Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-08

Going rowing!" he said Shyy | nodded my
head. OF course then he insisted ON carrying the
oars. What else could he do! And the first thing
he knew he rowing me mp the river.
"lsn't il a beautiful view.' he said once. at must
look lovely by moonlight" told him. And did he
take the hint! lie cngultcd it any young man
would. But we had week of dark nights before
the moon began to shine again, and in that week we
grew TO know each other very well.
And then came the night of my first proposal. !
three hours dressing for it, and another half hour
choosing the wrap which he was to drapc around my
shoulders at the proper moment. When we reached
the boat | placed this wrap in the bow and took my
usual seat in the stern. 1t may sound like simple
thing but nearly all the great facts of life are simple
things like that.
Moonlight water rppcs - distant music I'll
summer night IA Girl and II man. let the com
bination work him for half an hour and by that
time he had reached the point where nothing else IN
the world matercd Then shivered little with the
cold, and turning, he snatchcd up my wrap with such
concern that he nearly upset us ! leaned forward
that he could arrange II around my shoulders, our
faces very close, our hands touched he tried to
kiss me. ! wouldn't have it, and then of course !
received my first proposal
LEARTLESS? Who says so? Who else could pos
sibly say so but man! And when a man calls Il
woman heartless, every thoughtful woman turns
few pages of her memory, and begins to laugh.
NV second proposal, ! will admit makes me just
n little ashamed OF myself, because ! plaNrd upon II
mans sympathetic nature. 1t was delicate little
comedy all the way through, but il valuable be-
cause it taught me that had the proposal situation
well in hand.
One Sunday afternoon when Joe called, ! had a
headache He had a gentle, soothing manner, and
a voice to match. SO | received him. thinking he
might be able to make me forget my headache. Joe
looked 50 tenderly sympathetic that an imp of mis-
chief whispered to me "Nake him propose! just
the thing for curing headaches"
was lying ON sofa with my smelling salts,
cologne and handkerchief As the first step placed
the scent-moiStencd handkerchief upon my forehead
and let il slip off when | shifted the smelling salts,
Joe picked the handkerchief up. Again ! put IT ON
my forehead, again it slipped and again Joe picked
it up. The third time it happened he drew his chair
close to the sofa and gently held the handkerchief
i'll place
BY then he was taking IA deep, personal interest in
me. and knew there only three logical steps
between me and proposal.
As the first logical step. my hand luttered ont for
the cologne II huttered near Joe, and Joe held it.
Taking the second logical step, closed my eyes This
time il was Joe's turn to do the logical stepping. lie
kissed me somewhere near the ear and proposed.
Dear Joe, he surprised himself and | fear he ie
relieved when ! gently told him "No." But at least
it cured my headache, and showed me that ] was
proficient IN the art of proposing.
| was lust twenty when ! made my husband pro
pose And like my first two trials II was ridlculousIy
easv | simply noticed the things that pleased him
most and guided myself accordingly. Before ! had
known him a fortnight knew ! had two accomplish
ments which charmed him more than anything else
| did. BY taking long strides could keep m step
with him when he
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