The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-10
SNAKE IN TIE GRASS.
| dctest Celia.

dCtcst Celia.
We were so happy till she camo to
stay with Jacks people and told me l
was spelling hilO. OF course it was no
business Of hcrs if wore--she admitted
that--but she was so fond Of me that
she folt she must speak, being older and
more experienced than !, and implore
me to remcnbcr that 1t wasn't only my
lover Twas pooling, but my future hus-
band, and II ! let him have his own
way in everything now l should never
| be able to have mine by and by when
/ we were married.
SO Jack and quarrolod at the Hornes'
dance last night
hardly know what il was about in
the first instance, but il grew and grew
until it seemed to me there was nothing
we weren't nuairelinG about. and Jack
was soon terribly in earnest Though
we had been engaged for three weeks,
/ I'd no idea ho had it in him to be so
angry. And Of course ] lost my head
and got Gu ugIy, too-roally nngry-lnd
said houil things, and-and-I told
him that our engagement was broken
of, and thcTo must DO an end Of ovory-
thing between rs, uld-and-Jlcll took
me at ny word. l never thought of his
doing that.
"As you please" he said, speaking
quietly all Of q sudden. Wowera in the
conservatorv, and the dance music m
the drawing room mast have drowned
tho sound Of cur voices half q dozen
yards away "You wish oar engagement
TO ond, Maud? So be it. Your letters
shall DO returned e. you tomorrow, and
will at once leave you free to rcsumo
your Irritation with Frank Horne.
"But-J3ck
His face was set aud I7hite. He never
even looked ~ me. The music coasod.
b Celia aud several other dancers rrollol
into the conservatory, aDj he LEI, me.
Yes, he went Gway and danced with
other girls, and he never spoke ono
word to me or camo mar Inc again the
whole evening.
hlrkl Some orc is crossing the hail.
Surely Jane wont - 50 foolish as e
show any one il hoye nowl
IL arothcr mc.uent CDR. DAYTON" l.
announced, and Jack hilsolf STANDS be-
fore uo.
"JackV' J Istrrtcl to nv feet, and all
his treasured documents fell rustlirg tc
the Goor, but ! uovcr think Of tH"m.
WHO thiuks of !oyc letters in the Urcs-
70 cucc of The wri;c.? jack is here, NY
Jack, and----
Bat Is he'ud,cd ~ Jack?
Tho fir glance a5 Ailiace recalls H'
10 myself a!.d reminds me that mo is Il,
longer my Jac', OF Jeci, 90 all 70 me
! told him | wished oar engagement &,
cid, and ho remembered it evident v
though for ouo brief moment havo for
gotten. On, Jack--Jacll
Ho waits till tho servant has left tn,
B room, theu takes small l.cckot fron
the breast pocket OF his coat and turn
TO ne.
This must be my apology for dis
o turbing you, no very formally
= II thought had better bring itmyself
q. in case o. acciden,
u "For me?" / speak vaguely an,
witnuut Offering to t@Lo it, want t.
gain time.
"Yes-your lottors. hayo 10 righ
to thom now"
"IIow-how beautifully you hav
packed theu,'
He tarns away, with an impatien
gesture, and l.ys thc,l on tho table.
81 need not dotain son any longer
now my errsud is done, " he Says quiet
IS.
"Dut-there is something else. oh
!, You forgoi!' "a he looks at Inc question
J. iugly. "You have returned my letter
promptly enough (how can | thank y0
Al for sach promptnessG but you forge
your own. As you say, have no riglI
to them now.
., "You wish ino to take thorn? Yer
wellw
=, But l do not wish him 70 take them
Anything but that. l want TO postpon
the moment Of parting. That is all.
3. "Will you DO good enough to feto
,r them;'
"They arc here on tie floor. Win yo
be good enough to help me pick thel
upg'
I. He docs so without a word TogethC
4 we stoop and collect them. TogothC
we lay them on the table. Together fC
t. the last time!
a. | bring paper and string and procee
TO pack them up, while lao watches N
in silence
nt Il fear this will not be such a ne,
parcel as yours" / say, speaking ,
3 steadily as l can aud bending over Il
table TO hide my troubled face, "Go
know I'm never good at this sort I
Ie thing.
n 81 know" shortly.
n Il can't do iii" And a great tc,
splashes ON the packet. "I'm SORT,
p but
le Don't bother ahoutit." And he lay
y his hand on mine suddenly. "No nee
for such fuss. Givs Them to me
q they are "