The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-04
A Cure For
lndeciisiion
By JOHN Y. LARNED

you to tell me before | go whether yoI
will marry me or not"
Suppose | say not ("
Then | will not ask you again"
Eva WINGED.
II believe" continued Jack, lin w0
man taking plenty of time in making
up her mind on such an important mat
ter as marriage, but what's fair fol-
one is fair for the other. Ii would bt
as unreasonable for the man to put OH
the wedding day indefinitely as for q
girl to take an indefinite time to accept
or decline him"
IF | accept you and we find what
so many are finding nowadays, that
marriage is in our case failure, you
will be the sufferer as well as |
Correct And if we grow every day
more devoted TO each other you will
be the gamer as well ms II
In other words. it's game OF
chance"
If you think so. why not come to
your decision by a game of chance? |
will play you an odd number of games
OF euchre; ii win the most of them
you marry me; IL you win the most
of them you don't
There would be no sense in that"
why not?"
IF wanted you | would play bad
~; if not would play my best. But
it wouldn't be fair anyway. because
you are much better player than l."
You might spin a coin No one can
tell on which side a coin will fall. Fate
alone would decide In that case"
But suppose fate should decide
wrong?"
IF you know which alternative is
wrong why resort to cards or coin spin
ming? Why not decide in the right
yourseIf?
but l don't know which way is
wrong"
There was silence for few mo
ments. She looked very unhappy.
There is no greater source of mental
discomfort than vacillation.
I'm going to give you" he said It'll
o'clock tonight to decide. If you don't
decide in my favor before the clock
strikes 8 shall wait no longer
what do you mean by thatT'
Il shall withdraw the offer"
You mean you'll never ask me
again."
IF you prefer that method Of ex
pressing it."
You're very independent aren't
your"
81 have reached decisive point"
Jack bade her adieu and left her He
knew that he possessed her heart and
that she would marry him, but she
would never make up her mind to do
SO. lie must make up her mind for
her.
But how should he do this? He
would have done II long ago IL he
could. He had thought OF frightening
her into il by some drastic measure,
but I'm that case there was POSSIBLE
fly of his breaking with her altogether.
lie had finally concluded TO set linn
II of time for her answer, but he knew
that the clock might strike 8 till the
crack Of doom and it would have no
effect upon her.
But he was determined to get his an
swer and get it before leaving her
again. They lived thousand miles
apart. and he could not be making jour
neys To go back after each with moth
ing decided. He had simple plan in
his head. and II he could get her to
adopt il she would decide in his favor.
The result would be accomplished by
stratagem, but he considered that the
end jusfifee. the means.
when be went back to her In the
evening he hail "A new silver half dol
lar and new quarter In his pocket.
lie called at half past s. lie skirmish-
ed for a quarter Of an hour, when be
drew forth half dollar and said
Are you willing to leave this mat
Ter between US to Fate for decisionT
"Yes. / ana I'm tired Of trying 10 |
decide II myself"
very we'll will spin this coin. or /
You can spin il yourself II you Ike
Nou may choose heads or tails. n you
win. ] losing. you refuse me; IL ] win
you accept me The best In Eve spins
decides
"You may spin the coin and choose
heads % tails
VERY we'll lie spun the coin. call
ed heads and won. He spun Il again, /
calling heads. aud won again.
4 believe It's loaded. she said
II you think 50 viii try another
coin for the balance ~ the trial" And 4
be brought out The quarter lie spun
O.. crying tails" as be did 30 She
watched Il with hated breath tin u
feu tails up lie took her unresist-
lBg In his arms
She looked up az him with q great
relief. lie had broken ~ Pate had
lsroken through bet indeciaon. sud
bow that the barrier had been passed
ne was VERY happy she cared not
bow she had been dragged over q 80
long a. n wns behind her
Aftr- fhey uere married she found
.n brr bushauds box. where he kept
.earfrHms. wafeh chains and such odds
~ ends. hair dollar and e Quarter.
30 asked him q tbeF were memeutos
.ge mfa fhev certainly were rneuen
-. since fheT had msde him hHrpy
b ririuE him Der Hs suun them. fhe
aalf aafinr irearinhlf FALLING heaas M. /
- guarfnr tails un. Thrn with e nj