Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-19

When Lucy encountered Aaron
Stanley on the hotel yerAnda after
dinner tina, etening she studied him
critically
His smooth tanned face looked
serene and healthy. His steady. sane
eyes looked into hers with a tender.
ness that made her dizzy IN spite OF
her overpowerins fear and indiEna-
ton.
Lucy" he said in his brief com
polling way. come with me for
welt"
The girl rose reluctantly.
Not far" she stipulated.
only to the arbor," he said.
A sudden daring entered her heart.
Would he ask her, too? II Is rather
an unusual experience TO be proposed
to m words as familiar as those In
which this proposal would undoubt.
eddy be versed.
l may as well see It through" she
thought bitterly.
In the fragrant twilight OF the
arbor he made her comfortable IN
silence.
mere is 10 be a little variety this
time. she thought with strange hu.
NOR y am not asked 10 be seated
that ! may have something very spe-
ciai said to me. Perhaps he lays his
FAILURES to fault in his system and
Is going to vary the program with this
victim!"
Lucy" he said huskily, taking her
colo little hands in his big comfort.
able ones, Il love you'll love you!
II seems almost absurd to tell you
So because have loved you so long.
ana Il seems as IL you must have
known IL.
i could not ask you to marry me
before dear, when | had nothing to
ofer you. have just got tho new
position that I've been working for
I've only been reasonably sure OF II
Tor two hours, and now can take
care OF you. Lucy. as / would wish.
VII YOU marry me. darling? | offer
you clean record and as great a
loVe as man can give a woman"
"A clean record" cried Lucy Des
more
Aaron Stanley, was in the ham
mock back OF this arbor this after.
noon, heard every word! How can
you come TO me this evening with a
tale OF love? DO you suppose would
marry
Watt commanded the young
man sharply. DO not say another
word, beg you You in the hammock.
Lucy? Oh, good heavens" He
dropped her hands
Only trust NE few minutes long
er, Lucy he pleaded at last Il car
explain the whole accused thing
BLACK as Il looks against me. Do moi
say another word Gomez"
She followed him silently.
Stay here. be whispered. seating
Ter beside window on the upper
yeranda
Then he tapped lightly on the win
low aud stepped inside.
"MacGregor" he said to the mar
seated at the low table you offered
me that position on a peculiar condi
ion. You want a married man"
Il do. Stanley"
And. since am neither married
nor engaged. you stipulate that | an
to propose to three eligible young To-
dies, the first two OF whom are 10 re-
iect me and the third TO accept-thai
this is TO be done without any explana
ton OF any sort to the young ladies'
Those are the conditions?"
You are right. my boy. Any
Young fellow who has the nerve tc
pull OF stunt Of that sort is just tbs
fellow | want"
Very well. sir At four this after
noon proposed 70 Florence Tracey In
the rose arbor. She refused me. Al
$50 ! repeated the performance with
Mary MacWayne as leading lady. with
similar results Half an hour ago" hi:
voice grew suddenly tender. 81 asked
the dearest girl In the world to marry
! me"
And she accepted your
she 10 going to, he anwered
- only wish. said McGregor ad
miringly. that she knew the sort o.
fellow she is getting! Come up IL
the morning and vel hX up the pa
pers" MacGregors usually grur voic,
was very cordial
Aaron STANLEY stumbled through tn,
window, held out his hands entreaung
y TO the girl She slipped her owl
int them happily
sweetheart. forgive me FOR saying
you we're going to accept me-" h'
beeged humbly. Il had to sag tina
or ose you-and | cannot lose YOU
Lucy"
Hurry up. -.a meet him AZ IN
gate. us p n q Messenger Boy
they are never late Ring ll2 l9-tt
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ALWAYS 1T our market Griffin Gre
Gerry Sl-ti