Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-13

talk OF me with praise ana with respect
/ should have come to you
unhappy until you had said: Il am
proud OF you.
She Would your Idon't be-
lieve it.
He--Do you think am happy nowp
DO you think that this est angemens
has come from my desire to be rid of
such friendship?
She-No. l would not like to be-
lieve that But why have you neg
looted meP II you had found some
other whom you loved--who was
nearer to you than l-could you not
have trusted me and told mep Can
you not tell me nowp
He--There Is no such one.
Shelf there were ! suppose you
would never speak to her at all. II
you give such odd expression to friend
snip, what expression would you give
to lover
He--I was only too happy with you.
But you began to make new friends.
She Began? was always making
new--no. not friends acquaintance.
He And then they told me-
She--Whatp
He-That you were to marry Mr..
Blackstone.
She'll was not true--that isl
mean, of course. papa, at first, wished
| mo TO. and
He--And-there's no particular rea-
son why you shouldn't
She-Only one. don't love him.
He-1hat 10 hardly necessary now
adays.
She-Cheap cynicism does not be-
come you. That remark is very
stupid.
He -Well-he is wealthy-he is
good-looking is
| Shea numskull. / am not very
particular, but a numskull can not
endure.
He-Still you must marry in your
station. / know that l know that
somebody will come along and carry
you off III not Mr.. Blackstone, some
body else.
She-My stationl What is my sta
tionp
He-You are belle. You have all
the pleasure, all the luxury life car
offer. Your fortune must, l suppose
mate with another fortune.
She-Tm sure don't know why q
million should have to mate with
another million, any more than a mar
six feet high should have to marry {
woman six feet high.
He-But society
She-What Ia societyp
He--The people who decide thu
status of other people.
She-That reduces character to
matter Of opinion.
He-Society is simply opinion il
authority.
She-You are getting heavy.
thought you had flower in your but
ton-hole-Tm sure l saw her take
bud from her bouquet and put it there
Where is itp
He Dropped somewhere. suppose
there's a pink. Tha
will drop, | suppose. too.
He-No
She-So they told you was to mar
ny Mr. Blackstone. think he want
me to. But why did you not ask n,
about itp
He-It was "a delicate question.
She-Yet it was not fair Of you. 70
know me we'll enough. and you kno'
/ would have told you
He--l was afraid you would.
She--Would 1t have hurt you yer
muchp | doubt it Your attentions t
that other
He--There is no other.
She--I certainly heard-and the
tho way you have avoided me.
| have so wanted to see you sometime
Do you know--but | won't tell yo,
He-What is itp Do tell me.
She--l will--because we have bee
such good friends. / have begun
dozen letters to you-and torn the
all up.
He-Why did you not send themP
Shelf did not become my anaot
propre to beg friendship, even
sweet as yours has been to me.
He-Has it been so SWEET
She---I don't know why, but W
have been so much more to me thu
any body else. have told you all II
secrets. and somehow it has been Il
most natural thing in the world f
me to do.
l He-Theu you have not found Il
a unworthy of you confidencep
She-No, no; even when | saw Y,
- grow cold and avoid me. it did not @
cur to me to doubt you
l He Coldl Avoid you! II you on
knew what that GOODNESS cost me; he
| suffered.
She-Why did you need to sutferp
a He What had |, poor devil pic
r ing up IL p ecarious livelihood, to
a with girl whose sphere was so
o | from miner
4 She-So far from yoursp | do Il
Q understand you
Q He-Nop That il why l avoid
n YOU
it She-Philip! Surely you don't thir
o am one OF those miserable WON,
n who play with mems heartsp Sure
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