The daily tribune., 1909-05-04

that only. First.
want to apologize for being the cause
of all this bother to you"
There's nothing bothering me-"
''lf l could only think it!'
You may"
I've enjoyed coming here so
much"
You have been here quite often"
Il don't mean that. either | mean
] have so much enjoyed coming here
that can't bear to think of not seeing
you any more"
The girl raised her eyebrows
You are going away" she asked,
politely. How long does it take to go
SO far?"
Who's going far?"
You said you were never coming
back"
NO, | didn't. l was trying to ex.
plain something, but you put me clean
of the track
I'm so sorry" she said contritely.
You're like my small cousins toy en-
gine. We had to take 1t back and get
our money refunded If | only had the
key could wind you up and start you
of again"
You are the key yourself" he re-
piled, with sudden inspiration It's
all on your account that want to
make the explanation"
"Oh, then you needn't bother any
more, and we'll talk of something
else. What do you think would make
my Boston fern grow?'
81 don't know, and | don't care" he
said, savagely. Are you going to let
me say what l want to or aren't your"
Dear me. how fierce You frighten
me! Mrs. Fuller has terrier that
acts just like that. Only he bites"
There's no telling what III do be-
fore get through he threatened. Il
met Mrs Vantmore-"
That's enough to excuse your con-
duct. | quite forgive you. Now let's
think no more about It,"
Il shan't be surprised that Is what
you say when ] finish' he said, sadly.
But l wish you'd let me begin"
Well I'll help you" the girl prom
ised. You met Mrs. Vantmore and
she took up an hour telling you all
about her terrible case OF nervous pros,
tration. Or was 1t the childrens
mumps this timer"
1T was neither. 1t was you she
talked about"
oh. I'm SO sorry you were so
bored"
Il wasn't" he declared. only she
I m ada mo roaIfza ,yt,t aa,ixa,, t,,a
| been"
How rude of her!'
We'll, she didn't exactly say II that
way, but she suggested that / was mo-
nopolizing n good deal OF your time
and made me wonder what on earth
you must have thought OF IT,"
Really, haven't given 1t thought.
I've been so busy, you know"
Yes, she reminded me that Sanders
\ might steal you away from under my
very eyes"
We'll. | recall that you have been
here a few times since Christmas.
told you the other day that"
Il know IT," he interrupted. But I
didn't think you really meant 1t. !
couldn't. or at least didn't want to
believe you were getting tired OF me
Now that other people say the same
thing | think It may be true
| You put more confidence in other
peoples words than in miner"
| You know perfectly well that
mean I'm all broken up to find I'm
making people talk about you"
| That's good OF you. but you can
easily stop It."
| How do you mean?'
You don't have to come here, do
your
| You know I'd rather be here than
anywhere else In the world, and Just
want you to know II. that's all I'm
sorry it's So"
| "Sorry7"
| We'll, that isn't Just what mean,
either. I'm all mixed up. | mean I'm
sorry | hadn't realized II before Mrs
Vantmore did"
~ you had stopped to think you
might have remembered that you
were here rather often. Do you care
SO much for Mrs. Nantmore's opinion p
Not rap. Only I'm sorry she
knew cared before / knew II myself"
| II thought you said you didn't care
a rap"
| DO you always made II as hard az
this for man to propose to you?"
The girl opened her eyes wide
"oh" she cried, were you propos-
ing to me?'
Il was trying to-"
"Well7"
"Wbst7"
Go on; It's interesting"
The young man. with new alr of
determination. changed his seat for
one nearer her. Then he said whnt
| was on his mind.