Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-03

at the corners Of her mouth, and In
distinct contradiction to their presence
she sighed.
You see, Isabel, dear. you were not
suited"
How could we be?' broke ont the
other paSSionately. I'm all his love
for me, he had no trust; in all my
love for him, there was Il certain
amount of fear. | am morbdl, SenSi-
tive. and he wounded III" day by day.
He is sensitive. too. in Il different way;
and my wish t" hav" him all to my self,
to rob him from his numerous lady
friends. seemed absurd in his thinking.
! He refused to believe in the depths of
my feelings. b"caus" | was tiInid i'll
| "NprrSSiu" them. | wanted him to
understand me by instinct. and Il man
So often lacks that.
''llr is very clever and has plenty uf
tact"
Isabel stopped short and faced her
companion Tact is an elastic thing
In his case it WAS onc-sid.d and only
applied to his dealings with certA II
natur, :. .ts said. he made Il mistake
| about mine
We'll Lillian smiled and then
| sighed again. It's all over now.
And | rrmcmber,' continued thc
other. Us if She had not heard. the
first time saw him. | remember The
| curious thrill the curious certainty
that came over me that he would play
some larg" part in my life. | wonder
if he remembers, too. ] wonder if h
remembers his first impression of me-.
| was horribly Shy-and knew he
thought m" pretty.
II" is Il great admircr of female
beauty. certainly" admitted Lillian
dryly.
"N'il you-Shall you see him much
now
surely. my dear Isabel. you can't
expect me t" give up an old friend
Just because you have quarrcllrd with
him
But. still. he might talk of me
| Il don't think So. And if he did |
can Ircll!r to discuss the subject"
The other suddenly knelt down BE-
side her friend In nrr small face. in
her gray eyes. there was Il hungry.
wiSttui expression that Lillian could
not be blind to and il gave her an lln
easy panG.
Lii. dear. Tell me. DO you think |
have been very unwiSr:"
NO. Why"'
'HrrallSr my heart is aching till !
can scarcely breathe. Because an'
longing Just to know what he is do ng
not to be wholly shut out of HIS II,
Because II am miserable.
oh, This is only for Tonight. You
will soon get over it,
! With childljkr submission III" other
asked simply: shall L."
"of course you will.
lii do You think Shou'd h, vrr!'
stupid if tired to make il np:"
Her friend laughed harShly and
little n"rv"nSly. quite mad. III
ID" YOU: | am not sure, am :,
terribly lonely. He seemed my dr>
tiny. miss him every hn;r If III
day. and his letters by every post.
"Yuu are quite maudlin. l>'','l
"What"' rh" woman Sprang to her
feet What did YOU say
II meant that you are too i',l rulou :
over this man. who didn't love yutl
and who never will: who never under
stood YOU and who was never appr"-
catrd by you in return. The >oDn,4
you forge, him the better
II can't forget him.
You must.
There was another pause Isabel
walked to the window, drew back the
curtain and threw it open.
Il am Suffocating. she cried.
The other rose and Stealthi'y seized
her cloak from the bed.
Il cant forget him. Isabel repeat
ed. Il love him. want him now
always. | must write to him at once.
| | mlSt-Lillian. what is the matier:"
You are II little fool. The man is
sick of you. You cant have him back.
Why how do YOU know! What do
YOU mean? How dare YOU -
Il mean that he proposed to me to-
day and | accepted him"
She slipped ON her cloak and tripped
down stairs. and the other woman.
who had been her friend. knclt silently
by the open window with a face that
seemed to be slowly growing old
Black and White.