Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-08
soUTHERNER AND AMERICAN
o,na tinle whlle Iawas speaking.

found myself kneeIing at her teet,
looking earnestly Geep into her eyes.
and With her right hand held In mine
Tie glow had deepened on her face,
ana her ewes shone like two stars.
Yet for awhile she said nothing.
though her hand was MOI Withdrawn.
THIN in u low voice softly sweet. and.
as speaking to herseles rather than to
me. she said
Verify. believe ] have found a
man
",rhen yoa do z ! began raptur-
ously, ant sprdng uD 10 gather her in
my arms. when the expression Of her
face suddenly changed, and the Light
of mischief remembered so we'll
came in her eyes. as she quickly With
drew her hand and put both before
her. saving
"Oh. not so fast. SIR Shall | not
ask the privilege my would-be Lord
has had. and consider this great qnes-
ton some three years more? Is a
Nonians live SO lightly won Won ifore
to win il by the simple asking. an.i
cry like Caesar that YOU came and
saw and conquered? Whv.-ani a
ripplint. laugh broke from her lips as
malice and mischief played In her
eyes you should have made me 4
Thousand pretty speeches approached
ntc the thousand different ways thai,
al ltrue lovers have; and paid court
to me daily. Sir, until my favor gave
you leave TO speak. Why You have
not the littiest bit of love making art;
but like a great big, simple school
boy. blurt out, 4 love you, and have
no more tc say Have you had NJ
lover training in all these years And
have you no. one single pretty speech
10 make me- ~
Il love you" was all / answered
why. try again That is no better
Than the first Are not my eyes. my
lips my hair. my every feature So
many Inspirations for you. You
should
Il love you
"Oh. you are incorrigible, and no
better than a raven with yeug one
only note
Here She paused, and all the look
OF mock and mischief passed fyomihsr
eyes. and a light Of glory came in
tleil, as she rose from her seat, and
plarcd her two hands on my breast.
looking deep into my eyes as she con-
tinued,
No, | will not tease yeu any more.
/ know ynu do. have known always
you would come some day But oh.
you great big boy-Afor yoa are so like
"a boy in many thiagsA-wlly have you
waited all these years? Did you think
i woman worthy On love like yours
would think OF fortune il she loved
the man? And and Francis /
think have hooked for You and loved
You since the time you ran so vail
antly away. she ended with a
mingled sob and laugh.
The remainder Of that interview
need not be told: but when SOME half
hour. two. three or four hours i have
ies6r known which afterwards, as
walked through the Common on my
way to the hotel, l am afraid the good
ptSNple of Boston who came in my way
though there was large sized tuna-
Tic adrift. j found myself laughing
aloud, or carolling a love-song, la the
midst of staid throngs, and only smil-
ing nnblushingly when sometimes re-
called TO consciousness by the as
tonished stare OF tho crowd To
small. ragged urchin, weeping over
the loss Of a few papers that had been
blown from his hand aud trainrled on.
I nearly gave fit by tossing him ten
dollars; and telling him to do nothing
but laugh that day And. when cross
ing fremont street, brought the
whole procession TO standstiii by
stopping to laugh just in front OF a
large truck. When recalled TO my
self by the yoluble swearing OF the
truekman, and the touch OF police
4an on my arm. only smiled an
apology 10 the irate truckman. and
slook hands with the astonished blue
coat-Who undoubtedly thought was
intoxicated as indeed 1 was, in an
other way and moved on with 4,
thanks: its all right and another
laugh.
suppose it was only that kind
Providence that looks after iTtoAi-
Gated people of all classes. that
brought me safely to the hotel without
accident OF any kind And during tha
week of happiness that followed, be-
fore i started South to prepare for the
great event, / continued in the same
dream state, and would have un-
dou5tedly come 10 grief in some way
had not Jack Churchill appointed him
self my outside keeper: and it was
cnly duo to his efforts that was
finally put on the right train in leav-
ing. as ] was persisting in trying te
board some local. while giving him q
last message for the Queen.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Tho EOme-C Coming OF Yankee Bride
And A Period CT Peace