The Marshall republican., 1911-08-17

open n branch house there. | confess
that I dislike going from home. break.
ing ties that have been forming ever
since I was born. to dwell among
strangers"
What IN the world could the nan be
driving ut?
"Now. IL has occurred TO ms that
I'm q practical sort Of fellow, you
know-l have thought that the most
sensible thing I can do-of course there
isn't much time for such an important
move what l nm trying to get OUT
For heavens sake. get 1t out!
'The matter l nm driving nj is that
I'd like 10 take your daughter with
me as my wife"
Well, l declared He wants TO take
some one down into that barbarous
country simply for company to help
him through with his spare time. He
won't take me!
There was a brief silence. at the
end Of which I heard father ask. Have
you spoken TO my daughterf"
II have not. In any event ! would
have asked your permission TO do so.
and this very unusual haste renders Il
essential"
80 far NJ I am concerned" said
father. II have no objection. I will
call Sadie. and II you think you Gun in.
duce her 10 consent TO such n hasty
marriage you are quite welcome TO
try. But II you win DO guided by an
older man. n married man, you win not
word your proposition to her as you
have to me. I would advise you to
tell her that this move Is the result OF
love. not IN expedient. II doesn't mat.
ter that expediency Il your principal
reason. We must give women a little
tnfy. you know"
oh, these men.
But q matter of far greater impor.
lance arrested my attention-nt least
Il seemed moro important at the time.
Father went to tho door and called
me. OF course there was no answer.
| He went out Into the hall and called
again. Then I heard him 10 upstairs.
"where's sadieT' "she's below"
mo. she isn't" she surely isn't up
here" FIND hcr.'
Imagine my feelings. standing bolt
| upright In the narrow space between
the doors and the portiere. the man
who had proposed for me 80 near that
I was afraid no would hear me
breathe. angry with him at his out
rageous proposition to take me away
20 amuse him. sui to be discovered In
this unfortunate, disgraccful position
and, worse than all. In sweeping cos
tune. surely thought l should SUI.
focatc.
Well. I must do something. They
all knew that I was in the house and
would hunt till they found me. l
could better endure to face my lover.
Ny lover-just think Of Il! Better
call him my buyer-l a pet dog for
his amusement Better that I should
come out Of hiding and face him than
be caught eavesdropping. tried
three times to make q move before !
succeeded. The third time. my heart
beating like q kettledrum. my face
red a. q beet. l bolted for the door
leading into the hall. called to father,
.Never mind; I'm here In the parlor,'
then slammed II 20 Impress Il upon
every one without the % that ] wal
shut up with my proposer and was &c
be let alone. Then ! turned and faced
him
And he faced me. don't know
which was the more iudicrous, the
cape on his face or tho modification
mingled with wounded pride on mine
II seemed that we two rather thar
|. take up love and marriage were abou'
20 spring at each other Ike two wnt
animals.
/ The proper thing FOR M TO have dom
. under the circumstances was TO wal
for him to speak. But consider the sit
uation. II II was not enough to RATTLE
any girl, had she even the heart OF
| ash, then I am no judge OF situations
/ Instead Of appearing sensible OF tn
|, compliment he had paid me In asking
! me to be his wife. instead OF explain
, ing that I had been an enforced caves
! dropper. instead OF saying a lot o
! things l should have said, I did wha
should not. pouring upon him q tor
= rent Of abuse TOR proposing to max
I q convenience Of me
He stood listening to me deferential
4 ". attentively and. l must add. admiI
insiy. When ] came TO a pause o
Z spoke;
i've seen you In a number OF COZ
TUNES, but I W saw you look .
= pretty a. In this one."
Then Tor the irst time II occurre
10 me that I was doing the wrop
! thine and J became ~conscious Of u