Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-26
a Proposal
CHAPTER so.

81.
One afternoon, a week after AAiCe
had. as she expressed 1t, given hlIu
his freedom, David was crossing the
meadow near the Model Farm u
when a girl rode up the lane on horse
back. He did not kno her at hrst'
FOR David had been lost in thought.
IN had beer a week since he mad seen
Alice and he was desperately lonely
and at the state wnen he was a BIT
resentful because of it. In other WORDS
David was at his weakest place.
And he looked up and saw Lois
riding towards him, up the lane FAC
ing from the farmhouse. she sat
astride. and she was dressed IN the
smartest riding habit, with leather
nut4ees and a rough straw hat pulled
down over her hair. She leaped on
the horse when she came up to hlnl'
and stood laughing up in his race
the bride rein over her arm con
scious of her prettiness as she threw
her head back against the horses
black name.
''GIad to see me?" she asked.
"Oh gee. I'm so glad l could eat
yol!" he said with boyfsh enthusiasm.
Then stop working, and wen Tie
up my horse and go sit on that Ios
above the creek" Lois said.
David thought he would send ne,
nQnl0 IN Ill hOutE baI W
then three passed, and he could not
let her GO. She laughed and chatted
told him all the stories OF the neigh
borhood. "reminisced" about familiar
theatres and restaurants In New YORK,
and frankly ~coquetted with MIN. =.
AS the afternoon waned, h le'
the talk become more serious. Finally
she held out her hand. j..
II must co. she said. but did not
1T - lA-l nTuaN 1T r0m m Hi
angels errant, D~avey-boy. but I'm not
good enough TO go through with IT,. -,
s.Wha was your Angels errand
David asked, content to hold the ANAL
white hand she seemed so willing 10
have him possess
'Well, / wanted to make 1t up be-
tween you and Alice" Lois said and
looked away. p.
us she unhappy David asked 1t
enperly He wanted her to say yes,
and she knew it.
III don't know" Lois answered.
az don't think Alice is tho type that
Is ever unhappy. / think she reefs
her life work Is looking after her
mother and thai she wouldn't be con-
tented doing anything else e,
'tBut she isn't as-well, as gay anu
cheerful as she was, Is she?'
''She's-I think she's relieved Tho
word came as an inspiration to Lois.
She wanted to give this impression,
but she didn't know how far she dared
60 without seeming to tell an untruth.
She heard David draw q sudden
breath, hen they sat silent for a long
time. Finally she turned to him, het
old disarming smile with her, the one
that made her seem to be smiling
through tears. and her voice mad tn'
slight quaver Lois knew so well how Il
give 1t.
II thought you might be unhappy
Davey dear" she said, 80 | came tc
make 1t up between you"
ibid Alice send you?" David asked
mo" Lois answered truthfully
"She doesn't know I'm here. Bu
I thought you might be unhappy anc
I'd do anything in the world rather
than have you miserable" The quavel
was most pronounced.
'.Why?" David asked. Lois looked
away, the hand in his trembled ner-
wously. This. by the way, was gen
uine-Lois was
because" she answered, still look
ing away:
"Why?" David insisted.
For answer Lois turned 10 him, hel
blue eyes appealing. She was sitting
near him. and her right hand lay In
his. AS she turned she raised her face
TO him. navid's arms went around
her, and his lips found hers. AND
Lois leaned back against his shoulder
her face still turned to his and smiling