The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-30
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Good evening"" said the youni
man In fervent tones, as the younl
woman on whom he was calling enter
cd the room. II just thought tina
I'd drop in and ask you to MARI!
me-"
Il will mott" declared the yount
woman after she had caught hel
breath. why, Arthur Lewis! The
idea! What do you mean by"
II thought So" said the young man
resignedly, sitting down and staring al
the polish on his shoes. There isn't
girl on earth who is mentally ad
yanced enough to appreciate common
sense or admire novelty. They all
want the same thing In the same way
at the same time! I suppose II 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-lov-ov-e you' you would have fall
en- on my neck"
II don't understand you'll" interrupt
ed 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"
Il don't" explained the young man.
II wouldn't be so rude and conceited.
merely assumed that you would
marry me If asked you-and I've ask
ed you, and you say you won't.
Il must admit" went on the young
man, that | am both surprised and
pained. feel that you have been
leading me on all this time just to
amuse yourself, and | must say that
didn't think you were that kind.
L"
Il don't think you are very nice, !"
declared the young woman, ito come
here and call me names and act as
though I were TO blame about some
thing! I'm not in the habit of be.
lieving that every man who calls on
me wants to marry me, and"
Now, Madeline!' interrupted the
young man decisively, that sounds
very pretty and ladylike and no doubt
you think II Is So. but 1t isn't. In the
bottom of your heart you know that
when a man calls three times on q
girl she begins sizing him up as q
possible husband, and II she thinks he
won't do, she gets rid of him. She
has a headache when he calls, or she
has another engagement when he asks
her out, or she forgets 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 to go places with me, and you've
cooked indigestible things in the
chatting dish at weird hours and urged
them upon me, and otherwise given
ME to understand that you didn't ex.
actly hate me. Naturally, from all this
! deducted
Il don't understand you at ALL"
dared the young woman. 81 think you
are acting perfectly horrid, and you
ought to apologize,"
ohs vi Noulot, Sdlu Tie yOunS
man. II know If had wanted to be
dishonest with myself and you | could
have wrung tears out of my eyes and
,murmured things about not being
worthy and not daring to reach so
far above me and called you an angel
but really, you know, it's six of
one and half dozen of the other, and
we'd make good married couple.
However, you must admit, Madeline,
that you get an edge on your temper
occasionally-just as you have now,
for instance. Still, can handle that
Tou could do far worse than marry
me. Do you love any one else?"
mo-" said the young woman. "But
that doesn't mean that care two
straws about such conceited individ
uaT as YOURSELF"
"You should" he persisted. you
can't deny that you've been fond of me
up to this moment. What's wrong all
Of a SUDDEN"
"You ,are!- she told him. Totally"
Strange" murmured the young
man. Say, bet what you're mad
about Is the way did it--isn't it?"
II never heard of such proposal .
she informed him. you might have
been Offering to sell me book or ask.
ing for a contribution to something!
Any girl would say MOI"
WELL" said the young man with a
sigh, getting up, '.it's too bad. and
I'm awfully disappointed. won't both.
er you any longer"
There's no need to hurry" said
the young woman.
What's the use Of staying?" he ask
I'd, bitterly. I've got broken heart.
md you don't love me. and"
FL never said that" murmured