Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-04-12

so again.
why do you come to me now"
Cant you think Of the reason?"
81 don't want to think; l want tc
hear"
u love you them said the CIR
resolu1ely. you are the bravest
noblest, most splendid man on earth
If you will take me, l will be the hap
piest, proudest, thankfullest woman
that the sun shines on
Take you!" repeated Gormly. "But
l can't understand"
will 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 tc
him. She gave herself up yieldingl5
to his embrace. When his lips sought
hers, there was no avoidance Hel
arm slipped round his neck and tight
ened there. And then at last he I'm
derstood. After awhile she drew
away from him.
You don't ask me what I have
done?' she said.
Il neither know nor care since you
are here and you are mine"
perhaps I should not have beer
here" she returned. "if we had no.
seen 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 a man who aspires to bf
mayor Of New York, you are quite thf
stupidest and dearest person imagin
able"
81 have wit enough at least to know
where | can get correct information
upon all points"
And where is that?''
'Here!" said Gormly, pressing witt
his own the loveliest lips in the weird
which smiled at him and were not re
fused his touch. What have yol
done and how has our engagement
which, SO far as | know, was not Ell
tered into until moment since, beel
announced?"
Read 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'f
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 it furnished the fina
and completing touch to the other
revelations it contained. 1t had beer
printed in heavy black capitals, double
spaced. Coming closer to her, so thai
he held her with one arm, Gormly
took the paper with the other ant
read:
THE engagement of Mr.. George
Gorlnly to Miss Eleanor Haldane is
authoritatively announced. The fu
ture mayor of New York is to be con
graduated upon having won for his
promised wife the young woman, whf
not only from her beauty of mind anG
person, but because of her lively ano
practical interest in the poor, the op
pressed and suffering. is easily frs
among the daughters Of our great city
The Planet feels that this announce
ment supplies the completing touch tt
the other admirable qualifications
which Mr.. Gormly possesses for the
great office to which he has aspirec
and to which the people mean to see
him elected tomorrow
"Who did ito" asked Gormly.
Il did
But why?'
First of all, because I found out
,, that I loved you
why did you do it last night?'
Because | believed that such al
announcement this morning, with its
implication of trust and honor, anc
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 you have or not,
could almost believe that winning yor
I don't care"