The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-04

DO YOU know why I love you, Will
lam ?o she said. "It Is because you are
SO sensible, And as for William, he
kissed her fondly and he tried to look as
much like Solomon as the limitations o.
nature permitted.
you know" she said. father always
SAYS that If | had been a boy he wouF
have made me lawyer, too. He says
have the legal temperament.
And as for william. he kissed her again
with the air of a man of intellect
IF there is one thing I admire, - she
said. sit is intelligence"
civilian looked gravely intelligento
For, after all, everything is founded
on reason William, | have been
thinking over few things. You. don't
mind If I ask, do your
Certainly not" said WilliamA GO,
ahead" #f
And he seated himself back in sort
of a judicial attitude and prepared nim-
self to pass intelligent Judgment upon any
little points she might care to submit
to his superior intellect
NOW, W0cn VIZ niot i0f%N Ss-S'-
she began 'you wrote me every day.
Last week I didn't get a letter. NOW
why is that, wonder?"
well, you see, I've been SO busy late
", and besides, I call SO often,s and
know you know I love you, ana tninh
about Won all the more, besides
HIN. You have been SO busy lately.
But, William, weren't you just as busy
a year ago?'
"Oh, dear, no."
I'm what respects are you buster now?'
William fidgeted a little.
Are your hours any longer at the Of,
fice?" she asked. ;
"N-no. They're about the same"
Are you working nights?'
"N-no."
$50 really, then, William, you are mot
buster than you were year ago. Let
us take up your second reason. You say
you call so often now
Three times a week" said William,
significantly.
Three times week. she repeated
put didn't you call as often as that a
| year ago.
ibid I?'
"Did you! william. Don't you sremem-
ber?"
come to think of it, 1 guess you re
right
$50. you see. that disposes of the sec
ond point. You say, though. that now
you know I know you love me. Wasn't
that equally true year ago?'
And as for william. he fidgeted again.
wasn't itg' she gently insisted.
mot SO much So
of your love for me and I told you l
loved you, too. Wasn't that so?"
1T wasn't sure" mumbled William.
But you had no reason to doubt me,
had you?'
"N-no."
And had no reason to doubt you. had
r."
"N-no."
so that disposes of that. And. finally.
YOU say you think about me all the more
Is that true, William
Yes. yesl II you only knew how much
think about you now
But, william. A year ago you told me
that all your thoughts were filled with
me-"
"They were. too"
..If that is so, and I do not doubt you.
william, how can you think of me more
now than you did Them
William breathed hard.
1T Is true what you said a year ago.
isn't it, William"
Certainly"
and all your thoughts were Allied with
me?"
Yes"
Then how can you think of me any
more now?'
Don't know"
{c ean1 Ivy mr.
reason why you shouldn't write me as
often now as you did q year ago, is
there?'
mo"
She looked at him with melancholy
triumph.
well. william" she said. what have
you to say?"
Nothing" mumbled william.
pear william" she said. you mustn't
take 1t so much to heart. We mustn't
Quarrel. you know. Kiss and be friends
what sense Is there in kiss?'' asked
William bitterly.
what sense?'
yes! What sense?' And knowing then
that he was not without arms of offense
he frowned intellectually and said, ''Kath-
erine.
"Yes. william.'
you have said you have legal tenn
permanent think you have. But IS
there. do you think. an romance In the
Revised statutes?"
why. no.
Would you expect to find lover in
the Law Reports"
"why, no."
There are hundreds of thousands of
girls In this city. I might love any. one
OF them almost: I love you and only
you Why"
II have often wondered.'' she breath
lessly exclaimed.
But you say that everything is found
ed on reason. Give me the reason"
She clasped her hands instead.
us love founded on argument, do you
Think" he inexorably continued
why, no.
Then why do you argue with me? You
can argue with everybody. but you can
not love everybody. Not very well. Here
after shall I greet you with an algebraic
formula or shall l greet you as have
always done?"
Please. William
INSTEAD of singing together. shall we
discuss the difference between law and
equity or argue on suitable restrictions
to guard against the abuse of habeas
corpus proceedings?"
please, William?"
INSTEAD of sending you flowers shall
! send you botanical essays? Instead OF
sending you poems shall send you
"rate's Elemental Geometry? What sense