The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

know and neither do you. OF course
I'm crazy about you, too. | am so in.
terested in you that can't sleep
nights without dreaming of you, and
when any Of the boys ask me to go
to the theater, stay at home always,
because | don't want to hurt"
"Whewl Yes, you dol What were
you doing out last night with Frank
Hitchcock, then? One would think
you would be shaming yourself into
a nunnery just to be walking around
with another man when you think so
much OF me. Now. honest, Name, |
think a lot OF you! The fact is, I'm
coming into the die-for-you class Just
as fast as the Colorado express will
bring me, because know when 1t
comes to girls you are city broke and
high stopper. There never was an
other like you, and that's no kid. You
better believe me when I tell you that
Pm wearing my heart away for you.
Do you know I"
"Yes, I debut you don't-and be-
sides I've ordered my wedding dress
already and it's blue to match your
pink mustache, Arcy-bawld / knew
week ago, when we met, that had
better hurry ava to the dressmaker's
and be ready for Christmas bells!
Somehow ] could tell from the color
OF your eyes that you we're going to
be affectionate, was simply crazy
over you, too. II was evidently the
psychological moment for two hearts
to beat as one, the vital period for
crystalizing our protoplasms of affec.
tion, as 1t we're, and"
t"Stop, woman, stop! The first
thing you know you will be hoist by
your own petard, whatever that
means. Anyhow, If you knew what
| think OF you, you would"
Let me talk. | want"
mo, pardon the assumption; let me
talk because | have more to say,
and"
More to say than woman? I'm
possible!"
More to the point. Now, Name,
you love me to distraction-and love
you there and back again-and we're
both dying to get married! Now
watch me closely, lady"
For a moment he fumbled in his
vest pocket,
presto! Let me put this ring on
your finger-and we will ava, as you
say, to the preacher man."
Suiting the action TO the word. he
reached for her hand, slipped the ring
m har fn0ar and p,ada nm attaront
TO lift her hand to his lips.
Snatching 1t free, she held It up to
the light.
Three for dollar any day at The
Globe. Is that how you love me?"
Far be 1t, dearest. They are only
two for a dollar-and at The New
York store, not at The Globe. They
are better than those at the Globe.
Listen. birdie VIII you or will you
rot take look at this licenses"
"The what?" she gasped.
The license. / got It this morning
on the way down town"
"Now, really, Mr.. Fowler, don't you
think this is carrying good-fellowship
too far? Suppose this license is pub
ilshed. and Frank. err"
"He won't take you to the theater
any more, Of course Miss Quitter. OF
course not Alasl My heart Is brok-
en-but | have found yellow streak
in you after all. Good night I'm go
ing. Can't tear myself away, hardly.
nut I've got to crawl OFF by myself and
weep my eyes out Adois, until to-
morrow night"
"Thats the time made her quit
kidding, all right, all right" he mused
as he walked homeward under the
trees. "but. say, she would have had 1t
on me good and plenty II she had
looked at the names on that old
license OF dads. Wheel"
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