The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-14

planet. The world was too much with
them. The little car was transparent.
Even at night etiquette required them
to light 1t up within.
Wlmburn 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 ear through the outer
suburb known as Shaker HeIghts-a
section rapidly evolving from a sleepy
religious community to swarm Of city
residences.
The late afternoon moon had risen
In sky still rosy with the afterglow
Of sunset. The air was murmurous
with pleading.
Suddenly Wlmburn cried aloud, to
his own surprise and hers. Daphne
Miss Kip! 1 can't stand everything,
you know! I'm only human. after ALL"
"What's the matterY she asked In
prosalc phrase but with poetic fiut-
ter of breath.
II love you, d-n itl-pardon me,
but I'm internally in love with you.
I'm tormented. came here on bust
ness, and instead of my finishing 1t
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
back and leave you here"
"HonestlyT she barely breathed.
Desperately he moaned. whats
to become of mel"
'You'd better go back, suppose.
You'll soon get over 1t and find some
body else to love-"
'There's nobody else In the world
worth loving. I'd die if gave you upl
I'd simply die"
He went on with aching anxiety:
"Could you care for me just little?
If you could love me or just promise to
try to, l could face my exile for a
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 vacant lot,
scooped up 'For Sale" sign. and was
about to tip over into an excavation
when Daphne looked up long enough
TO shut off the power. Then In blind
rapture she returned to where she be-
longed-his embrace.
Soon she was assailed with fears for
the credibllity of this wonder work,
and when he said:
"When shall we announce our en-
gagement?" she protested:
'Oh, not till we are sure"
"Pm sure now"
"But we must be terribly sure. It's
such 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
WELL"
"Tm not afraid of you, but for you.
I'd hate to disappoint you, and I don't
really amount to much. can't do
anything except CAD around; and you'd
tire of me-"
"Not In this world-nor In the next"
'It's darling of you to say 1t. and
you think you mean it-now. But"
II know 1t, 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. j
hold you to your promise"
aAll right" II 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. coy silence with
the surprising remark. Il suppose /
ought to ask your parents consentr
The daughter Of the twentieth CEN
fury laughed: Parents consentl You
do read a lot of ancient literature,
don't your"
sStu I imagine we'd better break 1t
to EN-
"You leave II to me to break 1t to
'em. They'll be glad enough to get me
or their hands,"
"rn never bel eve that"
When they reached her home II was
late and his hotel was so far that,
since he would be spending his last
evening with her. anyway. she asked
him to stay to dinner.
She broke that news to her parents,
and 1t caused them acute distress. Her
father and her mother were deep In
the battle that always broke out be-
tween them when the monthly bills ar
rived. Daphne was 50 used to this
that she hardly noticed II.
After dinner the parents retired to
the living room to read and sew and
humble over their mutual grievances,
IN 49, - xrrs-..k..-. - GA