtlyolV
The young man turned purple with
roprosscd wrath Just then the boat
durted over nog which tIltod 10
ponlously with ahriok The young
woman prociptotod horgolf In the
young mans direction, As sho
clulchcd ble coat collar the boat right
od Itself
Never mind about moving back.
wNid the young man firmly "ThIa Ia
much better Are YOU going 70 marry
mop"
The young WomOn took one look
into The laco which wos ao near her
own. "Oh bothcr' ahe said, oOf
course am Why else should let
You propoae 10 me 10 times. gaose2"
.-saaal