The Green Mouse
e Proposition that All
lew and chirped and fluttered about her head, until, bewildere
figures under her amazed eyes, although each hoop seemed solid and without a break in its polished cir
o that?" she c
a bowl full of big, staring goldfish. Then he picked up a ladle, dipped out the fish, carefully fried them over an electric lamp,
girl, excitedly
ted as a boy at her praise.
anded he
hearts, if
from th
h! how on earth did you make
ghtly," he
it in her p
e you hold i
fect
oo
ut, looking again to reassure herself, she was astonished to find that the ca
hem into
to see them take fire in mid-ai
e turned to him, hanging on his
mediately began to swell until each was as big as a football. These burst open, and out of each football of white paper came kittens, tu
and shake your
nes began to drop about her; she shook them from her hair, her collar, her neck; she clenched her hands in nervous amazemen
en again she looked for the glittering heap at her feet, it was g
elf in a perfect storm of white butt
in this world you d
ass of w
ed out in amazement, spilling the brimming glass; bu
drink this--can
ety," he smiled,
t again,
it; it was
ga
ginge
e mo
g with ice-cream soda; there was
ack, savoring her ic
t not too weary to watch him, though she scarcely followed the marvelous objects th
n his shoulder and then turned into a big fur muff which was all right as lon
s; and he laid the fresh, sweet blossoms in her hands. They turned to violets later, but that did not matter; nothing matte
erilously close to a sigh. Out of an old hat he produced a cage full of parrots; every parrot repeated her first
and charred débris the parrots stepped triumphantly forth, gravely repeating her name in unison; and when she saw that the entertainment was at an end, she
say to you that I have been thinking of several things, and
d no need of it at all. Your father made a fortune for my father
l?" he aske
you not tell him so?
e said
y n
d not care to try--
you-
ok his
n I
till lay in his; she looked up at him; her
nd this," she said,
ha
-" She choked; her se
" he breathed;
with a laugh! You face st-starvation with a la
es; the pulsating seconds passed; he laid his other hand above both of he
en hope--his instinct held him stupid and
ened it, watching her pass through the hall to her own door. And the
ic things for any--anybody else--will you? I wish to have
will never do one of those things for
er face ca
, tr
w, then, can
. To look at him nobody would have thought
asing her hands and step
en, in the next moment, she was in his arms, crying her eyes
ened than a large, bald gentleman who came up the stairs in a series of bounces and planted his legs apart and
he begged to know whether this sc
re just in time. Go into the stu
: "I love you; I'll marry you. And if there's trouble"--she smiled upon her frantic fat
hundered
s my father finds a necessity for you in his business--with a view to
e door behind her, leaving the two men
in one lusty Saxon word. He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end o
a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears
tand that the only thing you can do for a livin
young man, modestly. "It ought to be wor
y repugnant to me!"
ng it--" He drew from his pocket a small, delicately
want to
reful of that kitten! Kindly take this chair. Thank you. No
o be good enoug
d as I was going to explain, the earth is circum
mmit,
t are ceaselessly flowing around our globe!" pursu
t!" snarled
lliam Augustus Destyn whispered
at!
tain
n't pro
tch
ew minutes she glanced anxiously at t
ured. And when the long hour struck she aro
don't interrupt. William and I are engaged