The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-25


once" grumbled
the young man. "And if you love me
don't call me by that COMPOUNDED
name,"
Il don't love you" said the girl,
with what seemed like polite regret.
Still, I'll call you Herbert if you in
sist. l don't like your insinuating
that I'm never serious. 1t makes me
out so frivolous and worthless"
"You may be serious otherwise" re-
turned the young man, but you aren't
when you're with me. You know per-
fectly well you aren't. You turn every
thing | say into a joke. Sometimes |
think must bore you frightfully."
"Never!" cried the girl in the end of
the boat, leaning forward in her earn
estness. "On the contrary, you are
the joy of my life. If you knew how
you frightened existence for me-"
The young man dipped the oars
savagely. That's it," he said. There
you go, l simply amuse you,"
The young woman sighed. you are
so frightfully hard to suit" she muir
INJURED patiently. First you are afraid
you bore me and instead of rejoicing
when you find you don't you growl be-
cause you think | am amused by you,
| never tried so hard in my life to
please anyone as | do to please you,
but somehow"
Funny way you have of trying"
said the young man, suspiciously. IF
you really want to know how you can
please me I'll"
DON'T" interrupted the young wom-
an. You are such man of one idea,
BERTHE. Excuse me-Herbert. Couldn't
you think up any other way of my
cheering you except by letting you
propose to me for the fifteenth time?
Yet suppose | am selfish now that |
think the matter over seriously. |
really believe I've treated you hor-
ribly. Go ahead and propose to me if
you want to and | won't say a word"
"That'd do me lot of good, wouldn't
it?' asked the young man with deep
disgust. I've no doubt you wouldn't
say word! You never dots al,
ways any kind of words with you in.
stead of the one word ! want. Besides,
| don't like the resigned way in which
you give me permission to speak my
mind. If you don't care for me-you
don't, do you"
you just said that | didn't" re-
minded the young woman, sweetly.
DO you?" repeated the young man.
You are one of my dearest friends"
said the young woman in a copybook
tone of voice.
Il don't want to be one Of your dear
est friends" insisted the young man.
Lots of people" said the girl in the
end Of the boat, looking as hurt as she
could would just love to be dearest
friends of mine. I don't see why"
"Bosh," said the young man, say
agely. Il suppose you imagine that
think you are talking seriously, You
are laughing at me-that's ALL"
IF you can detect laugh on my
countenance,' said the young woman,
solemnly, 'I'll be actually ashamed of
myself"
I've no doubt of that" said the
young man, darkly. Honest are you
ever going to listen to me?"
The girl in the end of the boat made
n gesture of despair. Have I done
anything but listen to you for the last
year," she asked 81 couldn't help
myself unless | should be afflicted with
sudden Deafness
The young man deliberately shipped
the oars and folded his arms. He drew
a deep breath. I'm done with non
sense" he said You've got to answer
me now"
Il don't like your tone of voice"
said the young woman. ct should be
deeper, more chesty and repressed.
Then it would be lots more effective"
Are you going to marry me or are
YOU not?" demanded the young man.
How can | answer when you ask
two questions at once?" said the young
| woman plaintively.
The young man turned purple with
reprcssed wrath Just then the boat
| drifted over a snag, which tilted ii
perilously. With Shrek the young
woman precpitated herself in the
young mans direction. AS she
clutched his coat collar the boat right
ed itself.
Never mind about moving back"
said the young man firmly This Is
| much better Are you going to marry
| me?"
The young woman took one look
| into the face which was so near her
own. "Oh, bother!' she said "Of
course l am Why else should | let
you propose to me 15 times, goose?"