Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-16
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Good evening said the young
man in fervent tones. as the young
woman on whom he was calling enter
ed the room. II just thought that
Id drop in and ask you to marry
me-"
i will not" declared the young
woman after she had caught her
breath. Why. Arthur Lewis. The
idea! What do you mean by"
Il thought So" said the young man.
rcsigncdly. sitting down and staring at
the polish on his shoes There isn't
girl on earth who is mentally adj
vanced enough 10 appreciate common
sense or admire novelty. They all
want the same thing in the same way
at the same time! suppose if led
you into dim corner and held your
hand and gazed into your eyes with
an expression Of deep emotion and
adoring worship. and had said Made
line, my hearts darling! Listen!
| l-ov-ov-e YOU you would have fall
en- on my neck"
II don't understand you." interrupt
cd the young woman. breathing rap
idly. Il don't understand You at all,
| don't see why you should assume
that I'm in the least anxious to marry
YOU
II don't" explained the young man.
~ wouldn't be so rude and conccited.
| merely assumed that you would
marry me if asked you-and I've ask
ed you, and you say you won't.
81 must admit" went on The young
man. that am both surprised and
panied I feel that you have been
leading me on all this time just 10
amnse yourself, and | must say that
| didn't think you wero that kind.
L"
81 don't think you are very nice
declared the young woman, Ito como
here and call me names and act as
though | were 10 blame about some
thing I'm not in the habit Of be.
leving that every man who calls On
me wants to marry me. and"
"Now. Madeline" interrupted the
young man decisireiy. that sounds
very pretty and ladylike and no doubt
you think it is so. but it isn't In the
bottom OF your heart you know that
when a man calls three times on a
girl she begins sizing him up as \
possible husband, and II she thinks he
won't do, she gets rid Of him. She
has headache when he calls, or she
has another engagement when he asks
her out, or she forgcts appointments
with him. You've not done a solitary
one Of these tricks, You've let me
come and acted glad TO see me-and
you've ducked engagements with 9th
ers 10 go places with me, and youVs
cooked indigestible things in tho
chaffng dish at weird hours and urged
them upon me, and otherwise given
me 10 understand that you didn't OK.
actly hate me. Naturally, from all this
| deGucIed-"
II don't understand you at all"
Jared the young woman. II think you
are acting perfectly borrid, and you
ought to apologze!"
oh, OF course said the young
man. u know if had wanted 10 he
dishonest with myself and you could
have wrung tears out Of my eyes and
mnrmured things about not being
worthy and not daring 10 reach so
20, ,hovn ma opI r1IIod ypit an angel
but really. you know, it's six OF
one and half dozen of the other, and
we'd make A good married couple.
However. you must admit. Madeline.
that ynu get an edge on %our temper
occasionaIly--jmst as you have no",
for instance. Still, | can handle that.
You could do far worse than marry
mo- DO you love any ono else?"
NO" said the Young woman. PINT
that doesn't mean that ! care two
ual as YOURSELF"
You should" he persisted. Won
cant deny that you've been fond Of me
Up TO this moment. What's wrong AL
Of sudden"
You arc" she told him. "Totsllr,'
Strange" murmurcd the young
man. Say, | bet what you're mad
about Is the way did it-isn't il
Il never heard Of such proposal
she Informed him. You might have
been offering 10 sell me book or ask
ing for contribution 10 sometbing'
Any girl would say no,
Well" said the YOUNG man With
sigh, getting up. Its 100 bad. and
I'm aufuily disappointed wont both
OF you am longer"
THERE'S no need tn hurry, SAID
the young woman.
whats The use OF Eta-inG?" he ask
cd. bitterly. I've got broken heart,
and you don't love NE. and
II never said that murmUred
the young woman. She looked away.