Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-22
SCORN FOR SCORN.
A CONTINUED STORY.

day, / answered angrily; "but you Ger
tainly had none from me, seeing that
never wrote TO you in my life, nor eyel
wished 20 do so.
/ blurted on, the last words, for the de-
teslable idea mad come 10 me that he some
how iancied ! wanted 10 correspond with
him, and thus carry on our friendship; and
forgot that ! had once had such a wish.
He put his hands INTO one Of his pocket,
and brought out a soicd and tumbed let.
ter, which he presented to me, saying
Look at it, Tell me-did you not
write that
opened it impatiently, but with a ieel.
ing Of curiosity. To my horror, recog.
nised my own writing. ! read
"Dear Mr. Iredennick-I beg TO thank
you for the offer Of marriage you have
made me and regret
dropped the letter as lit were live
coal and stared helpessly at my rejected
suitor who had no suit 10 press; then ]
covered my face with my hands.
"You did write IN" he cried. looking as
amazed as though he had never thought
tha, had written it.
~ suppose did, muttered behind
my fingers.
"Theu why did you deny in" he asked
anguly.
81 wrote it; but | never. sent It,"
gasped.
"But why did you say sou had a letter
from mc'' he persisted
81 never said IT,"
"But you have just confessed that it
was you who did say itl' he criod augrily.
"Nou say here In the lettcrw
Things bad become clearer TO me by
tins time, 10 was sull a mystery uu.
iathomablo how the letter had gone TO him
after being as belieyoi--lorn up ana
burnt What was clear to me was that
had really aud most unexpectedly be- .
you'd my widest dreams had the pleasure |
and triumph OF informing MI kenrCk I.
Tredennlek how mistaken he was in .
thinking / wanted to marry him. Still .
did not want him 10 know how silly had .
been To think abou, him at all, OF to know /
that the letter wos only Joke or fiction, .
and not deadly earnest poudered what /
10 say and lac misunderstand my silence.
"Iyll mo the truth, child" he almost /.
thundcrod. ~ believed you were the
most innocent, transparent little creature .
IN the world aud now Gud You are .
mass Of alsrhood and "
81 am uoH' cugd in puss,uaapc in.
dignau1n, 81 have .a.d nothing thl,ls
no,rut. rbg leueris uue too or would
be. ! wrote ,3 and meant every wort
of iu and am slad.itwa sent 10 you.'
81 am sure / don'J know why, he said,
his voice soltculug nom bitterness 90 sad.
ness, 1--WE had ueou yogy good trienJsi
bat am sony Co say t,.-l mover w,o,e
60 yug
"l never SAID YOU d,a should think
you didn't" ] answered lotuly "You
would hardly have begu so insane,
"lasn why ou earth s,d you write to
81 didn't nol exactly that is, wrote
that letter. but never meant It to go 20
You, OF course ltwa, sort ota joke
"nut B. came n pos, TO tho club Some.
body mus, have posted %"
~ am certain / dl mot, / cus1.
GLOW s,ulr iou' know the name
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"lvsh hod agptiJ hy said Then
hy put bs hauJ mt. hs pl,se, auJ
brought au, d bst,rogy0soas collection of
wUer on Sliding them. D., louul an gu. 3
'e.aP. addressed "h,uu,b Tr,Jyuu,lA
l'l, Junior uoIt,I ,.r,,s Club." "A
"Ha}al uu, address Jhag' bo asked. Q
en-, never heard gg ,ach a club. /
iguJ auov aoy pa, che Carlton aui the
Reform. rh,s Il,,snr uut,ue, 2 add. ,
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lis .aa . irou ms aul compared d,
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ems.
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