The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-29

4240u "Poof" said Marjorie. eff you wer x 0fA II the last man in the world. Tom RaT
 dolpa should turn up my nose at you.
 A,oked at the nose. "No doubt"
 told h~r; "Tve always been lucky. Tn used to having plea little things turn up for me- Marjorie tapped ,er whiteshod foot on the veranda noor and pretended to loo look at the river. Hush of real spring late May you know, when the ar heavy with new honeysuckle and the vines have know
 swhst will you give for my tAoushts," asked Mar '0i'i Sad wsntsd to mako her t.ls first That's why had waited. The surest way to make . woman talk Is to give her chance T will give you my heart" Nonsense" sAe said. "wny do you want to marry well" protsssed "Ive got to do something" .Not at hand. Marjorie. not at hand; and whatever [ do must be done before next spring. Manhattan Power Electric has swallowed half of my small patrmony. and. that the time for dividends have arrived Is calmly taking its sissta The Unimpeach from its last round with the Young Investigator cham pion heavyweight of the world And as for the final o sf t % SUS yoa to sSw s.s lvslvemooth; but after that I haven't the slightest "And so." said Marjorie 'you propose me-" .I propose to you"
 .Ase you sure it wouldn't be throwing good money :Tt's throwing an empty purse into the mint It's only just Your father was the man who got me 'But you said yourself that t'took only quarter of an equitable man. Your father got quarter of my money. shall ask him for only quarter of his" Marjorie smiled And there's not time to seek elrewhere?
 Neither time nor capital"
 How about inclnation"
 We looked at the moon. .Ah,' said. "as for in- cnation! Marjorie's hair is golden-" You used to call me Reddy.'"
 with passionate hint of red. Martorie's eyes are of nd O nd nd ,Ialard?" You had been"
 Really, Tommie-"
 Don't call Tomme! If you do that again I shall stop, at once." "Tommie!'
 :Mariarie's mouth is petulant and ingenuous dar- ing and6hfraid; tempting and fugitive" ~ 'Tommie if you don't stop"
 And if you call me Tommie again shall kiss 'Tommie!" cried Marjorie-and did it. After all, I am in love with Marjorie. I cannot satisfied T am so gad!" said
 About whatr asked Marjorie.
 -'About your surrender"
 But haven't surrendered"
 ';But you let me kiss you"
 '.Has there ever been another man who" Her head shot up, chin thrust forward. "Well" she said, "I should hope!" yet-and yet" waved away all her past, heroic ally-"what do those others matter nowy'
 6 ] surrendered You let you kiss me, but didn't kiss you."
 Then must begin 1t all over again?"
 "You mustn't begin at all"
 "Marjors," said. T have never left of. Why, we sweethear.= in pinafores! recollect distinctly how, when our nurses were gossiping and the baby .'Gocarts, if you please, Tommie: came little after the day of baby carriages"
 That's detail remember, say. how the go- carts close together and you dropped your bottle the bricks and cried, and IT handed over mine tO m nd thQ mn fO fafh Generous boy!'
 But she gave cry of dismay You've skipped five years" she said Don't you remember the mud the attic:"
 "You said my best doll was ugly"
 "I was comparing her with her mistress"
 "And-and you always would throw spit-balls at fathss."
 q don't recoect that" .aid But did. I should, just then. have liked threw sixteen-pound shot at father for selling that Arizona gold brick "Oh yes"' insisted Marjorie Don't you recall how he caught you and spanked you before all the criedw
 "No- said T. shortly .But remember how my mother used to have to wash face and hands the instant you within her reach. And at any rate am now by way of getting square with father T am going to marry you.'
 Marjorie shook her glowing head. "No,' she whis- pered
 "Oh hang it. Don't be so selfish It's unwomanly 7, But she only shook her head
 Stop thet!" said I. "Its annoying; I'm not used to It. a2d it argues poor vocabulary Marjorie, is there another man:"
 "AN of t'!cn.'
 "Besa: Nowhere much in love ia there safety IT .,uisars Ard it can't be becSus" I'm poor, since yo'!r father is rich cnoli~h fey sevcT"
 '',t's rct that" ssid Marjorie.
 -'"---o.;, b-t this is mrossibe. lit can't be = .-yc.l'"H i,"' i1 love wth me-"
 '7'S little h"'2as cr;'ned the porch rail. Bend '- rC -"t lc-:~o -h"t ""r hair brushed lny t-.c2k- ' -~---'- I.~- sce"+e' whisne~:
 '?gf~" tr'" said "Toia"D. "are you never really =, s-:ie ',e:'