The searchlight., 1911-12-22

| And you refused me. win you do
so again?"
why do you come to me nowr
Cant you think Of the reasonr"
"T don't want to think; want 70
hear"
81 love you thea" said the girl
resolutely. You are the bravest.
noblest, most splendid man on earth.
II you will take me. will be the hap
piest, proudest, thankfullest woman
that the sun shines on"
Take you!" repeated Gormly. But
I can't understand-"
"Will you understand thisr' asked
the girl.
She walked slowly toward him. She
laid her hand on his shoulder. She
lifted her face to his. His arm went
around her waist. What she had be-
gun, he finished. He swept her to
him. She gave herself up yieldingly
to his embrace. When his lips sought
hers, there was no avoidance. Her
arm slipped round his neck and tight
ened there. And then at last he un-
derstood. After awhile she drew
1
you don't ask me what I have
done?" she said.
Il neither know nor care since you
are here and you are mine"
Perhaps I should not have been
here" she returned. IF We had not
been already engaged and the engage
ment already announced"
Il am very stupid this morning" !"
said Gormly In some bewilderment
You certainly are" was the an.
swer. For a man who aspires to be
mayor Of New York. you are quite the
stupidest and dearest person imagin-
able"
II have wit enough at least to know
where I can get correct information
upon all points"
And where II thatr"
"Here!" said Gormly, pressing with
his own the loveliest lips in the world.
which smiled at him and were not 70
fused his touch. what have you
done and how has our engagement.
which. 80 far as I know, was not en-.
tered into until Q moment since. been
announcedr
'Read that!" she cried. releasing
herself from his grasp and handing
him the neglected copy Of The Planet.
She turned to the editorial page
and pointed to postscript to the lead.
er OF the morning. which was q dis.
cussion highly eulogistic Of Gormly's
action and character. The postscript
was In the form of belated com.
munication which had been received
at the ONCE Of The Planet at the last
moment. and had been forced into the
paper because It furnished the final
and completing touch to the other
revelations It contained. II had been
printed in heavy black capitals. double
spaced. Coming closer to her. SO that
! he held her with one arm, Gormly
took tho paper with the other and
read:
"The engagement Of Mr.. George
Gormly to Miss Eleanor Haldane IL
authoritatively announced. The fu
ture mayor of New York Is to be con
graduated upon having won for hi.
promised wife the young woman. who
J. not only from her beauty OF mind and
t person, but because Of her lively and
practical interest In the poor. the op
, pressed and suffering. Is easily firs
/. among the daughters Of our great city
t The Planet feels that this announce
r ment supplies tho completing touch Il
n the other admirable qualification
which Mr.. Gormly possesses for tn
Il great ONCE to which he has aspire,
d and to which the people mean to SCI
, him elected tomorrow"
I. who did it." asked Gormly.
% 81 did"
Z But whyf"
d First of all, because found ou
10 that I loved you"
d why did you do II last night?"
Is Because I believed that such q
y announcement this morning. with It
o, Implication Of trust. and honor, an
70 affection. would do more to establis
Q. you In the public confidence than a
ID most anything that could be In
ID agined."
~ "You have made my election ce
ID tain. But whether you have or not,
re could almost believe that winning 20
q I don't care"