The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

% again."
why DO o come to me now-'
Cant you think OF the reason."
II don't want to think; l want to
hear"
= love you then" said the girl
resolutely. You are the bravest,
ncblest. most splendid mar on earth.
you will take me. l Will DO the hap
ptest %proudest, thankfullest woman
that the sur shines on"
Take you!" repeated Gormly. But
i can't understand"
VIII you understand this.' asked
the girl.
She walked slowly toward him. She
laid her hand on his shoulder. h
lifted her face to his. His arm went
around her waist. What she had be-
gun, be 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 I'M
cerstood. After awhile she drew
away from him.
You dent ask me what have
done"" she said.
i neither know nor care since Won
are here AMI you are mine"
Perhaps | should not have been
here, she returned, III we had not
been already engaged and the engage
meht already announced"
Il am very stupid his 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 cutie the
stupidsst 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.
which smiled at him and were not re-
fused his touch. What have you
done and how has our engagement,
which, 30 far as I know, was not en-
tered into until a momen since, been
a~nnounced-"
Read that" she cried. releasing
herself from his grasp and handing
him the neglected cop Of The Planet.
She turned to the editorial page
and pointed to a postscript to the lead
er of the morning, which was a dis
cussion highly erlogistic of Gormly's
action and character. The postscript
was in the form of a belatet com
munication which had beer received
at the Office of The Planet at the last
moment. and had been forced into the
paper because It furnished the final
ard 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. GorTiy
took the paper with the other and
real:
THE engagement OF Mr.. George !
GorMly to Miss Eleanor Haldane is !
authoritatively announced. The FIJI
ture mayor of New York is to be con
graduated upon having won for his
promised wife the young N who
ret only from her beauty of mind and
person. but because Of her lively and
practical interest in the Door, the op-
pressed and suffering, is easily first
among the daughters OF our great city. |
The Planet feels that this
ment supplies the completing touch to
the other admirable qualifications
which Mr.. Gormly possesses for the
great office TO which he has asrired
and to which the people mean to see
him elected tomorrow"
who did it," asked Gormly.
81 dill"
"But why"
First of all. because I found out
that I loved you"
why did you DO IT last nishto"
Because | believed that such an
announcement this morning. with its
Implication Of trust. and honor. and
affection. would do more to establish
you in the public confidence than al
most anything that could be i'm
agined."
you have made my election GER
tain. But whether yon have or not. |
couln almost believe that winning you
I don't care" !