The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-25

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the romance going on behind his back.
Wen haven't you anything to say
to mef' asked the young man.
'What can l say? | don't think
you've known me long enough to ask
such a question:
mot long enough he repeated.
1--WE known you all summer"
mine days on the steamer" she
counted deliberately, two weeks in
London and two weeks here. It's easy
to see that you didn't study arithmetic
In your youth"
''You are trifing with me-" he ex-
claimed. 1T doesn't take ten years to
find out that you're in love when you
meet the right person"
"Yes. but what is 1t to be in lover"
she asked. "And how are you to be
sure that you've met the right rersonf
In the old fairy story one know the
true prince by the halo around his
head, but don't see any halo about
you. / see young man in straw
hat sitting on the top of a bus. It's
not fOInHnllc 10 the ltA6t-
''Well, never mind If 1t isn't roman
tic,v be retorted. 'Who cares about
love being romantic II it's real? Love
doesn't need to be announced by
band Of music and brought In on a sii-
yer platter It's much bigger and more
serviceable than that It's for all
times and occasions, and 1t means just
as much ON the top Of an omnibus as
anywhere else" She made no answer,
and after moment OF silence he
spoke again: as there any rule about
when and where man should pro-
poser
She was silent We were passing
the opera house at this moment, and
the busy line Of the boulevards came
In sight. The omnibus stopped In
front Of Cooks Office on the corrier.
and the two priests go down, but no
one else came up to take their places.
More than half the broad Avenue de
rOpera was behind us before the
young man asked once more:
You know could make you hap
py. don't your
Still she did not answer.
''Don't your
There's the Rue de rEchellels she
exclaimed quickly. 1--WE must get
down here for the Hotel Normandie"
'Don't STIR he said peremptortly. |
''Your aunt won't get out without us.
and you and are going TO the head of |
the line. We must settle this question |
once for all"
was delighted at this decision. The
head of the line was my destination
also, and now I knew that / would
hear the end of the story. I no longer
questioned whether ought to an
nounee myself or get down from the
bus. All my scruples had vanished in
the absorbing interest Of the situation.
What woman ever left novel IN the
middle of proposal?
well, Miss Ware is 1t Yes or
sNcTn asked Mr.. Henley az we moved
on
Il don't know she answered hest
tatingly. II like you very much, but
I'm in doubt, and when people are in
love they don't doubt. Therefore /
can't be In love"
How very disagreeable logical wo-
men arep' he retorted.
II can't decide my whole life In q
minute" she went ON. II must have
time to reflect"
You may reflect" he replied, "aE
the way from here to St German des
Pres. I'll keep still SO that you can
think better The omnibus was Jolt
ing across the court Of the Louvre as
he spoke
'But / can't think at all when you
sit there devonring me with your big
eyes" she complained.
Then I'll look the other way" he
said.
Il don't know why it Is, but when
ever any one makes love to me- She
broke off as If abashed at the implica-
ton of her words.
go on he said. 'T'm not such
fool as to think that I'm the only man
who ever made love to you.
''Well, then, there's a. mocking little
evil spirit inside Of me that always
rises up and makes fun Of love.
thought when the right man came he
would silence that voice, but 1 hear
1t speaking now"
Don't listen to It." he answered
promptly. you say yourself it's an
evil spirit"
Neither spoke for the moment, and
then she remarked. as If thinking
aloud:
81 shouldn't make at all a good wife.