Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-06-08
THE LITTLE CHARM.

1t was by far the worst quarrel they
had ever had, and they had many, for
she had temper, and he had a temper,
and they were both of them impulsive
young people with very little self-con-
troll.
you are false, selfish, untruthful,
man-like man, said she.
And you suspicious, unreasonable,
unwomanly woman, said he.
'Take back your letters, she cried,
hinging parcel tied with hyacinth-
blue ribbon on the floor at his feet.
Twill he muttered between his
clenched teeth, picking up the parcel
and throwing it into the fire, where it
blazed brightly for moment or two,
and then flew away in thin uncanny
black fragments up the chimney. AS
the last fragment disappeared, Rick
turned again to Lefty, with frowning
brow, and asked, as he had asked be-
fore, DO you still persist in accusing
me of deceit and falsehoodp
Il do she replied, unless you show
me the charm
Il will not show it to YOU he declar-
ed, with violent emphasis. If my
word be not sufficient, refuse to give
you further proof. | wonder that you
dare insult Inc by asking it. And | al
so wonder how you, believing me to be
false and untruthful, can be willing to
trust your future to me. And, to speak
frankly, begin to think we have made
great mistake in supposing that we
could spend that future happily togeth-
or. And, furthermore, also begin to
think that perhaps it would have been
better if we had never met.
''Oh, indeed, sirp-with great assump-
zion of dignity. Have you just arriv-
ed at that conclusion? L have long
been sure of it. But there is nothing
easier than TO part. Your letters are
already disposed of. Tomorrow will
send back your ring and picture. And
then, when am free once more, can
try to please my mother four acquaint-
ance, as you are well aware, has never
pleased her) and in pleasing her may
find am doing pleasant as well as a
wise thing for myself
Are you referring to Brougham
Brown
Il am referring to Brougham Brown
Rick, Selling his hal, said, this is too
much. Lefty, good by forever
But Lefty began humming an air,
drumming an accompaniment on the
window pane, and vouchsafed no an
swer. Rick rushed from the room.
The humming and drumming ceased
instantly. and the whilom performer lis
tened intently. Five minutes passed,
and still the street door did not slam.
He is waiting for me to come out into
the hall and beg his pardon, / suppose,
but l won't and she turned again to
the window as the door shut with a
bang.
And then she flung herself on the
lounge, kicked off her slippers, and
cried like summer shower. Rick gone,
and gone 'forever'-Rick whom she
had loved 80 dearly, and who had loved
her 80 dearly, for two long years. And
whyp Just because that silly, giggling,
Lena Marian, with her pale blue eyes
and straw-colored hair, had chosen to
tell fibs about him. And shaking the
water from her lashes, she began scold-
ing herself just as hard as she had
scolded poor Rick. The idea Lefty
Lounsberry, of your believing that girl
before him What possessed youp He
did flirt little with her, that is true
but all men flirt little with girls who
persist in admiring them and iattering
them. But he never gave her the little
gold pig-your Christmas gift to him
never How she got it can't imagine
but he would have explained it if you
had given him chance. And then the
absent mother, gone to Aunt Emory's