Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-08
GETTING STARTED


terday, in fact
well, let's settle it. Them the girl
agreed, cheerfully.
Il didn't mean that I came for that
only. First, | want to apologize for
being the cause of all this bother to
you"
There's nothing bothering me-"
eff | 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
I have SO much enjoyed coming here
that l can't hear to think of not see
ing 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
mo, l didn't. was trying to ex-
plain some thing, but you put me
clean off the track
I'm so sorry she said contritely.
You're like my small cousins toy
engine We had to take it back and
get our money refunded. If I only
had the key l could wind you up and
start you Off again"
You are the Key yourself he re-
all on your account that I want to
make the explanation"
ooh, then you needn't bother any
more, and we'll talk of something
else. What do you think would make
my Boston fern grown"
81 don't know and | don't care" he
said. savaeely. care you going to let
me say what want to or aren't your"
Dear me. how fierce! You brighten
me! Mrs. Fuller has a terrier that
acts just like that. Only he bites"
There's no telling what I'll do be-
fore I get through he threatened. II
met Mrs. Vantmore-"
That's enough to excuse your con-
duct I quite forgive you. Now let's
think no more about it,"
81 shan't be surprised if that is
what you say when l nnish," he said,
sadly. But | wish you'd let me be-
GIN
well, I'll help you," the girl
promised. you met Mrs. Vantmore
and size took up an hour telling you
all about her terrible case of nervous
prostration. Or was it the chidren's
humps this time?"
at was neither. 1t was you she
talked about
ooh, I'm SO sorry you were so bor-
ed"
II wasn't" he declared "Only she
made me realize what a donkey I've
been"
How rude of her!"
"Well, she didn't exactly say it
that way, but she suggested that l
was monoIolizing good deal of your
time and made me wonder what on
earth you must have thought of it,
Really, | haven't given it
thought. I've been so busy, you
know
Eyes, she reminded me that Sand
ers might steal you away from under
my very eyes,"
well, recall that you have been
here few times since Christmas.
told you the other day that"
81 know it," he interrupted "But l
didn't think you really meant it. I
couldn't, or at least I 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 word than in mine?"
"You know perfectly we'll that I
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
you?"
"You know I'd rather be here than
anywhere else in the world, and l just
want you to know it, that's all. I'm
sorry it's so.''
Sorry"
well, that isn't just what l mean
either. I'm mixed up. l mean I'm
sorry I hadn't realized it before Mrs.
Vantmore did"
eff you had stopped to think you
might have remembered that you
were here rather often. Do you care
so much for Mrs. Vantmore's opin-
ion?''
mot a rap. Only I'm sorry she
knew | cared before 1 knew it my
SELF
81 bought you said you didn't care
a rap"
"Dc you always make it as hard as
this FOR a man to propose to your
The girl opened her eyes wide
"Oh," she cried, "were you propos-
ing to me?"
81 was trying to-"
"Well?'
"What?"
go on: it's interesting"
The young man, with new air of
determination, changed his seat for
one nearer her. Then be said what
was on his mind
An Infant Industry.
Trotter How is our old friend