South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-14
4 Real Sweet Story.

they had ever had, and they had had
many, for she had temper, and he
had temper, and they were both of
them impu!sive young people with
very little self-coutrol.
'You are false, selfish, untruthful,
man like man. said she.
And you suspicious, unreasona.
bic, unwomnnly woman said he.
Take back your letters she cried,
tiinging parcel tied with hyacinth
blue ribbon on the floor at his feet.
Il will he muttercd between his
clenched teeth, picking up the patcel
and throwing it into the fire, where it
blazed brightly for q moment or two,
! aud then flew away in thin uncanny
black fragments up the chimney. AS
the last fragments disappeared. Rick
turned again TO Lefty, with frowning
brow, and asked, as he had asked be-
fore, DO yon still persist in accusing
me Of deceit and falsehood?'
i do she replied, unless you show
me the charm
Il will not show it to you,' he de.
cIared, with violent emphasis. 'Ifmy
word be not sufficient, refuse to give
You further proof. wonder that you
dare insult me by asking it. And
also wonder how you, believing me
to be false and untVuthful, car be will
ing to trust your future TO me. And,
to speak frankly, begin to think we
have made a great mistake in sup
posing that we could spend that fu.
ture happily together, for | am fully
convinced we,are anything but
Two souls with bat single thought
Two hearts that Tea, IS one
(Thesc lines were quoted with most
sarcastic innectjon.) And further
more, also begiu to thial1 that per-
hap5 it would be better if We had me-
yer made this mistake-if VIC lad he,
yer met in fact
ooh, indeed, sir with great as
sumption OF dignity. 'lEayo you Just
arrived at that conciusioua | have
long been sure Of it. Bat there is
nothing easier than to part. Your
letters are already disposed Of TO
morrow 1 will send back your ring
and picture. And then, when I am
Tree once more, can Try to please my
mother (our acquaintance, rs Jon are
we'll aware, has never pleased her.
and Ia pleasing her L may find am
doing a pleasant as we'll as wise
thing for myself
Are you referring TO Brougham
Brown
L am referring to Rrougham
Brown.
by heavensr exclaimed Rick,
seizing his hat, tLis is too much
Lefty, good BY foreyer'
But Lefty began hummiug an mir
from Patience, drumming an accom-
paniment on the window pane, and
voucAsated no answer. Rick rushed
from the room. The humming aud
drumming ceased instantly, and the
wLilom performer listened intentiy.
Five minutes passed aud still tho
street door did mot slam. lie Is wait,
ing for me 10 come out into the hall
and beg MS pardon, I suppose she
said, with a defiant g5imace, but
wont, and che turned AGAIN to the
window AS the door shut with & bang.
Aud then she flung herself on the
lounge, kicked of her slippers, aud
cried like a summer shower. Rick
I gone, and gone forever Rick,
whom she had loved so dearly, and
who had loved her SO dearly, Tor
two long years. And why? Just be.
cause that silly, glggliug Lena Varian,
with her pale blue eyes and straw col.
ored hair, had chosen to tell fibs o.
bout him. And shaking the tears
7 from her iashe5, she began scolding
herself as hard IS she had scolded
poor Rick. The idea, Lefty Louns
berry, Of your believing that girl be-
fore nim What possessed your He
did il.rt little with her, that is true
but all men hict little with girls who
persist IN admirlng them and hatter.
ing them. But he never gave her the
little gold pig-your Christmas Gift
/ to h''n-uever How she got II I
can't imagine, but he would have OK,
piaiucd you had given him q chance.
and .heH tic absent mother, gone TO
/ Aunt lmory's for q two days' visit.
came IN for share Of reproach. III
She had only let our engagement be
known, instead Of insisiine upon our
waiting until Rick was twenty ono.
and ! had not been Obliged 70 carry
. my engagement ring in my back hair,
/ the only place where 1t is safe from
. Baby's,-Goodpcs5 gracious Baby
/ And Lefty suddenly remembered that
ever since Rick came in 10 make a
morning call, knowing Mrs. Lours.
berry was absent--pOor fellow he'd
have stald away If he could have
ioTeseen bis reception-Baby had
been sitting alone IA the dining room
In the middle OF the big dining table.
surrounded by all the pickle and mar
maIade jars and fruit cans and cafsup
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