Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-06-18

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this, and it left even the ready witted
Phelan speeches..
Perry himself was first to break the
spell.
"Well," he observed, with an assump-
ton Of airy scorn that was meant to
be annihilating, you all seem quite
happy. Don't mind me-! Pm sorry to
butt in on this cute little love fest, but
I left q fiancee here. Perhaps one of
you can explain what's happened to
her since r.
ooh, Perry exclaimed Cynthia,
'tdon't be silly! I'll tell you all about
it some time. 1t is"-
"Some timer!" squealed Perry, rage
battering down his attempt at sarcasm.
"Some time! Maybe it might be just
as we'll if you did condescend to TX
plain. Here you promise to marry me,
and ten minutes later 1 find you in a
catch-as-catch-can hug with this ugly
little shrimp and Phelan looking on as
happy as if he'd eaten a canary! And
then you've got the gall to tell me
you'll explain some timer"
He glared at Cynthia in all the maj
esty of outraged devotion, only to sur
prise on that young lady's face a look
that indicated Il violent struggle with
the desire to laugh.
"This is funny all right, I guess not!'
he snapped. Cynthia, you've mauled
and smashed a loving heart, and I'll
make a hit with myself by forgiving
you, but as for you," wheeling about
and thrusting his furious face to with
in three inches of Thompson's immo-
bile conference.-the for you, I'm 60
ing to do all sorts of things to you the
moment Miss Garrison will have the
kindness to shassay out of the room.
Your sorrowful relatives will have all
manner of fun sorting you out when
I've finished with you! Steal my
sweetheart, would you, not ten min
utes after I'd"-
"There!!" interposed Phelan, showing
his powerful hulk good naturedly be-
tween the two younger men and link
ing his arm in Perry's. "Now you've
got quite q bunch of hot words off
your chest, an you'll be in better shape
to hear sense. Amt you just a little
bit ashamed?"
"Ashamed?" sputtered Perry. who?
1? Well, that
Eyes, you, youngster, and if you hol-
Ter like that in comp'ny I'll sure be
forced to wind up by spankin' you.
Now, stand off ~there-no, over there
where you can see Miss Garrison-an'
listen to me. So! Now, first Of all,
did you happen to be in love with this
young LADY,"
cts none Of your measly business.
but 1 did"
Why'd you ask her to hitch up With
you for keeps?"
Because l loved her and"-
Because you had a lot of faith in
her, too, hey" persisted the alderman.
eyes, and a nice way she's''-
pretty girl. too," unused Phelan as
if to himself. Gin my young days if I
could "a got a little beauty like that
to sign articles with me I'd "a thought
was the original Lucky Jim. Td'-
$50 did Il" interrupted Perry hotly.
OPP
But Phelan was continuing IN the
same ABSTRACT mOnOlOgue:
AN If l could "a seen from her
eyes dixie any dough head could see
from Miss Garrison's) that she had IL
heart as big as a watermelon an as
true as a Bible text an as warm as Il
happy mans hearth fre-well, if I'd
seen all that an got wise to the gor-
geous news that that same heart was
just chock-a-block full of love for my
oWn ornery. cheap skate self I'd "a
Hoped down on both knees an sent
up a bunch of prayers to be allowed to
go on dreamin' an never. never wake
up
Phelan paused. This time Perry did
not break in, and the half audible mon.
ologue continued:
"Id have had the sense to know that
a girl with eyes like those couldn't be
q firt an couldn't double cross the
man she loved if her life depended on
her dom IT. I'd "a licked any guy that
said she could. an If I'd seen her kiss
In another man I'd "a punched myself
Oh the jaw an called myself a liar.
That's what Jimmy Phelan Of the
6AS1SA "Ou1u u uOuc. AL
Say" broke In Perry in a c%uriously
subdued voice. These eyes Of mine
do funny things sometimes. I'll bet 80
they played a joke on me just now.
And even if they didn't I don't believe
'em. Cynthia, I'm dead stuck on you!
You're all right v if you did happen
to be acting a trife eccentric q few
minutes ago. You can explain or not,
as vol like. If you'll just say you love
me, that's ace high with yours truly"
He slipped an arm about her waist
as he spoke. awkwardly seeking to
atone for his recent anger. The Sec
rotary looked at them for an instant.
then said briefly:
"You can tell him, Cynthia. He's a
good fellow. Come on. alderman. l
think you and l still have something
to say to each other"
Cynthia and Perry drifted away to-
ward the conservatory again, quite OBJ
liviouS Of tho othars whtlo phaJop ond