Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-07


ABOVE any such petty considerations as
jealousy"
ii am sure no one said anything about
jealousy" Katharine said rather pcttish-
~. "I'm afraid tha, you Halter your
solf."
"Oh, no! I don't mean anything like
that" | answered hastily. but hero
we arc at your door and we have made
very little progress. When shall we
have our next scanccr
"Can you como tomorrow oveilingF
"Yca, and we will begin tho story
then"
But the next evening came and the
story was not begun. lcalled aud found
Williams. u man never cared for, talk
ing to Katharine. Williams was deter.
mined to stay as long as I, aud ~ our
story was, Of course. not mentioned, |
had to leave without making another
, engagement.
wont away IN raihar an angry mood.
disguised with Williams, who had al
ways seemed to mo too familiar with
Katharine. aud annoyed because fan.
ciod that Katharine herself had treated
mo somewhat coldly. Williams bad
called ON Katharine pretty frequently
of late. suppose she were 10 marry
him. Why noty | dislilsod him per.
sonaliy, but found upon sober ruilCc.
ton that know Of absolutely nothing
against tho man. Other people liked
him, men ~ well as women. He was
of good fanily. well of. aud. romein-
bcrcd with distinct dissatisfaction. he
was remarkably good looking. There
was no reason In the world why KathG-
rine should not marry him IL she chose,
even though did not like him. AZ all
events, / thought would speak 10 her
nbout him and SEQ what sho thought Of
him.
never doubted but she would tell
mo her sentiments In regard to him. No
great hid our confidence ia each other
been ever since childhood.
| called on Miss HARDWOOD tho next
day. She received me very graciously,
and spent worry delightful half hour
with her.
Unconsciously, however. began &c
compare her with katharino's doscrip
ton 81 ian empty headed little fool.
Certainly she was very pretty, and her
manner and everything she said wcr
very charmng. Her words were few
but carefully chosen, and that which
they expressed was simple and TO N,
point But I went away with new
idea born into my brain, which grow
hour by hour until arrived at tho con
clusion that did not, nor could ever
love Elsie Harwood as a man shoul,
love his wife.
Side by side with this thought n com
panion idea evolved itself almost uncQn
sciously. lndistinct and insignificant q
first, It gradually assumed magnitude
and importance until II nnst9rod IN!
whole being, and then | know that
could love but ono woman---she VIII
shared with me our 40 called plntoni
friendship, and my literary eollabora
tor.
In the meantime our story had mad
no progress ut all. had only seen Katli
alino In various public places and m
was always with some one-frcquentl
williams. They seemed very friendl
toward each other. Indeed. 1 though
at times that could dotect love glance
exchanged between them. sighed {
; myself IA thought Of the old days 9
our friendship and the happy coniidcnc
which wo had reposed In each othei
Alas" / thought, lit Is all over an
our poor little story will never DO WI
ten. fear"
At last one day called and found h,
alone. Neither OF us spoke Of the stor
ut first, but different things entirely 70
cign to 1t. Finally asked her abo,
Williams-whethcr she cared for him
: not.
5 must have asked tho question In q
! unpleasant manner, for could sec TIA
! sho was hurt. For several minutes NJ
4 mhdo me no answer
81 do not see why you should ask Il
0 that question" she said slowly, with h,
a eyes fixed upon the floor.
III have perfect right" nnswero,
Z ~ watf 10 know whether or not o.
friendship Ia to como 10 an end"
at need mover come TO an end und
o any circumstances"
u w hoA uNAlNNi W. NAl'As \ ANfl
y rino, II you marry that man, we Ct
o never DO fsionds again. Tell me,
o you care for himi"
o Katharine laughed, and as hato
It DO laughed at grew angry.
q "What about our theory that We a
l. going to express In our atoryT' S
Z asked.
Q "Oh, hang the storyl This Is real IN
d and am in earnest Do you love Di
n Williamsf'
8, 81 like him very much"
& "Would you marry HIM?
r. 81 call that question rather impor
q mont Do you love Elsie Harwoodl A
D. will sho marry your
$, Katharine laughed again, and my q
ger vanished. suddenly realized Il
u she had been making game of me.
o. 'katharine," said, "you know VIII,
/ love. There Is only one way that
~ can ever finish our story. Shall we c
d. Elaborate for goody'
And sho said, "Yos,n and we d
no And one sunshiny spring day we WI,
10 out this little story together, which Is
Of prove that platonlc affection does !
cf exist. And when we had nearly arri,
OF at the end Katharine said, "How sh
no we finish itT' and said, "Liko thi
ny brushing back as spoke tho brown h
Id from hw forehead to kiss it.--Yanl
I'D Blade.