The Washington herald., 1921-06-09
CXxX-PRoPosAL.

CXXX-PROPOSAL.
Curtis Stanley's half jocular re-
marks about DIR. Langwelrs devo-
ton. set Nancy thinking.
II Curtis had noticed the doctors
constant attention, 1t was logical
that others had remarked It also.
There was Peggy Lewis to con-
slider also. 1t was practically i'm
possible to believe that Peggy would
keep her promise and tell no one OF
the card she had seen in Nancy's
vanity case
That was far too tempting a
morsel for Peggy to allow to remain
unsharedi
Nancy had purposely refrained
from mentioning the receipt of the
flowers to DR.. Langwell. She thought
1t would be better to be guilty Of
rudeness than to commit herself by
definitely accepting both the flowers
and the message.
LangwelI had. Of course. NOT
mentioned it either.
Nancy. realizing the uncertain
state of her own heart and shutting
her ears against the questions that
clamored at her consciousness. de-
cided that the best thing to do was
to thrash the matter out with the
doctor himself and tell him that his
attentions to her were beginning to
arouse comment
She believed that she knew him
well enough to feel confident that
such a realization on his part would
send him scurrying to the refugs
of discreet and less obvious devo-
tion. Though never denying him
self the pleasure of philandering,
the doctor was as careful of his
professional reputation as the most
scrupulous could wish.
When he dropped In the next
afternoon for tea Nancy was pre-
pared to have it out with him.
No one else had come in, so
Nancy had the tea wagon wheeled
in to the library before the fire.
TITS much cosier here than in the
drawing room" she remarked. as
she touched a match to the alcohol
lamp under the copper tea kettle.
Both Connie and Edith have the
same feeling. to my withdrawing
rooms that are suitable only for
funerals and weddings"
THE two are synonymous" re-
marked the doctor, stretching out
comfortably in a deep chair and
lighting his cigar.
what a cynic you arer' laughed
Nancy. T suppose your being a
doctor and knowing all about
everybody's troubles, makes you
So"
mo. it's being married and know
ing all about my own
Nancy raised her brows question
ingly.
"wouldn't you ever marry again II
you were freer
Yes-if you were free"
Nancy laughed
"Am I to consider that I've been
proposed to-
Something of the sort" he re-
piled easily. What do you say to
itr'
It's too ridiculous to consider"
laughed Nancy. Proposals like that
are too Infinitely safe to be thrill
ing-you with a perfectly good wife
and I with a perfectly good hus-
band"
I'm not so sure about its being
safe. And. besides, the same COM
binatioh of obstacles has been met
and conquered, my dear girl, many
times before"
-NoN Dy peOple IKE you ana me,
protested Nancy lightly. How will
you have your tea? 1t is almost
ready"
He watched her with amused eyes
while she poured the tea into Com
ME Stanley's fragile little cups.
Pretty clever. aren't you, at
changing the subject7'
Nancy nodded, engrossed in her
task.
Il can change it still further" she
said. Why did you send me those
flowers when l was at the hospital.
and enclose that most indiscreet lit
tie note?''
He sat up, staring at her in amaze
ment.
My dear girl. never sent you
flowers in all my lifer'
Copyright. 1871, Wheeler Syndicate, Incl