The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-07
Coming to a Decision.

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You've been saying that for three
months"
And / suppose iii continue to say
1t till ! make up my mind to-"
BE married?'
"Oh, no; I've decided upon that"
You mean you haven't decided on
the man you will marry"
To this the only reply was a far
away, dreamy look
How many OF us are there?''
How disagreeable Of you. You
seem to intimate that there are a
large number, whereas there ar only
two
THAT simplifies II immensely. I In
fer from your putting me of rather
than refusing me that I'm one OF the
two. Now, how would 1t do to decide
between the two BY tossing coin?"
Again that far-away look, then.
Suppose you loser
Il shall have to bear my disappoint-
ment like a man."
A dissatisfied look passed over her
face. She was silent.
What's troubling your,
Il was thinking OF my own dlsap-
pointment in case the coin fell the
wrong way"
But thought there was no wrong
way for yous'
No reply.
Does the other fellow possess an
advantage that has nothing to do with
lover
mo"
Then. If you can be happy with
.ttt,n- - a., "a aa,,t. aaolAa hat.vaa,,
us. why should you not be satiesled
with the decision OF a toasfy
why, because how stupid OF you---
the coin might decide the wrong
way"
II was his turn TO pause. He was
OF scientific turn OF mind and had q
fancy for paradoxes, but there was
one that bafIied him.
II have H." he said, finally. Wen
toss the coin, and II Il falls the wrong
way you are TO have the privilege OF
deciding the right way"
She neither aasented nor dissented.
and taking quarter from hlB pocket
he said: Il choose this eminently re-
spectacle head with a serious face, q
wreath and the motto: In God We
Trust ! am perfectly willing 70 trust
In God"
You said that just as II you had no
confidence whatever IN mo"
You, not being able 10 choose be-
tween two lovers. are not 90 be relied
on by either. 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 witch he means. n you marry
me I'll love you. II you don't I'll shoot
you There's q ribbon In his mouth
which mennH: You shalt always be
dressed up mighty fine. or. iu other
words. IN give you everything you
want
That's just what makes me heai-
tate. You cooliy arroEnte everything
10 yourself You choose tho head and
the motto: In God We Trust. leaving
for.-for the other~-a spread eagle,
as you call II. with your own inierpre-
sntiou of the cmblems"
I'm going 20 put an end 20 your
hesitation Up she Eoeal"
He clipped the coln, and as II came
down he put his hand over H.
Before you know who has won. :"
he said. II want 10 know " you intend
90 abide by the deciuioug"
Il suppose ao~-that iH"--
She rot no further. tie tried In vain
20 get more definite reply A. last
he took away his hand and showed
the eoin---tails up.
"fie has won" be said eoolly, put.
ting the piece In hia pocket. Permit
me 20 congratulate you"
"On what7"
Her eyes wandered all over the
room. lighting nowhere.
Tell me plainly" he said. with.
out beating around the bush. are sou
satisfied OF dissatisfied with the result
Of the toast"
Z might not be satisfied is--,hat
ia"
She paused and looked out OF the
window. On her fair young brow
were the gentle corrngatlons OF per-
plexity.
"wel7"
You seem 10 be satisfied"
~ What has that 70 DO with IT."
III you had shown even a tiny bit Of
dissatisfaction"
You would have been sntisfiea9''
You're always mlalnterpFeting what
! say. didn't mean thar al all.
Come. we're making no hendway.
II WAS agreed that II the coin fell the
wrong way you were to have the priv.
ilnge Of deciding the right way
But ! told you at first, can't de-
eide, at least not just now"
Then | suppose we have spent all
this time for nothing, I'm worn out
with trying to bring you 10 a de.
cision. I'm going away for long
while--a year. two years. five II nee
essnry--to overcome this lnfatmation
for girl who doesn't know whether
she wants me or doesn't want me or
wants somebody else orr"
There's one chance for decision"
she interrupted that you haven't
thought of"
What's tiiatY'
You might toss again"
He sent the coin spinning In the
air, and without waiting for II 10 come
down took her In his arms.
The next morning her little broth
er was munching candy. When asked
where he got the money To buy n