Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-25

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shorten her name. 'Not MS marsr.e.
hopef"
= hate az" Morn cried. u hnte n
and It's heastly Publisher anil inter
viewer. hate every word 10 w."
He ran his fingers through the PAGER
and opened the book ~ tho article
that had caused all the disturbance.
why here l. your picture 10 H."
The surprise In HE voice vas wen
felgned
You knew u was there an the
tIme'" she exclnimts. iupatientfy. 1T
II horrible picisre nus that article
IL ldiotic. I can't understand father
botbering about such trivial things
when there are so Innny hir things 10
the world to engage his attention"
Then you d. think kissing u all
rightly" he asked hopefully. You
never made such statenient-ihls
article IL n iier'
u did make that statement rhe
article was true then. hut I've chane--l
my views. was eniy SHY s,ri
then"
This magazine IL only three months
old" he said. rs he looked At the date.
Hasn't your change OF vie~s been
rather sudden
Il gave that interview two months
before that issue vas pnbnshed. That
was before knew you"
HAS our acquaintance had anything
10 DO with your change % rnindT' he
smiled.
"You have never Kissed -me.- ssne
was on thsadefen-ive ina minsse.
"No. Ihsve never dared. You zee.
I am only your fathers chsuHeur."
THAT Is not what has kkept yyou
hack. WAS &c becsuss o. the syssasf'
she asked.
Dick sealed the verssds rsfins ana
stood by hev ode.
Before I snswer tina question win
you let me ms 200 p he ssked ear.
eriy.
Lenora biushed. sbats she ufd not re-
fuse. That wssssii the answer Dsek
needed.
Now he said. ss he sat down hc
side her. Il cen tcIi You what I.have
wanted to teif you' for tbe past month
II was not ibecause % that urriie
that didnr Kiss you, but ftvsstbe.
cause ~ a. thst'I did BY 60 dodnR
have won wager OF Ave Thousand
dollars-
"whatr' Lenora sssped -Five thou
sand dollars for kissing me-"
yes" he iaurhed.
Il am not chauneur IN reality. In
fact. am far from A.. have three
chauffeurs ~ my own
II knew 81" Lenora cried as she
jumped 10 her feet "you nave de-
cclved me. You have been trtfing with
my affections. just 20 win i've thou
sand doiisrs. How cruel ~ Won y
There was an ouiburst of tenrs before
she could start for the hoa-e.
stop. Morn 20 Dick interredcd. svri.
ously. II have something mcvr IA
say
He had simest 90 drag her hart u
the chair. III you viii 'Rsse me ,
chance I viii set everything rifhs h.
pleaded. II did come 10 trliie viii
your directions. Your picture and IN.
article came under discussion NJ ms
club. and I got mixed up In an argu
ment about Il that resulted IN the
wager being made. I guaranteed 10
kiss you. without using force. before
three months were over. Tomorrow Is
the last day. was beginning 10 think
that was going 60 lose out. too. You
see. when I made the wager Tdidnt
figure on falling IN love with you. n Il
hadn't been for that I would have
stolen n kiss long ago. hut every time
! had half an opportunity I changed
my mind. respected you and what
you believed In too much for anything
like that. do love you. Nora. and
! want to marry you. Didn't my kiss
tell you thstr'
Il have heard u said that Kisses "a y
a lot" she replied. hut I haven't had
enough Of them 10 quite understand
their language"
Suppose I teach II 10 you" he sug.
gested. planting a sample lesson on
her lips.