Show I 1 sister annes proposal by MAHTHA M WILLIAMS WILLIA M S copyright 0 coming I 1 coming 0 m coming 1 coming but III not say abny who 11 1 lalee chanted with her wicked twinkle nodding toward I 1 the far gate leading upon the deep d beep lawn from the highway sister anne turned tinned brick red and made to be in the crochet intricacy under her hand shut vill up you pla plague guell 1 from slater sister an anne ie shant do it if from lalee the lawless you know just what liell hell say eay lies hes getting down now it if I 1 was a horse I 1 carry a annn ilia tant looked BO like he was amda ti ado of ramrods riding ridin g circuit I 1 twenty years ought mohave to have learned him better than to get down stiff legged again sister anne cried shut cupl up this time effectually heavy feet bonded sounded upon the steps do gu ask him in I 1 sister anne entreated lalee giggled no need of arl primping aping ur up hes already ewal sw a allowed lowed hook book line arid and sinker she sattl yet moved to greet and seat the visitor who stood frowning fr own faintly over tho slight delay sight of her banish banished edthe the frown even brought a pale glow to the la vernous eyes in his most mellifluous voice he said illow how wonderful are thy ways 0 lord to put all the summer the morning into human shape thus doubly Y blessing our ou eyes reyes id say any quit your kidding only y oure a preacher lutes lalee said 1111 U ml i n I 1 I 1 hope I 1 may see elee your sister alster privately mccallum returned with significance calep clapped her hand over her irrepressible mouth to str anglean strangle an 1 I knew it 1 ohl oh I 1 knew it I 1 and whipped away decorously silent she did not wish luck in his wooing hut but she did long deeply for big ats to have a real sure enough proposal big ste was rising thirty and all the mother lalee had ever known she was neither beautiful nor ugly lind had a fine temper and a fair wit to say nothing of being a queen of housekeepers lulee lalee bud bad been a belle even before she put up her childish curls st staid aid judge emory her fathers chum at college had seriously proposed to her when she had reached the ripe age of sixteen there had been there still were others othera yet set at almost nineteen ni ne she was to her own disgust often she stormily storm lly dont see why anybody wants roe me alth nebout nori why acut find somebody to fall in love with v h and have done dolle with it dad needs tk a son inlaw in law badly and now mccallum McC alluin showed unmistakable signs toward anne ile he must n at propose that would save the th e situation but big sis of course think of him film for a minute yet as lalee tripped in search of sister anne a queer tremor fell on her suppose how must it seem 0 to o be beyond thirty and never anybody making love to you she hugged anne tight before sending her away cautioning caution trig her dont you took look that tamo lamn to the slaughter way it would be too encouraging make him sweat he deserves it when ug sis had got half down the wide stairway anlee had an In spira tion nothing no think less than to eavesdrop the ministerial proposal dead easy they were vere senad d in the bull ball site she could steal to the upper landing landin where every word would he be audible moving shadowlike shadow like she gained her 44 f vantage in time capitals hardly do justice to his emphasis sister anne murmured something lalee could not catch but plainer than cannon boom came after it sly my desire is to have you in truth and fact for nv my sister to help me win the roost most wonderful ond erful creature living she Is 0 so o fair so sweet so young I 1 feel it laid specially upon u me to guide am anc guard her to ring bring b her into he told fold you will you must help me I 1 know you must long have understood she she 1 nobody dial lalee cried swooping down on them th the e moral and pattern of fury see yourself how ridiculous you are only youre too conceited concel ted 0 right night little sister emory emor boomed from the plazza he I 1 bad coma bone with dad but bat im plad glad to nd kind out im not the sole prize idiot to marry a utter atter tilt bit like you vuu when theres the very best woman tn in the horld in plain ater I 1 iii Alez C alluin ilum purple fw bawl ed tried to speak the judge motioned for st sl lence rud boox ster annes hand sa ins palt I 1 done penance long dear for a joung old mans folly you said you trust me when ahrn first I 1 realized how foolish I 1 had iad been waver you mind about her I 1 can in trust you yau youre just j ast the man inan this thin family lias has needed lalee cried joyously then to the minister say to show you t V ano malice marry them right on the spot several years too much tile the judge dg said taking annes hand in it 11 tight grip mccallum did not marry them then and there altere but the rector made up tip for ehni i a little later with all tile the countryside dancing at the wedding |