The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-12-10
WHY SHE LET HIM PRO.
POSE FIFTEEN TIMES

A. SIN III lHc SiGIh VI Tie EOW
boat watched the young mar at the
oars for a while and then asked limo
Gently: Whats the trouble, Bertie?'
Il wish you'd e be serious once
g%runlbled the young man. And II
you love me don't call me by that con,
founded name!"
Il don't love you" said the girl, with
what seemed like polite regret. still
I'll call you Herbert if you insist. ]
don't like your ~insinuating that I'm
never serious. 1t makes me out sc
frivolous and worthless"
You may be serious otherwise" re,
turned the young man, but you aren't
when you're with me. You know per,
fectly well you aren't. You turn ev.
erything | say into a joke. Sometimes
| think | must bore you frightfully."
Never" cried the girl in the end OF
the boat, leaning forward in her earn.
estness. "Cn the contrary, you are
the Joy of my life! If you knew how
you frightened existence for me"
The young man dipped the oars say.
agely. That's it," he said. There
you go! simply amuse you!"
The yo,ns woman sighed. you are
so fright lily hard to suit" she mur.
INJURED pa ientIy. First you are afraid
you bore me ana instead of rejoicing
when you find you don't, you growl
because you think l am amused by
you! | never tried SO hard il my life
to please any n as | do L, please
you, but somehow
Funny way you nave of trying"
said the young man, suspiCiously. IF
you really want to know how ynu can
please me I'll"
DON'T interrupted the young wo
man You are such a man of one
idea, BERTHE. Eexcuse me - Herbert.
Couldn't you think up some 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.
ribly. Go ahead and propose to me
if you want to and l won't say a
world"
'"That'd do me a lot Of good, wouldn't
it?" asked the young a with deep
disgust You never dots always
any kind of words with you instead Of
the one word | want. Besides, l don't
like the resigned way in which you
give me permission to speak my mini.
If you don't care for me-you don't
do you?"
You Just said that didn't" remind.
ed the young woman sweetly.
DO you?" repeated the young man.
You are one of my dearest friends"
said the young woman in a copy book
tone of voice.
II 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"
"Bosh!" said the young man, saw
agely. 4 suppose that you imagine
think you are talking seriously? You
are LAUGHING at me that's Ill"
If you can detect a laugh on my
CO"unJelillCS, Sdlu IhS yOhbS NOiii""'
solemnly, TN be actually ashamed OF
myself"
give no doubt of hat" said the
young man, darkly. Honest, are you
ever going to listen to me?"
The girl in the end of the boat
made a gesture of despair. Have |
done anything but listen to you for The
last year," she asked. Il couldn't
help myself unless l should be affli2'
ted with sudden deafness"
The young man deliberately shipped
the oars and folded his arms. de
drew a deep breath. I'm done with
nonsense" he said, You've got TO
answer me now"
81 don't like your tone of voice.
said the young woman. 1T should We
deeper, more chesty and represent
Then it would be lots moro effective
Are you going to marry me or are
YOU not?" demanded the young man
How can | answer you when You
ask two questions at once?" SAID tue
Young woman, p~laintivelya
The young man turned purple win
repressed wrath. Just then the boat
drifted over a snag, which tilted y
p~erilously. With a shrek the young
woman precipitated herself in the
Young mans direction. AS n
clutched his coat collar the boat
righted itself.
..Never mind about moving back
said the young man firmly. rms IS
much better. Are you going to marty
me?"
The young woman took II looK
into the face which was so near her
own. ooh, bother!" she said.
course I am. Why else should et
O propose to me fifteen uhes'
~goose?"