The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-29

There you Col! CANT Any on g
with good eyesight would admit that
you are the prettiest, sweetest"
There you go again" interrupted
the young woman, resignedly.
The young man considered her for
q 2oment, with his head on one side
Il have it," he said at last. you
take this attitude just to lead me on
and make me say more. You like to
hear me say such things and it is just
your clever, feminine way of dragging
more of them out Of me. Tell me. isn't
that SOP
Jimmie" said the pretty girl, in
what seemed like frank admiration,
how did you ind me out? never
thought for a minute you'd learn my
secret. Now that you've discovered
me, | suppose there is an end of it.
You'll never say nice things to me
again. It's going to be hard"
You don't deserve that l should"
admitted the young man, severely
But I'm frightfully weak-minded and
! don't believe ] oRn help doing 1t. I've
cot into the habit, you know. and
whom lsok at you the remarks just
s=nS without any VOlition on my part
I struggle against it."
Yes. I've noticed you struggling"
said the young woman. And it's an
entertaining spectacle"
'Tm glad you ind me entertaining,
said the young man, Thankfully.
That's At least start for me-. Think
what \ happy home you could have
with a village cut-uD like myself In 1t
~ the Illuminating start Think Of
that and then consider your cruel re-
fusAl OF nay heart and hand"
''YhAt" exclaimed the girl with the
tlp-tiltoA Aose How on earth did I
lst anything like that escape my no
tiesi Did you actually propose to me.
Jimmie, when wasn't paying atten.
tionf"
You'll lose something good some
day By being 30 absent-minded,"
prophsSiSd the young man. WAS
proposing to your My goodness, girl,
what have been doing the last hour,
n not tAGtl Did you think was chat.
ting about new crochet stitch OF the
best way to make good bread?"
Well l wasn't sure" admitted the
girl. Il never am perfectly sure Just
what you do mean. So 1t seems safer,
as a rule, to think that whatever it is
you say you don't mean it,"
Il never meant anything more in my
life" insisted the young man.
Possibly not" said the young wo-
man. "Still, that doesn't prove any
thing. either. Why, il | were to be-
lieve you and get all excited aud In
terested over the fact that you seemed
10 be asking me to marry you 1t is ten
to one the conversation would turn out
to be an advertisement for a new
breakfast food You see, know you
too well, Jimmie!"
Cant you be serious?" asked the
young man, forlornly.
The young woman rested her chin
in one hand and surveyed him for
moment. I'm every bit as serious as
you are" she said at last
Gay AhAn Aoh JoNtf AuuGO,
you've known all along that was
head and heels"
I've known nothing OF the sort"
broke In the pretty girl. sternly. fiuf.
fing out her pompadour. did you sup
pose l was sitting up nights, wonder.
Ing what your intentions we're? Did
you suppose I was worrying for fear
was going to lose your"
mot II you have average human In.
teiligencs' said the young man. I'm
that case you have rested In peace for
weeks, knowing you had NE cinched.
What I'm interested In discovering is
what you are going to do with me.
Honest. you aren't going to try TO get
along without me, are your"
The girl and the young man Eaxed
long ana earnestly into one Anothsr's
eyes Hers fell Arst.
ITO tell the truth. Jimmie. she ad-
uaitted. Il don't believe oouldl'-
chiOaso Daily News.