The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-12-09

her overpowering fear and indigns
ton. ~
Lucy" he said In his brief. COM
polling way. Come with me for q
walk"
The girl rose reluctantly.
Not far" she stipulated
"only to the iarbor.." he said.
A sudden daring entered her heart.
Would he ask her. too? 1t Is rather
an unusual experience to be proposed
to In words as familiar as those In
which this proposal would undoubt
eddy be versed:
II may as well see II through" she
thought bitterly.
In the fragrant twilight of the
arbor he made her comfortable In
silence.
There is to be little variety this
time" she thought with strange hui
NOR. II am not asked to be seated
that l may have something very spe-
cial said to me. Perhaps he lays his
failures to fault In his system and
is going to vary the program with this
victim!"
Lucy" he said huskily. taking her
cold little hands In his big comfort
able ones, II love you'll love you!
II seems almost absurd to tell you
so, because l have loved you SO long.
and It seems as II you must have
known II.
Il could not ask you to marry me
before, dear. when | had nothing to
offer you. l have just got the new
position that I've been working for
I've only been reasonably sure Of 1t
for two hours, and now l can take
care of you. Lucy. as would wish.
Will you marry me, darling? ] offer
you clean record and as great a
love as man can give woman"
"A clean record!" cried Lucy Des-
more.
Aaron Stanley. was In the ham,
mock back Of this arbor this after
noon; l heard every word! How can
you come to me this evening with a
tale of love? Do you suppose would
marry"
Waltz" commanded the young
man sharply. do not say another
word, beg you. You In the hammock.
Lucy? Oh. good heavens!" He
dropped her hands.
only trust me few minutes long
er. Lucy" he pleaded at last. Il can
explain the whole accused thing.
black as 1t looks against me. Do not
say another word Comet"
She followed him silently.
Stay here" he whispered, seating
her beside window on the upper
veranda.
Then he tapped lightly on the win
dow and stepped inside.
"MacGregor," he said to the man
seated at the low table, you offered
me that position on peculiar condi-
ton. You want a married man."
Il do. Stanley"
And, since ! am neither married
nor engaged, you stipulate that | am
to propose to three eligible young la
dies, the first two Of whom are to re-
ject me and the third to accept-that
this is to be done without any explana-
ton of any sort to the young ladies.
Those are the conditions?"
You are right, my boy. Any
young fellow who has the nerve to
pull off a stunt of that sort is just the
fellow | want"
Very well, sir. At four this after
noon proposed to Florence Tracey in
the rose arbor She refused me. At
4:30 | repeated the performance with
Mary MacWayne as leading lady, with
similar results. Half an hour ago" his
voice grew suddenly tender, II asked
the dearest girl in the world to marry
me-"
And she accepted your"
She Is going to-" he anwered.
Il only WISH" said McGregor ad-
miringly, that she knew the sort of
fellow she Is getting! Come up in
the morning and we'll fix up the pa
pers" MacGregor's usually gruff voice
was very cordial.
Aaron Stanley stumbled through the
window held out his hands entreating-
ly to the girl. She slipped her own
into them happily.
Sweetheart, forgive me for saying
you were going to accept me-" he
begged humbly. II had to say that
or lose you-and l cannot lose you,
Lucy"