The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-10
A Realistic
Proposal
BY EDNA B. TOWER

enough 10 sur their young blood
love, the perfume of the flowers wa
more than enough.
Il went, the other night" he said
ito sea this young fellow Brown shoy
or in palmistry. He read my lines
and It was really quite Remarkable
how many truths he told me-"
What did he tell your"
swell, he said that hadn't yet me
the girl who would make me happy"
He looked at her searchingly. Sh,
looked out at the flowers.
"Did he say you had met the CIR
who would make you miserable?" she
asked.
"Well, no: he didn't say anything
about that"
"Then he didn't mention any partic
ular girlT
"No; he didn't"
''Oh, didn't know but that he had
somebody with red head and freckles
In view."
"He explained that what he meant
was that had met a girl who could
make me happy If she wanted to, but
that she didn't want to-"
She was not to be drawn out In this
fashion. Young men are prone to fish
for a sign. They don't usually get It
The girl prefers to have him do 1t all
alone by himself. It's not her part to
tell him anything to aid him In max
ing up his mind whether he Is to be
accepted or thrown over her shoulder
ibid he say she was red headedT
mo. Why do you ask that?"
"Oh. everybody has noticed your at.
tentions to Sue Baker"
Everybody except myself. have
not noticed it."
Then it's time you did"
His feeling around for sign was
not succeeding. There was faint IN
dication of jealousy in this continued
Introduction Of girl to whom he had
shown some attention, but this didn't
mean love or that he would be an ac-
cepted sutton if he proposed. He was
but what man cares to do that without
some assurance that he is not to be
turned down?
Miss Baker is a lovely GIRL" he
said after pause. ANY man who
wins her think she would make hap
by. Her hair isn't red. It's auburn,
and never noticed any freckles on
her face"
II dare say she Is beautiful char
acter. That's what you want | sup
pose, and if you are color blind she
would suit you very WELL"
II don't see what she has to do with
this conversation. / didn't bring her
into It"
He said this In miffed tone. She
recognized that 1t was time to tighten
the line bit-the fish might get of the
hook. But she didn't do any jerking.
"Are you going to the tennis tourna-
ment on Saturday." she asked.
II don't know. I'm not especially In
terested in tennis just now"
Got anything on your mfnd?
Nothing particular-I mean moth.
ing that should make me stay away
from the tournament Shall drop In
for You as go byT'
T'm not sure I'll CO."
mo; + have a partial engagement
for Saturday."
"Ohl The men don't have to work
Saturday afternoons. They have
chance to daily with their sweethearts-
/ should have remembered that
81 didn't say my engagement was
with a man"
mo, but that was to be inferred.
Don't you think you could get out Of
1t and go out for spin in my auto"
She OWNED that this indicated an in
tention to put Off what be was trying
to get out till the auto ride. He had
made several failures before. and she
preferred to have it ever with.
NO" she replied. II couldn't"
II thought you said the engagement
was only partial one"
II can't go to ride anyway"
"Why not2'
"Well, I'm going away on visit, and
On Saturday l must be making my
How long are you going to be
away"
Several weeks or several months,
maybe"
This was beginning to wind In the ,
inc. He knew these weeks or months |
would be a miserable supense to him. {
lie must brace up and know the worst !
before she went away. Suppose she
Ihould defer definite answer till her !,
eturn. The thought was terrible. Bet. .
er have it over with one way or the !
'ther. He started in: !
"You know we've been q great deal I
ogether. I've always had great deal
4 respect for ]
Are you going TO the Carriers on
Wednesday eveningT
He had made up his mind and was
lot to be thrown of the track even by
o irrelevant a remark. He continued :
II tell you what-l love you whole
Of, and want you to be my wife"
Her head dropped on his shoulder in
he most approved fashion She said
he had never dreamed of his loving
err. and. now that she knew it. she
ouldn't understand how he had con-
ealed 1t from her. She must ask for
few days IL, which to- He begged
itiably. and she said YES"
There had been a good deal of Skin
fishing. which rendered the word all