The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15
AFTER THE PARTY.
An Explanation That Was Alto
gether satisfactory.

gothor satisfactory.
He-Good-night. Miss Wilmott
Shc-You are not going?
He-It is hard 10 tear ones self
away from such pleasure. but It is
late: most Of the guests are gone.
She Stay till they are all gone.
He-I am afraid l will
shc-You are easily frightened now.
You wiH wait. l must speak 10 you.
Shc-At last. Thank heaven, they
are gone
He--Why such sigh Of relief. II
has been delightful party.
She (wearily)-Has il? I don't
doubt it has been delightful to yeu.
except for these last fifteen minutes
He They have been, so far. the
happiest
She-Of course you had to say that
know you wanted to 80.
He Don't let US talk nonsense. You
told me
She-I told you / wished to speak to
you-sincc you will not speak TO me-
Hc-What do you mean?
She-Do sit down. You make me
nervous. standing there. posed like a
statue. with those searching eyes look
ing through me.
He They're looking for something
that Is not there.
Shc--I suppose you want me TO ask
you what? and then you will say. a
heart. I've had so much OF that. so
very Iin,ch Of that; and expect some
thing bcttfsr from YOU
He You are bitter this evening.
= SIC T,sll me-what have ! done y
ID He-S,ne % me,
" kShc- Yes Have I offended your
i've ! been udc to you?
Ne NJ don't know Of any thing
W IA hasA done. You could not be
~ de.
oShc-Thcn you have been.
He-I. How. when. where?
She-WilI you turn sohsc Of those
lights down? Tho glare hurts my
eyes
He-Will you not take the easy
chair? You look more natural in
that
She-What have I done? For two
years we have been friends, close.
warm friends-almost brother and sis
ter
He-Ycs. We are friends still. are
We not?
She-I never used to 60 anywhere
that you did not find me and come 10
me, II II was only for a moment, only
% shake hands. only TO look at me.
lou came here very oftcn-and It
seemed as II you could do nothing.
think Of nothing. without telling me-
He-Yes. remember that
She-lou remember that! You
speak as IL II we're something OF the
'ar past Yet il was only last year.
He-Only this year.
She Suddenly 1t all came to an end
Suddenly you began to avoid me.
Every thing even the grasp Of your
hand when we did meet. told me you
had changed. What was IL?
lic-I have not changed.
She You know. for the last three
months, you have never come near
me Tonight, even. in my own house,
you have avoided mo all the evening.
you have devoted yourself to others
70 another.
Hc-l didn't want-that is
She-Why do you hesitate? You
cid not want to tell me you lad
wearicd Of my fricndship--that II has
become bore to you.
He-Edith! / beg your rardon-I--
She-Spcak out am woman.
out do not live on compliments. !
can bear the truth sometimes
Hc--But could not
She What do you mcanp
He-How it blows outside. ! used
g like the storm. DO you remember
now one night last winter we sat here
ana talked. and as We talked we
heard the wind rise and howl around
'ne house. and then the rain came
uashing against the window until the
storms great charm put spell npon
" and We listened In silence till IL
grew quite late. and as | stepped out
mo the wild night your face close TO
me window-panc in this coy room
seemed like a picture Of an angel?
SHE do remember that hour Of
ureamlng-but not the angel part Of
lie was very happy in those
asyS There was one summer day