The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-22
Was 1t aQuarrel

They stood in front of portrait in
the art institute. No one else in the
gallery and the guard had kindly
turned his back. She slipped her hand
into his.
do you remember what anniver
sary this is. dear?" she asked.
Yes. Does it seem as long to you?"
1.-TWO whole weeks-and an hour!
The rice isn't out of my hat yet. In
all that time we've not had single
quarrel. Ned, do you think we shall
ever quarrel?"
Never No one could quarrel with
you, dear"
"Oh, I'm sure it would be my fault
if we ever disagreed and-and should
throw my arms around your neck and
beg your forgiveness"
Say, I wish that guard would stay
with his back turned that way. That's
the trouble with guards; they are apt
to look at the wrong time"
Ned, you could never have loved
any one else as you do me?"
'Of course not"
But perhaps you have been on
earth before. oh, Ned, you don't
think you could have loved another
in some pre-existence, do you?"
Certainly not"
Are you sure?"
81 ought to know, if was there"
Yes, that's true. Yet sometimes a
| doubt comes into my heart"
Never doubt my love for you, dear.
Look at this picture"
at reminds me of some one I've
SEEN" - tf@' T. W - '.''
| Yes, it looks like Daisy Fleming"
You are quick to see the likeness.
No doubt you knew her very we'll"
Yes. indeed Daisy and had some
good times" De-
Il suppose So" coldly,
Now, don't get jealous. man can
like a girl and not want to-to marry
her, you know"
Indeed You speak as if you had
thought about marrying her. Of
course, it's nothing to me. Oh, Ned
tell me the worst. Did-did you ever
kiss herr"
Now, dear, you are foolish"
Tell me the truth, Ned. | can bear
| it."
How can a fellow remember whom
he has kissed"
Edward, for shame! AS if didn't
remember when you--"
so do |. You we're sweet enough
to eat"
Did you ever make love to her."
"Oh. a fellow is bound to be soft
and moonshiny sometimes
You needn't say any more. Iknow
it all A moonlight night
No, it wasn't. 1t was raining cats
and dogs
There, you have confessed"
"To what?"
"To-to it's raining and-and other
things"
81 remember we were running for
shelter and she slipped and fell right
into my arms"
They were ready for her, no doubt" !"
"Well, a fellow can't let girl fall
on a night like that. Come to think
of it, she held to me-"
The brazen thing!I never did like
her
"Oh, she was sweet and pretty as
the dickens. | told her I'd a notion to
kiss her"
she was willing. 1 suppose. That
kind usually are"
| I
dare. Of course, after that-well. a
fellow can't take a dare from girl
as pretty as Daisy"
"Oh. I knew it knew 1t. We have
been too happy! If-if only 1t hadn't
happened on our anniversary! To
think you might have married her!"
mo, couldn't"
Ned, how do you know that? Did
you ask herr"
moo, because she believed in pla-
tonic friendship"
Then you never really loved her"
| Never" =.
DO you think you would have mar
ried any one but me, If I had never
been born?"
Never"
"And you don't admire this pi:ture"
mot bit It doesn't look like any
thing. 1t isn't one, two, three"
But you said"
! ooh, at first glance. But now 1t
Just looks like-like paint, and, dar-
ling. the guard has gone into the other
| room. Chicago News.