The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-03
Realistic ].
 ,. Proposal
B, EDNA B. TOWER

birds were twittering the leaves were moving drpwslly, that two young pef4 sons sat ii1 q flower garden. u the restfoi scene about them were not enough to stir thelr young blood to love. the perfume Of the flowers was more than enough T kt. 'T went the other night" he said. to see this young fellow Brown show on in paIinistrya He read my lines. and 1t was renliy quite remarkable how many truths he told me- e -xa ''what dhd he tell tou:"iti
 Well. hraid that ! hn,iu't yet met tbe girl wiip would make pe happy" s.,
 He looked at her sarchingly She looked out at the flowers.
 Did he say YOU had met the girl who wonld make YOU wlserables,s she asked -..Fa7 EHs
 Well. no: he didn't say anything abont that"
 Then he dldnt mention any partlc ular glrlY'' a
 No: he iidn't""
 "oh, dHdn't Know bht that tN had somebody with a red hp,td anti freckles in view" W hti+
 "He explained tbat what he meant was that had met giti Who could mnke me happy if slie wnhted to. but that she didn't want to' i'-h
 She was not to be drawn out iff this fashion. Young men are prone to fsb for a sign. They don't usually get lt The girl prefers to have hin, to t all alone by himself It's not her part to tell him anything to aid hlm in mak ing up his mind whether be ls to be accepted cr thrown over her shoulder
 "Did he say she was red headedr'
 No. Why do you ask tbat7"
 "oh. everybody has noticed your si- tentions to Sue Baker" l|aTf
 "Everybody except myself. l have not noticed it" y. E E
 Then l't tme you did" "a.
 His feeling around for sign was not succeeding. There was faint In. dicatlon of Jealousy In this continued introductloh of girl to whom he had shown some attention, but this dient mean love or that be would bc an ac' cepted suit5r if he proposed, He vas ready to offer both love and marriage. but what man cares to do that without some assurance that be Is not to be turned dovu7 .t..,.#
 Miss Baker Is lovely girl" he said after n pause. Any man who wins her think she would make hap py. Her hair isn't red. It's auburn. and I never noticed any freckles on her face"
 q dare say she Is beautiful char. acter. That's what you want, sup. pose. and Ff you are color blind she would suit you very well"
 'T don't see what she has to do with this conversation didn't bring her Into 1t"
 He said this In a mifred tone. She recognized that it was time 10 tighten the line a bit-the Gsh might get or the hook. But she didn't do any jerking.
 Are you going to the tennis tourna' ment on Saturdayy' she asked.
 'T don't know. I'm not especially h. terested In tennis just DOW"
 Got anything on your mindT
 Nothing particular-l mean noth' ing that should make me stay away from the tournament Shall I drop In for you as go byr
 'T'm not sure I'll go" fH +
 NO: have a partial engagement for Saturday."
 "oh! The men don't have to work Saturday afternoons. They have chance to daily with their sweethearts I should have remembered that
 'T didn't say my engagement was with a man" ..8W
 "No, but that was to be inferred. Don't you think you could get out Of 1t and go out for a spin in my autor
 She divined that this indicated an in- tention to put off what be was trying to get out till the auto ride. He had made several failures before, and she preferred to have It cver with.
 No" she replied. q couldn't"
 "I thought you said the engagement was only partial one.
 'I can't gtt to ride anyway"
 "why noty' IA
 ~welL I'm going away on . visit. and on Saturday must be making my preparations"
 How long are you going to be away" sR
 "Several weeks or several months, maybe"
 This was beginning to wind In the fine 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 definite answer till her return. The thought was terrible. Bet ter have itover with one way or the osAer. He sfarted in:
 "Yon know we've been great deal together. I've always had great deal of respect for''-
 "Are you going to the Carters' on ! Wednesday evening7" IS
 He had made up his mind and was not to be thrown of the track even by so irrelevant remark. He continued:
 T tell you what-l love you whole ] lot, and want you to be my wife,