The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19

Again that taraway look, then; sup
pose YOU lose?"
81 shall have to bear my disappoint-
ment like a man.
A dissatisfied look passed over her
face She was silent
Whats troubling you?"
81 was thinking of my own dis
appointment IN ease the coin fen the
wrong way.
"But thought there was no wrong
way for you"
No reply.
Does the other fellow possess an
advantage that has nothing to do with
love?"
mo"
Then, If you can be happy with
either of us and can't decide between
us, why should you not be satisfied
with the decision OF a toss?"
Why. because how stupid Of you
the coin might decide the wrong
way"
1t was his turn to pause He was
of a scientific turn of mind and had a
fancy for paradoxes but there was
one that baflled him.
81 have IT," he said. finally Wen
toss the coin, and if Il falls the wrong
way you are TO have the privilege Of
deciding the right way"
She neither assented nor dissented,
and taking a quarter from his pocket
he said: Il choose this eminently re-
spectacle head with a serious face,
wreath and the motto; IN God We
Trust I am perfectly willing to trust
in God"
you said that just as II you had no
confidence whatever in me-"
You, not being able to choose be-
tween two lovers are not to be relied
on by either. I have chosen heads,
there remains for my rival the spread
eagle with an olive branch in one claw
and a bundle of arrows in the other.
by which he means: If you marry me
I'll love you; If you don't I'll shoot
you There's a ribbon in his mouth
which means: You shall always be
dressed up mighty fine, or. in other
words: I'll give you everything you
want"
That's just what makes me hest
tate You coolly arrogate everything
to yourself You choose the head and
the motto: In God We Trust leaving
for-for the other-a spread eagle. as
you call it. with your own interpre-
tation Of the emblems."
I'm going to put an end to your
hesitation Up she goes"
He Tipped the coin, and as It came
down he put his hand over It.
Before you know who has won,
he said. II want to know II you intend
to abide by the decision?"
Il suppose so-that is
She got no further. He tried in vain
to get more definite reply AT last
he took away his hand and showed
the coin-tails up.
He has won" he said coolly, pun
ting the piece in his pocket Permit
me to congratulate you"
. ION WHAT"
Her eyes wandered all over tn,
room. lighting nowhere.
Tell me plainly" he said, with
out beating around the bush ,Sare YOU
satisfied or dissatisfied with the result
of the toss?"
q might not be satisfied if-ths
is"
She paused and looked out Of tbs
window. On her fair young brow
were the gentle corrugatlons of pei
plexity,
'Wel?"
You seem to be satisfied"
81? What has that to do with II?
IF you had shown even a tiny bit @
dissatisfaction"
you would have been satisfied?
you're always misinterpretlng wha
say. | didn't mean that at all.
Come; we're making no headwa!
II was agreed that If the coin fell IN
wrong way you we're to have the pri'
ilege of deciding the right way"
"But l told you at first, l can't d.
eide, at least not just now"
Then | suppose we have spent a
this time for nothing. I'm worn OF
with trying to bring you to d
cislon. I'm going away for a Ion
while--a year two years, FIVE If ne
essary-to overcome this infatuatio
for a girl who doesn't know wheth'
she wants me or doesn't want me {
wants somebody else Or"
"There's one chance for a decision
she interrupted, that you haven
thought Of
whats that?"
you might toss again"
He sent the coin spinning in q
air, and without waiting for It
come down took her in his arms.
The next morning her little brot
or was munching candy. When ask
where he got the money to buy
with he said he had found a quart
' under the piano.