| Show j ass P I 1 ia I 1 HERBE r I 1 46 r between the hlll A ANYTHING lous loua and the th a sublime probably have b left john met moran with a v very r y uncertain ap precia tion of the fourth h of july celebration neither the one nor the other in his hia opinion could 11 have been very fruit ful I 1 of results all of the two tire cat extremes monce the sublime had ad b been deliberately planned it 0 was pre premeditated m e dilated the ridiculous gasn wasn I 1 the former we waa the result of S a clever scheme ell ind and dun g of hard d uh work the latter was t the he chance of a minute unforeseen unexpected and some might have said bald on the soo I 1 unpropitious for several years yeara john moran AID ahad had far wooed v 1 susan covent but so BO far he is beamed e d to himself no BO nearer the mat rl 90 goal 1 the than he be had dec been at the beginning all her bar people had evan been assisting him without apparent avail I 1 ile he had pleaded with her bar he be had coaxed ind and ca cajoled j cled and even essayed to coerce came after off r a mild fashion his hia threats th 1 reaching that superlative pro I 1 show me that you can rise to the occasion portion where he promised to identity identify himself for life with th the 6 sublime or der of bachelorhood but to all this she merely cast down her yes eyes demurely and asked him to we wait awhile A score and years yeara had come and gone around the life of susan As her slat birthday approached john who had schemed until his hia isair hair was waa beginning tn ginning to fall out at decided on no a bold stroke that night he sat eat with her on the file front f of porch after it a athe the family had bad retired over them the a dim light shining from the parlor window cast a palo pale glow john sit quietly waiting v S biting for the often silence ra he be depended m on 1 tor for the fur that therance am of his film plan after awhile it came and then whim when I 1 the stillness till SS had bad locked the night 1 in 11 its embrace brace he began to hum sliver silver threads among the gold M hen lie he had bad ceased tears stood in his eyes he drew his chair closer to hers hem reached out tor for her hand again and asked her to become his Is wife but it v was as the same old pro prosaic safe answer or wait it awhile john she he insisted N ait it awhile do cometh something ng grand khz show me do that you on can r rise se to the occasion rise to the a occasion he would lu he elvad z m resolved that f family aa he stood t u up forthwith in and hade bad her good g oil night he resolved it all 11 the wy wiy home he the post next morning he still resolved it but how A happy thought struck him john job led had penchant for happy thoughts ile ha we would old make a speech at a dourth of jul july celebration it would be BO 80 grand and so BO ell eloquent go ent couched in grand such or it rich ich e expressions and so laden will noble sentiment that she could 1 not t help but feel eel the appeal ile he would show tier her that at 1 he could rise to the occasion sume john got out his old school diction ary y and ad brushed the dust from its cov ere era then he borrowed an immense volume of masterpiece orations from a friend and ad read very every speech he could old find end that contained any patriotic reference fare or express expression for four walk ho be labored build almost I 1 mile dig night h I 1 and dav on life his it et ln f fusion and ad ban finally ily he had bad tt it corn a z plated it an obstacle that john had not reek boned on now loomed up john was waa a member of the program committee and ad he doubted doubled till the propriety of baa h 1 ing himself included among the list or of speakers P a the morning before the celebration he be called tied around or it to see the himan chairman 0 him an of the file committee you see e ahem mr MI G grabbs bb john began bems one of the done corn I 1 should regret I 1 to I 1 see any my part of at the program fall flat ch just at so answered I 1 the he chairman air I 1 feel the same am way well as aa a matter tier of pr precaution ill mr ahr gruble grabbi I 1 think I 1 shall prepare a few remarks myself fail today should tay any of the speakers era be tardy a ady or ab fail to respond you might call on in me bt ft pine idea job john 1 it do it ltaif then than yb john took k h himself S around 4 to in the file residence of squire SI sloan he knocked at the door and w was a a ad admit mr led ahem squi squire re began john after an inquiry con concerning coming hla his limit hosts health we are am altering the program tor for to tomorrow I 1 orrow slightly so ye yes you ee on an account of your assumed advanced years and the tact fact that you have been h ailing we thought might it might suit azu you bettor better to peak say flay at 11 30 the than at 11 II look 1 I bell believe it would answered the ill old man about 11 the next morning chairman grubba credits scanned the gather ing in vain for a glimpse of squire 81 sloan th then he stood up and ad an bounced though not appearing on the program the H hon n jo john n moran has haa been requested to me make a I 1 few remarks it is ia not dot necessary that I 1 introduce our esteemed fellow citizen A aa john approached the edge of the file plot platform be looked down into the face of susan and in made ads a mental note of the surprise expressed it 1 in her e countenance ti he paused a moment as if f improvising a speech per h chile hit h he to chuckled atze inwardly at the satisfaction the occasion afforded ff add lie od im and rise to im 1 the 0 Ores occasion eloin he be und dit idly edly did HI ats wag as the moat at eloquent zi the most at logical milse led and the most at imbres pres alvo tv spriest speech delivered that day A As he be concluded 0 eluded he was greeted by a loud ad so and n it prolonged app applause he stepped it down from the platform w 07 and ad made his way Y toward S susan san As m he approached he observed a twinkle la in her eyes but did not trouble him sel self an explanation J just S t then wIth he was too happy she drose arose and took hold ot of his arm am let us go off to some place where we can sit alone she he said all they made ad their way toward the outskirts of the c crowd cd d when they bay had reached a point where they could cold speak without being overheard he turned to her questioningly well he said aid did I 1 lou ion certainly dd john she in V ho be would have thought it the sublime bad been attained who wrote it tor for you yoa john he ahe asked arote rote it in hu AD t t surprise why nobody body they walked long along 1 it silence offset how be long did it take you to pr pre pare par it job john he did not answer yes you certainly did rise to th the occasion john now you want t to b ho careful not at to tall fall lest fate would have it that he fell that instant twitted twisted and stung by he her raillery he be had been walking peril asly near ear the edge of the high it dirt I 1 b bank a nit that overhung the creek wi with to out thought of danger As she spoke the ground beneath h hla is fe feet st e gave way and he went turn baig through the dirt and it sand ad late into eight feet of wat water but below susan ROSS shrieked and the crowd alarmed admired by her cry began to rush to the spot A aa the ilia gathering 1 in front of the speakers stand broke away my 1 in large groups the chair chairman 1 abose I and ad asked the c cause of the menno commotion tm grill lie he was answered w by a little urchin e ach who he stood food up I 1 in the seat at 0 of a far arm m wagon dagon why jack mor moran a s tell fell in the chiek shouted th the 6 led lad john was as dragged out at the ford a short distance down the creek alien about t Y did I 1 rise fisl me HB sea began his eves evea mouth time nose and eara and it a over I a part of if his clothing to I 1 were ab black to it splotches splotch of 1 mud oil resuscitating methods were applied and a as he bogan began to revive the or crowd od it drew raw back leaving him stretched out on a soft I 1 lap all roba and attended by S suean ahen hen he ha are opened ed his hia yes all she I 1 knee kneeling ii ing by h his 1 side ind and look looking to g it dewi own into his face did I 1 I 1 alae ha be be began go there there soothingly yes you yen did now new it he quiet she gently it the hair back bach from his brow TH ha grasped h her or hand he 1 it j in i hs his and she suffered him T to ibold hold it one three months late after ft the he wedding toasts bad been proposed ind and john had made his response he mod matlo a mental observation to himself I 1 3 he took ble his beut at I 1 wonder he reflected whether it it was my celebration speech or the i tumble I 1 gott gal |
