The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04
TWO MEN AND ONE WOMAN.

Dear me! I'm sick of this kind OF
life. wish"
And there Lettie Wayne stopped
and leaned on the window sill, with
her broom standing beside her in a
detected attitude, As if il had sudden
~ been plunged into disgrace by a
realization of the mental character be-
longing to it.
She looked out across the meadows,
10 the hiils beyond. and saw nothing
in the pleasant landscape. She WAS
thinking of what was out beyond the
ILLS. and her ewes had caught a
pleasant vision Of the splendor in
hat PARKWAY world.
Its nothing but sweep and dust,
and bake bread and wash dishes from
one day's end to another. she MUIR
INJURED by and by. as she took NJ her
broom again and fell to sweeping.
putting in long. hard strokes by way
If emphasis. I'm sure there must
De, something more TO be enjoved in
life than will ever come to the man
u woman who stays here ia this dull
place. II there isn't, don't SEE as
there is much to live for"
Good morning. Lettie," spoke a
pheasant voice at the window.
Lettie started, looked half dis
pleased, and answered with only a
slight glance at the young man lean
ing across the window sill, without
stopping in her sweeping.
Good morning, John.
Il brought you some pinks, Lettie, ="
and John reached out a handful Of
carnations. 81 knew YOU liked them. >
II used to" responded Lettie, al,
most petulantly, "but Eve got tired
Of them. One likes change"
II might have brought YOU some
roses" with shade of disappointment
IN his voice. "You told me once, |
-emember, that you liked pinks bet
Ter than any other flower. | didn't
know you'd change your mind. Bnt
suppose persons change their minds
about flowers as we'll as .ther things"
Lettie flushed up little at that. She
understood what he meant.
Il suppose person has perfect
right to change his mind if he sees fit
20" with very emphatic flourish of
ner broom among some imaginary
cobwebs near the ceiling.
"Of course, answered John "that
e, if they have good reason for chang
ing it.
Il take it for granted that every
oody is his own judge about that"
responded Lettie. 81 don't see as it's
anybody else's business"
"You're right there. too, admitted
John. Nov, | haven't asked you
why you've changed your mind about
d certain matter, Lettie, because you
give me to understand that YOU con-
slider l haven't any business to ask
you anything about it. I'm not go
ing to ask any questions. Lettie, but
| would like to be on friendly terms.
z don't see why you should treat me
IS if | were an enemy, when |
haven't said that l blamed you in the
least for changing your mind"
Lettie cOlOred up, as if she felt
guilty of meanness, and managed to
say that perhaps she had been wrong.
out she chad heard he felt hurt. and
as she didn't just understand what
reason he had to feel so, she-she"
and the remainder of the sentence
was rendered uninteiligible by the
vigorous whisking of the broom up
and down the floor.
''Tm sorry you put SO much conf
dence in what you hear" said John
FL never told any one so. If | had
anything of the kind to say, | should
have said it to you"
Before Lettie made reply the gate
clicked, and John looked around to
see a young mon sauntering up the
path.
Il see I'm likely to be in the wav
so I'll 60. Good morning, Lettie,"
and John departed, with a nod at the
newcomer as they met.
Lettie's face was rosy now, but not
with displeasure. Evidently the new
visitor was more welcome than the one
who had just gone.
"Well," he accosted, leaning i'm
across the sill where John Hartley had
been a moment before, "haven't been
having lovers quarrel, have you
/ fancied young Hartley looked rather
glum about something"
persons never have lovers quar-
rels when they aren't lovers, do they ?"
laughed Lettie
"rhey told me you and Hartley
were lovers when l came here"
answered Thee. Vaughn, picking up