The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09
SWEETS AND SOURS.
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 |, was bv far the worst quarrel they had ever had. and they had had many. for she had a temper. and he had a temper. and ekey were both of them impulsive yenns people with very l,tie self-eonirol-
 .Nou are false. selfish. untruthiul. manlike man. said she
 And you are suspicious. unreason- able. unwomanly woman. said he.
 -Take back your letters. she cred. hinging parcel tied with hyaeinth-blue ribbon on the floor q, his feet.
 Il will" he muttcred between his clenched teeth. picking up the parcel and throwing Il into the ire. where Il blazed brightly tor s moment or two. and then flew away in thIn. uncanny black frag- rnents up the chimney As the last trag- ment disappeared. Rick turned again to I.ettv, with frownng brow. and asked. as he asked before. :. Do you still persist III accusing me of dceci, and falschood
 T do." she rcphed. ~unless you show me the charm.
 Il will not show II ,o you. he declared. with violent emphasis. |" Ii my word bc not sufficient. I refuse to give yoa further proof l wonder that you dare insult me by asking it. And also wonder how you. believing me to be false and antruthiul. can be willing to trust your future to me. And. to speak frankly. begin to think NC have made great mistake III supposinS that VIC could spend thu, future happily together. for 1 am fully convinced that We are anything but
 Two souls with but single thought
 Two heaHts that beat as one.
 fThese lines were quoted n;th most sarcastic infieetlonl And. furthermore. also begin to think ,ha, perhaps | would have been better if NC hadFnevcr made this mistake-i NC had never met, n fact"
 ~Oh. indeed. sir. with great assump- ton of dignity. Have you arrived al that conclusion: have been sure of H. But there is nothing easier than io part. Your letters arc already disp posed ef. To- morrow I'll send back your ring and pic ture And then. when l am free once more. can iry and please my mother Jour acquaintance as you are well aware. has never pleased her. and in pleasing her l may md l sm doing pleasant as well as wlse thing for myself
 Are yeG referring to Brougham Brown"
 .. am referring to Brougham Brown
 By heavens" 1" exclaimed Rick. scizing his hat. this is too mucha Lefty. good by forever.'
 But Lefty began humming an air from Patience drumming an acoompani- ment on the window pane. and vouchsafed no answer. Eick rushed from the room. The humming and drumming ceased In- stantly. and the whlam performer listened intently. Five minutes passed. and stIll the street door did not slam. lie is waiting foi me ,o come out into the hall and beg hls pardon. suppose. she said with deant grimace. but won't. and she turned agaIn to the window as the door shu, with bang.
 And then she fang herself on the lounge. kicked of her slippers and cred like a summer shower. Rick gone. and gone "forevcr = Rick. whom she loved SO dearly. and who had loved her 50 dear iy, for two long years. And why: lust because tkai silly. g.ggling Lena Naran. with her pale blue eyes and her straw colored hair. had chosen to tell tbs about him. And shaking the tears from her iashes. she began seoldlns herself as hard as she had scolded poor Rick. The idea. Let,y Iounsbury. of your believing that girl before hm,, What possessed you. He did hsrt a little with her. that Is true : but all men fliu a little with girls who persist m admIung them and iiattcr- ing them. Bat he never gave her the lt tie gold pls your Christmas gifr-neyer !. How she gp; | can; imagine. but he would haze explained II you had gwen him d chance" And then inc absent
 [ days visit came n ior d share of reproach- II she had onlA let our engagement be known instead oi insisting upon our wait ing until Rick was twenty-one. and had no, been obliged ,o cars my engagement; ring in my back hair the only place II i> safe from Baby s--Gondness gracious Babvr And leity suddenly remembered that ever siaee kick came in to make q morning call. knowing Mrs. lounsbu1 was abseni-p poor fellow he haye stayed away If he could have ioreseen his reeep- uon- Baby had been sitting alone n the din ing-rooHl in the mlddle of the big dining table surrounded by all the pickle ard marinalade aFs and frpif cans and CatsGp bottles and lsm pots out of ,he store room. For II was the monthly hon,e-cle2nIng day. and the s,oTe-roorn fell h Lefty , share. the gn help beng gifted Hiln too grea, talent for smashing and breal . ing. to say nothing of ar equally great tzlen, for abs;TactIng and devour'ng both sweets and sours. Le;tx sprang from the lounge. thrust her feet in;o her slippers and hastened where duty had been call ing her some time. Baby sat as good as gold. nursing a bottle of tomato sauce- Snugsy wrapped in a dish-to~el. in the very spot where she had been when Rick : ring summoned her 10 the door Only ) one small flask lay broken sn the floor. 6lling the air with the subtle fragrance of garlic = -Tha, won't be missed" said Lefty. = Thank fortune there Is no worse mischief done Bu, the thank" was scarcely uttered when her eyes fell upon the las, Jar of the famous peach marrna- lade. the secret of making of which died