The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-02-05

planet. Inc WORTH was IoO "uSn "AS"
them, The little car was transparent.
Even at night etiquette required them
to light it up within.
Wimburn did not return to New
York so soon as he expected. 1t
seemed impossible to uproot himself
from that pleasant soil. One after
noon when he had already overstayed
his furlough Daphne and he were rid
ing in the little car through the outer
suburb known as Shaker Heights-a
section rapidly evolving from sleepy
religious community to swarm Of city
residences.
The late afternoon moon had risen
in a sky still rosy with the afterglow
of sunset. The air was murmurous
with pleading.
Suddenly Wimburn cried aloud, to
his own surprise and hers, Daphne!
Miss Kip! l can't stand everything,
you know! I'm only human. after ALL"
"What's the matter" she asked In
prosaic phrase but with poetic f1ut-
ter of breath.
II love you, d|n it!-pardon me,
but I'm Internally in love with you.
I'm tormented. came here on bust
ness, and instead of my finishing it
you've finished me. I'm two days over
due in New York and I've had to lie
to the office to explain why. And all
| l can think of now is that I'd rather
resign and starve to death than 60
ha clr and leave Won here"
"Honestly?' she barely breathed.
desperately" he moaned. whats
to become of me?"
you'd better 60 back, suppose.
You'll soon get over it and find some
body else to love-"
"There's nobody else in the world
worth loving. I'd die If gave you up
I'd simply die"
| He went on with aching anxiety:
"Could you care for me just a little?
II you could love me or just promise to
try to, I could face my exile for q
while. Do you think you could love
me everY
She dropped her chin on her breast
and sighed.
II guess do now"
The miraculous felicity of this situa-
ton overwhelmed them both. He clipt
her in his arms and she flung hers
about him, forgetting entirely the
steering wheel. The neglected little
car promptly scattered off the road,
crossed a gutter into a vacant lot,
scooped up "For Sale" sign, and was
about to tip over into an excavation
when Daphne looked up long enough
to shut of the power. Then in a blind
rapture she returned to where she be-
longed-his embrace.
Soon she was assailed with fears for
the credibility of this wonder work,
and when he said:'
"When shall we announce our en-
gagement?" she protested:
"Oh, not till we are sure"
"Tm sure now"
"But we must be terribly sure. It's
such a dangerous thing, getting mar
ried. So many people who think they
love each other find out their mistake
too late. You don't know me very
WELL"
"You mean you don't know me very
WE'LL"
I'm not afraid Of you. but for you.
I'd hate to disappoint you, and I don't
really amount to much. I can't do
anything except CAD around; and you'd
tire of me-"
"Not In this world-nor in the next"
TITS darling Of you to say it, and
you think you mean it-now. But
Il know it, Daphne, honey, now and
forever. don't want anybody but
you. Life won't be life without you
You've promised to be my wife. ]
hold you to your promise"
"All right" It was exceedingly sat.
isfying to surrender her soul into his
keeping. She had reached harbor al.
ready after SO brief and placid voy.
age.
He ended long, cozy silence with
the surprising remark, II suppose
ought to ask your parents consent?'
| The daughter Of the twentieth cen.
tury laughed: parents consent! You
do read a lot Of ancient literature
don't your"
"Still I imagine we'd better break 1,
to 'em."
"YOu leave it to me to break It tc
'em. They'll be glad enough to get me
off their hands," ! !.
I'm never believe that"
When they. reached her home It wa,
late and his hotel was so far that
since he would be spending his las1
evening with her. anyway, she asked
him to stay to dinner.
She broke that news to her parents
and 1t caused them acute distress. He,
father and her mother were deem r.
J the battle that always broke out be
tween them when the monthly bills ar
rived. Daphne was so used to thi,
} that she hardly noticed it.
After dinner the parents retired +,
the living room to read and sew nm,
humble over their mutual grievances
while Daphne and Wimburn sat ant
T the piazza which the moon +,,r,,a t..