The Ordway new era., 1911-11-24
"And you refused me. VIII you do

And you refused me. VIII you do
so again?"
why do you come to me now?"
Cant you think of the reason?"
~ don't want to think: l want to
hear"
81 love you then" said the girl
resolntely. You are the bravest.
noblest. most splendid man on earth.
piest. proudest, thankfullest woman
that the sun shines on
Take you!" repeated Gormly. But
I can't understand"
win you understand this?" 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 end tight
ened there. And then at last he un.
derstood. After awhile she drew
away from him.
You don't ask me what have
done?" she said.
Il neither know nor care since yom
are here and you are mine"
perhaps | 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 n man who aspires to be
mayor OF New York. you are quite the
stupidest and dearest person imagin-
able"
Il have wit enough at least to know
where can get correct Information
upon all points,"
And where is that?"
"Here!" said Gormly. pressing with
his own the loveliest lips in the world.
fused his touch. What have you
done and how has our engagement.
which. SO far as know. was not en-
tered into until u moment since. been
announced?"
"kcnd 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 a dis
cussion highly eulogistic Of Gormly's
action and character. The postscript
was In the form OF a belated COM
munication which had been received
at the Office OF The Planet at the last
moment. and had been forced into the
paper because 1t furnished the final
and completing touch to the other
revelations 1t contained. 1t had been
printed In heavy black capitals. double
spaced. Coming closer to her. so that
he held her with one arm. Gormly
took the paper with the other and
read:
THE engagement OF Mr.. George
Gormly to Miss Eleanor Haldane Ia
nuthoritatively announced. The fu.
ture mayor Of New York is to be con-
graduated upon having won for his
promised wife the young woman. who
not only from her beauty OF mind and
person. but because of her\ lively and
practical interest In the poor. the op-
pressed and suffering. Is easily first
among the daughters OF our great city.
The Planet feels that this announce
ment supplies the completing touch to
the other admirable qualifications
which Mr.. Gormly possesses for tho
great Office to which he has aspired
and to which the people mean to see
him elected tomorrow
"Who did IT." asked Gormly.
II did
But why?"
First OF all because found out
that I loved you"
"Why did you do 1t last night?"
because I believed that such mn
announcement this morning. with its
Implication OF trust. and honor. and
affection. would do more to establish
you in the public confidence than nj.
most anything that could be i'm
agined.''
You have made my election GER
tain. But whether you have or not.
could almost believe that winning you
don't care"
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