Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-04
A Realistic
Proposal
8, EDNA 3. TOWER

Wheh the insects were bOmnin@, tue
birds were twittering. the leaves were
moving drowsily. that two young per
sons sat In a dover garden. IL the
restful scene about them we're not
enough to stir their young blood to
iove. the perfume Of the towers was
more than enough
Il went the other night be said.
TO see this young fellow Brown show
OF In palmistry- He read my lines.
and IL was really quite remarkable
how many truths be told me-"
what did be tell your
well, be said that hadn't yet me,
the girl who would make me happy"
He looked at her searchingly. She
looked out at the towers.
did be say you had met the girl
who would make you nisersbles- she
asked
-weli. no: he didn't say anything
about that"
Then be didn't mention any partsc-
uiar giriY'
mo: be didn't"
-oh, didn't know but that be had
somebody with red head and freckies
In view"
HE explained that what be meant
was that I bad met a girl who could
make me happy II she wanted 10. but
that she didn't want to-
She was not to be drawn out In this
fashion Young men are prone to fish
for q sign. They don't usually get IL
The girl prefers to have him do 1t all
alone by himself It's not her part to
tell him anything 10 aid him In max
ing up bis mind whether be b to Be
accepted or thrown over Der shoulder.
did he say she was red headedY'
NO Why do you ask tbat?"
"oh. everybody has noticed your at
tentions to Sue Baker"
Everybody except myself. I have
not noticed IT"
Then IT'S time you did"
His feeling around for a sign was
not succeeding There was faint In
dicatson of jealousy in this continued
introduction of girl to whom be bad
shown some attention. bat this didn't
mean love or that be would be an &C
cepted sutton II he proposed. He was
ready to offer both love and marriage.
but what man cares to do that without
some assurance that he Ii not TO be
turned DOWN.
Miss Baker h lovely GIRL" be
said after a pause. ANY man who
wins her I think she would make hap
py her hair isn't red. It's auburn.
and I never noticed any freckles on
her face"
II dare say she is a beautiful char
acter. That's what you want, | sup
pose, and II sou are color blind she
would suit you very we'll"
II don't see what she has TO do with
this conversation. I didn't bring her
into IT."
He said this In a mlffed tone She
recognized that II 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
81 don't know. I'm not especially In
ACftEAE0 ~ tEAb1S gArh LpN-
Got anything on your mindT'
Nothing PARTICULAR mean moth
Ing that should make me stay away
from the tournament Shall drop In
for you as ] so by7'
I'm not sure I'll 60"
mo: have partial engagement
for SATURDAY."
~Oh! The men don't have to work
Saturday afternoons They have a
chance TO daily with their sweethearts
I should have remembered that"
II 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
It and go out for a spin In my autoT'
She OWNED that this indicated an IN
tention to put of what he was trying
10 get out till the auto ride. He had
made several failures before. and she
preferred to have II ever with
NO" she replied Il couldn't"
II thought you said the engagement
was only partial one"
Il can't go to ride anyway"
"Why noty'
well. I'm going away on visit. and
on Saturday | must be making my
preparations"
How long are you going to be
awayf"
Several weeks or several months.
maybe"
This was beginning TO wind In the
/ line. He knew these weeks or months
would be a miserable supense to him
He must brace up and know the worst
before she went away. Suppose she
should defer a definite answer till her
return The thought was terrible Bet,
ter have II over with one way or the
other. He started In:
You know we've been great deal
/ together. I've always had a great deal
Of respect for
Are you going to the Carriers on
Wednesday EVENING""
He had made IN his mind and was