Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-05-06
A WOMAN'S mo -

~ Canadian canoe, and Cyril pleaded
ms cause passionately into my left ear
IN the intervals between pushing boat-
and punts out of our path. Why he
chose such a ridiculous time have never
Understood, and found it exceedingly
dlHeuit to convey my answer to him
VITA the decision and clearneSs should
nave liked-that answer being a decided
negative.
A widow OF -, with tidy income
never lacks admirers OF Il sort; add a
certain amount of good looks, which
Know, without conceit, | possess, and
men become positive nuisance.
No, Cyril, dear" said. 81 really
couldn't. You know like YOU awfulN.
Eand, what's more YOU amuSe me, and
OF course. we shall always be pals. But
marriage, dear, never again; 50 let's
leave it at that"
An right" said Cyril. in tina. pc
|cnlarly aggravating way he has; all
right, old girl, but I'm long way from
beaten, and you wait and see: | shall
marry YOU somehow"
The second time he proposed to me
was IN box at the theater. 1t hap
pened to be very pathetic play. and
[rll who has no idea OF the fitness of
things, kept whispering words of love
and alteration, while the audience were
In state of dreadful suspense as to
whether an erring wife would return to
her husband or no. When ! had the OPP
portunlty, which was during the entr act,
said to him; Nov, Cyril. don't be
slIy' you know quite well that | have
given You my final answer"
Cyril said nothing much beyond re-
lteratlng his former statement that |
was the only woman in the world for
hum. and other nonsense of that sort.
and that he was not beaten. The third
time that he proposed to ne was in my
own drawing room. He had been in a
more or less dormant state for awhile.
and that being 50, I thought there was
no great harm in asking him to tea.
We first of all talked the usual banal.
ties; but. somehow. though | tried des-
Perately hard to keep off dangerous
topics, we soon found ourselves in deep
water.
Il say, Muriel," hc said Muriel being
my name, its going to be bcastly not
seeing You all October and November
and I've been thinking things over, and
have on idea, rather a good one, |
think"
Oh | answered. what's the idea ?
Something sensible, | hope. You know
my mind quite we'll on certain points"
Yes, ] know all that. but. as mat
Ter of fact. You don't know yourself as
well as ! do. What ale the plain facts 2
Firstly, that ! simply adore the ground
You walk ON, that 7 am head over ears
IN love with you, with the complete
You, mental, physical and spiritual. or
1t You Like it better, body aud soul. |
want your companionship all my life
and with it | can do things. without it |
can't. Secondly, you are all alone. and
you admit | amuse YOU; we'll then. why
shouldn't [ amuse yOu perpetually? ANY.
how, You can't really suppose that I'm
gong to accept a negative answer Why
Aluriel, dear, it's impossible, and if you
won't make up your mind the way
want, then ] am going to do it for You
| propose we get married on February z
I'll go ahead and make all the arrange
ments, and it'n just give you time tt
clear of your engagements"
| must admit his cheek simply par
alyzed me. and ! said "N0w. look here
Cyril, you know I am quite fond of You
but there is Il limit even to friendship
The idea Of your daring to make q
cold blooded proposition like that to M
is simply staggering"
He made no direct reply. merely muir
muring some nonsense about Mont,
Carlo having points over Cairo in The
month of February, Then he buttoncc
up his coat. and said he must Ice of
kissed my hand hes never dared to g
farther than that-and said. "All right
Muriel. don't worry; you'!l hear from
me-, and remember the sevcG:h."
The next | heard Of Cyril was about
a month later, that being towards the
end of November He wrote a long let
ter, narrating all his shoots and so ON
and ,hen, if you please, ended up viii
the following postscript: Don't forget
the 18th of February. [ am quite sure
that Monte will be more amusing than
Cairo, unless you particularly want tC
60 to Egypt. We shall have ripping
time. and ! can't tell you how I'm look
ing forward to it,
OF course, lad to answer. and like.
wise gave him my views on the matter
in a postscript. 1t ran: Don't be an
IDIOT. ! hate silly jokes aud 7 don't
even know where | shall be on the date
you mention
December passed off quickly, Cyril
only writing once, saying he was making
all his arrangements, and sending me a
perfectly lovely Bracelet flexible gold
snake with an emerald head and tiny
ruby eyes. 1t was simply too fa4cinat.
ing, and, as Cyril said it was for Christ.
mas, | saw no harm in Keeping it, be.
sides which / was fond OF him in "a way
In January | was once more back in
town at my own fat. and ne came TO see
me. He looked awfully fit and nice after
his country spell. and never even re-
ferred to what call unpleasant sub.
iects till just a. he wa. going. when he
said casually, Don't forget the date
dear, will YOU"
81 thought that Joke was quite ok.
ploded,' / answered unea~jly. for some
how there was something very compel
ing about him. which / wished to hide
from myself
Exploded dearest: what do you think
am about and he caught me by The
ha ndz and Looked STRAIGHT into nv ewes