The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-15

"There You Col" CANT. Anyon e
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
moment, 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 1t is just
your clever, feminine way of dragging
more of them out of me- Tell me, isn't
that so?"
Jimmie, said the pretty girl, in
what seemed like frank admiration,
how did you find me out? | never
thought for 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 | should"
admitted the young man, severely.
But I'm frightfully weak-minded and
| don't believe can help doing it. I've
got into the habit, you know. and
when | look at you the remarks lust
come without any volition on my part.
l struggle against it"
Yes. I've noticed you struggling
SAID the young woman. And it's an
entertaining spectacle"
I'm glad you find me entertaining -
SAID the young man, thankfully.
Ihats at least start for me. Think
what happy home you could have
with a village cut-up like myself in IT
as the Illuminating star, Think of
that and then consider your cruel re.
fusal of my heart and hand,"
What" exclaimed the girl with the
tp-tilted nose. How on earth did 7
let anything like that escape NV no.
tice? Did you actually propose to me
Jimmie when ! wasn't paying atten.
tion?"
you'll lose something good some
day by being so absent minded "
prophesied the young man. Was (
proposing to you? My goodness. girl
what have | been doing the last hour
II not that? Did you think / was chat.
ting about new crochet stitch mr. tho
best way to make good bread?"
Wei, l wasn't sure" admitted the
girl i never am perfectly sure inst
what you do mean. So it seems safer
as a rule, to think that whatever II ia
you say you don't mean it,"
Il never meant anything moro :, r,,,
iife' insisted the young man.
POSSIBLY not" said the Young wo.
man. still, that doesn't prove anv
thing, either. Why. If | were n ha
ileVe you and get all excited and IN
terested over the fact that Won soon,oa
TO be asking me to marry you il ia ten
70 one the conversation would turn ont
TO be an advertisement for a ran,
breakfast food! You see. know yo,,
too well, Jimmie!" 'ou
cant you be serious?" asked ,ho
young man, forlornlv we
The young woman rested hon o,,.
IN one hand and surveyed him ,on "'.
moment. Tn every bit as sario,o q
you are, she said at last. '' do
Say, this isn't a Joke" be o1,
You've known all along that I Tou, wa.
head and heels" was
I've known nothing of the CON-. .
broke in the pretty girl. stern,v 1 a,,,
hng out her pompadour. Did vo,, uu'
pose | was sitting up nights worsl yo sup
Ing what your intentions were9 "Ier, n,,
you suppose | was worrying ro, s Diu
l was going to lose you?" " rear
Not if you have average brro
telligence!' said the young man "" IN ih'
that case you have rested in noaoo IN
weeks, knowing you had mo c%ee oine, ior
What I'm interested in dlscoverio,,e duneu'
what you are going to do win Is
Honest you aren't going to try 70 me. nC.
along without me are your" - get
The girl and the young man so.o,
long and earnestly into one ano,bae, 1oaeu
eyes, Hers fell first i'e'
TO tell the truth, Jimmie" " sho ~
mitted, Il don't believe conIS," "u'
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